Automation in SI String section

That setup of yours in the picture looks nice, Tremor. Is there a larger version of the picture somewhere?

If you're applying a MIDI volume envelope to the track (or a clip), you should be fine. This is a standard MIDI event (more or less).

Does this work for you if you try it with other instruments? I don't have SI String Section, but as long as it's set to respond to MIDI volume commands, you should be fine. If what you're doing doesn't work with other instruments, we'll have to see how you're doing it.

That said, some VSTs use non-standard ways of implementing volume changes. EWQL's Kontakt-based player did this.

Ultimately, if there's no such support within Studio Instruments, you could always bounce the track and apply a volume envelope to the audio data. It's not quite what you want, but in the end, it's basically the same thing.

I checked this site for any support info on Studio Instruments. Cakewalk doesn't supply any other than a dozen KB articles relating to installation. For anything else, they point you to the forums.

Hi guys...and many thanks for the responses - and the complement from Planetearth. I can send you a larger version of the studio if you drop me your email.

OK two things..

I have already inserted a volume envelope in the MIDI track, and the MIDI volume slider follows it - but the level remains the same!! I've moved the envelope about a bit but it actually makes no difference, the volume remains constant. It works OK for MIDI-only tracks though.

Second the audio part of the SI Strings track has no audio showing in it - it appears empty although it sounds correctly and the bar graph level meters are correctly the L&R channel levels. There is no audio to apply a volume envelop to.  The MIDI part of the track shows correctly.

Any other thoughts??

Mike

Turn the Wave Preview on (the button next to the Solo button in the track view).

Robert has a good idea to check for the presence of audio in the track, but keep in mind that the Wave Preview is a bit of a resource hog; you might want to use it sparingly. On faster systems, you might not notice the hit, but displaying the waveforms for multiple tracks on slower systems can take its tool. The data is cached, but every time you make changes, it's re-calculated and re-drawn. That said, if your machine is fast enough, leave it on--it can be very helpful.

Does this happen with any other VST instruments, or are you only experiencing this with SI? Create a new file, insert a different VSTi, and see if applying a MIDI volume fade works there, please. That will let you know if the problem is SI or something else.

Feel free to send a larger picture to me here. I'd like to see it, if you don't mind. Just PM me.

Thanks!

Tremor, a "PM" is a "private message". If you put your mouse over my name, you'll get an option to send a PM to me.