Some notes randomly not sounding in Dimension

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2011/10/08 17:05:25 (permalink)

Some notes randomly not sounding in Dimension

I've just started using X1C, and I've run into weirdness already.
 
I recorded an acoustic guitar. So far so good.
 
I then recorded a nice flangy electric rhythm on another track. So far so good.
 
I inserted a Dim Pro softsynth, opened PRV and started clicking in some notes for 4 measures. The problem is that on playback, various notes decide not to sound at various times.
 
The patch is a simple Hammond B3, but I tried several patches. In each case, certain random notes will not sound, with some notes definitely more prone to not sounding than others.
 
I've deleted and replaced the notes. Same issue.
 
Back in track view, I can get the notes to sound by clicking the start point at different times in the track. So if the last three notes in measure 4 don't sound (three whole notes playing a single chord), sometimes if I click a little ahead of the notes, they will sound.
 
XP Pro
X1C
Dimension Pro, any patch
 
I figure you guys have blazed this trail ahead of me and might know what's happening. Thanks,
Brian
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    Re:Some notes randomly not sounding in Dimension 2011/10/08 17:09:43 (permalink)
    Raise your MIDI buffers in the preference menu from 500 (default, i think) to 750 or 100

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    Re:Some notes randomly not sounding in Dimension 2011/10/08 17:19:03 (permalink)
    Thanks, I will try that. I assume you 1,000 at the top end.
     
    Edit: Mine were set at 250, so I bumped it to 500. I'll keep my ear on it and bump it up further if I have to. I'm pretty sure it's ok now but I will need to really check it out more carefully later.
     
    Thanks for the tip!

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    Re:Some notes randomly not sounding in Dimension 2011/10/08 21:27:33 (permalink)
    You need to check the note spacing and the note durations.

    In midi, if two notes are the same pitch, and the first note is a whole note, as moused in to the PRV...and the note that follows it is the same pitch but has a start time BEFORE the first note ends.... basically it overlaps.... the second note will not get a trigger on signal. 

    I've run into this with a number of synths. 

      The solution is to edit the note. Shorten the first one so it ends before the next one starts and that should solve the problem of the missing notes.  I don't use PRV but in Staff view, if you right click on the note, a NOTE PROPERTIES window opens and you can edit the note duration by ticks, as well as start times and pitch ....

    This almost never happens if you use a midi keyboard to "play the notes" but can and does happen using staff and PRV to enter notes manually, or editing an existing midi source track.

    Hope this helps you.

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