Crackles and dropouts RP 2.0.2 - memory leak?

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2015/07/09 17:17:55 (permalink)

Crackles and dropouts RP 2.0.2 - memory leak?

Here's an odd one... here are the conditions.

In Sonar all software synths respond really well (such as Kontakt, Reaktor etc) with low latency settings, however for this I've tried this with a low and a high ASIO buffer:

The issue is in stand alone but far worse in Sonar Platinum as a VST3.

If I bring up Rapture Pro and the default program, and then glide the mouse up and down the graphical keyboard in RPro reasonably quickly I get a lot of crackles and even drop outs. With other soft synths that have this exact functionality I don't seem to have this at all. Why?


Whilst this isn't something I would generally as a day to day thing, I wonder about day to day operation as far as general performance goes....
 
If anybody else can repro please let me know

Thanks...
post edited by Doktor Avalanche - 2015/07/09 18:56:06

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    Re: Crackles and dropouts RP 2.0.2 with the graphical piano UI - can anybody repro? 2015/07/09 18:06:31 (permalink)
    No problem here, Alex, as a VST3 in S-Plat.
     
    Maybe you need to give Roseberry a call -
     
     
     
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    Re: Crackles and dropouts RP 2.0.2 with the graphical piano UI - can anybody repro? 2015/07/09 18:20:31 (permalink)
    Roseberry? Sorry don't get it - not American...!

    You are gliding the mouse up and down the virtual keyboard are you?
     
    Hmmm weird what's going on... Looks like a big latency thing, I don't see any CPU issues or issue with output levels, and like I say I see no problem with other soft synths... I don't really have any performance issues...
    post edited by Doktor Avalanche - 2015/07/09 18:27:38

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    Re: Crackles and dropouts RP 2.0.2 with the graphical piano UI - can anybody repro? 2015/07/09 18:48:55 (permalink)
    I might have found something bad. I think it's a memory leak or something.
     
    If I move the mouse up/down the keyboard really quickly, and change the parameter on all the filters on all screens (mixer/elements etc), the crackling gets worse until eventually I can get it to completely seize up..
    post edited by Doktor Avalanche - 2015/07/09 18:55:38

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    Re: Crackles and dropouts RP 2.0.2 with the graphical piano UI - can anybody repro? 2015/07/09 19:27:33 (permalink)
    Too much vigorous mousing may cause more than just crackles and dropouts :P :).
     
    Seriously ... thinking it through - the virtual keyboard would have to be 'listening' for input and it would likely queue input it could not immediately process (too the point of overload(?)). It may be able to handle the most dextrous fingers but vigorous mousing may be sending thousands of input requests(?)
     
    Perhaps devs can include an ignore 'trap' (I'll call it a mouse trap) when input signal overload is recognized(?)
     
    The test could be 'Flight of the Bumblebee' ... on virtual keyboard.
     
     
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    Re: Crackles and dropouts RP 2.0.2 with the graphical piano UI - can anybody repro? 2015/07/09 21:01:31 (permalink)
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    Too much vigorous mousing may cause more than just crackles and dropouts :P :).
     
    Seriously ... thinking it through - the virtual keyboard would have to be 'listening' for input and it would likely queue input it could not immediately process (too the point of overload(?)). It may be able to handle the most dextrous fingers but vigorous mousing may be sending thousands of input requests(?)
     
    Perhaps devs can include an ignore 'trap' (I'll call it a mouse trap) when input signal overload is recognized(?)
     
    The test could be 'Flight of the Bumblebee' ... on virtual keyboard.

     
    Yup I agree (well right now) that the use case isn't exactly common, however getting RP to overload is a little worrying. I don't think I was overloading it with too many KVM messages. There was no delay when responding to my movements. And I managed to get the crackling to happen almost straight away... It appeared to be like a really bad latency issue (that shouldn't happen). I think it might be very possible that the crash I managed to reproduce rapidly in a few minutes may also be reproducible after a couple of hours of using Rapture, tailoring a preset.

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    Re: Crackles and dropouts RP 2.0.2 with the graphical piano UI - can anybody repro? 2015/07/09 23:27:41 (permalink)
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    I believe he is referring to your back and forth with Jim Roseberry (Studio Cat) about custom verses off the shelf PC's :)
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    Re: Crackles and dropouts RP 2.0.2 with the graphical piano UI - can anybody repro? 2015/07/09 23:30:21 (permalink)
    I deny all knowledge ;)

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    Re: Crackles and dropouts RP 2.0.2 with the graphical piano UI - can anybody repro? 2015/07/09 23:31:58 (permalink)
    Sometimes it is best, and if we are to learn from our leaders (Politicians) even recommended :)
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    Re: Crackles and dropouts RP 2.0.2 with the graphical piano UI - can anybody repro? 2015/07/10 09:01:04 (permalink)
    Can anybody repro #4/#1 ?
     
    Thanks.

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    Re: Crackles and dropouts RP 2.0.2 with the graphical piano UI - can anybody repro? 2015/07/10 13:59:03 (permalink)
    I have changed the default program on Rapture Pro, so I can't test that. But I have tried in on a few random programs. I didn't notice anything odd.
     
    But one program that I made - Karplangor  (http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/3234851) - can exhibit this.
     
    It happens because I have 6 very long samples in the 6 elements and each element has 'infinite' polyphony set.
    It could take several seconds for each sample to complete, so it won't take many key hits to get hundreds of samples playing at the same time.
     
    When this happens the load increases until a dropout occurs and Sonar's audio freezes.
     
    If you resume playback, Rapture Pro continues where it left off and has some more dropouts.
     
    If you stop pressing new notes and continue playback again and again until the sample playback finishes, you will be back to normal.
     
    I don't see this as a bug, it is by design.
     
    If it bothers you change the polyphony settings and make them lower (assuming that is the problem you see).
     
    I guess you can also set the dropout time to a few seconds...

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