russellfincher
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Glitching in VSTi mixer?
I'm trying to get EZDrummer 2 set up as a VSTi in Sonar Artist. The install went fine, and everything actually functions and sounds fine except that the volume indicators next to each track in EZDrummer's mixer are constantly flashing on and off quickly:  Which makes the mixer difficult to use. The standalone version doesn't have this problem:  I tried Toontrack support and they were no help. Any ideas what might be causing this?
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cclarry
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Re: Glitching in VSTi mixer?
2017/08/16 17:09:44
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It's cause by the MIDI in the song creator running
volume through those tracks. Normal behavior.
Notice the tempo change of the "Flashing" from the top
one to the bottom one. It "audio" being created by the MIDI
in the Song Creator playing.
Use the EXACT SAME MIDI in the Host and standalone version
and note if there is a difference...
In the example provided there are two different MIDI Patterns
and apparently different lengths in between hits (not tempo-which I see is 120 for both)
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russellfincher
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Re: Glitching in VSTi mixer?
2017/08/16 17:33:52
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cclarry
Use the EXACT SAME MIDI in the Host and standalone version
and note if there is a difference...
Thanks, cclarry. For clarity, here is the VST vs standalone using the same MIDI clips: VSTi:  Standalone:  cclarry
It's cause by the MIDI in the song creator running
volume through those tracks. Normal behavior.
Notice the tempo change of the "Flashing" from the top
one to the bottom one. It "audio" being created by the MIDI
in the Song Creator playing.
So I'm not sure if you are saying that this is something I can fix. So can I not run volume through those tracks? Thanks for any help understanding this.
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russellfincher
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Re: Glitching in VSTi mixer?
2017/08/16 17:39:53
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If this helps any, there seems to be an echo of whatever is happening here. You can see the effect continue after I hit stop: 
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cclarry
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Re: Glitching in VSTi mixer?
2017/08/16 19:14:17
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That's interesting...seems like "Feedback" of some sort...
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cclarry
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Re: Glitching in VSTi mixer?
2017/08/16 19:14:37
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Are you using an ASIO driver?
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russellfincher
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Re: Glitching in VSTi mixer?
2017/08/16 21:23:51
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cclarry
Are you using an ASIO driver?
Hm. There's a possibility I installed an ASIO driver for my Scarlett 2i2 audio interface, but I can't locate it. Edit: checked my device manager. No ASIO drivers that I can find.
post edited by russellfincher - 2017/08/16 22:11:20
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cclarry
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Re: Glitching in VSTi mixer?
2017/08/16 23:03:22
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russellfincher
cclarry
Are you using an ASIO driver?
Hm. There's a possibility I installed an ASIO driver for my Scarlett 2i2 audio interface, but I can't locate it.
Edit: checked my device manager. No ASIO drivers that I can find.
You need to go to Focusrite and download the drivers for the 2i2 THOSE will solve your problem. Chances are you using Windows driver, (WMD - Windows Media Driver) which is very bad, and will cause the kind of problem you are experiencing.
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Re: Glitching in VSTi mixer?
2017/08/16 23:05:09
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Re: Glitching in VSTi mixer?
2017/08/17 10:14:53
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Did switching drivers solve the problem?
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russellfincher
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Re: Glitching in VSTi mixer?
2017/08/17 15:38:20
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cclarryYou need to go to Focusrite and download the drivers for the 2i2
THOSE will solve your problem. Chances are you using Windows driver,
(WMD - Windows Media Driver) which is very bad, and will cause the kind of problem you
are experiencing.
GremDid switching drivers solve the problem?
Unfortunately it did not. I installed the Focusrite driver (being very sure I got the right one since there is a generation 1 & 2 of that device). Verified it was installed in the Device Manager. A was unable to locate the Windows Media Driver in the Device Manager in hopes of maybe turning it off. I'm almost ready just to deal with the visual glitch and get some work done. So far everything sounds fine and appears to work fine. I've installed the exact same setup on my laptop, with default settings all around and no additional drivers and I don't get this glitch. Maybe someday I'll do a fresh system install and see if that works. Thanks for the help, guys.
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Re: Glitching in VSTi mixer?
2017/08/17 15:48:52
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If there are no MIDI/audio issues, maybe a video driver is causing visual artifacts?
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Re: Glitching in VSTi mixer?
2017/08/17 20:40:10
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I do not have EZD2 to test but is it possible this is 32bit EZD2 running in 64bit SONAR Artist? Cannot tell from the images, the header details are not visible.
IIRC, running the original 32bit EZD in 64bit hosts was a problem.
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Re: Glitching in VSTi mixer?
2017/08/18 02:26:46
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russellfincher
cclarryYou need to go to Focusrite and download the drivers for the 2i2
THOSE will solve your problem. Chances are you using Windows driver,
(WMD - Windows Media Driver) which is very bad, and will cause the kind of problem you
are experiencing.
GremDid switching drivers solve the problem?
Unfortunately it did not. I installed the Focusrite driver (being very sure I got the right one since there is a generation 1 & 2 of that device). Verified it was installed in the Device Manager. A was unable to locate the Windows Media Driver in the Device Manager in hopes of maybe turning it off.
I'm almost ready just to deal with the visual glitch and get some work done. So far everything sounds fine and appears to work fine. I've installed the exact same setup on my laptop, with default settings all around and no additional drivers and I don't get this glitch. Maybe someday I'll do a fresh system install and see if that works.
Thanks for the help, guys.
Also, did you go into Sonar and switch the Playback device in "Preferences" to the Focusrite driver? If you didn't then it still may be defaulting to the WDM or another driver. Go to "Edit" on the Sonar menu, and select "Preferences" and make sure the Focusrite USB Driver has been selected. It could be still defaulting to the WDM or another driver.
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