New to X1 Producer, softsynths not correct? PLEASE DIS-REGARD THIS POST

Potato Couch


To any good people still left here, there is an update to my problem. My SoftSynths sound bad playing both MIDI or .wav files. At first, I thought it was just MIDI. What I mean is, as asked by "slartabartfast", that there is some type of distortion or defect to the sound that is heard on all of the patches, and you can't tell a bass from a flute from a cymbal, they all sound similarly incorrect. When I first was playing .wav files from the Browser, it was great. Now those too sound terrible. The only thing I recall changing is the drivers from WDM/KS to ASIO, which seemed to have not affected the softsynths behavior, did help with latency though.

Thank you for some clarification on the quality of the sound - being distorted to the point of not being able to tell what the sound is really supposed to be.


It would seem to be either a bad driver install, a bad driver version, and/or at this point settings issue with using ASIO.  For many folks - ASIO seems to work better as the driver mode, better than WDM.  There are settings you have to make - and change - to get ASIO working with a balance between sound quality and the load placed on your system.  Getting those right is a process, and once that balance is achieved you should not have to keep going back in to tweak them very often, if at all.


So, please list:


1.  The exact version number of the ASIO drivers for your Presonus audio interface
2.  In the UI for the audio interface, what is the Sample Rate, and what is the ASIO Buffer Size set to?
3.  In Sonar, in Preferences>Audio>Driver Settings, what is the Sample Rate set to there?  (It MUST match the setting from the audio interface UI).
4.  What is the Record Bit-Depth set to in Sonar?  You can see this in a couple of places - where you would go to set it is Preferences>File>Audio Data.  While you are in there, I recommend you check the box to tell Sonar to use Per-Project Audio Folders.  (That will tell Sonar to create an Audio folder within each Project to hold any audio data for the project).


AFTER you review this and respond, I will put together a series of steps for you to follow - to try to achieve a working balance between sound quality and system stress.


Hopefully between everybody you can get this resolved.


Bob Bone