"cricket" sound in exported BFD track

This is the first project I'm using BFD2 (after having it for sometime, with the latest update version).

I've narrowed it down to the  BFD2 track (all default sound - have not add any extra library yet) :


http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=12112929

You can hear the "cricket" effect at 16 and 21 sec.

I'm sure BFD2 had been around long enough to iron out any bug of this kind ? as it's reproducible on every audio export. However, it never happen while playing the track inside X2. 


I've experience some sound not being played completely, but I think that is due to after starting a just opened project and BFD2 is busy loading the samples.


If I do not freeze any track, the 'cricket' effect will be heard on exported audio. If I freeze the BFD2 track, the 'cricket' effect can be heard immediately. All at random spots, most likely after a crash cymbal, but not always.

I'm using BFD2 as a sound module. I do not use any of the BFD2 interface for drum programming, as I'm using Step Sequencer to create the drum track. I have 2 midi tracks controlling BFD2, but these 2 tracks did not play the same sound.


BFD users.. have you came across this kind of issue ?


My BFD2 samples are stored in a separate USB drive - it's not the fastest drive around - will this be an issue ?


Thanks!

Bristol_Jonesey


I think this is a simple solution.

Immediately before you export or freeze, open the BFD GUI, right at the bottom there is what looks like a label called "Offline"

Click it and it will turn red. Now do your Export/Freeze

Thanks for the tip, after I did that, the 'cricket' effect is less, but I can still hear it twice, within the frozen track.


I'm going to try to bounce the midi drum tracks try importing a midi file to the BFD2 interface and see how it goes, shall update again.

Yep - I have to do that with BFD, even with my rig

You can also try playing around with the buffer settings on the engine page to see if that helps any, but I'd try a rollback first.

Thanks for the suggestion.

@Funkybot : I downloaded the latest public beta, still the same, shall try rolling back now.

@leapinlizard : disabling Fast Bounce seems the best solution so far.. 

BFD2 is inserted as a simple instrument track

Interesting. I'd be interested to hear how tomixornot has got his BFD tracks set up.

Mine are set to split Midi/Audio, and I can run up to about 20 odd audio tracks to split out each kit piece to it's own track (+ additional tracks for the different kick & snare voicings)

Hi,

Just realized there are some updates in this thread.. 

I'm inserting BFD2 as simple instrument track as well. 

The only different is after that, I manually insert another midi track and set the midi output to BFD2 and drag it under the same BFD2 folder. I'm using the second midi track mainly for hi-hats. I'm still using Step Sequencer for programming as I find it easier to use than the BFD2 interface.

@Rail : I think the drive speed may be the issue too. I have a few external HDD from PGMusic/Band-in-a-box after few upgrades and used them for my sample drive. I don't think these are 7200 RPM drives.

I'm not sure where I've read it, but I remembered reading something like putting the BFD2 samples to any external drive is better than sharing the same system drive, so I though of just set it up with the drives that I've got and see how it goes.

Yup, shall upgrade to a 7200rpm drive soon. 

I'll probably get another drive for testing with Win 8 too.

Thanks.