Correct drop out problem on Cubase VST using ProteusX synth

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On 12 Jan 2005 20:28:20 -0800, jeremy@pdq.net wrote:

>I'm trying to sequence using ProteusX (with E-MU 0404 card), to get rid
>of latency I droped the ASIO latency down to around 10 to, which
>removed the latency problem, but an ugly side effect of having the
>latency so low is that Cubase VST has drop out problems when recording.

Are you using it standalone, or as a vst instrument in a sequencing
program?If you are stacking tracks in a multitrack program, you may
have to submix when you reach the peak power limit of your computer.
If this is the problem, you will need to bounce any midi tracks to
audio as a submix, to free up resources for new tracks.

Randall

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In article <1105590500.146041.99200@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> jeremy@pdq.net writes:

> I'm trying to sequence using ProteusX (with E-MU 0404 card), to get rid
> of latency I droped the ASIO latency down to around 10 to, which
> removed the latency problem, but an ugly side effect of having the
> latency so low is that Cubase VST has drop out problems when recording.

It's a balancing act - you fix one problem and another one occurs. The
solution, until they come up with a fast enough computer to do all the
work without cheating a little, is to use separate computers - one for
the synth and one for recording.

Or learn to work with the latency problem by lining up your tracks
after recording them.

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Blackjack wrote:
> Exactly why hardware synths are still the way to go for a few more
> years (for me anyway).

What's funny to me is that E-MU tech support claims the hardware is
more than capable of delivering on zero-latency MIDI input while
sequencing (multitasking one PC) providing the system meets or exceeds
minimum requirements.

I find it hard to believe that it drops out on a single track. I
e-mailed their support with my complaints the response back was "we
don't need you to tell us about the quality of our products, our
50,000+ user base has you out voted... there must be something wrong
with your configuration outside our software and hardware.... the
product works perfectly as advertised". I can provide the e-mall for
anyone who doesn't believe, they were that direct with me.

In hopes of finding a better product I contacted M-Audio's support
(looking into the Audiophile 2496, which comes with a lite version of
Reason) the response I recieved back was "the 0404 is an excellent
product, if you want a M-Audio counterpart forget the 2496 look to our
Delta (much more expensive) line of products".

-Jeremy