ZynewaveIs it specific VST instruments that are problematic? Try replacing with a different VSTi on the track and see if this results in the same gap at the start.
ZynewaveIf you open the mixer, or the rack panel in the track inspector, you’ll see a chain of ‘effect tracks’ for each source track. Each effect track can hold a single effect plugin. They are like normal tracks, but their track lane are by default hidden since there is no need to place events on the timeline for effects.
Does it fix the problem if you disable and reenable the bounce mode on the track that does not bounce at the beginning?
ZynewaveIt’s possible that the hidden bounce sound event has been displaced. This can happen when doing certain segment edits, and it is an issue I intend to revise in a future update. To fix it, disable the bounce mode on the track, and then reenable bounce mode. This will recreate the bounce sound event. You can verify if the bounce event is placed properly by right-clicking the ‘Bounce’ effect track in the track inspector rack, and then disable the ‘Hide Track Lane’ option.
ZynewaveHi,
If you don’t have any plugins loaded then it’s likely an ASIO driver issue. Try installing the asio4all.com driver and see if that works. Often this driver performs better than the native drivers supplied by some sound cards.
ZynewaveThanks, and thanks for being the first to test the new forum 🙂
Zynewave@dagabond wrote:
I also noticed that when I switch presets, the motorized faders don’t update to reflect the setting. Would there be an issue with locking faders to the actual parameter settings instead of the recorded automation data, and then having recording optional?
The parameter track faders are locked to the value on the track, which does not necessarily correspond to unrecorded edits made in the plugin. I think what you really want is a way to edit plugin parameters without having them assigned to parameter tracks. This is something I originally planned as an extension to the current MCU support in Podium. Currently you can only adjust gain/pan/parameter tracks. This could be extended with the use of some of the mode buttons on MCU, to include bus sends and plugin parameters. However, since there are very few users that will find this useful, I fear it is going to be years before I find time to add this support.
Zynewave@dagabond wrote:
Yes, but does it matter if it’s toggle on/off rather than hold for on?
That could be made optional, but I’m afraid that I won’t have time to revise this behaviour in the near future. There are tons of other features that needs attention first.
ZynewaveYou mean you would want the faders to stop moving at all when the track is in record mode? I am not keen on that idea. The benefit with touch-sensing faders is that you are able to grab the moving faders to start adjusting the parameter value on the fly.
ZynewaveZynewaveOn the todo list. Currently you can drag files from a Windows explorer onto Podium, but not from the Podium file browser onto a Windows explorer (or any plugins that support it).
ZynewaveUnfortunately the file contains all zeroes, so there is nothing that can be salvaged.
Most likely, the file got corrupted because of harddisk write caching. Even though Podium has finished saving the file and the file is closed successfully with the Windows API, harddisks still have their own internal write caching for speed optimization. If power is lost before the harddisk finishes its write cycle, the file will get corrupted. I’ve now modified the Podium code, so that a disk cache flush is forced after Podium has finished writing a project/sound file, and before the temporary backup file is deleted.
ZynewaveHi, sorry to hear about the trouble.
Send the file to info at zynewave.com, and I’ll see if it can be salvaged.
Zynewave@dagabond wrote:
My BCF2000 is not set up to control record arm, but I tried with the mouse on both the parameter and audio/midi tracks and it does not affect it.
It is only the control surface hardware rec. arm buttons that support this simulated fader touch.
Is it possible to disable recording of fader movements but still allow control as if playback is paused? I am trying to create static presets, and do not necessarily need to automate values over time.
Sorry, no. Once you’ve set up a parameter track, its corresponding fader is locked to the track curve.
ZynewaveThe faders will always sync to the value on the parameter track at the cursor position, so you cannot use them to edit plugin parameters without affecting the parameter track. The real MCU has touch-sensitive faders, so once you touch a fader, it will stop moving the fader and record your actions. On devices that do not have touch-sense you can press & hold the channel record arm buttons to simulate touching the faders.
ZynewaveAny control changes you set up must match the MCU defaults. This page can be helpful: