ZynewaveOk Donald, glad you’re making some sort of progress. I’m currently implementing a status report facility in the interfaces dialog. This will show internal error states which will help me to diagnose problems with various soundcards. Should be available in 0.91 in a couple of days.
Frits
ZynewaveTry to increase the buffer size setting in the interface setup to get rid of the crackles and clicks. Wave/MME drivers are not suited for low latency operation. Check the Download page for information on the ASIO4ALL driver.
and how to create midi track plz ?
Midi track for what; external hardware, plugins? Please post these types of questions in the support forum. There already is a topic on getting started with VSTi plugins that you may find useful.
ZynewaveOk, I will look into this. Seems to be similar to a problem reported with the MOTU 828. I might be able to get my hands on one of these devices and debug the problem. Hope you can live with Wave drivers for a while.
btw. when you say cpu load is at 100%, I do hope you mean that the CPU indicator in Podium is red. This is misleading in this case, the actual cpu load should not be at 100%.
ZynewaveDoes the pulsar work if you select Wave drivers? And how does it not work; any error messages, CPU overload, play button unresponsive?
Frits
ZynewaveHi Donald,
You’re the first using the MOTU with Podium. It is most likely that something in its ASIO driver is confusing Podium. If the CPU indicator is red and the play button does not respond, then Podium has (wrongfully) detected some sort of buffer overrun. Could you try and switch to the MOTU Wave drivers instead of ASIO, and see if this works?
No faders? How do you change volume until that his fixed?
You use the gain dial controls on audio enabled tracks. These set a fixed reference level. The level parameter tracks with faders are used only when you want to automate the level. You can draw the level automation directly into curve sequences. It’s only the recording of fader movements into curve sequences that is missing.
ZynewaveWith the pencil tool selected, hold down the control key and click on either end of the note. I plan to improve this with resize handles that pops up when the pencil is moved across the edge of notes, so you don’t have to hold the control key.
ZynewaveYou probably just missed the step where you create the audio mixer mappings. Open the ‘Audio Mixer Mappings’ panel, and select ‘Create…’
Frits
ZynewaveHi, the following is an extract of a tutorial I wrote for one of the beta-testers:
Select New Project from the file menu
In the Project Wizard window, make sure the ‘I’m an expert user’ is deselected! Then follow the red buttons from the top:
If you haven’t yet set up your MIDI/Audio interfaces, do it as the first thing.
Since you want to work with audio/plugins you should ‘Create audio mixer mappings’
If you have enabled a MIDI input interface (if you are using an external keyboard controller), then you should ‘Create MIDI input mapping’
If you have enabled any inputs in your audio interface setup, then ‘Create audio input stereo mappings’
Use the ‘Import plugin definition’ to import all plugins you intend to use with this project. If a plugin is not available in the library, use the ‘Import plugin’ instead.
At this point you could choose to save your project as a template, so you don’t have to go through all these steps the next time you begin a new project.
In the arrangement panel, select ‘Create new arrangement’.
Now the Create Tracks panel should appear. Select the rightmost ‘Create master track … with bounce’.
Still in the Project Wizard, mark a VSTi that you have imported, select ‘Create tracks’.
Done with the Project Wizard for now, close it, start monitoring on your new arrangement by clicking the lower/leftmost power button. If you have a MIDI keyboard, play!
As you can see, you now have a master output track at the top. All MIDI and all audio in the track tree flow upwards in the hierarchy. So if you are using audio (some may be using MIDI only) there need to be a master output as the topmost destination.
The flow of audio is perhaps easiest viewed in the mixer. If you view a track with a VSTi, then by looking at the bars above the strip you can tell what parent tracks the audio passes thru.
how are channels/tracks used in podium? do you need a new group for every vsti plugin?? or one group and as many tracks as I desire?
A group can contain as many tracks as you desire. A good example is if you place a reverb plugin on a group track, then all VSTi’s, audio files, whatever, that are placed in child tracks will pass through the reverb plugin.
ZynewaveHi Wiecher,
I just verified that I can play at 48000 on my system. Try temporarily to switch to the Windows Wave drivers for your soundcard in the interface setup dialog. If this does not crash then it is likely to be an issue with the ASIO driver for your soundcard. I would recommend that you try out the ASIO4ALL free driver. From what I’ve heard it can often perform better than many of the native ASIO drivers supplied with soundcards.
ZynewaveTry again. The server at my host provider has just momentarily been down.
Frits
Zynewave@Wiecher wrote:
Just downloaded 0.9.
Setting up Midi/Audio did not work properly!
I tried to make use of the Asio drivers on my PC but after having pushed the Apply button, the following message is displyed.
“Could not start 44100 HZ audio streaming”.
I also tried to open project freebies.
I did not install any of the plugins.
I therefore tried to play the song, but nothing is heard.
Do I really have to install every plugin?Regards,
Wiecher
What soundcard are you using? The only soundcards I know of that does not work with 44100 are from Creative. If that is the case, then select 48000 as default samplerate in the interface setup dialog. To make the freebees arrangements play at 48000, enter the properties dialog for the arrangements and change samplerate from 44100 to 48000.
If you would rather avoid installing the plugins used in the freebees project, you could try to import your preferred plugins using the Project Wizard. Then enter the map panel in the arrangement editor and substitute the example plugins with your new plugins on all relevant tracks. The parameter tracks will then not work as intended, but at least you should be able to make sound.
Frits
ZynewaveThe first public beta release of Podium.