MIDI Notes Getting Shifted Down

[yoeti]

Hello,

At certain points during my editing, some of my MIDI information gets automatically "shifted down" for unknown reasons.  If I restart Cakewalk, or reopen my project, everything seems to return to normal.

The shift affects playback of a single track, as well as real-time incoming MIDI events from my keyboard.  

The shift is a full step down (i.e., two half-steps).

I can reproduce the problem by simply creating a new project with a single MIDI/soft-synth track, recording a few chords, and then using the space-bar to stop/play repeatedly.  After repeatedly stopping/playing by using the space bar, eventually the notes start sounding step lower.  Nothing in the MIDI track data changes.  The notes just start sounding lower.

Any ideas on what to even start looking at?  Cakewalk?  Plugin?  Something else?

It's not major, but getting really annoying..

Thanks,

Paul

[RobertWS]

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eventually the notes start sounding step lower.  Nothing in the MIDI track data changes.

What is the midi output device?  In other words, what is this set to?

Maybe something is telling your output device to transpose the notes down.

 

[Glenn Stanton]

two settings to check - MIDI base note offset and the Key+ transpose in the MIDI track

https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=SONAR X2&language=3&help=Playback.30.html

some devices want to start with a MIDI number that is different than the CW default.

[yoeti]

After more testing, I think I've narrowed it down to a problem with the synth plugin I'm using.  I swore I saw this happen with other soft-synths I've used, but after trying again, the problem seems to follow the plugin.

Thanks for the quick responses and little tips to help me learn even more about all the little settings and where-to-looks in CW.