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...quantize it.

Rather than approaching this as a repair exercise, think of it as an opportunity to upgrade your system. A quality keyboard is a surprisingly satisfying investment. Good ones are quite a bit more expensive than your Office Depot special, but still not a huge outlay, maybe $150-200. And it'll last a whole lot longer.

Are you sure you haven't poured any coffee over your keyboard?  

Just kidding. When a group of keys stop working, it's probably an electronic or electromechanical problem internal to the keyboard itself, as opposed to a cable or software issue. See if you can verify that by borrowing another keyboard to substitute. Your daughter's got one, right? Sneak it out of her room while she's at school.

^^^ This.

FIrst step is to determine whether the levels are really lower or if it's just because it's different software that's doing the playback. Quickest way to do that is what Chuck suggests: import the wave file back into your project and A/B it against the mix as you hear it normally within CbB.

If the exported wave is indeed lower in volume, then you have a routing issue. The quickest way to determine if all tracks are actually going to the master bus, simply mute the master bus during playback. Everything should go silent. If not, then you have some tracks that are going straight to hardware.

Whenever addressing this kind of mystery, try to use objective measurements rather than your ears. If the exported file has the same maximum peak and RMS values as what the meters read at the master bus, then you can be confident that the two files truly are the same, regardless of what you may be hearing.

Be aware that tracks can shift from mono to stereo (and back) internally with no visible indication. The DAW's decision to switch interleave internally is based on information each plugin provides to it. 

Most of the time, this works transparently without complications. Occasionally, though, it can produce unexpected results. Some plugins automatically sense mono input and adjust themselves to spit mono out. But not all of them do that. Some vendors (e.g. Waves, FabFilter) supply separate mono and stereo versions of their plugins, and it's important (most of the time) that you use the right one.

A good rule of thumb is that any time you knowingly insert a stereo effect into a mono track, just assume you'll need to manually change the interleave to stereo. This isn't always the case, but it is true often enough to just make it a habit. 

I don't believe that can be done. Kontakt has no knowledge of what's going on in your project.

You might, however, look into using Kontakt's favorites (AKA Quick Load; press CTL-F) feature as a way to narrow your choices. Every time you use a library in a project, add it to the favorites. Then at least your choices are limited to instruments you've used in the past.

I've noted that correlation, too. And now Denver has decriminalized shrooms. Will be interesting to see what kinds of unexpected consequences ensue.

OTOH, we've had a recent issue with airplanes falling out of the sky. That could be bad for the local economy. Luckily, we're still making completely reliable products such as Windows. And Amazon will soon be crashing drones into our homes and inventing a new sport: Skeet-shooting With Prizes. Oh well, we still supply toilet paper to the world (Weyerhauser), so there's that.  Now if we can just bring back Grunge...

After 40 years, my grand is still a baby.

I don't know if it's poor nutrition or neglect, but I've given up on the dream of seeing it grow up to be a concert Steinway. Good thing, I suppose - there'd be no room for the couch if it did.

Ironically, it's 80 degrees and sunny here in famously wet Seattle. (Psst. That rainfall myth is just what we tell Californians to keep them away.)

Nor do I, Ed. Nor do I.

Geoff, looking forward to catching up. Let me know when you'll be in town.

Today, in a celebration of life and a renewed confirmation that  "you can't take it with you", I bought myself a new microphone. Some would have gone for a new pair of sneakers or a concert ticket, but I went with a new mic. A Sennheiser e945 to replace my old SM58 standby.

These days I prefer a handheld dynamic over a condenser when recording my own voice. Mostly, though, this one's for stage use. I'm hoping its narrower pickup pattern will help with feedback issues - my vocal/keyboard monitor is an 8" QSC on a stand that sits to my left at ear level. It works well, but in some rooms I can't get as much volume as I'd like due to feedback.

You're making me feel guilty about neglecting my piano. I haven't played it in months. Or even dusted it, for that matter.

Today, however, I did have a cute girl playing it for me. She's only 3, but she'll no doubt do better once her feet can reach the pedals.

Press CTL-A to select all tracks, make sure "what you hear" is selected in the export options, and try again.

Same here.

My last drink was on New Year's Eve 1986.  I can also pinpoint the exact date of my first debilitating hangover: January 1st 1987.

It was an out of town gig so we had to drive hours to get home, through terrifying winter conditions. Though fearful of whether or not our bass player's erratic driving might get us killed, I couldn't help but wonder if death might actually be a relief. I was an undiagnosed diabetic at the time, which I'm sure contributed to the intensity of the hangover. It was unpleasant enough to deter me from drinking from then on.

Yeah, sometimes I feel like the odd man out as the only sober one in a group. However, I do not begrudge others' drinking. They are enjoying life in their own way, and I am not so arrogant as to tell them that only I know the "right" way to live. Doing so would only give them permission to tell me all the ways I've gotten it wrong. Next thing you know, they're bringing me pamphlets. Noooo!

So if you come to my house, you're welcome to have a drink. Just BYOB.

1 hour ago, InstrEd said:

Just think how much a roll of tape would cost?

^^^ This. 

AFAIK there are only a couple manufacturers of 2" tape remaining. Vintage King is selling reels for $345.

Freeze the organ track, as Mark suggests. If there are still clicks in the rendered audio, re-do the freeze with the "Fast Bounce" option turned off.

1 hour ago, Billy86 said:

I can’t figure out any reason how/why a tune recorded at 44.1 would benefit from being rendered at 48.

That's because there is none. Think about it: you use a higher sample rate because it contains more information. After upsampling an existing file, where exactly would that additional information come from? It can't be manufactured out of thin air.

The Saffire and Scarlett are indeed identical units, the only difference being USB vs. Firewire. Either should do the job. I'll continue to prefer Firewire interfaces until it's no longer an option, even though the slight efficiency advantage means little nowadays. 

The C414 has long been a  favorite of mine, although I've never owned one myself.

If, like most of us, you can only afford one good condenser then the 414's a good choice due to its versatility.  I'm still content with my KSM-44,  which is almost as versatile, about the same price, and offers that legendary Shure durability (it's survived multiple gravity-related mishaps).

But if I could go back in time to when my original short list came down to the Shure and the AKG, I'd probably reconsider and go with the C414. I have to admit, the deciding factor back then was that I thought the AKG was ugly. Stupid.

So true, Craig. Why do we romanticize drunk girls?

Sure, they're much easier to get the pants off of, but that's it. If there is even a remote chance of vomit being involved, I do not want them anywhere near my stuff. Or my electronics, either.

One of the best mic shootouts I've seen/heard. Only 4 mics in the test, and they're all fairly expensive. However, the least-expensive one (AKG C414) held its own against the clear winner (Neumann U67). 

19 hours ago, InstrEd said:

I really think Dave goes more for the keyboard type

Hope you're on your way to recovery Dave.

Yes, Dave likes that. 

Maybe 25 years ago I was playing a gig in which there was raised customer seating behind the band. A beautiful woman leaned over the railing behind me between songs and whispered "I've been watching you play and wondering what those fingers could do to a woman's body".

She couldn't have halted the performance more quickly had she pulled the power cable out of the wall. Sadly, she left before the end of the set so I never got to encourage her to expound further.

Version 1.8 is a free update to owners of this plugin. All six of you.

If you're not familiar with LF Max Punch, it's an oldie but a goodie and a secret weapon for kick and bass. Basically an exciter / distortion effect. Use it subtly to give your bass drum a satisfying thump, or crank it up for distorted bass. At its current price of $80 it may no longer be the bargain it once was, but if you ever have an opportunity to pick it up on sale it's a good tool to have in the kit.

The update mostly involves improved CPU efficiency.

On 4/27/2019 at 1:59 PM, craigb said:

You should know that Dave HATES the word becan. ?

Especially now that I'm not allowed to eat it anymore. Such tragedy.

I intend to adhere to the ban with the same diligence that I've applied to other prohibitions over the years

If those two images were taken at the same point in the project, and there are no hidden aux sends, then the message makes no sense. Both tracks are routed identically, but the program only complains about one of them being routed to a silent bus. Either there is a clue not visible in the screenshots, or the project file is corrupt.

What do you hear when you play the project? Just "Guitar 2", or silence?

Where is your Master bus routed? What happens if you route "Guitar" directly to the hardware outs?

I am reminded of George Burns' advice as he was approaching is 100th birthday, when asked about his secret to living to be 100.

He said "It's easy. Just make it to 99, and then be very careful."

I have no illusions about ever achieving that milestone, but today am somewhat more optimistic about my odds of surviving to at least age 68. October's not that far away. I think I can make it.

Gordon Sumner (better known as Sting) and I are exactly the same age - we were born literally minutes apart - and he's still looking pretty good. Of course, he lives in a castle and has access to free health care, but other than that we live parallel lives.