Terry Kelley

Yeah, I would go into Apps and Features in Settings, see if it's there and if so uninstall it and then reinstall. If it's not there, well it's not installed! Install it again and we will watch for smoke ...

And EzDrummer shows up in the Insert -> Soft Synth?

Did you rescan the plugins after installation? Do a manual rescan in the plugin manager. And check in the Insert Soft Synth drop-downs. It could have be put in Uncategorized or some other place but not in Drums.

I can usually get away with it but it crashes enough I don't bother. Stop, insert, tweak, play. Either way, I do get a short delay while it loads and then it keeps going. No surprise with that. One thing I can just about guarantee will cause a crash is changing the Sonitus reverb time settings (pre-delay, etc.) while it's playing. Once in a blue moon only the meters will stop responding. Every other Sonitus plugin seems very well behaved.

I learned long ago to not add plugins while it’s playing. And don’t change certain parameters of some plugins while it’s playing.

You see an increase in CPU load using separate outputs? I've never noticed that but I will certainly check. I don't run out of CPU but it's worth noting if it's an issue.

Ah, External Insert. I missed that.

SSD or SD via USB has worked fine for me.

Something ELSE I need to learn!

It would imply nothing is being sent to that bus or the bus is being sent somewhere other than the main out or with a path to the main out. If you have several effects on that bus, one might not be passing on the signal. I solo busses all the time.

"Calling someone out" is generally taken as a challenge and in a negative light. It's just one of those perceptions. "Calling out" is pointing something out. Welcome to English - the most dysfunctional language in the 8 planet alliance!

I have to run at 2048 during playback/mixing but during recording I turn off the effects (FX button). I turn them back on when finished recording. Turning off PDC (just below the FX button) also appears to affect the delay too but it's subtle so I am not so sure. IT doesn't hurt anything during recording. Switching the buffer while in CbB periodically makes my audio engine freak out so I prefer to leave it alone. I assume it's something with Presonus. I asked for a feature /switch in CbB to automatically turn off FX during recording and flip it back when done. I don't expect it to be implemented but I think enough of us have to turn them off to stop the delay so it would be convenient (but not critical.) As an aside, check your processor/GPU cooling. I had a problem with things starting out fine but crackles and pops would creeping in after a few minutes. Turns out my fan and heat sinks were dirty/dusty. I clean them once a week now and it solved that particular problem.

I wonder if this is why I have this same problem. I use automation a lot. I too find that the midi track volume will and won't work. I never understood why.

That method is common for analog inputs but for midi, it won’t solve the delay. I have to turn off all effects and PDC to kill the delay. There are ways to reduce it but not to zero without killing the effects ... at least for me.

Pitch Proof is good and there is GSnap.

Do you have an effect on your main out set to a low output volume? Like the LP64 Multiband?

I use this feature especially on drums EZ Drummer where I want the effects on one sound different from another. Same for the TTS-1. Otherwise I select the first synth out and it all goes to a single stereo output.

That's how I do it. I can add various controller stuff over the top of the midi notes. I use it a lot for pitch bend and Leslie speed. However I use automation write/read for a lot of effects like echo, delay, reverb, etc.

I constantly have to kill the process via Task Manager to get it to start again.

Tried that too. It will scream through the export in seconds creating short empty waves or with a few spikes. I can select all, select none, select some, doesn't matter. Sometimes I can just do it again and it will work but more often than not I have to close CW and do it again. That always works. Others have mentioned the same issue. On the other hand, I had to export several specific waves from a file and it never missed a beat.

I don't need it fast, I need it to work consistently. The various suggested tweaks to various values didn't work. It fails maybe a 1/4 of the time so it's only an annoyance. I do use a ton of plug-ins so I am not surprised it takes a bit to render and export. I do have the BounceBuffer set to 30. I'll try raising it and see what happens. Thanks!

Faster than the length of the song but a minute or so for a 4 minute song is about what I see, assuming it works. Occasionally it will do it in 10 seconds and the file is empty. I have to restart Cakewalk to get it to work.

Good thing I have no talent.

And now on to the airing of grievances and feats of strength!

Sorry Noel but TTS is being a brat. It taunts me ...