I posted this on the KVR forum but figured I'd ask here too.
I use Cakewalk By Bandlab (on the latest version) and when using the MHarmonizerMB, I noticed I have to run the ASIO buffer size up to about 128 or the harmonizer breaks up and gets choppy. Setting ASIO to 2048 makes it totally unusable. It's grinding rocks. Anything beyond 512 starts to crap out. It's not uncommon to run large buffers during playback but with the harmonizer, it limits that to smaller buffers.
I also notice that when I switch ASIO from 128 or so to 2048 from within Cakewalk it takes at least 30 seconds for Cakewalk to return. It's long enough that Windows says it's not responding but eventually comes back.
The reason I ask is:
1. Why does the buffer size affect playback quality? It's like the larger buffers exceed the system or CbB ability to process the VST data.
2. Are there other specific setting I should be using elsewhere to maintain the harmonizer smoothness? When it's smooth, it's great but it seems little things make it start getting choppy and distorted.
I only stumbled on the ASIO buffer size issue because the harmonizer sounded really choppy and I started checking EVERYTHING to figure out why. Overall, the song isn't really taxing the i7 processor. It's related to the buffer or something I haven't figured out.
I've tried both a Presonus Audiobox iTwo and a M-Audio Quad. Same results with the choppiness.
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Terry Kelley
I posted this on the KVR forum but figured I'd ask here too.
I use Cakewalk By Bandlab (on the latest version) and when using the MHarmonizerMB, I noticed I have to run the ASIO buffer size up to about 128 or the harmonizer breaks up and gets choppy. Setting ASIO to 2048 makes it totally unusable. It's grinding rocks. Anything beyond 512 starts to crap out. It's not uncommon to run large buffers during playback but with the harmonizer, it limits that to smaller buffers.
I also notice that when I switch ASIO from 128 or so to 2048 from within Cakewalk it takes at least 30 seconds for Cakewalk to return. It's long enough that Windows says it's not responding but eventually comes back.
The reason I ask is:
1. Why does the buffer size affect playback quality? It's like the larger buffers exceed the system or CbB ability to process the VST data.
2. Are there other specific setting I should be using elsewhere to maintain the harmonizer smoothness? When it's smooth, it's great but it seems little things make it start getting choppy and distorted.
I only stumbled on the ASIO buffer size issue because the harmonizer sounded really choppy and I started checking EVERYTHING to figure out why. Overall, the song isn't really taxing the i7 processor. It's related to the buffer or something I haven't figured out.
I've tried both a Presonus Audiobox iTwo and a M-Audio Quad. Same results with the choppiness.
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