kX synth + metronome in cubase 5.1

pol56 · Dec 20, 2003, 03:56 PM

Hi all!

I have a SBLive! 5.1 value.

I am using kX v3536 on WinME. Everything works fine except one thing:

When I select kX synth (1 or 2) in the metronome settings, I can't hear
anything at all (except maybe a very low rimshot note every 16 hours or
so).

I don't know if the problem comes from the driver or from cubase: with
a midi track on channel 10 / kX synth, the drums seem to work without
a problem.

I've searched the forum and found a few messages from people having
the same kind of problems with SX but they were able to solve it by loading
a soundfont or something. I tried to load all the soundfonts on my SBLive!
CD with no luck...

If somebody could help me out, I would be very grateful!!

pol

fvi · Dec 22, 2003, 10:21 AM

hi,
metronome doesn't work at the moment in vst5.1, but it works for me in sx2. I read that Eugene plans to fix it in the future.
my workaround (using a GM bank): create a drum.arr file, create a channel 10 midi track, create parts with clics corresponding to signatures you need (4/4, 3/4, 7/8). Import this file in your .all file
take mine if you want : drumclics

mattcro · Dec 23, 2003, 01:16 PM

I've had this prob as well in VST 5.1. The midi metronome barely works - only the occasional click. The wave metronome works fine, but I'm not too keen on the sound of it. I'm not certain, but I think the midi metronome uses extremely short notes, which maybe don't properly trigger note-ons in the driver. Something to try is lower the PPQN (midi tick rate?) value, which might give a longer minimum note length (without noticeably affecting the midi timing).

I find the midi playback tends to be badly out of sync with wave (ASIO) playback in Cubase, and the latency (midi-wave, not ASIO buffering) varies significantly. Recording midi keyboard to the wave metronome (or existing midi or wave tracks) results in notes that start before the existing notes...

Matt.

pol56 · Dec 30, 2003, 04:24 PM

Matt: I will give it a shot tonight, thanks for the tip

fvi: I'm not sure what you mean by importing the .arr into my .all: I downloaded
your file and double-clicked on it which "imported" it into my cubase session without
any noticeable change to the metronome behaviour. Is there something else I must
do in order to enable it [sorry if it sounds dumb, I'm a relative newbie :-) ]

thx,
pol

fvi · Jan 4, 2004, 09:24 PM

pol56 : cubase metronome doesn't work (3536 and earlier). My trick is just a way to create easily your "own metronome" by importing predefined drum parts with clicks in it.

pol56 · Jan 5, 2004, 11:23 AM

I thought there was some subtlety that I had missed...

Anyway, I went to the store and bought myself another soundcard. This
is yet another sort of workaround :-)

Thanks again
Pol

Dec 20, 2003, 03:56 PM	#1
pol56 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	kX synth + metronome in cubase 5.1 Hi all! I have a SBLive! 5.1 value. I am using kX v3536 on WinME. Everything works fine except one thing: When I select kX synth (1 or 2) in the metronome settings, I can't hear anything at all (except maybe a very low rimshot note every 16 hours or so). I don't know if the problem comes from the driver or from cubase: with a midi track on channel 10 / kX synth, the drums seem to work without a problem. I've searched the forum and found a few messages from people having the same kind of problems with SX but they were able to solve it by loading a soundfont or something. I tried to load all the soundfonts on my SBLive! CD with no luck... If somebody could help me out, I would be very grateful!! pol

Jan 5, 2004, 11:23 AM	Thread Starter #6
pol56 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Oh, that kind of workaround!! I thought there was some subtlety that I had missed... Anyway, I went to the store and bought myself another soundcard. This is yet another sort of workaround :-) Thanks again Pol

Dec 22, 2003, 10:21 AM	#2
fvi DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Paris, France Posts: 48 Rep Power: 0	hi, metronome doesn't work at the moment in vst5.1, but it works for me in sx2. I read that Eugene plans to fix it in the future. my workaround (using a GM bank): create a drum.arr file, create a channel 10 midi track, create parts with clics corresponding to signatures you need (4/4, 3/4, 7/8). Import this file in your .all file take mine if you want : drumclics

Dec 23, 2003, 01:16 PM	#3
mattcro DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 29 Rep Power: 0	I've had this prob as well in VST 5.1. The midi metronome barely works - only the occasional click. The wave metronome works fine, but I'm not too keen on the sound of it. I'm not certain, but I think the midi metronome uses extremely short notes, which maybe don't properly trigger note-ons in the driver. Something to try is lower the PPQN (midi tick rate?) value, which might give a longer minimum note length (without noticeably affecting the midi timing). I find the midi playback tends to be badly out of sync with wave (ASIO) playback in Cubase, and the latency (midi-wave, not ASIO buffering) varies significantly. Recording midi keyboard to the wave metronome (or existing midi or wave tracks) results in notes that start before the existing notes... Matt.

Dec 30, 2003, 04:24 PM	Thread Starter #4
pol56 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Matt: I will give it a shot tonight, thanks for the tip fvi: I'm not sure what you mean by importing the .arr into my .all: I downloaded your file and double-clicked on it which "imported" it into my cubase session without any noticeable change to the metronome behaviour. Is there something else I must do in order to enable it [sorry if it sounds dumb, I'm a relative newbie :-) ] thx, pol

Jan 4, 2004, 09:24 PM	#5
fvi DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Paris, France Posts: 48 Rep Power: 0	pol56 : cubase metronome doesn't work (3536 and earlier). My trick is just a way to create easily your "own metronome" by importing predefined drum parts with clicks in it.