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Mixing and Mastering.
Anyone know how to make SX3 run smoother for mixing?
I couldnt see anything but a bit where you can change the buffer size, but I aint sure what to do as its not presets, just a number you can change.

Sometimes im getting delay of like almost a second for starting and stopping!

Cheers.
Eck
 
ecktronic said:
Anyone know how to make SX3 run smoother for mixing?
I couldnt see anything but a bit where you can change the buffer size, but I aint sure what to do as its not presets, just a number you can change.

Sometimes im getting delay of like almost a second for starting and stopping!

Cheers.
Eck
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I'm experiencing the same thing. Man it's annoying like hell! I have enough RAM, HDD space and processing power in my system..and still...
 
I think I read somewhere that for every plugin you use there is a latency compensation calculation that Cubase needs to make, thus the delay. Wouldn't swear to it though but better the delay at the start than throughout. Try freezing the tracks to see if it stops.
 
The problem I really have is that I get clicky sounds sometimes when doing pan automation. (even when I make the automation not look like a right angle)
Also when I bypass plug ins I sometimes get the clicky sounds.
Im thinking this is to do with the delay compensation.
Its funny as sometimes when I bounce down the mix to check for clicks, some are there and some arent.
So sometimes when I hear the clicks at mixing stage, its my computer not handling the plug in automation in real time, and when I check for clicks after bouncing down its a Cubase problem. Or is it! Im confused. :(

Eck
 
Ill check out freezing the tracks to see if that helps, but im thinking that thats just that same as me bouncing all the tracks down and checking for clicks.

Cheers,
Eck
 
The clicks are supposed to be there sometimes. If an effect abruptly cuts out at a non zero point, you have in fact created a digital "tick".
 
xstatic said:
The clicks are supposed to be there sometimes. If an effect abruptly cuts out at a non zero point, you have in fact created a digital "tick".
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I'm sorry but that's a goofy statement. It's not supposed to be there, it just is. It is an glitch if that is the case. The effects should cut at a zero point by default if it is a issue or at least give you the option to pick a zero point. By that I mean for the end of the effects.




F.S.
 
Freudian Slip said:
I'm sorry but that's a goofy statement. It's not supposed to be there, it just is. It is an glitch if that is the case. The effects should cut at a zero point by default if it is a issue or at least give you the option to pick a zero point. By that I mean for the end of the effects.
F.S.
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How so? If you manually cut an effect or anything for that matter like that, than often times that digital tick SHOULD be there. Just like when I push the space bar, my cursor should move over a space when typing this post. The glitch may not be desired, but I have learned a few things about digital over the years. It is extremely rare if not impossible for digital to be wrong. Almost every single problem I have had has been related to me somehow telling it to do something I did not realize I had told it to do. The problem here is more likely not that the effects do not give us the option to pick a zero point, the problem is usually that we have chosen not to use a zero point and have either not realized that, or taken it for granted.
 
I thought that Cubase or/and the plug ins would have a built in function to avoid clicks like this.

Eck
 
I don't like freezing tracks either. #1 reason is because it just takes too long to freeze an individual track.
 
xstatic said:
How so? If you manually cut an effect or anything for that matter like that, than often times that digital tick SHOULD be there. Just like when I push the space bar, my cursor should move over a space when typing this post. The glitch may not be desired, but I have learned a few things about digital over the years. It is extremely rare if not impossible for digital to be wrong. Almost every single problem I have had has been related to me somehow telling it to do something I did not realize I had told it to do. The problem here is more likely not that the effects do not give us the option to pick a zero point, the problem is usually that we have chosen not to use a zero point and have either not realized that, or taken it for granted.
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I'll grant you that if you choose not to use the zero point then you are asking for it. I have had many instances of using snap to zero point when editing where I still get a click. CW PA9 is notorius for it. You have to solo every edit and listen close before moving on. With cubase the problem I have had is not having the clicks be audible until you process the mixdown. I think I'd rather know right away;)

Anyway I see your point. It's just a funny way of putting it to me.

F.S.
 
studiomaster said:
I don't like freezing tracks either. #1 reason is because it just takes too long to freeze an individual track.
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How long does it take you to freeze a track?
 
NYMorningstar said:
How long does it take you to freeze a track?
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40-50 secs for one track? I think that's a lot considering that I have to unfreeze it frequently to re-adjust some of the insert effects.
 
studiomaster said:
40-50 secs for one track? I think that's a lot considering that I have to unfreeze it frequently to re-adjust some of the insert effects.
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Yeah Cubase is very slow at bouncing tracks.
We use a $200 programme for recording our band!! Only records in 16 bit, but it takes like 4 seconds to bounce most tracks!!!

There is something up with Cubase. Im starting not to like it. :(

Eck
 
Maybe I just have to re-install my windows. I haven't formatted it since i installed my MOTU 828mkII and firewire card.
 
My computer is prety much new ,and is slow with Cubase.

Bah!
Eck
 
go to the device window, then click device set-up, then vst device. there's a black area that says something like "ASIO windows" for your driver. click that and drag it to your sound card driver. that'll speed you up. Start and stop should be close to instantaneous.

As for the clicking sounds. You might be over taxing the cpu. I switched from a Pentium IV 2.6 ghz to a core 2 duo can run 5 times the plug-ins. Check your CPU load meter. On my P4 if I got it around 80% I would get crackling noises. My $.02
 
Thakns alot.
Great info.
My cpu runs at around 30-40% for a mix of like 20 channels all with atleast 2 plugs on them. Dont think its that, but Il lok into the ASIO driver thingymajigger.

Eck
 
It was on ASIO Mult Media driver and I switched it to ASIO Direct X Full Duples driver.
Does that sound right? Thats the only 2 options I have.

Eck
 
I'd stay with the multimedia drivers. Do you use 2 drives? The cpu at 40% is high IMHO. My runs at about 4%. Also, if you use only one drive, your computer has to interrupt the read/write processing to your drive to perform other functions and that does cause clicks and pops.
 
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