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Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, Babz <Babz@m...> wrote:
> Hi List:
>
> Any M-Tron users out there? Has anyone experienced this? Any
ideas?
>
> I'm using M-Tron 4.5 as a VSTi with Cubase SX 1.0.6. and Windows
XP,
> AMD Athlon XP 1.52 gHz processor and 512MB of RAM, with a Frontier
> Designs Wavecenter PCI soundcard. I'm using Cubase as a virtual
> instrument host ONLY -- no tracks, no other plugins.
>
> When I first open a project and start using a single instance of M-
Tron
> the VST processor meter is showing about 20%. As I play chords
and
> notes over time the processor meter begins to rise. It never
> decreases, only increases. Eventually it reaches 80-90% and
overloads.
> The only way to clear the problem is to revert or close the
project
> and reopen it.
>
> Is there an update to fix this bug? M-tron is unusable for me
like
> this! It happens every time I use it. It usually takes 5 minutes
or
> more, depending on how many notes I'm playing. If I set up an
> arpreggiator to play continually I can get it to happen within
minutes.
> This problem only happens with M-Tron and does not occur with
other VI
> plugins (Oddity, Arturia Moog, etc.)
>
> Changing buffer settings has no effect on the problem. I have
tried
> everything from 64 to 512 buffer and the problem is the same. A
higher
> buffer setting might make it take a little longer before it builds
up
> to 80-90% processor overload, but it still happens a short time
after
> playing. The odd thing is that the processor meter never goes back
> down, even when I stop playing. As I continue to play, it just
keeps
> gradually getting higher, and the longer I keep playing M-Tron the
more
> it keeps rising. Also, if I hold notes, especially in the higher
> octaves, it seems to happen sooner.
>
> Any help appreciated? I sent this same message to GMedia, but so
far
> no reply. The only other thing I can think of is to try a
different
> VSTi host, maybe V-stack (?)
>
> Thanks,
> Babz
I have the same version of M-Tron and have had no problems running
up to 4 instances in Cubase VST 5.1. Do you have the same problem
with the standalone version of M-Tron?
I've had a similar problem with the Moog Modular when playing
complex sequences.
Bernie