Analog dropping notes??

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robdidpush
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Analog dropping notes??

Post by robdidpush » Mon Jun 19, 2023 9:15 am

Has anyone ever had issues with Analog dropping (i.e. not playing) certain midi notes?
I have the standard default template (2 midi, 2 audio) with "Basic Analog Bass" on track 1.
I have a one bar midi loop (120 bpm) with two B0 notes (1/16 notes at 1.3.2 and 1.4.2).
I play the clip and all is ok for a while, then it starts dropping the first note and only plays the second.
Can anyone reproduce this? (v11.3.2 on Apple M1)

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Re: Analog dropping notes??

Post by porchka66 » Mon Jun 19, 2023 1:43 pm

Yes, i encountered the exact same problem/behavior with analog a few days ago.
I tried and experimented a lot to get the problem solved, an after i gradually increased
the audio buffer size (from initially 128 to now 512), the note-dropping stopped...

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Re: Analog dropping notes??

Post by [jur] » Mon Jun 19, 2023 2:37 pm

On which Live version? L11.3.3?
Any CC64 (sustain pedal) involved in those clips?
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Re: Analog dropping notes??

Post by porchka66 » Mon Jun 19, 2023 3:23 pm

Live 11.3.3 here, mac mini 2019, no cc64 or anything else involved.
It apeared to me first when i programmed a snare sound in analog and made a simple 1 bar 1/16 loop
with triggering the snare at 1.2 and 1.4.
For a few bars it plays the snare-sound regulary, than after a short while it suddenly begins to randomly drop some notes every few bars.

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Re: Analog dropping notes??

Post by robdidpush » Tue Jun 20, 2023 8:19 am

Good to know it's not just me. I too tried lots of things to get to the bottom of it. I went back to the default Analog preset but it would still happen. I even put it in a Rack with another instrument in parallel. Analog would stop playing one note while the other instrument was just fine. Weirdly, if I adjust the temp by 1 bpm during playback, the problem stops. More rarely, I've heard both notes but with odd timing. I too am running 48kHz/128 by default.

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Re: Analog dropping notes??

Post by [jur] » Tue Jun 20, 2023 8:52 am

If it's not about a limited polyphony setting, then you're probably better off reporting to Support.
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robdidpush
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Re: Analog dropping notes??

Post by robdidpush » Tue Jun 20, 2023 1:40 pm

I've raised a support ticket but if anyone else sees this please comment here...

robdidpush
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Re: Analog dropping notes??

Post by robdidpush » Mon Jul 03, 2023 9:48 am

I made a quick video to show the problem:
https://screenpal.com/watch/c0ieQ3VgrZw

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Re: Analog dropping notes??

Post by siliconarc » Tue Jul 04, 2023 7:53 am

following your video i could recreate the dropped note. sometimes a note is missed, other times it's played late.

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Re: Analog dropping notes??

Post by robdidpush » Mon Jul 17, 2023 10:57 am

Support have finally got back to me today and admitted this is a known bug and is under investigation.

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Re: Analog dropping notes??

Post by robdidpush » Wed Aug 23, 2023 10:55 am

This appears to be fixed in 11.3.10 although there is nothing explicitly mentioned in the release notes.
Anyone else confirm this??

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Re: Analog dropping notes??

Post by porchka66 » Wed Aug 23, 2023 1:29 pm

Yes, i can confirm, i did some testing yesterday and the random note dropping really seems to be gone.

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