Funny scene change behaviour bug/crash on some sets?!?
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:48 am
I've got this odd bug with a couple of my sets. Tech support are looking at it at the moment. I just wondered if any of you guys experience anything similar. It could be related to long time signatures since both these songs have them, but might not.
The first one I have a song in 29/8 (the sensible way of using session view for phrases in 3 bars of 7/8 with a bar of 8/8 every 4th bar). If I play it, add an audio track on the end, record enable it, then change scenes (or record scenes), it often won't change, and can lead to it going unresponsive and ultimately crashing. I can do this repeatedly on this set. I tried making a new simple version to create the same bug but can't get it on the very basic one. There's a nice video with me mumbling to it... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY0sCxGC4iA&NR=1
The other thing is a set that goes between scenes in 17/4 (phrases of 4/4 + 3/4 + 4/4 + 6/4) and scenes in 4/4. If I play a 17/4 scene, change to a 4/4 scene (with time sigs in the scene name for auto changing), then duplicate a 17/4 scene, it won't change scene after. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75dFrKsYrXo
I retried doing this with a fresh empty set, just copying the clips for the bass, drums and xylophone in. This time duplicating the 17/4 scene made a short audio glitch after which the currently playing 4/4 scene was 2 beats out of time with the metronome and bar/beat count! I haven't videoed this but I have a a 6.9MB live pack if you want a try. It needs session drums and standard library stuff, but you can always change to another kit/synth bass/whatever if you want to have a go!
So, thought I'd share in case anyone else can shed any light on it and if it only happens under certain conditions I haven't worked out yet! It's not a show stopper as I can try to avoid inserting scenes/new tracks whilst playing, but is a PITA if I'm writing and adding tracks/scenes and recording clips with the APC40.
The first one I have a song in 29/8 (the sensible way of using session view for phrases in 3 bars of 7/8 with a bar of 8/8 every 4th bar). If I play it, add an audio track on the end, record enable it, then change scenes (or record scenes), it often won't change, and can lead to it going unresponsive and ultimately crashing. I can do this repeatedly on this set. I tried making a new simple version to create the same bug but can't get it on the very basic one. There's a nice video with me mumbling to it... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY0sCxGC4iA&NR=1
The other thing is a set that goes between scenes in 17/4 (phrases of 4/4 + 3/4 + 4/4 + 6/4) and scenes in 4/4. If I play a 17/4 scene, change to a 4/4 scene (with time sigs in the scene name for auto changing), then duplicate a 17/4 scene, it won't change scene after. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75dFrKsYrXo
I retried doing this with a fresh empty set, just copying the clips for the bass, drums and xylophone in. This time duplicating the 17/4 scene made a short audio glitch after which the currently playing 4/4 scene was 2 beats out of time with the metronome and bar/beat count! I haven't videoed this but I have a a 6.9MB live pack if you want a try. It needs session drums and standard library stuff, but you can always change to another kit/synth bass/whatever if you want to have a go!
So, thought I'd share in case anyone else can shed any light on it and if it only happens under certain conditions I haven't worked out yet! It's not a show stopper as I can try to avoid inserting scenes/new tracks whilst playing, but is a PITA if I'm writing and adding tracks/scenes and recording clips with the APC40.