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Software Instrument (Xpand, Vacuum etc.) controls moving on their own
Hey Guys!
So this is a pretty whacky problem, but I've noticed the control knobs (volume, cutoff, etc. -- it's different with each instrument/patch) seem to be just randomly moving/changing values on their own either while I'm auditioning patches or playing back recorded MIDI data. Has this ever happened to anyone else? Anyone have any ideas as to what would be causing it? ---------------------- SiSoftware Sandra Computer Model : Dell Inspiron 530 Workgroup : WORKGROUP Host Name : Jon-PC User : Jon Processor Model : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz Speed : 2.4GHz Cores per Processor : 4 Unit(s) Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s) Type : Quad-Core Integrated Data Cache : 4x 32kB, Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way, 64 byte line size L2 On-board Cache : 2x 4MB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 16-way, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing Computer Mainboard : Dell 0FM586 BIOS : Dell 1.0.10 12/15/2007 Bus(es) : ISA X-Bus PCI PCIe IMB USB FireWire/1394 i2c/SMBus Multi-Processor (MP) Support : No Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : Yes Total Memory : 3.25GB DIMM DDR2 DDR3 Chipset Model : Dell P35/G33/G31 Processor to I/O Controller Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 266MHz (1GHz) Total Memory : 4GB DIMM DDR2 DDR3 Memory Bus Speed : 2x 399MHz (798MHz) Memory Module(s) Memory Module : Nanya NT1GT64U8HB0BY-25D 1GB DIMM DDR2 PC2-6400U DDR2-800 (5-6-6-18 3-24-6-3) Memory Module : Nanya NT1GT64U8HB0BY-25D 1GB DIMM DDR2 PC2-6400U DDR2-800 (5-6-6-18 3-24-6-3) Memory Module : Nanya NT1GT64U8HB0BY-25D 1GB DIMM DDR2 PC2-6400U DDR2-800 (5-6-6-18 3-24-6-3) Memory Module : Nanya NT1GT64U8HB0BY-25D 1GB DIMM DDR2 PC2-6400U DDR2-800 (5-6-6-18 3-24-6-3) Video System Video Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce 8300 GS (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM v1.1) (16 SM4.0 1.7GHz, 128MB DDR2 2x400MHz, PCIe 1.00 x16) Graphics Processor Storage Devices SAMSUNG HD321KJ (320GB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, NCQ, 16MB Cache) : 298GB (C:) (D:) SAMSUNG HM320II (320GB, USB/SATA300, 2.5", 5400rpm, NCQ, 8MB Cache) : 298GB (G:) ST3500418AS (500.1GB, FireWire/1394/SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, NCQ, 16MB Cache) : 466GB (H:) Optiarc DVD+/-RW AD-5170S (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : N/A (E:) Disk : N/A (F:) Logical Storage Devices OS (C:) : 288GB (NTFS) @ SAMSUNG HD321KJ (320GB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, NCQ, 16MB Cache) Verbatim (G:) : 298GB (NTFS) @ SAMSUNG HM320II (320GB, USB/SATA300, 2.5", 5400rpm, NCQ, 8MB Cache) RECORD (H:) : 466GB (NTFS) @ ST3500418AS (500.1GB, FireWire/1394/SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, NCQ, 16MB Cache) RECOVERY (D:) : 10GB (NTFS) @ SAMSUNG HD321KJ (320GB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, NCQ, 16MB Cache) Optical Drive (E:) : N/A @ Optiarc DVD+/-RW AD-5170S (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) Optical Drive (F:) : N/A @ Disk Peripherals LPC Hub Controller 1 : Dell (ICH9) LPC Interface Controller LPC Legacy Controller 1 : ITE IT8718F Audio Device : Dell (ICH9) HD Audio Controller Disk Controller : Dell (ICH9) 4 port Serial ATA Storage Controller 1 Disk Controller : Dell (ICH9) 2 port Serial ATA Storage Controller 2 USB Controller 1 : Dell (ICH9) USB Universal Host Controller USB Controller 2 : Dell (ICH9) USB Universal Host Controller USB Controller 3 : Dell (ICH9) USB Universal Host Controller USB Controller 4 : Dell (ICH9) USB2 Enhanced Host Controller USB Controller 5 : Dell (ICH9) USB Universal Host Controller USB Controller 6 : Dell (ICH9) USB Universal Host Controller USB Controller 7 : Dell (ICH9) USB Universal Host Controller USB Controller 8 : Dell (ICH9) USB2 Enhanced Host Controller FireWire/1394 Controller 1 : ADS Technologies TSB43AB23 1394a-2000 OHCI PHY/link-layer Controller SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : Intel 801xx/63xx SMBus Network Services Network Adapter : Intel(R) 82562V-2 10/100 Network Connection (Ethernet, 100Mbps) Power Management Mains (AC) Line Status : On-Line Operating System Windows System : Microsoft Windows 7 Home 6.01.7600 Platform Compliance : x86 |
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Re: Software Instrument (Xpand, Vacuum etc.) controls moving on their own
Could be automation - turn automation off and see if it continues.
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Re: Software Instrument (Xpand, Vacuum etc.) controls moving on their own
It is not automation. In this case, I'm dealing with a Mini Grand whose Level knob will not listen to any change I make to it, it just jumps back to 7.8 and then sort of fluctuates between there and within a few values. If I drag it down to 4 or something, then press play again, it just bounces right back to 7.
I even tried to automate that knob, in hopes that it would override whatever is happening -- no luck. |
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Re: Software Instrument (Xpand, Vacuum etc.) controls moving on their own
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Re: Software Instrument (Xpand, Vacuum etc.) controls moving on their own
RQS: I appreciate you taking the time to respond, but I don't think you understood the problem.
1. Automation will NOT overribe this problem. I'm not a n00b and automation is not the problem. 2. The problem is that the controls are moving without being told to do so by any other message (automation or not). Also, in this particular case, I can't even change the level of the knob while not playing back, without it returning to wherever it wants to be. Again, I repeat, there are no automation levels set in my session on ANY track, let alone the track containing the Mini Grand. Thanks! |
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Re: Software Instrument (Xpand, Vacuum etc.) controls moving on their own
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to insult you. You don't have many post so I didn't know how much experience you had, but if you have your piano set to return to an audio track it's going to respond to that tracks automation. (You don't have it set to a MIDI track do you?) Again I'd just drag down the volume automation as suggested in my first post.
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Re: Software Instrument (Xpand, Vacuum etc.) controls moving on their own
It's on an instrument track. Again, automation is NOT solving the problem. I've tried to automate the knob itself, to no avail.
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Re: Software Instrument (Xpand, Vacuum etc.) controls moving on their own
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Double click on the zoom tool. Show both the MIDI vol and audio vol playlist and post a screen shot. Also, are you using a hardware controller? Having this change with every patch is definitely a head scratcher. Shane
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Re: Software Instrument (Xpand, Vacuum etc.) controls moving on their own
Well first of all you are running an unsupported Operating System. Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling Pro Tools and the Creative Collection.
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Re: Software Instrument (Xpand, Vacuum etc.) controls moving on their own
Shan: I have turned off automation. Pretty sure I've already posted that all these suggestions have failed me. But here's your proof:
http://stashbox.org/802372/Piano%20.JPG See how it's clipping? that's the main reason I want to fix this problem. The LEVEL knob on the mini grand is unresponsive to ANY change I make, whether manual or via automation. It just ignores everything and continues to revert to it's current level, where it's clipping. |
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