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Subject:MIDI Volume Spike Posted by: peaces Date:4/15/2009 1:19:57 PM OK Folks, I'm going to do my best to describe this. First...: I am using midi files that I have used for years in Logic. I have never experienced this with any other midi/audio software. It does not happen when I play the midi file via MicroSoft player or other midi players (Nero etc...) on my computer. Only happens after applying soft synths. I use... ARIA, Garritan Personal Orch, Kontakt 3 mainly. I get random volume spikes that piersingly squeal from my monitors. Sometimes they hang until I close the program. The spikes do not always happen in the same place each time in the midi file. I just experienced one that made the Master levels on ACID jump to 689.9 in Red. It does seem to go away if I drop each track and the master volume levels. My current master setting is at -5.1 and all of my tracks are down to 36-57. This is unacceptable. It seems to happen on any midi files that I use. Is it possible there are volume settings in the soft synth modules? I do use a Mackie 1402-VLZ pro mixer. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Subject:RE: MIDI Volume Spike Reply by: Adji Date:4/16/2009 6:29:20 AM This sounds like its more to do with the instruments than ACID though I can't be sure. I know that using Edirol Orchestra its very prone to 'hangs' where by it gets stuck on a note that holds indefinitly. Becuase of this there is a button inside the program called PANIC which resets the sounds, stopping the note from playing. Ive never experienced this problem with any other instruments though.

OK Folks,

I'm going to do my best to describe this.

First...:
I am using midi files that I have used for years in Logic.
I have never experienced this with any other midi/audio software.
It does not happen when I play the midi file via MicroSoft player or other midi players (Nero etc...) on my computer.

Only happens after applying soft synths. I use... ARIA, Garritan Personal Orch, Kontakt 3 mainly.

I get random volume spikes that piersingly squeal from my monitors. Sometimes they hang until I close the program. The spikes do not always happen in the same place each time in the midi file. I just experienced one that made the Master levels on ACID jump to 689.9 in Red.

It does seem to go away if I drop each track and the master volume levels. My current master setting is at -5.1 and all of my tracks are down to 36-57. This is unacceptable.

It seems to happen on any midi files that I use.

Is it possible there are volume settings in the soft synth modules?
I do use a Mackie 1402-VLZ pro mixer.

Any suggestions? Thanks.