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  1. Thanks for the reply David & des99. Yes I am importing it into a blank project. What I think is happening is the round robin in my Kontakt instruments. This is a string quartet so 4 tracks with zero plugins anywhere just the Kontakt instruments. When I repeatedly play the section that is the peak of the entire project, each playback gives me levels that vary approximately 1-2dB. So I think the particular bounce in question just happened to have a lower random peak there with the round robin that came up in that rotation. Also, considering the fact that I haven't noticed this in years and a bazillion bounces leads me to believe that It is the round robin and I just hyper-focused on it haha.
  2. Thanks triplets. The master fader test was just troubleshooting. Normally I only use the Stereo Out. No automation. No plugins. I play the whole project and it peaks at -0.3dB with the stereo out at +2.5dB. When I bounce that out and import the bounced file into a new project with Stereo out at zero, it peaks at -2.5dB instead of -0.3dB….again I’ve bounced a zillion times. I have always made Stereo Out adjustments. I’m stumped!
  3. Hello, I am bouncing a project and I have raised my stereo out 2.5dB so that my peaks are around -0.3dB. It was peaking at -2.8dB before. When I pull the bounced file into a new Logic project, it is peaking around -2.5dB...almost no change. I went back to the original session project and lowered the stereo out to -20dB just to see if it would be reflected in the bounce file. When I pulled that in to a new project, it did indeed match the session levels. I went back again and this just raised the master (not stereo out) by 2.5dB. Again, barely any change in level in the bounced file. It was exactly as the first try. I went back again and cranked the master to 6dB and the bounced file still only reached -1.0dB, as if it only increased it by a little more than 1dB instead of 6dB. In the end, I made a bounce with the master at +3.0dB, imported it into a new project (it was at -1.3dB now by doing that) and then raised that master by 1dB. Bounced that out, brought it back into that blank project and it was finally at -0.3dB as I wanted. What is going on here? I have done this thousands of times. I don't recall this happening before. I have zero plugins anywhere. It's as if raising the output only disproportionally raises the actual bounced file level. But lowering it works as you would think. And for whatever reason, raising the bounce of the bounced mix, did show a proper increase of 1dB. Again, no plugins at all. No normalization. Bounces are 96/24 wavs. Any ideas what is happening? thanks!
  4. I haven't done that because I have never finished going through re-connecting all of the samples for a given patch because It was a lengthy process because the patches I have had to do this seem to have quite a few samples to re-connect. This is why I was looking for an automatic way to do this across all patches. But if I ever decided to go through each one, I will re-save it when I have finished the re-connection. I understand what you are saying and thank you for the tip.
  5. Hello, Is it possible to batch Re-index all of the Alchemy samples or reconnect them to the presets? Most of my presets work fine, but a few repeatedly ask for numerous sample locations. I have to point to every one of these individually as it keeps asking for each sample it requires. I'm fairly certain that they are third party presets, but they are looking for stock Alchemy samples. I have refreshed the library and it doesn't fix anything about the missing samples. The sample are all there. Everything is in the default locations. As I said, it is a few presets and most work fine. TIA
  6. Hello, since this is probably the related forum I'm most active on, I thought I'd see if anyone has any recommendations, suggestions or anecdotes to share on my current situation. I compose and produce my own works for licensing. This includes libraries and sync agencies. I did this for a music library in the early 2000's. I got placements on TV with networks like TBS, HGTV, Discovery & LIfetime. I stopped in the mid-2000's and just did live work and recently started back in the last year or so. I have works with several sync agencies (Crucial, Scorekeepers, Tunedge) and got a placement recently on ABC. Generally I have been a composer of instrumental works for licensing (as opposed to a popular music artist using solo/band songs for sync licensing...but I am submitting more of the songs of various bands I'm in for licensing also). I have always been the "artist" but haven't put a lot into any promotion or distribution as the "artist", but I would like to start at least putting my works out there for streaming and downloading as an "artist". I have always been with BMI, and that's all I've ever joined or registered with. BMI collects publishing on my behalf (for self licensed works) and I don't have a publisher or pub admin. I am looking into collecting mechanicals (USA and foreign) and also considering digital distribution and then collecting royalties for digital downloads and streaming, which wasn't a big thing back in early 2000s. I have read and researched the ins and outs of royalties and publishing etc. but I wanted to see what those who also do this for a living have to say about choosing distribution, publishing admins, and mechanicals collection globally. Since I plan on trying digital distribution as an "artist", do these one stop shops like CDBaby or TuneCore seem like viable choices to also be publishing admin for my works distributed by them and also for collecting mechanicals globally for these same works that get also placed with sync agencies? Or does it make more sense using BMI for performance royalties and then using someone like Harry Fox or TuneRegistry for US mechanicals and then someone like SoundExchange for international mechanicals...and just use CDBaby (or similar) for digital distribution? Again, I want to: 1) start using digital distribution & collect all global mechanicals for that 2) keep getting placements with sync agencies & collect all global mechanicals for that 3) generally improve metadata and tracking for all my works to help all royalty tracking and collection Any bit of info you'd like to reply with is appreciated. Thank you for your time in advance! Shawn
  7. Thanks for the suggestion. We tried diving into MS and we both found it difficult to wrap our heads around. We both have a lot of Logic experience but it was hard to grasp MS as it stands now. Also, my friend is much more "hands-on" when it comes to live gigs. In other words, if there was a way to make MainStage out of hitting pots and pans, he'd much rather go that route haha. He's trying to not get to where he's got a laptop and trying to at most trigger some stuff from an iPad, but have everything synced. It seems like this should be fairly easy "organically" with pedals and just triggering an iPad. thoughts?
  8. Hello, I have a friend/bandmate that is wanting to do a one man band thing. He's a bassist. He wants to make loops live, and also play to pre made loops and trigger some one shots and possibly other loops on the fly. He asked me to help. Neither of us are midi gurus. I have a bit more knowledge but have never done any live performance with loops etc. What we've come up with so far is a Beat Buddy pedal as the master tempo sync and main drum loop. MIDI OUT from that to his Ditto x4 pedal for sync. MIDI THRU from the Ditto (the Ditto is for his live bass loops) to iPad (for sync for the pre-made loops on the iPad) And finally MIDI OUT from a trigger he hasn't decided on yet to the iPad (for one shots/pre-made loops on the iPad). Then some type of MIDI interface to run the MIDI THRU tempo sync and the MIDI OUT from the trigger into the iPad. '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''[sync]''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''[sync] 1. Beat Buddy ---midi out---> Ditto ---midi thru---> midi interface to iPad 2. MIDI trigger ---midi out---> midi interface to iPad Are we even close haha? If so, any suggestions on a decent MIDI interface for iPad that will allow the 2 MIDI inputs? Thanks in advance! Shawn
  9. I think I've found out what is going on. I have the Scaler MIDIfx plugin on these tracks. When I disable it, it works as it should. I've made a whole new track, new events, without scaler and it worked fine. As soon as I insert the Scaler plugin the channels stop working correctly. Anyone ever encounter this with Scaler? I am checking the Scaler forums also. Thanks for the help! At least I know things are working correctly otherwise.
  10. Thanks des99...what you are describing is exactly what I have done. I have even changed the entire track to channel 2 and/or all events to channel 2. They will not trigger the Kontakt instrument set to channel 2. They play the one set to channel 1. I've done it over and over and over haha
  11. Hello, I am having a very frustrating time trying to get Kontakt to receive anything else but MIDI channel 1 or omni. My main goal is to have one track of MIDI events, with certain events sending different channels. I have watched many videos and I either get it to work once (one playback or 2) and then it never works again. There are many articles/videos that simply have me making a new track, adding Kontakt (not a multi output instance, although some do this) and then simply add a Kontakt instrument, which defaults to ch.1, then add another one which defaults to ch.2...then on your logic track (which already has event regions - so I'm not talking about live controlling with my keyboard, just playback) you set that track midi channel to All. Then you go to the event list and just change each event to the channel you want (for me 1 or 2) and when you playback it will trigger the appropriate instrument. Many of these articles/videos (including some NI ones) say nothing about the Demix option, and I have turned it off and on with no results (and I don't think this is what I want anyway in my case if I understand it correctly). What happens is that sometimes this will work once or twice and then channel 2 just stops working and no matter what my logic track or events channels are, they all trigger the instrument on channel 1. If I make an entire new track on ch.2 with all events on ch.2, it will not trigger the Kontakt instrument on ch.2...it will trigger the ch.1 instrument. Also, as a curiosity, I cannot get my keyboard controller transmitting on channel 2 to trigger any Kontakt instrument on channel 2, when record enabled on that logic track. Again, my goal is one logic track with regions containing events with multiple midi channels. I don't want other tracks (I realize I could do this, but I'm trying to do this to keep tracks/Kontakt count down). This method would be so helpful working with Session Strings 2 as I could have different rhythm patterns on different channels and just swap between them on one track by assigining events to channels. It's worked a couple times and it was glorious. And again, by that I mean I got a couple playbacks and then no more channel 2. I've tried all other channels, same outcome. I've read and watched so many things on how easy it is to do. It seems easy & logical, but it won't work. Also, I have no advanced midi setups or environments. In the past, I've always just used the default settings and made other duplicate tracks for articulation/pattern changes. I really want this to work. With the modifier keys in Session Strings 2 combined with changing MIDI channels within one track, that makes for a lot of variations I could have simply in one track. I've watched videos of it being done quickly and easily, but I can't get it to stick! In fact, Ive watched a video of someone doing this exact thing with Session Horns on Logic 9...He just makes a track with Kontakt...has a region of a few events, then he goes into the event list, changes some events to different channels, then loads up an instance of session horns assigned to each channel, changes articulations on each, plays it and one track is triggering multiple articulations on multiple channels...no demix or multi-output Kontakt...just one track, one instance of Kontakt, multiple channels assigned to events. Any help would be very appreciated! Thanks Shawn
  12. Thanks for replies everyone! In my typical goober fashion, it was that I had Normalize on the bounce. Problem solved. Thanks fuzzfilth!
  13. Hello, I have tried to find an answer to this and either I haven't found one or it may be I can't understand what I've found on the subject. I am wanting to insert iZotope Insight on Stereo Out but post fader. I realize there is not a post fader option for an plug-in insert. I have come across a few different ways of making this happen, but they still don't seem to do what I am trying to accomplish. Perhaps there is another issue that I don't get that is giving me the results that are leading me to want to do this. Stereo Out is at 0. I place Insight on Stereo Out. I check my levels on it. I bounce out my project. Then I import the bounced mix into a new project, insert Insight on that channel (the only channel...the one with the bounced mix) and there is a difference of a few units in the meter level. So is something happening when I bounce the mix that changes the level from what I am seeing in Insight PRE the stereo out fader (in other words, something happening POST the Stereo Out fader? I have also placed Insight on the Stereo Out of the new project with the bounced mix and it is the same as the levels when I have it on the channel with the mixed file. So nothing is happening between the channel and the Stereo Out. If the Stereo Out fader (which again is at 0) is doing something to change the level (albeit just a few dB), how can I get Insight to see the output of the Stereo Out POST fader? I have read about making another bus, but I don't understand how that would let me see my POST Stereo Out fader levels. I have also read about inserting the Gain plug-in before Insight to control the input to it, but then whatever the Stereo Out fader is doing to the level will still occur POST Gain>Insight>Stereo Out fader. Maybe I am missing something obvious about what I am even trying to accomplish here in the first place. I guess I'm trying to skip having to load the bounced mix into another channel or project to check the levels because and would rather just do that before I bounce. Seems logical, but I've been wrong many times before! Usually I'm just thinking about something in the wrong way. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks, Shawn
  14. David, the only other thing I did besides recording the notes was using the Chord Trigger MIDI Fx. But I am curious how can you tell that there is other CC data there? Do you mean other than the Velocity data for the previous notes?
  15. Hello, I'm getting a different result in note velocity depending on where I begin playback and on whether or not there are notes preceding the notes that I wish to have at a specific velocity. Below, I am referring to the last 5 longer notes in purple. Their velocity is 1, which definitely produces a different sound than at higher velocities. If I begin playback before the 2 previous notes (teal), or anywhere before the 2 previous notes, the velocity is definitely not sounding like 1. It sounds like 127. But if I start playback anywhwhere after the 2 notes (but of course before the last longer 5 purple notes), it will play back at the correct velocity of 1. I can get things to work correctly only if I move the last 5 notes to their own track. Then I can play back from anywhere and it will play correctly. So can someone explain what the previous notes are doing to make this happen? Is it something just in the specific instrument (Waves Element)? I did do a quick test with a Logic instrument and it did work correctly no matter where I started playback, so I'm guessing it's in Element. But still, I'm wondering why. Just curious. Thanks in advance, Shawn
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