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  • VE-pro audio crackling and midi drop out

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    I just d/l VE-Pro demo to try out on my set up. Computer 1 ( Master ): HP workstation ( Digi approved ), Windows XP 32 bits, ProTools 8 ( HD 3 ) Computer 2 ( Slave ) : Macbook Pro Both are connected to a switcher and the network is working fine as i've been running MOL ( Midi Over Lan ) for a while without any problems. I've followed all the instructions for installation, copy protection. I'm getting pops in the audio and Midi drop outs all over the place, basically totally useless....can this be the wrapper from FXpansion since there's no RTAS version available for ProTools users who are on PC. Thanks.
  • PaulP
    VSL Team
    PaulP

    Hi vudoo.

    that might well be the case. RTAS on Windows is not supported, and wrappers have not been tested so far.

    Best,

    Paul

    Paul Kopf Product Manager VSL
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    Paul, Thanks for the reply. Will RTAS on windows be available soon ???
  • BillB
    BillB

     Is you network gigabit?  If not, you'll get pops.  MOL is just MIDI, so no real test.

    Dorico, Notion, Sibelius, StudioOne, Cubase, Staffpad VE Pro, Synchon, VI, Kontakt Win11 x64, 64GB RAM, Focusrite Scarlett 18i20, August Forster 190
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    yes my network is Gigabits....i spent another few hours with VE-Pro, this time using it as RTAS on the Mac side and my PC as slave playing NI kontakt. it's a lot better than when i was using Wrapper on the PC...BUT, still not ready for prime time yet, i would get drop or pop once in a while and overall performance still does not feel very solid. Oh well, back to Plogue Bidule.
  • PaulP
    VSL Team
    PaulP

    Hello vudoo,

    so far we have not supported RTAS on Windows, but letĀ“s see.... If thereĀ“s a big demand, we might go there.

    Best,

    Paul

    Paul Kopf Product Manager VSL
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    @vudoo said:

    yes my network is Gigabits....i spent another few hours with VE-Pro, this time using it as RTAS on the Mac side and my PC as slave playing NI kontakt. it's a lot better than when i was using Wrapper on the PC...BUT, still not ready for prime time yet, i would get drop or pop once in a while and overall performance still does not feel very solid. Oh well, back to Plogue Bidule.

    Will just double my post here for reference....

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    Originally Posted by vudoo
    1- when i run my PC as the master with PT 8, it was totally useless as i needed to use a wrapper. The problems is most likely due to FXpansion not playing nice with VE-Pro.

    We don't offer an RTAS plugin for PC (yet), and I will not vouch for performance when used with any kind of wrapper.

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    Originally Posted by vudoo
    2- The same scenario but with the Macbook-Pro being the master works much better but i still get cracks/pops and midi drop out once in a while. Also overall it does not feel very solid, for example, if i'm editing midi while playback is on, VE-Pro sometimes freeze momentarely or suddenly go off line for no reason.

    As we have noticed - the Macbook Pro's have a problem with their networking hardware. You have to turn the airport off - otherwise you will run into various stalls in the network streams.

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    I also tried using different buffer settings, the system worked a tiny bit better at setting 1 or 2, but i would never be able to work under those settings as latency is too noticeable.

    Don't use zero-latency over network. The "Two buffers" mode is recommended. Using zero-latency over network does not make much sense. It will basically add the slave's processing time plus the network latency in the hosts process() call, blocking all further audio graph processing until the slave has finished processing and the data is returned.