David Roden

stuck-notes-with-vst-2

Is there a way for you to make the patch a bit more tidy? It would make it a lot easier to find the problem..

I encountered stuck notes recently with a simple sinewave instrument and poly/poly~. When single notes were released one after the other no problem, but when I released all notes at the same time, I was almost guaranteed a stuck note. So this might be a more general MIDI problem. I seem to recall several years ago encountering the same noteoff problem.

Well, here's a tidied up version which works. The ugly patching was mainly 

to filter out note data from particular channels. I should have removed 

I've tried a number of patch configurations. For example, using xnotein to 

send a note off message, or the flush object. However, none of them 

eliminate the stuck notes with the FM7 or Fm8. The only way I can get around 

this at the moment is to send a global disable command to the vst if it gets 

stuck and reinitialise it - not really practical in live situations, but the 

best I can manage at the moment. I also tried overdrive mode - again, no 

It is possible that this is a problem with certain Native Instruments 

applications - I think someone over the summer reported this problem with 

Absynth. This mighted be indicated by the fact that when a stuck notes occur 

the flush object does not send out a note off message if banged. I take this 

to mean that( as far as flush is concerned) the stuck note has already had 

its note off. I've reported this to NI but I can't expect them to be 

particularly MAX literate (they'll probably advise me to purchase Reaktor!).

I have not encountered this issue with other vst hosts.

>Subject: [maxmsp] Re: stuck notes with vst~

>Is there a way for you to make the patch a bit more tidy? It would make it 

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Well, here's a tidied up version which works. The ugly patching was mainly 
to filter out note data from particular channels. I should have removed 
that.

I've tried a number of patch configurations. For example, using xnotein to 
send a note off message, or the flush object. However, none of them 
eliminate the stuck notes with the FM7 or Fm8. The only way I can get around 
this at the moment is to send a global disable command to the vst if it gets 
stuck and reinitialise it - not really practical in live situations, but the 
best I can manage at the moment. I also tried overdrive mode - again, no 
joy!

It is possible that this is a problem with certain Native Instruments 
applications - I think someone over the summer reported this problem with 
Absynth. This mighted be indicated by the fact that when a stuck notes occur 
the flush object does not send out a note off message if banged. I take this 
to mean that( as far as flush is concerned) the stuck note has already had 
its note off. I've reported this to NI but I can't expect them to be 
particularly MAX literate (they'll probably advise me to purchase Reaktor!).

>From: Mattijs Kneppers 
>Subject: [maxmsp] Re: stuck notes with vst~
>Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 17:43:02 +0100
>
>
>Hi David,
>
>Is there a way for you to make the patch a bit more tidy? It would make it 
>a lot easier to find the problem..
>
>Regards,
>Mattijs
>--
>SmadSteck - http://www.smadsteck.nl
>Interactive audiovisual sampling soft- and hardware
>

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