how to smoothe midi note transitions

[wildCHILD]

Hello,
In certain scenarios i hear crackles between midi note transitions. As far as i remember a function exists that allows to smoothen the transitions automatically (i.e. no crackles!). Does someone know how to activate this?

thx for your time.

 

[SwitchBack]

Maybe your midi notes overlap (when you zoom in closely) in combination with an instrument that doesn't allow overlap?

 

[lokeyfly]

Hello,
In certain scenarios i hear crackles between midi note transitions. As far as i remember a function exists that allows to smoothen the transitions automatically (i.e. no crackles!). Does someone know how to activate this?

thx for your time.

"Crackles between MIDI notes" is unfortunately, rather vague in its explanation. With MIDI notes practically encountering almost any source of some instrument, or sound, and crackles being the source of usually some clipping either from high demand on your CPU, too small a buffer setting from your audio, etc. Its just tough to pin down. Is this deep into a song with many tracks, where your CPU's meter is high? Does the CPU meter show red when the crackles appear? What instrument(s)? Spectronics' Omnisphere or some instrument that demanding?

Need more info, and preferably a screen shot if possible. Also, list your specs in your signature for us to reference.
Thx.

 

[Lukas]

MIDI note transitions shouldn't cause crackles. So if you're experiencing crackes or other artifacts, the actual issue is something else... probably the instrument plug-in.

 

[wildCHILD]

Hi,
I hhad to record audio and video seperately since i am a noob and in windows game bar i could not get it done. I hope you get the idea what i mean by "crackles between transitions". By the way, the audio you hear is the "bounced" version of the midi track (i.e. waveform). I must mention that, by generating the videos and audio file i just recognized it now, so it seems the crackles only appear in the "bounced" track....but however, is there a way i can fix this?

THX.https://www.transfernow.net/dl/202607098DWwplH6

 

[BobF]

Hi,
I hhad to record audio and video seperately since i am a noob and in windows game bar i could not get it done. I hope you get the idea what i mean by "crackles between transitions". By the way, the audio you hear is the "bounced" version of the midi track (i.e. waveform). I must mention that, by generating the videos and audio file i just recognized it now, so it seems the crackles only appear in the "bounced" track....but however, is there a way i can fix this?

THX.https://www.transfernow.net/dl/202607098DWwplH6

Reduce the level of the audio before you bounce.

 

[wildCHILD]

Okay i will. I am just curious why the crackles appear in the "bounced" track. Is there some kind of clipping going on ?

 

[lokeyfly]

Okay i will. I am just curious why the crackles appear in the "bounced" track. Is there some kind of clipping going on ?

There certainly can be clipping going on. It can happen in a number of ways. Certainly too hot a signal, but also by recording too low, then raising that gain later and re bouncing. Or some digital aliasing, or sample mismatch, etc. Just happened to me a few days ago. It was even where no audio resided. Sort of raised out of the silence when I rebounced a single snare hit with extended reverb. So it can happen at times.

...... As far as i remember a function exists that allows to smoothen the transitions automatically (i.e. no crackles!). Does someone know how to activate this?

You could be thinking of creating a zero cross fade, such as when audio events are lined up and a noisy glitch occurs. Highlighting the two events, then typing X smooths the transition (at the zero cross-fade) and eliminates such clicks or pops. In your case, this wouldnt be the fix unless you possibly cut out any pops, then zero cross faded over side by side events to smooth a continuous waveform.

As you mentioned you're somewhat new to this, its worth mentioning you're much closer to the issue than we are. So its best to isolate the anomoly, track by track. Use the mute and solo buttons to best locate where.

You also mentioned that you had to record audio and video separately. Make sure your video track has its audio turned off (right click over the video track, and turn its audio off). This is quite a common problem importing or redirecting video such as MP4 and other formats. The codex can screw with audio, and video smoothnes. Clicks and pops often occur, so make sure the audio from the video track itself is muted or turned off. Isolate,...... isolate.