Third-Party Plugin GUIs Lagging in Studio One

[Monobrowser]

All of you with the lag issues: what screen resolution do you use? What kind of connection? What is the monitor native resolution and what scaling do you use? Which exact plug-ins?
I have an Mini M4 Pro here with a 4K screen with tons of VST3 plug-ins but I never had this issue, even when I had a 2nd monitor attached a few times.

 

[OFS]

All of you with the lag issues: what screen resolution do you use? What kind of connection? What is the monitor native resolution and what scaling do you use? Which exact plug-ins?
I have an Mini M4 Pro here with a 4K screen with tons of VST3 plug-ins but I never had this issue, even when I had a 2nd monitor attached a few times.

My resolution is 3360x1890 through a Thunderbolt port directly from my Mac Studio to my monitor.

The blue Softube compressor (Tube-Tech CL 1B Mk II) meter is also terribly laggy in Studio One.

I only use VST3 plugins, no AU.

 

[Henrik]

I’ve noticed that the GUIs of third-party plugins, such as Waves and others, are lagging and stuttering in Studio One.

Has anyone else experienced this?

Yes, I have. For quite some time now. I did some testing and can reproduce the issue 100 %. I know what triggers it. Or at least, I know one action that triggers it consistently.

Some 3rd party plugins are not affected.

Are you still active on the forum? Let me know.

I'm working on a video that might help us understand the issue better.

 

[Gary Shepherd]

I haven't seen this - I use Superior Drummer, Line 6 Helix Native, EZ Keys, and Roland Cloud amongst others. All seem to work fine. Hope you get it sorted.

 

[Henrik]

Hi @Gary Shepherd , since your specs looks quite similar to mine and you're even running a 5k monitor like me (not that I think it matters), could you take a look at my video and see if you can reproduce the issue, please? The visible VCA is the core concern.

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[Gary Shepherd]

Hi @Gary Shepherd , since your specs looks quite similar to mine and you're even running a 5k monitor like me (not that I think it matters), could you take a look at my video and see if you can reproduce the issue, please? The visible VCA is the core concern.

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I tried it but not getting that issue - although I don't have that plugin I tried several others with VU meters etc on a drum audio track and did the VCA thing - but no visible difference. I have to confess I don't really use VCA's so I would not have noticed anything previously. Sorry - worth a try.

 

[Jemusic]

Waves plugin GUI's all work great for me. No lag. Whether VCA is inserted or not

 

[Craig Anderton]

Consider contacting Waves support. They've always been great at solving obscure OS-related problems for me.

One advantage with Waves plugins is that so many people use them, their support people have encountered just about every problem imaginable on any OS.

 

[Henrik]

I tried it but not getting that issue - although I don't have that plugin I tried several others with VU meters etc on a drum audio track and did the VCA thing - but no visible difference. I have to confess I don't really use VCA's so I would not have noticed anything previously. Sorry - worth a try.

Thanks for giving it a shot. The stuttering is not only for VU meters. It's a general animation issue. Some plugins like Slate Trigger is really badly affected. All of its knobs and faders are frozen in place for several seconds at a time and the analyzer window shows severe stuttering.

Btw. I don't use and have no Waves plugins installed.

 

[Number6]

I've had this on windows 11..I had an Intel display adapter on the motherboard and Nvidea card, latest drivers and BIOS.

I wasn't really using the Intel adapter, I disabled it in device manager, instantly a big "click" happened, everything sped up and all was well. Effected more than one DAW.

I could have just as easily disabled it in the BIOS.