Notes off issues

I have been using the Sax Bros. Quite happily for about 18 months now and I am quite pleased with its capabilites.

However, recently I have been having “notes off” problems. Even though I have the notes off boxes checked in the instrument profile, I can not stop certain notes from playing. I can write a section or phrase that will play with no issues until a particular note gets played. The particular pitch seems irrelevant, but when I come to the same note in the same place the note continues to sound, and does so until I either mute it or change the notes off status (if off, to on, or vice versa) in the instrument profile.

I am running Sax Bros. as a plug-in in Pro Tools 12 with Windows 7. I have made no system changes since I first acquired and installed it.

How do I fix this?

Comments

  • edited May 2018
    I would use some Midi Log plugin placed "right before" the sound plugin and verify that indeed a note off event has been sent in the Midi stream. (No idea how to do this with ProTools, though.)



    -Michael
  • edited 11:21AM
    As widespread as Pro Tools is and due to its heavy professional use, it would seem that would be a priority fix. I have also played with samples and buffer sizes, to no consistent remedy. BTW, I am working at 192 KHZ sample rate.
  • edited 11:21AM
    Are you aware of a “notes off” key switch? Sometimes, though not consistently I can create a notes off condition by entering a note outside of the playable range of the instrument.

    The maddening thing is, I have done about one hundred arrangements with multiple sax parts with no problems, until this started showing up a couple weeks ago. I have made no hardware or software changes and not knowingly made any kind of setup changes.
  • edited 11:21AM
    The log would not be a fix but just show what midi messages get sent to the sound plugin, so you can see what is happening.



    -Michael
  • edited 11:21AM
    In checking the log, there are no notes that should not be there. However, Baritone, while playing B also sounds D above it at the same time. The B ceases as directed, while the D continues until the “noted off” box is changed ( makes no difference which way) in the instrument profile. The MIDI log may be considered to be “clean.”
  • edited 11:21AM
    And for that matter, nothing but note information is in the MIDI log.
  • edited 11:21AM
    Mickeyrouse wrote:
    In checking the log, there are no notes that should not be there. However, Baritone, while playing B also sounds D above it at the same time.
    That is extremely weired. Sorry, no further ideas on my site.



    -Michael
  • edited 11:21AM
    Maybe you should try another host (e.g. Reaper features a fully functional Demo free installation) to try if ProTools is involved in the problem.



    -Mihael
  • Update to the problem, though this forum may consider Sax threads moot. If “triggers” is unchecked that seems to solve the problem.

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