Hi Everybody,
Long-time user of OpenMPT, I’m looking for another tracker which could work perfectly with my new software sampler, Emulator X3, as OpenMPT has some annoying issues with it.
So, I’m trying Renoise since a few days, and I must admit that I love many aspects: familiar interface (I can’t compose with anything else than a tracker), modern features, reasonable pricing, consistent community…
But, currently, I don’t get good results with the E-MU Emulator X3 software sampler (VSTi) after trying to work with it for several days.
That’s why I’m posting here.
The main issue is related to latency problems.
My test project is one of my previously published IT songs, Green Hills, 20 channels, 22 instruments, imported into Renoise.
In Emulator X3, I can load several instruments at once, mapped to different MIDI channels/banks/programs.
So I create a single instance of Emulator X3 into Renoise, into which I load a dozen of instruments.
After, I assign each of them to an instrument in Renoise. I’m using VST aliases as I guess that’s the most power-efficient solution.
But, despite of using only one instance of Emulator X3 for all instruments, the notes are playing with a noticeable latency.
I can easily hear it while listening to the bass line, which consists of one note per pattern row (speed 6, BPM 130, 64 notes per pattern).
I’ve noticed that latency increases if I increase the number of instruments linked to the VSTi alias.
If I listen to my original IT file with simple instruments using the internal sampler (no VSTis), there’s no latency at all.
I’ve tried to use a separate instance of Emulator X3 for each instrument (no aliases), no luck.
I don’t think that it’s an hardware issue, as I have a MOTU UltraLite soundcard, running on a powerful PC (Core i7 920/Windows 7 x64/6 GB RAM/2 x RAID0 HDDs).
As I only have the demo version of Renoise, I can’t check whether ASIO would solve the problem…
Please notice that I don’t have this problem with the same song loaded into OpenMPT or REAPER.
- OpenMPT has more problems than Renoise with it, but nothing related to latency.
- REAPER works absolutely flawlessly with the same song (converted from IT into MIDI) and Emulator X3 instruments (2 instances). The problem is that I simply can’t compose with sequencers… trackers are so much easier for me!
Have you got any ideas about these latency problems between Renoise and Emulator X3?
What can I test to find where is the problem?
I’m ready to give many more information about my setup, instruments or songs if it can help you.
I’d really appreciate to hear from you.
Renoise is not expensive, but this latency problem prevents me from buying this software.
I can’t afford any commercial program until I’m sure that it would work flawlessly with my setup!
That’s why I prefer REAPER’s demo approach. Being able to test it without any limitations, I’m sure that it would perfectly work if I buy it!
But not Renoise. Disabling ASIO support in demo version is not a good idea, IMO.
If I buy Renoise and discover that ASIO support suffers from the same issues, I would feel like I spent money for nothing!
Many thanks for any advice or answers.
Regards from France,
Maxime