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Re: Playback

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This was done, the answer is not compatible with Mixcraft.
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Re: Playback

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Hi,

That seems to be the standard reply from a lot of plug-in makers. I think they just don't want to do support for too many different DAWs.

I'll see if we can get a copy of the plugin.

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Re: Playback

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There's some sort of download page, but I haven't checked to see what the payload is or if the plugins even work at all without a registration key.
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Re: Playback

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Olivier57, I have the captain plugins installed. Can you take screen video of yourself reproducing the issue and post a link for us to see it?
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Re: Playback

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Here's a video of me using it in Mixcraft 9, let me know if I am not doing something that I need to do in order to get the issue.
https://youtu.be/yE5QJDg1AUk
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Re: Playback

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Hi,
There's some sort of download page, but I haven't checked to see what the payload is or if the plugins even work at all without a registration key.
You can download, but you need a registration key which is verified with an internet connection. There is no trial version.
Here's a video of me using it in Mixcraft 9, let me know if I am not doing something that I need to do in order to get the issue.
Eric,
I watched your video, activate loop playback in your Mixcraft project with Captain Chords and look what's going on.
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Re: Playback

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Hi Eric,

Here a video:
https://youtu.be/Vn1X-1t02uk

Hope you understand and sorry for my english.
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Re: Playback

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Thanks for the video, I will pass it along to our developers and see what they think. Please leave it up on youtube.
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Re: Playback

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Eric,

I have had inconsistencies but could I ask you to try the following:
(I cannot provide a video)


1) Create a new Mixcraft 9 project using WaveRT driver.
2) Add Captain Chords as an instrument - use A minor and press go
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3) At this stage you do not have an instrument clip so Sound/Add Instrument clip

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Press the play button - the sound will play but you won't see it playing in Captain Chords
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Re: Playback

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The playback will stop at the position in the screenshot.

Now press L (for looping) and replay.

The audio drops out and you still don't see the bar moving in CC.

Can you try this and let us know what you see?
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Re: Playback

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Hi,

So:

1. Playback cursor is not always synced with the plugin.
2. When you loop, the audio cuts out.

Are those the important issues?

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Re: Playback

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Greg,

What is also annoying is the sheer randomness of it.

Playback cursor does not always sync with the plugin - if you rewind/fast forward on the transport bar sometimes it resyncs sometimes it does not.
Looping does seem to be a problem if you have chords numbered 1 2 3 4 - when looping is set playback skips 1 but plays back 2,3,4
With the screendump, with 1 one chord you get mostly silence.

For me personally, they are not issues but I think for the OP they are.
I tend to use CC for the chords and then export MIDI for other instruments, or record audio if I want to use the CC instruments.

Also in all honesty, my gut feeling is that this is very much a VST issue and these are the symptoms you can get in MX.
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Re: Playback

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Hi,

That looks like the same looping problem shown in the other video, but with a short loop, right?

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Re: Playback

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Yes,

I wanted it as basic and simple as it gets but demos the issue and is repeatable. My first ever Youtube video :)
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