Mellotronists

--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, Babz <Babz@m...> wrote:
> Hi List:
> 
> Any M-Tron users out there?  Has anyone experienced this?  Any 
ideas?
> 
> I'm using M-Tron 4.5 as a VSTi with Cubase SX 1.0.6. and Windows 
XP, 
> AMD Athlon XP 1.52 gHz processor and 512MB of RAM, with a Frontier 
> Designs Wavecenter PCI soundcard.  I'm using Cubase as a virtual 
> instrument host ONLY -- no tracks, no other plugins.
> 
> When I first open a project and start using a single instance of M-
Tron 
> the VST processor meter is showing about 20%.  As I play chords 
and 
> notes over time the processor meter begins to rise.  It never 
> decreases, only increases.  Eventually it reaches 80-90% and 
overloads. 
>   The only way to clear the problem is to revert or close the 
project 
> and reopen it.
> 
> Is there an update to fix this bug?  M-tron is unusable for me 
like 
> this!  It happens every time I use it.  It usually takes 5 minutes 
or 
> more, depending on how many notes I'm playing.  If I set up an 
> arpreggiator to play continually I can get it to happen within 
minutes. 
>   This problem only happens with M-Tron and does not occur with 
other VI 
> plugins (Oddity, Arturia Moog, etc.)
> 
> Changing buffer settings has no effect on the problem.  I have 
tried 
> everything from 64 to 512 buffer and the problem is the same.  A 
higher 
> buffer setting might make it take a little longer before it builds 
up 
> to 80-90% processor overload, but it still happens a short time 
after 
> playing. The odd thing is that the processor meter never goes back 
> down, even when I stop playing.  As I continue to play, it just 
keeps 
> gradually getting higher, and the longer I keep playing M-Tron the 
more 
> it keeps rising.  Also, if I hold notes, especially in the higher 
> octaves, it seems to happen sooner.
> 
> Any help appreciated?  I sent this same message to GMedia, but so 
far 
> no reply.  The only other thing I can think of is to try a 
different 
> VSTi host, maybe V-stack (?)
> 
> Thanks,
> Babz

I have the same version of M-Tron and have had no problems running 
up to 4 instances in Cubase VST 5.1. Do you have the same problem 
with the standalone version of M-Tron?

I've had a similar problem with the Moog Modular when playing 
complex sequences.

Bernie