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Noise in Real Band #610533 08/13/20 04:31 AM Help! Tech S.O.S (Off topic)
Joined: Apr 2018 Posts: 188 goofeyfoot OP Apprentice
OP goofeyfoot Apprentice Joined: Apr 2018 Posts: 188	Hello: When I use Real Band and try to play a Band in a Box file, I get noise for music. I Am using ASIO. Any idea what is wrong? Thanks. Michael AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12 Core Processor. 3.79 GHZ; RAM = 32.00 GB; 64 Bit Operating System; Windows 10; Focusrite 8i18 External Card; Real Band; Band in a Box; Coyote Forte Wave Table; Oxygen 49 MIDI Controller

Re: Noise in Real Band goofeyfoot #610590 08/13/20 11:52 AM Help! Tech S.O.S (Off topic)
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AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,092 Melbourne, Australia	I think that this is answered in your other post: "Isn’t ASIO preferable to MME?" BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: Noise in Real Band goofeyfoot #610592 08/13/20 11:59 AM Help! Tech S.O.S (Off topic)
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 22,600 Mi., USA rharv Veteran
rharv Veteran Joined: May 2000 Posts: 22,600 Mi., USA	Not quite sure about that. What ASIO driver and what is the input recording device in use? If you can post screen shots of these settings it sure helps others to guess what's wrong. I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome Make your sound your own!

Re: Noise in Real Band goofeyfoot #611493 08/21/20 02:02 AM Help! Tech S.O.S (Off topic)
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 734 Florida etcjoe Journeyman
etcjoe Journeyman Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 734 Florida	Update to newest real band, supposedly fixes a problem with buffers and audio distortion. My wife asked if I had seen the dog bowl. I told her I didn't even know he could.

Re: Noise in Real Band etcjoe #611504 08/21/20 03:07 AM Help! Tech S.O.S (Off topic)
Joined: Apr 2018 Posts: 188 goofeyfoot OP Apprentice
OP goofeyfoot Apprentice Joined: Apr 2018 Posts: 188	I got rid of the noise. I reduced the buffer size actually and the noise went away. I will also take the suggestion of updating to the newest version of real band. Thanks. Michael AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12 Core Processor. 3.79 GHZ; RAM = 32.00 GB; 64 Bit Operating System; Windows 10; Focusrite 8i18 External Card; Real Band; Band in a Box; Coyote Forte Wave Table; Oxygen 49 MIDI Controller

Re: Noise in Real Band goofeyfoot #611528 08/21/20 07:35 AM Help! Tech S.O.S (Off topic)
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,147 Essex England Bob Calver Veteran
Bob Calver Veteran Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,147 Essex England	the latest version quotes this exact problem (large buffers) as fixed

Re: Noise in Real Band goofeyfoot #612623 08/28/20 06:34 AM Help! Tech S.O.S (Off topic)
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 8,792 Pawling New York R Rob Helms Veteran
Rob Helms Veteran R Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 8,792 Pawling New York	Sadly everything I make with RB could be considered noise! Same goes with Studio one, Cakewalk, Reaper, aaahhhh you get the picture. HP Win 11 12 gig ram, Mac mini Sonoma with 16 gig of ram, BiaB/RB 2026, Reaper 7, Harrison Mixbus 11 , Presonus Audiobox USB96

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