Hi Mario,
Originally Posted By: MarioD
1- Assign each Kontakt track a different channel. Some thing like bass #2, guitar #3 and strings #4. Stay away from channel #1 in all cases.

Good thought, but no, it does the same with MIDI channels 2, 3 & 4.

Originally Posted By: MarioD
2- Add each Kontakt track one at a time. Start from scratch then add the bass. Any problems? Then add the guitar. Any problems? Then add the strings. I would do this with all tracks set to channel #1.


Hmm, just the bass alone still does the same.
I changed it to MIDI channel 2, but to no avail.


Originally Posted By: MarioD
I don't use Kontakt in BiaB, I use it in Studio One Pro, but at times I have had Kontakt reset its volume to a lower setting. In order to eliminate that I place a CC7 at the start of the track.

I hope this helps and good luck.


I've been presuming that it's not a Kontakt issue, but you've prompted me to try a different plugin instead. I tried PianoTeq (on bass) and I also get the same result with that.

Extending that further, I put sforzando on the guitar track and Reaktor on the strings track. Both of those also do the same.

What's becoming increasingly perplexing is that nobody else has confirmed this, which suggests that the problem really is only on my system. Mind you, most people seem to build a bunch of stuff on BiaB and then transfer to a DAW, so maybe other people don't see it.

I've alwqays built this song from scratch as it's easy to do and I always know the starting point. I've just decided to save it: "VSTi Blues" laugh

Oh! ... OK ... I've just tried something else that's stopped it doing this.
I just changed the MIDI Output Driver from VirtualMIDISynth to <no MIDI/Sound output>, enabled VSTi/DXI Synth (CoyoteWT) and the problem goes away.

Presumably it isn't VMS itself causing this as it must be being sent the MIDI, but it does give a pointer to why I'm seeing it and nobody else appears to be.

OK, next test, use the Microsoft GS wavetable synth. Oh, interesting; That doesn't do it either.

Finally back to VirtualMIDISynth and the problem reappears. That's really rather bizarre.


Last edited by Gordon Scott; 02/15/22 08:23 AM.
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