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Vst It doesn't match the sound of the piano roll.

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2026 3:42 pm
by HotRats

Why is this happening? Because when I press a key on the VST I'm using, it produces the natural recorded sound, but the piano roll produces a different sound even if I increase the volume. What should I do?


Re: Vst It doesn't match the sound of the piano roll.

Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2026 3:04 am
by musikbear
HotRats wrote:
Sun Mar 22, 2026 3:42 pm

piano roll produces a different sound even if I increase the volume.

Do you mean that when you click on a key in the virtual keyboard, the sound is lower?
That is a feature. The more you click away from the edge, the less velocity the key will deliver.
If i have misunderstood let me know.


Re: Vst It doesn't match the sound of the piano roll.

Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2026 5:12 pm
by HotRats

I mean, when I open a program in VST that has its own keyboard, the VST keyboard doesn't match the sounds coming from the original keyboard of the program I installed.And the same thing happens on the piano roll, and it's not the volume, the texture really sounds very different.


Re: Vst It doesn't match the sound of the piano roll.

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2026 4:43 am
by musikbear
HotRats wrote:
Tue Mar 24, 2026 5:12 pm

and it's not the volume, the texture really sounds very different.

That sounds like a bug. What version do you have and on what OS.
Also, what VST are you having this issue with?
Could you try my test VST:
MDA-Piano https://plugins4free.com/plugin/201/


Re: Vst It doesn't match the sound of the piano roll.

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2026 12:53 am
by HotRats

My problem now is that the notes are making a popping or crackling noise deep down, what is that? I already solved that problem, but now there are these horrible background noises. I don't know if it's because my computer is old.


Re: Vst It doesn't match the sound of the piano roll.

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2026 12:59 am
by HotRats

I lowered the release and the noise disappeared, but it also changed the sound of the instrument that I had configured to sound realistic; now it sounds more artificial, like a synthetic keyboard.


Re: Vst It doesn't match the sound of the piano roll.

Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2026 1:53 am
by musikbear
HotRats wrote:
Thu Mar 26, 2026 12:59 am

I lowered the release and the noise disappeared, but it also changed the sound of the instrument that I had configured to sound realistic; now it sounds more artificial, like a synthetic keyboard.

I think you can benefit from watching some tutorials on Building instruments, especially how to use EQ's, this one covers that:

I also have more tutorials on instrument building, but youTube wont let me link to the list named Building Instruments, so find it here:
https://www.youtube.com/@bearsoundzMusic/playlists