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hello all,
I seek enlightenment on the following issue`
an instrument downloaded for VST plugin sounds perfect when used in piano-roll and when I switch to Song-Editor the song's sound is a complete crap until I mute the mentioned instrument or remove its track altogether.
May some tweaking help? (I like the instrument in the piano-roll)
Or should I kiss it good-bye?
Your expert opinion will be highly appreciated.

yours`
sehrguey

seog wrote:VST plugin sounds perfect when used in piano-roll and when I switch to Song-Editor the song's sound is a complete crap

Hmm.. could you try the same vst in a new clean project?
With what result?

What is the name of the vst?

hello again, musikbear

thank you for a good advise.
I tried it in a new project, sounds perfectly both in piano-roll and Song Editor but the moment I try to add a note to another track the speakers protest with noisy crap.
VST's named StringThing 2 downloaded from a source linked by lmms tutorial as trusty. http://www.simple-media.co.uk/vsti.htm
I contacted the author, he doesn't seem interested in looking into the matter.
My question is ` if anyone met such a problem is there a way to solve it from within lmms?

yours`
sehrguey

seog wrote: but the moment I try to add a note to another track the speakers protest with noisy crap.

That is a new one and a weird one 8(
I dont know why that happens.. except
Have you all instruments on separate FX-channels? -Eg not all to Master?
I would start there, but doubt it is the solution.
But it could be, if the vst has some kind of internal distortion, then other sounds could interfere and .. (guess work..)

Not entirely sure that it is an issue for the bug-tracker, but i will look at it :)

following your instruction
I moved String Thing 2 plugin from the master channel. same result - works OK when alone, splits the speakers when I add another track (on the master channel) until I mute it.
I doubt it's a flaw in lmms as long as other plugins (I use a number of them) behave themselves.

;/ ya, that String Thing 2 is maby not a good one, cant you use Sytht1 and one of tyhe many string presets? What sound are you looking for?

we go the parallel courses.
yes, I tried String thing 1, works fine in any surroundings.
unfortunately, it does not have 'vibrato' tuning which attracted me in String Thing 2
that's what I looked for - a string sound with vibrato (not wauwau or reverb).

yours`
sehrguey

seog wrote: it does not have 'vibrato' tuning which attracted me in String Thing 2
that's what I looked for - a string sound with vibrato (not wauwau or reverb).

A vibrato is actually only a LFO at a rather high frequency, perhaps with modulated depth.
You can emulate vibrato either if the vst has its own LFO (?) or by using LMMS' FX-rack user-LFO and then bind the volume to the LFO

Do you need instructions (video) to do that?

Vibrato is actually varying pitch. Volume variation is called tremolo.

But it's true that many synths, including Zynaddsubfx and most others via the controller rack will allow pitch and/or volume changes via an LFO. I use it quite a bit.

Steve

slipstick wrote:Vibrato is actually varying pitch. Volume variation is called tremolo.

yes - sorry/ silly -good catch Steve, thanks!