Piano Ranges problems with VST?

bswylie · Post by **bswylie** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:49 am

Hi

I am having some more problems with MSI, in addition to having tuning issues with all instruments as VST.

I have just found out that the bottom ranges of all the pianos are wrong. Once I have corrected for the tuning problem (-1 semi, -30 cent), the MSI pianos are and octave above a normal piano. (ie playing C3 on my MIDI piano plays C4 on MSI piano). I lowered the pitch an octave, so that the notes are in unison with the Clavinova MIDI piano. No problems - until working down the ranges. With the pitch correction in place, I am missing an entire octave of lower range in all the pianos - from A-1 to A0. No output whatsoever - which is extremely frustrating. I am using the same MIDI references as the piano roll in the MOTU booklet (A-1 to C7, C3 as middle C).

What is confusing is that the Steinway preset example by Guillaume Roussel on the MOTU website DEFINITELY uses notes lower than A0. Coupled with the fact that I have not seen anyone else complain about the piano ranges, I assume that MSI pianos do go all the way down to A-1, as on any normal 88 key piano.

Has anyone else had this problem - or could anyone help in finding out what is going on? Without that lower octave, the piano's are virtually useless. I am guessing that this is another VST problem MOTU are having - same thing with the tuning. I hope the 1.1 update fixes all this nonsense up, and that it comes SOON.

Any help or comments would be very much appreciated.

Thanks
Brian

MASTERMINDMUSICS · Post by **MASTERMINDMUSICS** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 11:49 am

Is your keyboard 88 keys? Because mine is and I do not have that problem. Maybe it is the transpose setting in your global menu if you have say a korg triton or similar controller. The global transposition will be separate from program, combi, or patch transposition.

bswylie · Post by **bswylie** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:31 pm

It is an 88 key key board - and when you play the lowest notes, they play in the sequencer (Cubase SX 3) piano roll, as well as in MSI, but they do not sound. The issue is without a doubt in MSI.

MASTERMINDMUSICS · Post by **MASTERMINDMUSICS** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 10:27 pm

bswylie wrote:It is an 88 key key board - and when you play the lowest notes, they play in the sequencer (Cubase SX 3) piano roll, as well as in MSI, but they do not sound. The issue is without a doubt in MSI.

i use SX2 and do not have that problem

bswylie · Post by **bswylie** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 10:30 pm

Thanks Mastermindmusics

If anyone else has this problem, or can suggest anything, I would appreciate it!

Cheers

sklathill · Post by **sklathill** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:30 am

I don't have that problem. Using Sonar 3 here.