Noise/Hiss on DP 9.51 When Playing Garritan CFX Lite

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Soundlayer3
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Noise/Hiss on DP 9.51 When Playing Garritan CFX Lite

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Hello,

I am having an issue using Garritan CFX Lite piano plugin with DP 9.51. When I press the MIDI keys on my keyboard and also playback the MIDI track of CFX Lite, I hear what sounds like hiss/white noise along with the piano sound. The CFX Lite library is on an external Lacie SSD. This is not happening with American Concert D Ivory II in DP 9.51. I have messed with the settings in the CFX Lite plugin with no success. My system is as follows:

Mac OSX El Capitan Version 10.11.6
2.7 Ghz Intel Core I5
20 GB 1333 MHZ DDR3

I love the CFX Lite piano sound but I can't use it with this hiss/noise issue. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks
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Re: Noise/Hiss on DP 9.51 When Playing Garritan CFX Lite

Post by Leuvre »

Hi souldlayer 3,

I see you posted this more than a year ago and unfortunately nobody could help you. I was wondering if you foud a solution yet. I have the exact same problem and I'm dying to find a solution. If you fixed it, please tell me how you did it.

Thanks in advance
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Re: Noise/Hiss on DP 9.51 When Playing Garritan CFX Lite

Post by mikehalloran »

Hmmmm... one Windows; the other a Mac.

Are both running DP 9.51?

Which player are you using — Aria or another and what version?
DP 11.34; 828mkII FW, micro lite, M4, MTP/AV USB Firmware 2.0.1
2023 Mac Studio M2 8TB, 192GB RAM, OS Sequoia 15.4, USB4 8TB externals, Neumann MT48, M-Audio AIR 192|14, Mackie ProFxv3, Zoom F3 & UAC 232 32bit float recorder & interface; 2012 MBPs (x2) Catalina, Mojave
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Re: Noise/Hiss on DP 9.51 When Playing Garritan CFX Lite

Post by wvandyck »

A brief web search suggests the noise issue is inherent within the GarritanCFX plug-in.

DP in this thread refers to digital piano.
http://forum.pianoworld.com/ubbthreads. ... floor.html
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Re: Noise/Hiss on DP 9.51 When Playing Garritan CFX Lite

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@mikehalloran
I don't use digital performer. I use the garritan standalone player, or when I record I use it as a plugin in Cubase for example. My piano is a Roland Lx708 and audio interface presonus audiobox iTwo

@wvandyck
Not everyone has this issue. I asked several people who don't hear this sound on every note. Also, when I listen to other people on YouTube using the garritan CFX I don't hear any distracting noise at all. But in my recording the noise is just too loud for uploading. So for me it has no use. Too bad, because it was $160.
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Re: Noise/Hiss on DP 9.51 When Playing Garritan CFX Lite

Post by mikehalloran »

You might ask on MakeMusic’s Garritan Community board.
https://makemusic.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/ ... t_activity

Log in through your MakeMusic/Garritan account.
DP 11.34; 828mkII FW, micro lite, M4, MTP/AV USB Firmware 2.0.1
2023 Mac Studio M2 8TB, 192GB RAM, OS Sequoia 15.4, USB4 8TB externals, Neumann MT48, M-Audio AIR 192|14, Mackie ProFxv3, Zoom F3 & UAC 232 32bit float recorder & interface; 2012 MBPs (x2) Catalina, Mojave
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Re: Noise/Hiss on DP 9.51 When Playing Garritan CFX Lite

Post by Soundlayer3 »

Hi Everyone. I appreciate the feedback. I previously contacted Garritan about this issue and they were unable to resolve the issue although. After that, I was able to adjust the settings in my audio interface at an appropriate level were the noise level has diminished enough where it is usable. I believe I adjusted the software return level.
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