Bias fx sound cutting off need help please.
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For some reason bias fx is cutting off and the notes don’t ring out for more then 30 seconds they cut off and the sound cuts off with a crackling noise before cutting off it sounds really bad, I downloaded th3 overload Another plugin and it doesn’t do this, the notes ring out and cut off like a real amp would?
Is this something bias fx does or did is my setup bad? I have a focusrite rite 2i2 3rd gen and i made sure to put the audio on asio but it still does the crackling noise when the notes ring out for too long.
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@nujabes_23 Crackling is generally caused by the ASIO driver's buffer size being to low. Generally, tones with higher gain and more effects are more susceptible to buffer crackling, so you can get different behaviors between two tones within the same plugin, let alone between two plugins (each plugin also has different levels of latency).
So if this is a buffer size issue, and you want to not have any crackling anywhere, then you essentially have to set the buffer size according to the worst-case-scenario preset. For me in BIAS-FX, it is the "Skyline" factory preset (this one will crackle while other presets are fine), so I always test my buffer size setting against this. In any case, a good starting point for buffer size is 256, and you can lower it from there until encountering crackling. If already at 256, then you may need 512 -- everyone's system is different, so there is no one correct setting.
What's more, added software layers can add overhead. In the past, I've sometimes had to set the buffer size for a DAW using the BIAS plugin to 256, while BIAS standalone worked fine at 128.
I don't quite understand the 30 seconds thing, and whether you're referring to sustain? Comparing sustain between two presets in two different plugins is not really apple-to-apples. You will always get different sustain levels across different presets based on different effects used, even within the same plugin. In any case, notes being cut-off prematurely is usually an issue with the Noise Gate pedal/effect, so you can try tuning-down the Noise Gate, or turn it off altogether.
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@blueingreen i tried a different plugin called TH-U overloud and it sounds fine even with crazy distortion. Guess it’s just a bias thing.
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One other thing to check in BIAS is your "Output Settings", which is at the bottom of the main BIAS window. If this is already switched "Off", then it doesn't matter. But if this is switched "On", then try switching it "Off", which simply runs the Output Settings in their defaults (switching it "On" simply allows you to override the defaults, and maybe something got changed that is messing-up the sound).
As for sustain, many BIAS presets are overly aggressive with noise gating, which I actually complained to them in a survey sent to me after purchase -- but this is a per-preset issue (not plugin-wide), and it is fixed by tweaking or disabling the noise gate in the preset, and then saving it as a new tone. Or, I just prefer creating my own tones anyway, since I've never found factory presets to be all that great in most plugins (except S-GEAR).
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Bias FX2 is an HTML plugin to begin with. Its very nature requires your PC or MAC to work hard and dedicate a lot of its memory toward processing the sound you make with your guitar into information the CPU understands and can then send through your speakers, a lot goes on to make this happen and there are quite a few variables that can effect this process. I have had the same issues you are experiencing and bought a new 12GB PC with an i7 processor and if I use Bias FX2 on more than one track in my DAW I still experience this problem. You can raise your sample rate, but this is a touchy thing for guitarists especially, as it effects the latency and creates a longer period of time from playing the note and actually hearing the note through your monitors which has a terrible effect on the feel of playing guitar the higher your sample rate goes.
There are 2 options as far as hardware go. 1st, a new PC or MAC with more power/RAM. Second, an audio interface with its own internal processor such as the Universal Audio Apollo and other "thunderbolt" type A.I.'s. Either way you are looking at spending over a grand to get that latency down, and depending on your plugin, it will still only go so far. I have tried a few others since jumping to quickly on Bias FX2 when I first got into home recording and was so easily swayed by their fabulous marketing. Bias FX2 is the only one I have experienced these crackling and popping out type issues with, whether in stand alone or plugin modes. I won't spend money with PG in the future.