Processor is an AMD Turion x2 Dual Core Mobile RM74 2.2Ghz 4 Gb Ram 64Bit
This is a slow CPU. Passmark score is just about 1000. You should normally have 2500+ for Pianoteq. Did you check your polyphony settings? You will probably not get more than 32 with that CPU, maybe not even that. Try to set it to e.g. 8 and then, if that works, slowly increase it.
]]>Set Sample Rate to 22000hz
Set Internal Sample Rate to 11000hz
Turn off CPU overload detection
Decrease polyphony
Increase audio buffer
I really wonder how you guys put up with this hassle! With 2 different PC's and different operating systems, 2 different audio interfaces, and nothing but problems! I wonder if Mac is really better. Can't be worse!
]]>Could you also give details on what AMD CPU exactly your PC has? The frequency alone does not say too much, unfortunately. Have you tried limiting the polyphony to a low value, e.g. 32 or less?
]]>"Is your cpu single core or dual core or higher? If it's single core, that could be the problem."
I checked and it's dual core 2.2ghz.
"And you downloaded the latest driver for your new sound card that's compatible with your computer's operating system? And rebooted? Can you hear Youtube videos using it? Without dropouts?"
I downloaded the Steinberg 1.73 driver the Steinberg sight lists as appropriate for Windows XP, Vista, 7, or 8. I haven't tried using it for U-tube videos or other sound generating programs as I knew that ASIO drivers were only supposed to be used exclusively by one application, or am I incorrect. I make it a point to close all other applications before using Pianoteq.
I'll try assigning the UR22 as default sound and see what happens.
Thanks for the reponse!
Oh, you can use ASIO drivers to listen to anything that you want. It's just having two sound applications open at once that can cause problems. Check out the Youtube videos, or any other sound files, to be sure that you can get a good sound. (I use Youtube videos to check my sound only because they are easy to get to.)
]]>I checked and it's dual core 2.2ghz.
"And you downloaded the latest driver for your new sound card that's compatible with your computer's operating system? And rebooted? Can you hear Youtube videos using it? Without dropouts?"
I downloaded the Steinberg 1.73 driver the Steinberg sight lists as appropriate for Windows XP, Vista, 7, or 8. I haven't tried using it for U-tube videos or other sound generating programs as I knew that ASIO drivers were only supposed to be used exclusively by one application, or am I incorrect. I make it a point to close all other applications before using Pianoteq.
I'll try assigning the UR22 as default sound and see what happens.
Thanks for the reponse!
No other instruments or VST's. Pianoteq is my first attempt to alter sound from my digital pianos.
I'm running Vista. I believe my PC has AMD 1.6ghz processor with 4 GB ram. 500 gig HD. I'm not at same location as my PC right now. IDT internal sound controller.
Is your cpu single core or dual core or higher? If it's single core, that could be the problem.
And you downloaded the latest driver for your new sound card that's compatible with your computer's operating system? And rebooted? Can you hear Youtube videos using it? Without dropouts?
Are you closing your browser, too, before starting Pianoteq? Google's Chrome, for one, doesn't play well with music software.
Well, you might try downloading a free vsti or two and one of the free sequencers that play them, such as Mulab, and testing them to see if they work. That would tell you if the problem is with Pianoteq or with something in your setup or configuration. (It's almost certainly not Pianoteq, unless you are on a single core system. It's fairly cpu-intensive.)
I do know what you are going through. I think I can accurately say that we've all gone through it. Getting all of the settings right in all of the stages can seem like a nightmare. And then one day it all clicks and you wonder what was so complicated.
Don't give up. And maybe someone else here has experience with the R22....??
]]>Concerning the second part of your question: if you assign a different hardware device (i.e. a good USB Focusrite or Steinberg interface) to Pianoteq, your problems will probably be solved permanently, as long as you don't assign it as Windows' default audio output as well...
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