Low fader volume noise

Cubase
#1

Hi all,

I’m facing something weird.
When doing a fade out automation, any audio from an instrument or audio sample (wav) I have, when I put the fader really down, like below - 22db, I start to hear very lound & annoying nosie / crackle that is not from the original audio file. I tried several things, it’s still there.

The solution I found is to reduce the gain on the audio track itself, so I didn’t have to put the volume fader too down, to avoid getting at the level when this occurs. Which worked in the track I was working on, but what If I want to do a very long fade out with the fader really go down to the maximum low.

Any idea why I hear these noise? Do you face the same thing or it’s just me?
Any settings I didn’t do right?

Thanks,

#2

hi gorguts6

that sounds a little odd and definitely not happening here ?

I’m not really sure what is going on there - but can you give us more details

mac/windows
what audio card
what buffer
etc

#3

Hello,

Cubase Pro 10.5
Macbook Pro 2019
Catalina 10.15.7
Universal Audio Apollo X4 - buffer size at 2048

I just tried on another audio track, a bass, and at -20db, the sound comes & go, like on & off, like if there was a Gate, not set up properly, but there is none! And other times, it’s just this nasty noise sound.

#4

very strange - I don’t have an answer, obviously but things to try that are quick and easy…

have you rebooted - and done a powercycle on the interface ?
does this happen on a totally new project ?
have you tried starting in ‘safe mode’?

#5

I didn’t try yet these things. I will thanks.
One thing, my project is at 48kHz, and the audio sample I’m really struggling with is at 44.1kHz, may this be one of the reason?

#6

it probably should have converted them when you imported them ?

It’s possible but that doesn’t explain why it happens to instrument tracks ?