I have a weird issue that I can’t seem to track down how to fix and it seems to be between Cubase Pro and Kontakt, inside of VEPro.
Info:
Cubase Pro 10.5.10
VE Pro 7.0.926
Kontak 5.8.1
Kontakt is loaded inside VE Pro as AU on separate computer. Cubase connects to VE Pro instance using VST3.
I record a part in Cubase, which included CC1 (dynamic XFade on Mod Wheel) and CC11 (Expression w/expression pedal) data. For example, I’m recording a Double Bass part in and gradually crescendoing into the note, so CC11 starts from 0 to 90 with the note starting around 80 for CC11. Then CC1 starts on 0 and goes to about 40. This gradually bring the note in.
So I play from the beginning and the note plays back just fine, but I stop when the note is at the loudest for the part (CC11=90 and CC1=40). Then I go back to the beginning and the note starts loud, but then suddenly drops back down and does the crescendo. I have a MIDI Monitor insert on the track and I see the CC1 and CC11 data going back to the correct values. In Kontakt, for this particular example it seems like CC1 is getting stuck at the point I stopped.
To rule out the particular Kontakt library I tried other libraries and same issue.
To rule out VE Pro I tried some PLAY instruments and those seem to work just fine.
I loaded up Logic Pro X and connected to same instance and it seems to work just fine.
In the Cubase Pro preferences I toggle the “Reset on stop” and Controller (in Chase Events) and doesn’t seem to make a difference. I also made sure I had CC1 and CC11 start on 0 from the beginning of the region, but same issue.
I do have Kontakt 6 on my host computer and have some instruments connected directly into Cubase (no VE Pro) and things work okay. I can’t use Kontakt 6 on the slave computer because of older libraries that don’t work in the new version of Kontakt. Although, it appears the issue is with Kontakt in VE Pro.
I also notice if I draw a big up down curve on CC1 lane it’s not transmitting until the note actually starts, when playing back. However, if I just move the mod wheel when Cubase is stopped I can see the data being received in Kontakt. So I’m stumped as to where the problem is.
Any direction is most appreciated.