I continue to have issues with popping, static, cracking sounds anytime I use BIAS FX2 and Neural DSP Plugins. If I only use the VST AMP that comes with Artist then I don’t have the issues but those amp models and effects are not great compared to what the others above can do. It’s maddening as I don’t have a problem with either plug in the stand alone Windows version with no popping or cracking. I have already disabled the ASIO guard from VST Manage for the plugins. What I’m a missing. I’m on the current version of Cubase 12. It’s really useless right now because when I record the popping is in the recorded track.
Don’t have any of them, but well…
- What is your Cubase version (Pro, Artist, Elements, LE, AI…) ?
- What is your audio interface and does it have a dedicated ASIO driver ?
- How are you using FX2 or the Neural stuff ? At the tracking stage or after ?
- If the former, what is the latency value used and where are they put in the signal chain ? I usually put this kind of stuff as inserts in the involved Input track (Cubase pro only, I think…), but everyone has it’s own workflow…
I’m using Cubase 12 artist.
Focusrite Scarlett
Yes using them as inserts on a track. Not sure what you mean by latency value how and where do I check that and what should it be.
Those amp simulation plugins are quite CPU heavy.
This will affect lower end computers in priority, especially when using low buffer sizes. Even my 4-year-old i7 (550€ when I bought it) is struggling with BIAS FX.
The standalone versions are built differently than the VST, that’s why you may not notice the issue that easily.
Have you tried using the plugins in another host to see if the issue still happens? (with the same device and buffer settings)
The latency value (a.k.a. audio buffer size) is the one needed to make the whole digital audio system able to cope with the audio flow coming in the inputs. If a given plug-in needs a lot of processing power, you’ll have to increase the latency value, otherwise the system, unable to cope with it, will stutter (audio drop outs, etc.). It is normally set in the audio Interface setup application that should be installed with your ASIO driver and can be checked in the Audio System pane of the Studio Setup window.
Considering the plug-ins involved, I would set it, at least, at 256 samples (~ 6 ms at 44.1 kHz) and see how things go from here, if you are using them when tracking. And, as @Louis_R has suggested above, maybe it’s also worth to test the involved plug-ins with a different host, if you have one available.
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Its a Latitude 7480 with i5 2.7Ghz Quad Core. 8 GB Ram. That could be the problem but why does the native VST AMP and VST Bass guitar Plugins work in Cubase without a issue? Yes the plugins work on my desktop pretty well which is a i9 Extreme with 32GB RAM. But I can’t carry the desktop around! I need it to be mobile. Sad if these companies sell this plugins but they don’t work on most machines.
Because the plug-ins bundled with Cubase require less realtime processing power : they are suited to go with all systems that match the Cubase system requirements, including the Intel i5 processors range, though it has been known through the years (don’t know if it’s still true, these days) that this processors range are less suited for audio processing than the i7/i9 ones.
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Also remember when in Cubase you are also processing everything else that Cubase is doing. Even if it isn’t doing much. The computer spec is a bit underpowered though anyway.