negative_zero Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Hey all. Maybe you can help me out with a little issue I'm having. While using Chipsounds as a VST plugin with Ableton I've noticed that pretty much no matter what I do, I always get a little popping noise at the start of each note. Example: http://www.negativeworld.org/andrew/etc/Powered%20Up%20and%20Powered%20On%20-%20Pop.mp3 Here is what it looks like visualized: I don't know if I'm doing something wrong, or these two don't play nice together, or what. Anyone have any ideas? Especially anyone who uses Chipsounds... ever have a similar issue? I'd really like to figure this out because I've tried out a variety of "chiptunes" VSTs and this is the first one I've used that has a good combination of sound quality, options, and ease of use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PROTO·DOME Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Are you sure it's not just the emulation of the chip being correct? Pretty much all the old 80s soundchips clicked with a note-on. The NES, the GB, the C64, they all do it. Compression is probably your best friend here, or embrace the percussive sound and use lots of legato phrasing (mono setting, note overlaps). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative_zero Posted June 29, 2013 Author Share Posted June 29, 2013 (edited) You know, that honestly never occurred to me as a possibility. I have used other "chiptunes" type plugins like Peach, quadraSID, Basic64, NESPulse, etc. without this issue though. And usually in the past if I did stumble upon a click it'd be small and could be minimized through messing with the attack or something but I can't figure out anything that will work here and I spent like two hours beating my head against a wall last night trying to make the clicking go away. Here is the same line done in Peach, for instance. Maybe a tiny pop but it's a lot cleaner. I just don't like the actual sound as much. http://www.negativeworld.org/andrew/etc/Powered%20Up%20and%20Powered%20On%20-%20Pop%20-%202.mp3 Here is what it looks like visualized: Compression, hmm. I haven't done much with that outside of drums, will have to play around with it and see what I can do. Edited June 29, 2013 by negative_zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Hakštok Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Have you tried a transient shaper? This one is good, free and easy to use: http://www.kvraudio.com/kvr-developer-challenge/2012/#dc12-6503 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negative_zero Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 I'm not really sure what one of those is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plgDavid Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Did you order chipsounds with the name "Andrew Nee"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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