Eighth-note in one part affects tied note in another part
In the attached example, the tied note in the 3rd horn part seems on playback to be interrupted in the first and third bars by the presence of one or more eighth notes in the woodwind parts. When I select the 3rd horn as "solo" in the Mixer, that part by itself sounds OK.
I'm using MS 2.0.0 in Linux Mint 17.1 32-bit. Any idea why I'm hearing this? Or is this a known bug, or one fixed in later versions?
Thanks in advance, and much appreciation - I'm very pleased with MS 2 otherwise.
- dhfx
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What do you mean "interrupted"? I don't hear anything unusual. Could be an illusion caused by overtones or vibrato or reverb, I guess. But I listened carefully through headphones and don't hear anything unusual. Rather than soloing the horn, I tried just turning up its volume, and turning down other parts.
In reply to What do you mean by Marc Sabatella
Mark: Thanks for your response. I tried the same thing, using the mixer and lowering the volume on the other parts, and the horn-note drop-out disappeared - well, almost entirely. But as I gradually re-raised the volumes, it gradually returned, roughly in proportion to the amount of the raise. Also tried lowering ALL the volumes by the same amount - no difference.
Then, with volumes on the mixer all set to default (about 2:30 o'clock), I used the play panel to slow down the playback and listened carefully. At 50% of normal tempo, I could follow the horn note - no drop-out. As I raised the tempo to 100% and beyond, I heard the drop-out again until the tempo was too fast to follow the articulation aurally.
So all I can say at this point is that it seems to be some odd perceptual effect, and not a synthesizer problem. I thought of auditory masking, but that would work the other way: the horn note would be audible during the eighth rests in the other parts, instead of seeming to drop out. Rather, it's as if the ear assumes all the individual tones are modulated by the same amplitude envelope.
Do any other participants have any further insights to offer?
- dhfx