Greetings Joey – long time user of Cakewalk/Sonar here…
‘sure going to miss that program…

I’m also just getting started with Studio One Pro, and the browser allows you to simply drag SD3 out onto an instrument track and SOP will launch it.

The issue I’m having is with SD3’s Tracker –
I have had SD3 analyze a snare track from the file I dropped into the project, but it’s not lining up – there’s a delay in when the recorded snare hits vs the SD3 snare.

The buffers are set low, but I cannot get Tracker to play in sync.

There is no metronome/click track – the band was free-wheeling, but the drummer is solid.

I have “Follow Host” engaged, and the transport starts and stops with SOP, but I cannot figure out the sync issue.

Anyone have some suggestions?

Thanks!

Great question Jacob, thank you.

I believe the issue stems from my initial misunderstanding of Tracker.

Since I wanted to hear the drum replacement in context (in real time with the music), I had Follow Host engaged and would start and stop SOP’s transport… hence the lag.

If I disengage Follow Host, and just work within Tracker, then everything [within Tracker] is in sync.

I’m used to the drum replacer in Sonar, which is the equivalent of Drumagog or Steven Slate’s Trigger, in that, you can audition the drum samples in real time with the music.

SD3 Tracker is superior (pun intended) but has a different work flow.

As I get used to converting to MIDI first, then dropping that MIDI back into the DAW, it will get easier.
This is a very similar workflow to Sonar Platinum’s integration of Melodyne Studio 4 to convert audio to MIDI, which I also use for drum replacement.

Thanks again Jacob.