Export Song as Audio Time and Tempo Problem

[Bevan Bezaire]

I have been exporting audio from SD3 for years with no problem…until now. I don’t understand why this is suddenly an issue. I have the MIDI time and tempo maps set up within SD3, I disable Follow Host, I export the files – like always. Recently, the files are out of time. EVERY time. Doesn’t matter what I do, they are out of sync once the files are imported back into the DAW (Luna) as audio. I’ve even gone back into archived sessions that have already gone through this process in hopes of recreating a successful bounce, but even those sessions are doing this now. Something is missing. Could this be an update issue? Bug? Has anyone else seen this recently or in the past? At this point, I’ve got about a week into troubleshooting with no headway.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.4.0
Operating system: macOS Ventura (13)

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[rixa]

Just to help narrow things down:

Is everything offset, or just specific instruments?

Is the tempo incorrect, or are parts simply drifting out of sync over time?

Are the exported files consistently out of time by the same amount, or is it varying?

Does the issue happen with both new and archived projects, even those that used to export correctly?

Does this happen if you use the standalone application to bounce the project and not the plug-in?

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[Bevan Bezaire]

The exported channel mics are in sync with themselves – the tempo is wrong, it doesn’t follow the tempo changes. It seems to me like it’s following the tempo the track starts with but ignores the rest. By the end of the track, the drums have gained almost 2 bars. It is consistent. Both new and old sessions are doing this. If I go back and export from an old session that has correct bounces in it, the new files are out of time compared to the originals. Both standalone and the plug-in are experiencing this. Also, I tried something new since posting to the forum and I’m even more confused. If I use the VST multi-out feature in Luna and try to export the tracks from Luna without SD3, those files are out of time as well. Both realtime and offline bounces. I have started an entirely new session with all new tracks and instances of plug-ins. I manually input the time signature and tempo… again… same thing.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.4.0
Operating system: macOS Ventura (13)

[Bevan Bezaire]

Ok. An uninstall/reinstall both DAW and SD3 has fixed it. No idea what caused it. Leaning toward a bug on the DAW side because it was happening when bouncing from Luna via multi-outs as well.

[rixa]

Bevan Bezaire wrote:

Ok. An uninstall/reinstall both DAW and SD3 has fixed it. No idea what caused it. Leaning toward a bug on the DAW side because it was happening when bouncing from Luna via multi-outs as well.

Glad to hear that resolved the issue! Thanks for the update, and don’t hesitate to reach out if anything else comes up.

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