Output channels revert to 1&2 whenever I change buffer size in standalone

[BlueMistral]

In stand-alone mode, SD3 resets the audio outputs to 1&2 whenever I change the buffer size, is that normal behavior?

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[drumjack52]

No. What’s your operating system and SD3 version? In MacOS no change to the mixer output.

Jack
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[Petter]

It would definitely be good if we could preserve all audio/midi settings even if we lose contact with the audio device briefly (which I assume happens when you change the buffer size), I’ve forwarded your feedback to the development team. Hopefully there are ways to improve how this works in the standalone app.

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[drumjack52]

Contact loss with the audio device does not happen in Mac OS when changing buffer size.

Jack
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[Petter]

drumjack52 wrote:

Contact loss with the audio device does not happen in Mac OS when changing buffer size.

The result seems to be the similar, even if contact is not lost, when it comes to the output channel settings (in Settings > Audio/Midi Setup). It is as if you selected a different audio device then went back to using the first audio device again. Not sure exactly what is happening in the background, there.

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[drumjack52]

Petter wrote:

drumjack52 wrote:

Contact loss with the audio device does not happen in Mac OS when changing buffer size.

The result seems to be the similar, even if contact is not lost, when it comes to the output channel settings (in Settings > Audio/Midi Setup). It is as if you selected a different audio device then went back to using the first audio device again. Not sure exactly what is happening in the background, there.

What I’m saying is I’m not seeing the change in SD3 mixer output when I change buffer size. I can shutdown my audio interface and restart it and there’s no change in the SD3 mixer output routings so communications loss doesn’t seem to fit here. What we don’t know is the OP’s operating system and SD3 version.

edit for additional: Just checked the OP’s information and it seems he’s on some version of Windows so things might well be different there.

Jack
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• This post was modified 6 months, 2 weeks ago by drumjack52.

[Petter]

I don’t think he’s talking about the Mixer tab in this case. I assumed he means that he is using multi-output routing in the Settings > Audio/MIDI setup > Out Channels. When I configure something there, then change the buffer size, I can reproduce his issue (the output routing there resets to 1/2).

I agree it wouldn’t make sense at all that the routing in the mixer tab would change when buffer size is changed.

Petter Adsten - Toontrack
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[Bear-Faced Cow]

Hey Petter,

Confirmed that this behavior is happening on the Mac as well. I set up a multi out on my Apollo and when changing buffer sizes it reverted back to stereo.

I’m willing to bet that this is standard behavior, on the Mac considering that changing the buffer size probably resets CoreAudio resulting in having to poll the audio interface for the number of ports. it probably is the same on Windows, but I don’t claim to be an expert on that platform.

jord

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[BlueMistral]

I’m on mac Sequoia 15.1 and the latest SD3 version, yes I’m talking about the Audio/Midi Settings in SD3, so thanks to Petter for the confirmation, it’s no big deal, I was just unsure if this was normal or a bug.

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[drumjack52]

BlueMistral wrote:

I’m on mac Sequoia 15.1 and the latest SD3 version, yes I’m talking about the Audio/Midi Settings in SD3, so thanks to Petter for the confirmation, it’s no big deal, I was just unsure if this was normal or a bug.

Thanks for the update/clarification as we weren’t sure if you were talking about the mixer in SD3 or what.

Jack
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