Hi folks,
I’m on indefinite travel, and decided to pick up a MiniLab 3 while I am away from my home studio. I like it a lot, it works great with standalone Analog Lab, and works well in Studio One, except for:
If I change presets with the MiniLab 3 hardware (twist main encoder, press main encoder) while running any Arturia VST (Analog Lab or an individual instrument from the V 9 collection), I get in a “stuck” mode.
That is, in this stuck mode, playing notes on the keybed of the MiniLab 3 alternates between doing nothing, and playing like a 20th of a second long “blip” of the loaded preset, and then going silent (still holding key down). I can see the midi note on messages in MCC, note on/note off. When I’m in the stuck mode, I can press and hold a note on the keybed, and I can see the note on message, but I only get a little blip of sound or none at all…then I release the key, and see the note off message.
If I remove the track containing the Arturia virtual instrument, and then recreate it, the issue is solved - sounds play continuously, no problem.
If, instead of changing presets using the main encoder on the MiniLab 3, I use the mouse in the VST window and change presets, the issue does not present. To be clear: if I change presets with the mouse, everything works and sounds great. But if I use the encoder, I get in this stuck mode.
I can also see level meters moving up and down in a sticky, jumpy way when the issue is present, leading me to believe that there is some process that is taking resources away from the sound engine?
Edit: I just noticed another clue - when I’m in the stuck mode, I noticed in the preset name field of the VST window, the preset name is followed by a blinking asterisk. Similar to when one has edited but not saved a preset, it shows an asterisk to let you know. But in the stuck mode, the asterisk is sortof randomly flashing or blinking, as if the system is getting a long string of messages, which is consistent with the stuttering level meters, and getting only brief sound “blips” when I press a key.
Also, if I disable and reenable the track, the issue goes away.
Any ideas? Thanks