Hello, I’m new to GP and have it installed on my 2012 MacBook Pro, 2,5GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5, 16GB Ram, OS 10.15.7. I have it all going through a new M-Audio M-Track Duo interface.
So far all I’ve done is make a rig consisting of a Grandeur Piano in Kontakt. I can play it and get sounds happening, but when playing it glitches every few seconds, limiting the actual playability of the setup.
When I first installed GP I just had it using the onboard ‘sound card’ in MacBook and on discovering this glitching, thought it was probably due to the fact I wasn’t using a dedicated USB interface, so I bought the M-Audio yesterday, but nothing changed.
All suggestions for how to remedy this are greatly appreciated…
I have the Buffer set low as I assumed that like in a DAW, when ‘performing / recording’ etc it needs to be low, as opposed to when Mixing we set it to a higher value. Maybe I’m wrong in the case of GP?
I must say that if I open Logic Pro and load the same Kontakt Grandeur Piano it plays perfectly as expected.
After a GP user on Facebook suggested changing buffer size this is the result…
I changed the buffer to 512 samples but I still notice a ‘wobble’ occasionally. Before buying GP I made sure that it would run on an older MacBoopk Pro os Catalina, which the specs claim it does, so, well, hopefully it can be sorted. I’d actually paid for Mainstage a few days before buying GP, but Mainstage won’t work on older Macs, and because I’d never bought MS previously (ie a prior version for Catalina) Apple won’t allow me to install the older version, which of course is available IF I’d bought it previously. Crazy crazy…
This is a duplicate of what’s also on Facebook - please just use these community forums so that we don’t have to answer in two different places.
Thank you for your understanding.
Then something else is wrong - that is not enough to cause any issues with real-time audio. Are you using a audio interface with a decent driver? Can you post a screen shot of the audio settings as seen from the Gig Performer options?
I would want to see what other options you have for input and output device. Is there an option that says “M audio”? (But I sort of shoot around in the dark. Listen to David and Paul before me).
They’re not the same but the community forums are the primary resource for tech support and although many people watch both, it’s a PITA to have to respond in both
Is USB Audio CODEC the M-AUDIO driver? Did you actually have to install a driver to use that interface?
Your CPU for audio is only 2-3% as you noted - that means that there is no issue with GP or the plugin not having enough CPU cycles — something else is going on here.
Are you running other programs at the same time as GP?
@dhj@jeffn1 - I know what your saying, as I also expected that it would show as “M audio” but not so…The M-Audio M-Track Duo install guide states it will show as “USB Audio Codec”, which is what it shows in menu. I also have an M-Audio Air 192|14 which I use for general DAW work on my MacBook Air M3, and it does show as “Air 192”.
I’m not really running any other programs on the older MBP with GP.
The reason I’m wanting to setup on the ollder MBP is that it’s a rea;ly sturdy build physically, and I’d rather use that for lugging to jams/gigs etc, instead of the somewhat frail MacBook Air, even though the MBAir is current and can also run Mainstage. I just wanted to make use of the good old work horse.
First, the designation USB AUDIO CODEC does not refer to drivers. This is a generic tagging for, usually older, USB audio devices where the Mac is not able to pull the name from the device.
*On the Mac where the interface is working as expected, is that device also running El Capitan. *
Some users on other forums have reported success with this particular audio interface and El Capitan by creating an aggregate device using the Audio MIDI Setup app.
@edm11 - The MacBook Air, which is my DAW host and completely independant of the MBP running GP, is running OS Sonoma with the M-Audio Air 192|14 interface. As for your comment Some users on other forums have reported success with this particular audio interface and El Capitan by creating an aggregate device using the Audio MIDI Setup app. - I have absolutely no idea about that or how to do it. @dhj M-Audio require no drivers on a Mac; they state that in their documentation.
