dysamoria Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 i have a project where i'm experiencing Logic playing non-existent MIDI notes AFTER the end of a looped region. The ghost notes being played are the first note of the region. After that note ends, it reverts to doing what it's supposed to do (nothing) on that track (this happens on two tracks; the MIDI region was copied from one track to the other, so the problem seems to be in this region but i cannot find anything wrong with it). There's nothing inside the region beyond the end point. If i disable the loop, the region plays as expected and ends as expected. With the region looped, the first note of the region gets played after the loop ends. What's happening?? i've never seen this before. Has anyone else experienced this and figured out what the cause is? Yes, i'm still on Logic 9.x... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dysamoria Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share Posted September 13, 2017 So, nobody else has ever seen this before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dysamoria Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 i guess not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas007 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Does the problem occurs with another looped region from another track? Peaking of loop, are you using the loop region parameter or from dragging the right edge of the region? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dysamoria Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 Yes, as noted in my original post, it's happening on two tracks. What's the difference between using the loop region parameter and dragging from the right edge of the region? As far as i can tell, it's just the difference between enabling and controlling the looping length. The parameter is either on or off. Dragging a "loop off" region edge will turn it on and loop the region as far to the right as you drag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dysamoria Posted November 4, 2017 Author Share Posted November 4, 2017 *Bump* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volovicg Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 is clip length turned on/enabled ( checked ) in the region inspector ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dysamoria Posted November 4, 2017 Author Share Posted November 4, 2017 Thanks for your response. No, "Clip Length" is not on/enabled (checked) in the region inspector. I don't even know what that feature/function is for. i couldn't find an explanation for it online, either. What does it do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volovicg Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Did you try to enable it and see if the problem goes away ? if clip length is enabled any note extended beyond the region length will be cut off (sound)... if it is not checked, the note will sound its full duration even if the region ends prior to the note event ending. I guess I don't fully understand your question as described.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dysamoria Posted November 5, 2017 Author Share Posted November 5, 2017 I'll try that. I had no idea what that feature was for. The notes in my looped regions do not continue beyond the region. The last notes aren't the ones playing unwanted anyway. After the loop ends, the first note of the loop plays (but only the first note), despite there being no MIDI data there where the playback head is (the playback head is beyond the end of the loop when this note sounds, on two tracks). You probably don't understand what I'm describing because what's happening makes absolutely zero sense at all. I'm presuming I've stumbled upon some kind of rare bug because nothing about what's happening makes any sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volovicg Posted November 5, 2017 Share Posted November 5, 2017 can you zip your project and upload it here for us to see what is going on... You can delete everything and just leave the track/region with the issue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas007 Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 It seems that your project is corrupted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dysamoria Posted November 7, 2017 Author Share Posted November 7, 2017 I'll see if i can upload the project, but will that help with the 3rd-party synth plugins in use? Can anyone here test it on their end? i have Korg Legacy synths on these tracks (and no, i have never seen this problem with them before). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dysamoria Posted November 10, 2017 Author Share Posted November 10, 2017 i just checked and "Clip Length" has zero impact on this issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dysamoria Posted November 10, 2017 Author Share Posted November 10, 2017 example loop problem.zip example Logic 9.1.8 project exhibiting loop with phantom note after loop ends. i copied the MIDI region from my project and inserted it into a new project, used a software synth from Logic, and it does the same thing. The loop persists in playing the first note of the region, after the playback head is beyond the looped region area. i am assuming there's something weird about the MIDI region itself and not the synths i was using in the original project. See attached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Eric Cardenas Posted November 10, 2017 Solution Share Posted November 10, 2017 Quantize your first note to 1 1 1 1 and it should disappear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dysamoria Posted November 10, 2017 Author Share Posted November 10, 2017 Hi Eric, This did indeed fix the problem. Thank you for finding what i missed! i *really* thought i'd already fixed that first note! Must have been on a different copy i fixed it in (i've copied and pasted this region a few times, and i must've unwittingly deleted the corrected version). Any idea on the mechanics that makes it work this way? It seems... non-intuitive. How is the first note even playing at all if it's starting before the region beginning? Had the first note not played (as it would *appear* not to be able to), i would've caught the problem (and avoided this weird behavior). Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cardenas Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 You're welcome Jace. I honestly don't have the slightest clue on why it is implemented this way. The first note should or should not play depending on your chase setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dysamoria Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 Note is unchecked in my Chase settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cardenas Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Yeah. That sounds like a bug in Logic 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dysamoria Posted November 22, 2017 Author Share Posted November 22, 2017 i thought so. Ok, thanks for the second opinion (and finding my primary problem) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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