Hiss after samples play in EZD2 demo…

[Morat]

I’m trying the EZDrummer 2 demo, running standalone on a 2014 Macbook Air (OS X Yosemite) triggered from a Roland SPD-30. Everything’s set up and working and sounding great apart from one thing – after some samples play there’s kind of a hiss that goes on for a while. It’s as if the sample is longer than the recorded sound or something and there’s just white noise after the instrument stops sounding.

I’ve changed the buffer settings but it’s had no effect. I did wonder if the demo sounds were maybe lower quality than the full product or something, but if anyone can suggest a software or OS setting I might be able to tweak that would be great.

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[John]

Hi,

which audio interface are you using and at which sample rate are you working?

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[Morat]

Ummm. Audio device is set to ‘Core audio’. I don’t see anywhere that tells me anything about sample rate…? (I’m new to all this!)

[John]

Hi,

sorry I missed your reply.
If you’re using Core Audio with the built-in sound board in the MBP, you set the sample rate in the Utilities > Audio MIDI Setup.
Set it to 44100Hz and relaunch EZdrummer 2.

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

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[Morat]

Aha, found it. It’s already set to 44100hz.

Only 9 hours left on the demo so I guess I’m not going to get this resolved 🙁

[John]

and if you switch it to 48kHz and then back?
I’m often using Core Audio with built-in audio on both my current MBP and the previous one for Support related work and have never experienced any hiss, especially not what you’re describing. If you would be using EZdrummer 2 as a plugin in a DAW, I would guess that you had some kind of plugin in the audio path after EZdrummer 2. But you’re using it Standalone, so that’s strange.
Which Yosemite version?
If you shut down Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, does it make any difference?

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[Morat]

Nope, no difference. I might be describing it wrong. It’s like the sample is longer duration than the instrument sound, so you get the sound of the drum then after it fades away you’re left with some background sample noise that goes on for 2 or 3 seconds.

[carlosbasilisco]

Hello there, I am also having the same experience if you can continue to assist on this one

[Scott]

Can you post audio examples of this phenomenon? I don’t hear anything unexpected on my system.

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[carlosbasilisco]

just to add I have very similar setup, I am using Ezdrummer demo in standalone (on macbook air) and triggered using Roland td11 connected via USB. thanks

[carlosbasilisco]

I will record it tonight so you can see what it is. thanks

[Morat]

Hi Scott, John – my demo’s expired so I won’t be able to post any recordings. Hopefully Carlos can get this resolved, I won’t be able to purchase unless I can find an answer to this one.

[Freddie]

Noise and Hiss after samples hit in EZD2… I get this as well … Does not do it with Superior2
Has anyone found a fix for this? Should I Uninstall and Re-install?
(imac i7) (16gig ram) (Apolo twin duo interface)

[Corn Mars]

Im having the same problem. When I use EZ Drummer demo in Logic X I get hissing/noise after samples. I have attached a raw and a compressed mixdown of some drum hits where the hiss is audible.

[AndrewR]

I’m having this issue too on Windows

[Neil]

I see lots of people with this issue and I have it also.

It sounds like microphone or preamp hiss that is louder than the tail on the drum and symbol samples.

Nowhere do I see it resolved.

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