VariOS Encoding Problems?

29 Jul 2008, 12:58

Picked up a VariOS awhile back and just got around to fiddling with V-Producer. I mainly got it to replace my D-50 and Juno-106, which is does well with the VC-1 card and VariOS-8 software and starting thinking of the VariPhrase/sampler side of it (maybe to replace my Akai sampler?). The problem I am having is encoding WAV files into V-Producer, seems no matter what I do it turns the WAV into a somewhat distorted and un-useble file. I have tried all three settings with no luck. Is there a trick I'm missing to get them to encode so they sound the same as the original?

Re: VariOS Encoding Problems?

30 Jul 2008, 03:51

Hm, there is no trick, i used the VariOS 2 years ago, too and import my Wave files from the Mac and everything was working fine... Hm, dont know what happened to your VariOS Software.. There is Version 3 available for WinXP if i remember right, maybe you should try out this Version...

Frank

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Re: VariOS Encoding Problems?

30 Jul 2008, 06:07

I use a VSynth-GT and so I can only take a guess, but maybe the internal format of the files doesn't match? Make sure you use WAVs with 16-bit-audio instead of 24 bit or 32 bit and that the sampling-frequency matches the VariOS' expected rates (I'd guess 44,1 kHz or 48 kHz, but not more). If this doesn't help, try to write your WAVs with a different editor; it could easily be that some uncommon additional information inside the files headers (markers, regions, text data about copyrights etc.) accidentally interferes with the VariOS-software.

Re: VariOS Encoding Problems?

30 Jul 2008, 06:10

Oh yes, this is a good idea, never thought about this because i write my wav files everytime in that format... Good idea, hop eit works now..

Please, GOV, let us know..

Frank

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Re: VariOS Encoding Problems?

30 Jul 2008, 13:35

Also, check out the post at the bottom of this page by The Audacity Works. The discussion is about the Fantom-X, but you may find his post relevant in regards to your problem.

Re: VariOS Encoding Problems?

31 Jul 2008, 12:58

Thanks for all the help, I will give it a try. I was pulling the wav files from a commercial WAV sound CD. I'll check what they are recorded at, that may be the problem. I did a test with exporting some vocal phrases out of DP5 in 16-bit, 44.1kHz AIFF format and it worked great.

Also good to know info that playing files with Windows Media Player will screw them up since it adds header info to the files. I was pulling direct from a CD and I use a Mac so that should not be the problem. But I wonder for future reference if QuickTime also adds header information to the file?