sd0453 Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Hi All, I'm applying a tremolo snapshot on one of my tracks (Reaper is my DAW) and I keep noticing issues with the tremolo tempo synching. I'm using the clock feature and I've set it to sync with the host tempo. There are no tempo changes in the song, it is simply just 100 bpm, and I'm using 1/16 effect on the tremolo. I am recording dry guitars and then applying the effect, and the dry guitar track is perfectly in time. However for some reason, the playback with the tremolo effect will sound correct sometimes, but other times when I play it back, it sounds off time. Is this a known glitch? I know this seems like a really strange phenomenon, but I am certain that the playback is sounding different every time. I'm wondering if it has to do with the DAW, or where I'm starting from, or what. I noticed this in the past as well, and have avoided tremolo until now since it has been so fickle. Would love to hear if anyone has seen this issue before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sd0453 Posted December 17, 2019 Author Share Posted December 17, 2019 At this point my best guess is that maybe when someone applies a fast tremolo effect, like a 1/16, to a dry guitar track, the track must be tracked absolutely perfectly in time or the echo noise will sound more and more off time in playback. I thought my timing was perfect, because it sounds fine without tremolo, but it is off by a few millseconds when I zoom in really close. Maybe the tremolo sounds off because of this? I didn't think it would matter because I assumed it would just follow the host tempo and adjust accordingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmniFace Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 See this: https://line6.com/support/topic/53563-host-sync-doesnt-control-modulation-lfo-start Basically, the LFO for the tremelo is always running at the defined tempo. So depending on when the tremelo turns on, or the DAW starts playback, the cycle may be at the top, or bottom, or somewhere in between. Looks like the hardware works the same. Even down to the Bass Pod XT I have. If your tremelo effect is minor and just giving you the "warble" you would use from a Fender amp or something, then the timing doesn't really matter. But if you're using more extreme tremelo sounds like I'm trying to do, your best bet is to try to find the sweet spot to start playback from, and freeze the track for the tremelo effect at least. Or try to use another tremelo plugin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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