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Pro L2 VST3 Dither doesn't work in Ableton L10
Hello!
I work in Ableton Live 10.1.9 - Mac Osx 10.13.6.
When I use the VST2 version of Pro L2, and turn on the dithering, i can see the background noise on the Ableton meter (it is usually around -70dbfs)
When I use the VST3 version, there is no background noise ... it is completely silent ........
I also tried on Reaper and this thing doesn't happen ....... in both versions (VST2 and VST3), I can see the background noise on the meter .......
Do you think it's normal?
Thank you!
Stefano — Jun 25, 2020
This happens when the input is silent. The VST3 plug-in detects this condition and also returns silence as a CPU-saving measure. All VST3 plug-ins do this. Once you do a test with a non-silent input, you will get the dithering noise (but it is of course harder to measure this way).
Cheers,
Thank You!
Stefano