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6. APPENDIX
Host-specific issues
Some hosts do not support multiple outputs from plugin instruments. At this time,
we are aware that Sonic Foundry Acid 4.0 and Digidesign ProTools fall into this
category.
To get around this limitation, we suggest you use the ReWire application in these
hosts.
Emagic's Logic Audio has a limitation of 16 outputs from plugin instruments. If the
BFD All plugin is loaded in Logic, it automatically detects that Logic is the host and
uses the 16th output for both Cymbal 2 and Cymbal 3.
To get any the multiple output version of BFD to work in specific hosts please refer
to the “Installation and Getting Started” section.
Troubleshooting
• I'm not hearing any sound!
Chances are that you have not yet loaded a kit. Also, many sequencers (such as
Logic) require you to record-enable a MIDI track, or enable live MIDI input in order
to get MIDI input to it.
• There is a noticeable delay between pressing a key on my MIDI keyboard
and hearing the sound.
This is a symptom of latency, something which all CPU-based processing suffers
from. Latency can be reduced by using a better soundcard with well-written driv-
ers. Latency also depends upon the speed of your computer processor: even if
your soundcard supports very low latencies (for example RME cards are capable
of going down to 1.5ms, lower than the latency of many hardware synths) it takes
a heavy amount of processing power in order to actually achieve this.