FL Studio & MIDI Problems

[fallward]

Originally Posted by MBTC

When they say avoid using a USB hub, they mean a physical hub that lets you connect multiple USB devices to. On something like a laptop with limited USB ports, that may seem like a silly request, but the problem with USB hubs is that other devices connected to the same hub can adversely affect the overall USB performance. They are simply saying to try plugging the Virus directly to the computer with no other devices on that port.

I tried FL and a TI2many years ago and was not happy (returned the Virus). I can't say how many of the problems I encountered were related to FL itself, the PC I was using at the time, the state of the Virus driver at the time, etc. This was approx. 2009.

More recently I use Cubase and a Snow, on a PC that has a dedicated USB card, and I still wasn't content with the audio streaming performance over USB. So, my solution was to ditch USB for audio streaming, using it only for MIDI. The audio outs of the Snow go to ins on my auto interface. The USB is used only for MIDI data / to interface the PC with the Virus Control plug-in.

It works great, no more guessing or unpredictability. More cables to deal with but I'll take that tradeoff any day.

Hmm I'm not sure if I understand. I'm still a noob when it comes to audio setup (been producing for 7 years, and just started buying hardware). I have a Traktor Kontrol S4 that I can use as a sound card, are you saying ditch the Virus as a soundcard and connect more audio cables from the virus to the Kontrol s4? So I'll have my monitors / Virus audio cables hooked up to the Kontrol S4?