Popping sound when using VST Plugins

If you take a look at this thread, you’ll see that others are struggling to get Keyscape to run without buffer underrun as well - even on a pretty high-powered i7 machine with 32GB of RAM.

So it looks like Keyscape is truly a demanding resource-hog; maybe not the best instrument for live use? Maybe start out with some more resource-friendly plugins to build your setup and work your way up towards the more demanding ones step by step.

My favorite resource-friendly instruments as possible substitutes to Keyscape are:

  • Addictive Keys (XLN Audio)
  • Lounge Lizard (AAS)
  • Pianoteq 6

These should cover a lot of similar ground - not at the same quality level, but definitely good enough for live use! I’ve got them at the core of my live setup (current pre-loaded setlist around 160 plugins!), and I use them with absolute confidence.

There is also a whole thread on resource-efficient instruments that lend themselves best to live use - look here.

Cheers,

Torsten

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