I'm auditioning the bass sounds that came with the latest version of ST3.x, but most of them are too low in volume to be usable. Is this a known issue? I searched the forum but didn't find anything specific about this.
None of the "release notes" associated with any update offers anything about this.
The "Fretless J Bass" is loud enough to be usable, and the "Produced Upright Bass" will actually peak in the red (in ST3.x's meters) if you hit a key hard enough. Many of the others barely move the meters 1/3 of the way off "silent"; most don't even go half-way into the green area on the levels.
Here's a short list of some of the bass patches/sounds that are nowhere near the same level as the "usable" ones:
The entire 4001 Bass set. Every sound in there.
MM 5-String Bass (Pick)
Hollow Body (Finger and Pick)
J Bass (Pick): Almost every sound in there.
P Bass: Basically everything other than the "Motown" sounds. The "Pick Flat-wound" sets are laughably low, barely lighting the first segment in the meter!
For whatever reason, IKMM has an EQ and compressor on EVERY instrument in ST2.5x and ST3.x sounds. Most of these sounds also have an additional compressor. Why can't the sounds for the bass be more consistent?!?
Turning up the loudspeaker/headphone monitor level or turning up ST3.x's output is NOT a solution here, because the NEXT bass sound you audition could blow your speakers or damage your hearing!
What's going on here, guys? I have all the latest updates installed, and this ONLY happens with certain bass sounds. I really like ST3.x, and I'm trying to incorporate it into my projects more, but things like this (and other stuff I haven't bothered to report) make it unusable.
Thanks.
Steve