TotalSonic wrote on Wed, 09 December 2009 22:51 |
I don't agree with Alistair that your concerns aren't valid here.
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It is not that they are not valid here. It is that this is not the best place to solve the problem. This is first and foremost a technical problem with a technical answer. Not a listening problem. It can not even be determined by listening. Even if people claim they hear a difference, you still don't have any proof of anything!
Before even looking at the exported files, the first step is to look at the export methods. That is step 1. If it can be determined beyond a doubt that there are no errors in the export methodology then you can move on to further tests.
Step one hasn't even been touched on let alone determined beyond doubt. The fact that I seem to be the only one even questioning this shows that this is the wrong forum...
But OK, fair enough, lets assume there are no errors... Then you move on to the next step in a process of elimination. Most DAWs have a way to load a project without any plugins loading. So load the project without plugs and bounce with various sound cards. Does it null now?
If so you know it is a plugin issue and not Cubase as such. So you keep on working at it until you know what the problem is. You test on different systems. You test with different projects. You test with single files, two files, ten files,etc.
If you discover that there is a reproducible bug in Cubase, you contact Steinberg and maybe make a post on the Steinberg forums to see if other people can reproduce it too. If other users can and this is indeed a bug that affects many Cubase users, Steinberg release a patch in no time because of the uproar this kind of flaw would create. (Hopefully).
Going to a forum because you trust people's ears is a complete waste of time when the issue is a technical one. Ears can not be trusted. Certainly not anywhere near as much as good old methodological testing and a good process of elimination.
Alistair