Noatikl FAQ
- Where can I hear some example music created with Noatikl?
- How do I install Noatikl?
- I've downloaded the software, but when trying to install get a message saying the download has been corrupted?
- When I install Noatikl VSTi on Windows, why can't my host software find the plug-in?
- When I launch Noatikl on Mac either as standalone or as VST within a host and try to open a new file it quits (and forces the host to quit also)?
- I want to get started quickly - where are the video tutorials?
- Where is the manual / user guide?
- What Sequencers support interactive MIDI?
- Should I use the standalone or plugin version?
- I've got keyboard problems with Noatikl VSTi under Sonar 6...
- I've got timing problems with Noatikl VSTi under Sonar...
- Do you have a VST MIDI Effect for Cubase, or a DXi for Sonar/Cakewalk?
- Directing MIDI out
- I hear silence, help!
- Can I create and add in my own Templates?
- Why can't I attach the Noatikl AU to my Logic track?
- Why isn't my Product Key accepted?
- Can I run Noatikl under Linux?
- Where can I hear some example music created with Noatikl?
See the examples page or the the tutorials page for how to find some great examples of Noatikl in action!
» top - How do I install Noatikl?
See the installing Noatikl page for how to install the various Noatikl variants on your system!
» top - I've downloaded the software, but when trying to install get a message saying the download has been corrupted?
In this sort of case, it almost certainly means that your Web Browser file cache is corrupted. You'll need to refresh/clear this cache, and try the download again.
» top - When I install Noatikl VSTi on Windows, why can't my host software find the plug-in?
Almost certainly, the issue is that you've not told your sequencer(s) to scan the appropriate folder for the Noatikl VSTi. The folder in question is (depending on your system):
- c:\Program Files\VSTPlugins (32-bit Noatikl VSTi: Windows XP, or 32-bit Windows 7/Vista)
- c:\Program Files (x86)\VSTPlugins (32-bit Noatikl VSTi: Windows XP, or 32-bit Windows 7/Vista)
- c:\Program Files\VSTPlugins (64-bit Noatikl VSTi: 64-bit Windows 7/Vista)
- When I launch Noatikl on Mac either as standalone or as VST within a host and try to open a new file it quits (and forces the host to quit also)?
This is the result of an oddity we've seen in some Macs. Please try the following simple steps.
- Try this first
- Go to "System Preferences"
- Select "Displays"
- Choose the "Color" Tab
- Uncheck the "Show profile for this display only"
- Select the "sRGB IEC61966-2.1" profile
- If the above doesn't work, then please try this:
- Select Options menu
- Select "Reset Column Widths"
- Try this first
- I want to get started quickly - where are the video tutorials?
See the tutorials page for a lot of video tutorials on using noatikl!
» top - Where is the manual / user guide?
- What Sequencers support interactive MIDI?
- Should I use the standalone or plugin version?
- I've got keyboard problems with Noatikl VSTi under Sonar 6...
Sonar 6 currently (as of Sonar 6.2) has buggy handling of keyboard events for VSTis and DXi/MFX plug-ins, and the Noatikl plug-ins are affected by this to some extent under Sonar 6!
The symptoms are that when using the Noatikl VSTi in Sonar 6.... various keys don't respond until you release them; and then also appear in UPPER CASE rather than lower case. These keys include the following: abcdefghiklmnopqstuvxz ...
We have logged this as a bug with Cakewalk. If it annoys you (and we're sure it will!), then do please feel free to ask Cakewalk when they'll get around to fixing the problem!
We think the reason is that historically not many plug-ins have great support for keyboard handling. We've worked hard to put great keyboard handling in Noatikl; and some operations such as naming Voices etc. of course rely on typing on your keyboard.
Note that in Sonar 6, the VST host window includes a new button on the top right of its toolbar, which says on the tooltip "Give all keystrokes to Plug-in". However, enabling this seems to make no difference at all to the plug-in behaviour...!
If you have problems where, for example, you want to name a Voice with lower case 'a' characters, but keeping seeing 'A' instead, then consider using the standalone version of Noatikl to change the name before re-opening in Noatikl VSTi under Sonar!
» top - I've got timing problems with Noatikl VSTi under Sonar...
Sonar's VSTi host adaptor implementation has (historically) a pretty sloppy interpretation of MIDI event times generated by VSTi plug-ins such as Noatikl. Current versions of Sonar may have addressed this, of course.
If you are experiencing this problem, consider sending MIDI data from Noatikl VSTi to Sonar via a MIDI Yoke port, rather than sending them directly through the MIDI sequencer pipeline. Believe it or not, this gives far better timing accuracy when you hear Noatikl's music render by your Sonar-hosted software synths!
» top - Do you have a VST MIDI Effect for Cubase, or a DXi for Sonar/Cakewalk?
No: You should use the VSTi plug-in.
» top - Directing MIDI out
Whichever variant of Noatikl you use, you will need to specify the MIDI output device to which Noatikl sends its MIDI data.
If you are running within Cubase or other sequencers which do not support MIDI routing from one VST to another then, you must, select any value other than "Sequencer MIDI Pipeline" (otherwise you will just hear silence). If you are using Sonar, Reaper, or some other VSTi Host which allows MIDI data to be routed from one VSTi into another one, then you may select any of the available options though you are most likely to want to select the "Sequencer MIDI Pipeline" option.
Mac users using the Noatikl Audio Unit (AU) - you must route the output via an IAC port to a suitable synth device.
See the installing Noatikl page for how further information on how to configure the various Noatikl variants on your system!
» top - I hear silence, help!
See this entry in the Noatikl User Guide!
» top - Can I create and add in my own Templates?
Sure, of course! See this entry in the Noatikl User Guide. Once you have created your zipped template(s), and put them in the right folder, then you will see them listed when you select File New.
» top - Why can't I attach the Noatikl AU to my Logic track?
You need to attach the Noatikl AU to an instrument track, and NOT an audio track. If you try adding to an audio track, the Noatikl AU won't be listed!
» top - Why isn't my Product Key accepted?
If you purchased a licence to for a specific Noatikl plugin (e.g. Noatikl VST), then you have to enter your Product Key into that same Noatikl plugin as it will not be accepted by Noatikl Standalone. We have an upgrade available if you would like to move to Noatikl Full Product.
If you are entering your Product Key into a plugin on a Windows PC, then you might need to ensure that you are running the host software (e.g. Reaper 3) "as Administrator" in order to get the product key to stick.
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