General information

Freqtube is a real-time hardware based plugin and real-time rendering needs to be used in your DAW project when bouncing or recording (not off-line bounce).

The freqport system runs separately to the main audio I/O used in your DAW. Use a Core Audio or ASIO driver as your DAW main audio interface and ensure your project plays in real-time without audio dropouts or cpu overloads before using freqtube.

1. Make sure that freqtube is not selected as audio device
2. Disable freqtube in your MIDI settings
3. Freqtube HUB  must have access to the microphone in the system settings (MAC) 
4. Buffer Size: preferably set to 512 (or any setting from 32 up to 1024)
5. Always close all open projects/sessions before opening a new project - some DAW's may not release hardware instances for new projects unless currently loaded projects are closed first.
6. It's recommended to disable all Plug-in Nap features
   

Ableton

1. Preferences->Audio Devices-> ensure that freqtube is NOT selected for any device
2. Preferences->Link/Midi->Midi Input/Output-> ensure freqtube is DISABLED for all midi (Track, Sync, Remote).
3. Options->Delay compensation-> Enable.
4. Preferences->Audio-> Buffer Size: set to 512 (or any setting from 32 up to 1024).
5. When exporting (bouncing) in real-time please follow Ableton requirements in the link below:
   

Logic

1. Preferences->MIDI->INPUTS [Disable Freqtube tickbox]
2. Preferences->AUDIO->General-> Plug-In Latency Compensation -> All (with pre-roll)
3. Preferences->AUDIO->Devices->Process Buffer Range->Small
4. I/O buffer size set to 512 (or any setting from 32 up to 1024).
5. On first use Logic may try to use freqtube as its main audio interface, select "Don't Use", or follow next step.
6. Preferences->AUDIO->Devices->Output/Input devices ensure that freqtube is NOT selected (this step will be required if you selected "Use" in previous step).
   

Studio One

1. Please ensure that VST3 and AU versions are not loaded together in same project.
2. Recommend that the Device Block Size is not greater than 1024.
3. When using Drop Out Protection setting ensure that Process Block Size is not greater than 2048.
4. Always "File:Close All" projects before opening a project (Studio One may not release freqtube instances for new projects unless currently loaded projects are closed first).
5. Recommend to disable the Plug-in Nap feature.
   
6. [Windows only] issue: When exporting StudioOne can mistakenly mute freqtube or close the hub. To workaround this start Export mix while already playing and "shake the box" to workaround this known StudioOne issue. Please check back here for status update in near future.
   

Reason

1. Preferences-> Audio-> Audio Device: ensure that freqtube is NOT selected for any device
2. Preferences-> Audio-> Buffer Size: set to 512 (or any setting from 32 up to 1024).
3. Preferences-> MIDI-> Easy MIDI Inputs: ensure freqtube is DISABLED
4. Reason does not support real-time export, but you can record to a new audio track
   

Bitwig

1. Settings -> Audio -> ensure that freqtube is NOT selected for any device
2. Settings -> Synchronization->Midi Input/Output-> ensure freqtube is DISABLED
3. Settings->Audio-> Buffer Size: set to 512 (or any setting from 32 up to 1024).
   

Reaper

1. Settings-> Audio-> Device: ensure that freqtube is NOT selected for any device
2. Settings-> Audio-> Device-> Block Size: set to 512 (or any setting from 32 up to 1024).
3. Settings-> Audio-> MIDI Devices: ensure freqtube is DISABLED
4. Settings-> Audio: Auto-bypass FX is DISABLED 
5. When exporting (bouncing) in real-time Go to: File-> Render-> Options: "Online Render" 
   

FL Studio

1. Settings-> Audio-> Audio Device: ensure that freqtube is NOT selected for any device
2. Settings-> Audio-> Buffer Size: set to 512 (or any setting from 32 up to 1024).
3. Settings-> MIDI: ensure freqtube is DISABLED
4. Fl-Studio does not support real-time export, but you can record to a new audio track
   

Cubase/Nuendo 

1. Use ASIO-Guard Off, Low or Normal audio Priority Boost,  and for MIDI we highly recommend to ensure freqtube is NOT selected. 
2. Ensure freqtube is not selected in any device in Studio->Audio Connections.
   

Protools

1. Setup->Playback Engine->  ensure that freqtube is NOT selected for Playback Engine.
2. Setup->Playback Engine->H/W Buffer Size->  Ideally set to 512 or lower (if set to 1024 then the "Lower Latency" setting in Hub is not supported).
3. Setup->MIDI->MIDI Input Devices-> ensure freqtube is DISABLED for all midi (Track, Sync, Remote).
4. Options->Delay compensation-> Enable.