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Re: basic Bidule question



... hi michael

i second per's option.
audioswitcher is the sexiest feature in bidule.

now you've got the power in your hands.
use it carefully!!

raül.

2009/2/23 Tilmann Dehnhard <tilmann@dehnhard.com>:
> per, thanx a lot for sharing this again.
>
> tilmann
>
> Per Boysen schrieb:
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 9:53 PM, Michael Peters <mp@mpeters.de> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I'm currently having fun using my new Nanokontrol to control faders in
>>> Bidule. The Nanokontrol has buttons too. Is it possible to set the
>>> processing mode of VST instruments using midi? It would be cool to use
>>> the
>>> buttons to toggle between "processing" and "mute" so that I can
>>> completely
>>> switch off stuff that I don't need at the moment, without fumbling 
>around
>>> with mouse and context menus. But the "control with midi" menu only
>>> contains
>>> all the program internal commands, not the processing mode.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Answer:
>> Work with the parameter Bidule calls "Processing Mode". It can be sett
>> to "processing", "bypass" and some other alternatives.
>>
>> Comment:
>> Personally I prefer another concept though, which is to use the Bidule
>> object called "Audio Switcher". It is in essence a big on/off jack
>> router for both audio signal paths and audio producing virtual
>> instruments (VST or AU). The Audio Switcher takes an audio input at
>> the input tags on the roof and directs it to the selected output tag
>> under the bottom. Each output tag is hard-wired to a MIDI Program
>> Change (1 - 128) and as you select one, all others are automatically
>> putting its connected effect/instrument chain into "non processing
>> mode". This is a total CPU saving method of swapping between up to 128
>> signal paths, allowing you to build very CPU demanding chains (since
>> the non working chains are offloaded the CPU). I tend to prefer
>> setting up the same insruments/effects in many parallel chains
>> connected to an Audio Switcher, rather than manipulating the Process
>> Mode of certain devices in the chain. This whole shebang can also be
>> connected to a Bidule Group (custom made thingy) called "Tail
>> Preservation" that listens to the signal and fades out a chain you are
>> leaving so reverb tails and high release sounds will not be
>> immediately cut by the new signal path taking over.
>>
>> I don't know what computer you are using, but I have found that Bidule
>> under Windows has the multi core support working better than the same
>> Bidule session running under OS X (on the same computer that is, my
>> MacBook). Just telling, so you won't lose time trying to get the multi
>> core/processor working under OS X. Bidule is still in beta ;-))
>>
>> Greetings from Sweden
>>
>> Per Boysen
>> www.boysen.se
>> www.perboysen.com
>>
>>
>>
>
>



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