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... 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 >> >> >> > > -- The Playing Orchestra: http://www.telefonica.net/web2/tpo Chain Tape Collective: http://www.ct-collective.com TPO at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/theplayingorchestra TPO at Jamendo: http://www.jamendo.com