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thanks per. i'll do some testing and see what the cpu load is like when i have multiple instances loaded, but only one of them active sim On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 7:18 PM, Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 4:07 PM, Simeon Harris > <simeonharris40@googlemail.com> wrote: >> a cc to >> select the one i want, but if i drop a softsynth into live, how do i >> go about selecting presets from it? > > > I'm afraid changing preset, by external MIDI, in a loaded plugin > instrument isn't a good idea. It is possible, if the plugin supports > it, but chances are Live will crash or stutter with noise. The reason > for this is that Live is a DAW and as such allocates a memory buffer > for the plugin and if the plugin goes away and another comes in this > buffer assigning has to be done all over - which is sketchy in DAW > play mode to say the least. > > A way to get around it is to do like we use to do in the Bidule host; > assigning a MIDI event to mute a plugin and un-mute another. Mainstage > uses the same strategy but refined to pre-load all virtual instrument > presets into RAM when you boot the session. This makes it possible to > hot-swap multiple plugin settings for a new set of settings. > > You could set up multiple tracks in Live, each one with an instance of > the same instrument plugin but set to different sound patches. Then > you simply assign your pedals to un-mute one while muting the others. > However, this may cost some extra CPU resources as Live doesn't allow > muted plugins to be offloaded the CPU in the same grade as Bidule > (with the Audio Switcher instance swapping trick) and Mainstage. > > You may also use the computer's up/down arrow keys to scroll n load > presets for an instrument plugin. I'm finding that pretty neat. > > Greetings from Sweden > > Per Boysen > www.boysen.se > www.perboysen.com > www.looproom.com internet music hub > >