Re: bidule users - live usage & "presets"

[james fowler <twostroke@gmail.com>]

"I also noticed that more 
often than not, Bidule crashes when I open another layout while one is 
already open. They say this is due to the poor programming  and memory 
handling of one or more of the plugins I use. <sigh>  This seems 
to be a downside of the modular plugin idea."

hmm...just tried to replicate your problem and failed.  i have multiple sequencers running, multiple vst instruments, multiple effects, etc.  every time i opened a new layout without stopping the current playback, it simply stopped playback and loaded the new layout.  but like simeon said, i'd remove that potential monkey wrench from the gears by simply truncating the current audio.  

"I too made that false assumption first. The name "Audio Switcher" may
be misleading because it works even without an audio through-put. I
have used that technique in Bidule setups to activate and deactivate
huge systems of MIDI driven software instruments and effect plugins.
Just look at it as an advanced and totally programmable "on/off
button"  :-))

If you "don't know", just set up a small pilot test for five minutes
to see how it works."

thanks again for the insight and clarification...i'll have a look at it in the manual (bidule really needs a better manual) and of course dummy something up and go exploring.

i'll report back once i've come up with something...in case anyone is curious.

- jim