Re: New "Virtual Repeater" Software Announced...

[midifriedchicken@comcast.net]

Per,

I see you use Bidule. Can you describe how you use it a little? How would it compare to Live 6? Is it completely different? I was looking at and trying to figure how its used.

Thanks

MFC

> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com> 
>
> > On 15 aug 2007, at 15.55, Doug Cox wrote: 
> > 
> > > Per, 
> > > 
> > > It looks like it may also operate as a VST. In the "Features" 
> > > list, there are two lines: 
> > > 
> > > VST Effects hosting 
> > > VST Effect operation mode 
> > > That second line gives me hope that it might run as a VST. (fingers 
> > > crossed!) 
> > 
> > 
> > Oops... I missed that one! This was good news! :-)) This means you 
> > can include the Virtual Repeater VST in a looping rig you set up in 
> > Bidule. Nice. 
> > 
> > > Definitely nothing about AU though. 
> > 
> > I don't have a big problem with that because I don't use many VST 
> > plug-ins and when I use a Mac I can mix VST and AU in the 
> same Bidule 
> > setup. I have already done my homework to test out and finding a 
> > couple of correctly coded VST2.0 plug-ins that I can rely on. 
> > 
> > Another cool thing I've heard, that I yet have to test myself, is 
> > that on a Mac you can save a Bidule set-up, including VST plug-ins, 
> > as a Group that work fine in the AU plug-in version of Bidule (Bidule 
> > AU is only available to "Early Bird license" owners). Even though 
> > this Bidule AU setup runs VST plug-ins you can load the AU into an AU 
> > host that normally would not load VST plug-ins. This looks like a 
> > good strategy for running the Virtual Repeater inside the AU host 
> > Numerology. This will give you all the good stuff in modular 
> > sequencing combined with time-stretch compatible audio looping. You 
> > will be able to send sequences of commands to the looper and even 
> > keep those commands quantized to a Groove Template Clock that it
> self 
> > can be instantly adjusted (while you perform) from a MIDI expression 
> > pedal etc. One of the classic key element production tools in 
> > electronic dance music finally made available for audio looping. 
> > 
> > Greetings from Sweden 
> > 
> > Per Boysen 
> > www.boysen.se (Swedish) 
> > www.looproom.com (international) 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >