Re: basic Bidule question

[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.
>>     
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>
> 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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