I thought that it was pretty clear. There is a native version of the plugin, perhaps with a common platform independent core. This native plugin runs like any other plugin, but, it is also has code to communicate with the S1 and ship the "plugout" version over USB. Once you've done this you can switch the S1 to plugout mode and the plugin/out is running in the S1. In all the videos, this seems to be a manual process. So I take from this that normally, the plugin/out will run as a plugin on your DAW and the S1 is nothing but a spendy controller for that plugin.T-CM11 wrote:But on what does the plugin run when the S1 is connected? According to the information on their site:core wrote:From http://www.roland.com/products/en/SH-101_PLUG-OUT/T-CM11 wrote:Maybe it just acts as a midi editor when the S1 is connected?Shy wrote:Wait, so this hardware has an x86 CPU? I find it hard to believe they'd write two versions of the synth, one for x86 and one for some Motorola DSP or something.
So it runs as a plugin in a DAW, also without the system-1 connected, and it also runs on system-1 without your computer connected. I quite like that.Go beyond the original hardware with enhanced tone shaping options and seamless DAW integration via AU and VSTi plugin interfaces. Full PLUG-OUT support means you can use SYSTEM-1 as a dedicated controller and even use the SH-101 without a computer. The freedom of hardware. The flexibility of software. The sound of a legend.
http://www.roland.com/products/en/SH-101_PLUG-OUT/ -> Details
"SH Evolved
Go beyond the original hardware with enhanced tone shaping options and seamless DAW integration via AU and VSTi plugin interfaces. Full PLUG-OUT support means you can use SYSTEM-1 as a dedicated controller and even use the SH-101 without a computer."
So... a midi editor/controller.
If nord had bothered to integrate their G2 "demo" with their editor and wrap both into a plugin, we could have had this with a much more interesting synth ten years ago. I would still pay for that today. With the nord, it actually made sense to me, honestly, I still don't get it with the S1.