Hello,
I need to check if I can use Patchwork as my main audio environment, which is based on some important requirements.
Here are some things related to audio routing and control that I need to check whether are possible with Patchwork:
-I have three inputs, they want to have a separate gain controlled via midi. Can it be done ?
-These inputs have to be routed to their specific Vsts ( let's call it first level processing chain, acts like an insert) and then converge to the same 2 parallel Vst chains ( let's call them second level processing chains, they act like aux sends which returns come back as via a channel input).
-The output of these 2 Vst chains has to be split so to offer its output to a Vst for looping AND to Patchwork's main physical outputs.
-The looper's output have to be processed through a Vst before being sent out to a physical output which has to be different from Patchwork's main physical output.
About control:
-Can I recall each single Vst preset separately ? I see the "PARAMS MAP" doesn't show the preset number. I don't want to use Patchwork's presets.
-Can I use several midi controllers for the same parameters without using external midi applications ( Midi OX or similar) to collapse them ?
Thank you for your time.
My best,
Luca
Patchwork (app): a few questions about routing
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 236 posts since 1 May, 2009 from Italy
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Blue Cat Audio Blue Cat Audio https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=39981 - KVRAF
- 5821 posts since 8 Sep, 2004 from Paris (France)
PatchWork has not been initially designed for such complex I/O routing in the first place, but it is still possible to achieve quite complex I/O routings using multiple plug-ins with specific I/O mapping for each.
- for the three inputs, you can add three mono gain plug-ins in series, each one assigned to a specific channel. Each gain plug-in can be controlled by MIDI (use the free Blue Cat's Gain Suite plug-ins for example).
- I am not exactly sure what you mean for the send/return here, but once the gains have been processed separately, all three channels are available to plug-ins down in the chain. And you can select which channels every plug-in processes, so it should let you do anything you want. For summing, you can use the Plug'n Script plug-in to sum several channels together to a single output.
- for output "splitting" it can also be achieved in a similar way: add the VST after the looper plug-in to a post slot, and select the appropriate channels for its inputs (let's say 1 and 2), but select other channels for its outputs (3 and 4 for example). After the plug-in, ch1 and ch2 will remain unchanged whereas ch3 and 4 will contain the output of the Vst.
About Control:
- PatchWork does not load sub plug-ins presets separately using MIDI, only its own presets.
- If all your controllers are configured to use the same MIDI CC number I guess you can use them all to control the same parameter. PatchWork will listen to all MIDI input ports, so it should receive all MIDI messages.
Hope this helps!
- for the three inputs, you can add three mono gain plug-ins in series, each one assigned to a specific channel. Each gain plug-in can be controlled by MIDI (use the free Blue Cat's Gain Suite plug-ins for example).
- I am not exactly sure what you mean for the send/return here, but once the gains have been processed separately, all three channels are available to plug-ins down in the chain. And you can select which channels every plug-in processes, so it should let you do anything you want. For summing, you can use the Plug'n Script plug-in to sum several channels together to a single output.
- for output "splitting" it can also be achieved in a similar way: add the VST after the looper plug-in to a post slot, and select the appropriate channels for its inputs (let's say 1 and 2), but select other channels for its outputs (3 and 4 for example). After the plug-in, ch1 and ch2 will remain unchanged whereas ch3 and 4 will contain the output of the Vst.
About Control:
- PatchWork does not load sub plug-ins presets separately using MIDI, only its own presets.
- If all your controllers are configured to use the same MIDI CC number I guess you can use them all to control the same parameter. PatchWork will listen to all MIDI input ports, so it should receive all MIDI messages.
Hope this helps!
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 236 posts since 1 May, 2009 from Italy
thank you so much for such a clear explanation.
I think this is a really interesting and well done application.
my best,
Luca
I think this is a really interesting and well done application.
my best,
Luca
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Blue Cat Audio Blue Cat Audio https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=39981
- KVRAF
- 5821 posts since 8 Sep, 2004 from Paris (France)
