energyXT - WIKI FAQs and TIPs
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- KVRAF
- 10366 posts since 2 Sep, 2003 from Surrey, UK
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- KVRAF
- 1981 posts since 29 Feb, 2004
Link fixed in FAQs.esl wrote:Thanks. In the FAQ there was a link to "Shifrin's chord presets". The link goes to this forum, but it seems to be dead. Any way to check out these presets?
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- KVRAF
- 1981 posts since 29 Feb, 2004
I have been testing different WIKI server-setups on my website.scuzzphut wrote:It can be populated initially by the existing documentation and then added to or edited by any user. There's an RSS feed of changes and you can upload screenshots etc. too.
It is very difficult to move the current documentation (HTM-format) onto a standard WIKI (which uses WIKI format), I have been testing for days now. It would take about 2 weeks to get the whole lot online...
Next problem making CHMs and PDFs from WIKI is not going to be easy.
Also making backups of WIKI pages do not seem to be reliable...
Also the different WIKIs all use a different formatting code...
I think the idea of a WIKI is good, if the pages are edited and saved natively in a flat text file structure (not a database) in HTM file format...
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- KVRAF
- 3723 posts since 17 Apr, 2002 from Scotland
Well, it might be possible to simply load the HTML page, copy the text, then paste it into the Wiki page. Formatting lost, but content transferred 
I see what you're saying though and you make some good points. This needs to be thought about and discussed a bit more ......
I see what you're saying though and you make some good points. This needs to be thought about and discussed a bit more ......
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 3002 posts since 24 Nov, 2003 from Heidelberg&Hamburg
Scuzzphut, I like your stylescuzzphut wrote:well, if one of our esteemed leaders would like to go to http://www.wikispaces.org/ ...
. Just now found this... you don't only recommend vstis that are very useful for me, you write funny too.Asseca will find the right way, I'm sure. I know more of Wickie.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 3002 posts since 24 Nov, 2003 from Heidelberg&Hamburg
By the way, until the Wiki will work (nice idea for the live section maybe too?) if you got ideas, Jens and scuzzphut and NAS and all, you can always write them here or pm them to me and I'd add them immediately to the TIPS or FAQs section. Not sure with pictures though, I'll ask Asseca about that.
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- KVRAF
- 25010 posts since 12 Jul, 2003 from West Caprazumia
I've got some automation guide for ya if you've got some use for it ( extracted from a pm I wrote these days)
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Automation:
- you can make automation-presets which you can save in categorised folders and easily load them when you need them.
- that way you can save standard-waveforms such as sine, square and sawtooth and use them as LFO's for any automatable vst-parameter.
- you can assign them to several tracks at once.
- also you can assign them to several parameters at once.
- you can easily duplicate automation-parts by pressing crtl+d.
- you can shrink/stretch them by pressing shift while dragging them.
- they are ghosted by default.
- you can mute them by pressing crtl+m.
- the little dot which changes the speed of the curve makes it very easy to draw complex curves.
- if you want to automate the volume of a track you need to route an envelope-track to it. Envelope-tracks are by default set to CC74 (don't ask me why). You can change this in the track header after having opened it for editing (double click the envelope-track header). But for now leave it at CC74. Now you only need to set the volume-fader to CC74. To do this right-click on the '1' right beside the level-meter of the audio-track and select 'map to CC' from the menu that opens now. Choose '74'. That's all.
If you have a template (e.g. your default project) with pre-defined tracks you can set them all to 74 which makes it easier to automate them.
- if you want to automate a vst/vsti parameter you again need to route the envelope-track to the track the vst/vsti is loaded to. Then you need to open the vst-gui and select 'CC-map' from the top left corner of the gui-window. Now a new small window pops up which for now has only one button: 'new' - click on it. Now you've got a parameter drop-down menu and on the left you can set the CC# - set it to '74' for a start. On the right you have minimum and maximum values. When the minimum value is bigger than the maximum value it turns the automation direction around.
If you want to automate further parameters simply click 'new' once more. -
- KVRAF
- 25010 posts since 12 Jul, 2003 from West Caprazumia
should I upload my automation-presets for sharing them?
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 3002 posts since 24 Nov, 2003 from Heidelberg&Hamburg
thanks a lot, Jens!!! That's great. And surely all of the ideas others have or will find can be used for the WIKI later too...
by the way, if you want to go on, Jens, go on . That's exactly what we need. I can simply copy that without changing a word into the FAQ. That's easy work 
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YES, YES (gets excited, tries to calm down), load them up!! Just wrote this, there came your next post.
by the way, if you want to go on, Jens, go on
. That's exactly what we need. I can simply copy that without changing a word into the FAQ. That's easy work .edit:
YES, YES (gets excited, tries to calm down), load them up!! Just wrote this, there came your next post.
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- KVRAF
- 25010 posts since 12 Jul, 2003 from West Caprazumia
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 3002 posts since 24 Nov, 2003 from Heidelberg&Hamburg
.By the way,we could do, if that wouldn't be too confusing, something with the TIPS (link HERE.)
All who want to send something interesting for others
- how you work
- problems with (yet) not implemented features you found a way to deal with....
- creative ideas how to use EnergyXT.......
could, if you got an own website, give me LINKS to your site. Then we could put the text in the TIPS-section and any further advice could be addressed like
"for more details, see scuzzphut, or plastique, or Jens...and so on?
And later you simply take your tuts and pics and texts to our wiki. The TIPS themselves could well be organized (Asseca does that very well) into chapters like LIVE, SEQUENCER, CREATIVE HINTS and what ever we like.
Or any other ideas?
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- KVRAF
- 25010 posts since 12 Jul, 2003 from West Caprazumia
Here's a new one:
How do I get rid of unused/'orphaned' audio-material I recorded?
- when you start a new project give it it's own sub-folder. Do this by choosing 'save as'
Right-click in the save-dialogue and select 'create-folder'. Important: Do this in any case feroe you make your first audio-recording. Save your project file in the new folder you just created (e.g. c:\song-projects\eXT-projects\song one\song1.ext)
- after that select 'song sample folder' from the 'options'-menu and choose the newly created folder. This means all the audio-files you record for this certain project go into this certain-folder.
- When you made an audio-recording (e.g. you recorded 12takes of vocals but you only need one composite-take out of it) and edited the result so that you are satisfied and when you are sure that you don't need the rest of the wave-file anymore double-click on the part(s) the wave-file resides in so that the editor opens. Double-click on the waveforms on all used channels in the editor and from the 'process menu' in the top-left corner choose 'trim'. Now eXT renders a trimmed copy of the audio-file and names it appropriately (e.g. when the original file is 'record_22.wav' the trimmed copy is named 'record_22_trim.wav and when you trim further bits of the same original audio-file the subsequent rtrimmed copy is called 'record_22_trim_1.wav' and so forth.
- Now if you did this with all of the audio-files you use in a project and you are sure that you are satisfied and don't need the original audio-files anymore because the trimmed copies are what you want you can savely close eXT and open the folder 'song one' in Windows' explorer and delete all audio-files that start with 'record*' but don't end with '*trim*.wav'.
- be careful though: if several different parts in the sequencer use the same recording trim them all!
- also you can now select 'show samples' from the 'options-menu' within eXT and delete all entries for the files you just deleted.
How do I get rid of unused/'orphaned' audio-material I recorded?
- when you start a new project give it it's own sub-folder. Do this by choosing 'save as'
Right-click in the save-dialogue and select 'create-folder'. Important: Do this in any case feroe you make your first audio-recording. Save your project file in the new folder you just created (e.g. c:\song-projects\eXT-projects\song one\song1.ext)
- after that select 'song sample folder' from the 'options'-menu and choose the newly created folder. This means all the audio-files you record for this certain project go into this certain-folder.
- When you made an audio-recording (e.g. you recorded 12takes of vocals but you only need one composite-take out of it) and edited the result so that you are satisfied and when you are sure that you don't need the rest of the wave-file anymore double-click on the part(s) the wave-file resides in so that the editor opens. Double-click on the waveforms on all used channels in the editor and from the 'process menu' in the top-left corner choose 'trim'. Now eXT renders a trimmed copy of the audio-file and names it appropriately (e.g. when the original file is 'record_22.wav' the trimmed copy is named 'record_22_trim.wav and when you trim further bits of the same original audio-file the subsequent rtrimmed copy is called 'record_22_trim_1.wav' and so forth.
- Now if you did this with all of the audio-files you use in a project and you are sure that you are satisfied and don't need the original audio-files anymore because the trimmed copies are what you want you can savely close eXT and open the folder 'song one' in Windows' explorer and delete all audio-files that start with 'record*' but don't end with '*trim*.wav'.
- be careful though: if several different parts in the sequencer use the same recording trim them all!
- also you can now select 'show samples' from the 'options-menu' within eXT and delete all entries for the files you just deleted.
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- KVRian
- 631 posts since 29 Feb, 2004
Perhaps this might be of interest
WORKAROUND Panning Automation of AudioTracks :
+ if you are about to mix a song, you might realize (as I did) that Jorgen hasn't yet implemented a Native "Map to CC" of the Panning function...and not every VSTi has some kind of Panning Control as well...
+ This is a nice Workaround recently suggested by Coder of the Orange Series, Benedikt :
+ Download : http://benedict.presetbank.net/Orange%2 ... on%201.zip
+ Use the ORANGE PEEL, which is a very basic Channel Strip Plugin, as insert to your audio track...now you can easily automate the internal Panning Control of Orange Peel. Orange peel is quite low CPU consuming, and you can do serveral other nice things with it, for example a bit LOFI Sound by using the Low/highPass Filters...
WORKAROUND Panning Automation of AudioTracks :
+ if you are about to mix a song, you might realize (as I did) that Jorgen hasn't yet implemented a Native "Map to CC" of the Panning function...and not every VSTi has some kind of Panning Control as well...
+ This is a nice Workaround recently suggested by Coder of the Orange Series, Benedikt :
+ Download : http://benedict.presetbank.net/Orange%2 ... on%201.zip
+ Use the ORANGE PEEL, which is a very basic Channel Strip Plugin, as insert to your audio track...now you can easily automate the internal Panning Control of Orange Peel. Orange peel is quite low CPU consuming, and you can do serveral other nice things with it, for example a bit LOFI Sound by using the Low/highPass Filters...
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