Right now, I'm using Cakewalk Music Creator Pro24 for my VST host (with the Cakewalk VST Adapter), and it works fine. Unfortunately, it's not that good for live performance - it doesn't even support splits or layers. I use it for sequencing, and it's really great at that, but I do a lot of live playing. Are there any good live performance VST hosts out there that aren't very expensive, or if possible, free?
P.S. You can use SynthEdit to do layers and splits and stuff, but I can't get it to work with ASIO. I have a Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS soundcard with ASIO support.
Live Performance Host
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- KVRer
- 16 posts since 22 Oct, 2004
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- KVRist
- 45 posts since 10 Jun, 2005
http://www.ableton.com/ 500€
http://www.plogue.com/ 50€ or so
http://www.audiomulch.com/ 40€ or so
http://www.xt-hq.com/ 40€
First one is more loop based. The others are modular hosts.
Prices are not accurate, sorry.
I bought ableton for 250€. There was a lite version in my audio interface (m-audio) box which contained an offer to upgrade for 250€.
http://www.plogue.com/ 50€ or so
http://www.audiomulch.com/ 40€ or so
http://www.xt-hq.com/ 40€
First one is more loop based. The others are modular hosts.
Prices are not accurate, sorry.
I bought ableton for 250€. There was a lite version in my audio interface (m-audio) box which contained an offer to upgrade for 250€.
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- KVRian
- 529 posts since 7 Apr, 2003 from Nashville
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 16 posts since 22 Oct, 2004
I tried MiniHost before - I'm pretty sure you can only load one intstrument at a time.
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- KVRAF
- 4878 posts since 13 Jun, 2002 from Montreal
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- KVRian
- 529 posts since 7 Apr, 2003 from Nashville
Add CTAF's Multifxvst, a free chainer that really opens MiniHost wide.mystiscool wrote:I tried MiniHost before - I'm pretty sure you can only load one intstrument at a time.
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- KVRist
- 177 posts since 4 May, 2005 from Maryland
Cakewalk P5 v2. If you wanna stick with Cake.
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- KVRAF
- 3475 posts since 6 Oct, 2001 from europe-norway-oslo
why not run energyXT as a "subhost" in Cakewalk. Just load it into a track, so that you feed midi into it. Then in energyXT load your favorite VSTs (sorry, no DXI support) and use its MIDI Pathcer to make splits and layers and Arpeggiator (phrase sequencer) for drums or basses etc. Great fun. www.xt-hq.com/download (go for the latest beta). The eXT forum at http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=36mystiscool wrote:Right now, I'm using Cakewalk Music Creator Pro24 for my VST host (with the Cakewalk VST Adapter), and it works fine. Unfortunately, it's not that good for live performance - it doesn't even support splits or layers. I use it for sequencing, and it's really great at that, but I do a lot of live playing. Are there any good live performance VST hosts out there that aren't very expensive, or if possible, free?
P.S. You can use SynthEdit to do layers and splits and stuff, but I can't get it to work with ASIO. I have a Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS soundcard with ASIO support.
cheers
jorgen
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- KVRAF
- 4222 posts since 23 Feb, 2004 from Tucson Arizona USA
If you've got eXT, why on earth would you want to use Cakewalk?jorgen wrote:
why not run energyXT as a "subhost" in Cakewalk.
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- KVRAF
- 5350 posts since 8 Aug, 2003 from Berlin Germany
I've used Buzz for all my live shows thus far but I think I might be switching to Live 5 (when I comit the funds 
) if not I'll use XT
) if not I'll use XT-
- KVRAF
- 1619 posts since 19 Aug, 2004 from Toronto
The Metasurface feature of AudioMulch is freeaking amazing, don't miss it. Not all VST and VSTi plugs work with it, but I can drop you a list of ones that do if you want.
Do you have a virtual midi cable of some sort?
Do you have a virtual midi cable of some sort?
drab