KVR Audio

camsr · Post by **camsr** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:54 am

How can it be done? For example, I want to setup a chorus effect, and then take a microphone and run it through the chorus without having to record anything beforehand. What can do this? Something that just simply takes my soundcards input, runs it through VST effects, and then finally outputs it in real time.

Lunch Money · Post by **Lunch Money** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:56 am

I can't think of a sequencer/host that will NOT let you do this. They all do it. Take your pick.

camsr · Post by **camsr** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:57 am

I dont believe FL does this. Does it?

Lunch Money · Post by **Lunch Money** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:11 am

I don't know from FL, but it has its roots in step-sequencing and MIDI. I'm not sure what its audio sequencing capabilities are, but I've always been under the impression they were sort of cobbled-together. So, you might be right about FL, but that'd be the only one I can think of.

If you really just want it for realtime, you can look at something like SpinAudio's VMC or Brainspawn's Forte.

Greg

camsr · Post by **camsr** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:18 am

What about Toby's MiniHost? Anyone know?

Ill check those things out, thanks Lunch Monay

Lunch Money · Post by **Lunch Money** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:22 am

MiniHost will work, but only one effect at a time.

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:25 am

download the Live5 demo ... you can do what you want there ... Kristal will do it too i think

camsr · Post by **camsr** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:29 am

I can't run anyyhing that requires SSE, im using an old athlon chip atm. Il have to look at the system specs for Live. Anything else?

ghost863boy · Post by **ghost863boy** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:31 am

FL Studio DOES do what you are asking if you use asio.

Arm a mixer track with the little disk button on the bottom right.
Setup the fx chain you want to monitor and then choose your input from the bottom left and what output you want to use (soundcard) at bottom right. If you set it up properly you can monitor your mike input thru the fx and you can record by pressing record button on transport (it will be recorded WITH fx).

There are ways to monitor with fx and record without them also, but if you can figure this out, you can figure that out. Just involves using two tracks instead of one.

camsr · Post by **camsr** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:37 am

Well I dont have asio approved soundcard. I can try Asio4all but I don't know how to get it to work with FL. I've only had to use it for MiniHost.

Sickle · Post by **Sickle** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:39 am

Install ASIO4all, open your prefered host and select it under 'Audio (card)settings'..

If you want to use MiniHost, go ahead and grab that, then load EnergyXT inside it, build your FX chain in the main window, then hit record..

Done.

ASIO4all runs great with FL Studio.

camsr · Post by **camsr** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 2:54 am

hey guys thanks for telling me. Asio4all did the trick!

Newbie Brad · Post by **Newbie Brad** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:16 am

Lunch Money wrote:MiniHost will work, but only one effect at a time.

Add CTAF's MultiFXVST chainer to TobyBear's MiniHost. MultiFXVST is a free VST chainer. All of a sudden you can run chains of VST and VSTi in MiniHost. Voila. With MultiFXVST you may save your presets for free. To save your presets with energy costs $40-$50.

camsr · Post by **camsr** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 7:21 am

I got a problem. Asio4all causes these frequent dropouts that cause a recording problem for me. I tried increasing the buffer size but that only made the dropouts less frequent. Is this a bug? whats wrong here.

juha_p · Post by **juha_p** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 7:53 am

camsr wrote:I got a problem. Asio4all causes these frequent dropouts that cause a recording problem for me. I tried increasing the buffer size but that only made the dropouts less frequent. Is this a bug? whats wrong here.

System specs and info for the soft/plugins you're using, would help.
Also did you try those extra settings on ASIO panel?

Juha

Soundcard input, to vst stack, to soundcard output.