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pHz · Post by **pHz** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 7:22 pm

afaik [so prolly TOTALLY wrong] -

the fact that a plugin is an instrument or an effect is not important

what matters is whether it adheres to the vst spec or vst2 spec [vst2 allows automation - the original doesnt]

the confusion occurs because [again afaik] instruments were not possible until vst2

slainte

rob

valley · Post by **valley** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 7:24 pm

Tracktion will automate any plug that declares itself automatable, be it an effect or instrument type.

In generaly, I think teh asnwer to your question is 'yes'.

valley · Post by **valley** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 7:25 pm

OK, x4 beat me to it, and provided a little more information to boot.

pHz · Post by **pHz** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 7:30 pm

valley wrote:OK, x4 beat me to it, and provided a little more information to boot.

well - i AM the teach

still not sure im totally right though

slainte

rob

brittnell · Post by **brittnell** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 8:07 pm

Ah, I just realized what my issue was (finally got some coffee this morning).

I'm thinking more in regards to parameter recording in "pattern mode", rather than "song mode" (not sure what other hosts call this).

And, after thinking about it, I realized there's probably no way to associate FX automation to patterns, since FX are inherently "patternless".

Unless you had a generic midi control instrument (patterned, with plenty of knobs - kind of a virtually "Knobby"), linked all of it's controls to the effect, and then did the pattern editing on it...

Then, you could drop the desired patterns from it to the proper place in "song mode", and have the effect synced to match.

I think...

Maybe I need more coffee.

brittnell · Post by **brittnell** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 8:37 pm

Hmmm...
After a bit more coffee, I'm thinking even that solution is probably not so simple.
First of all, the virtual "knobby" would have to send midi out (assuming it's supported by the host), then that output would have to be re-routed back into the host and assigned to the effect.
Regarless, sounds like a Midi-OX clusterfunk.
Maybe there's any easier way I'm overlooking?
[more coffee]

[/more coffee]

warbug · Post by **warbug** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 11:30 pm

i dled the latest version and i must say that i am very impressed with this soft ware. i am thinking of buying it however i have two questions.

if i install this with another vst host with either of them go bonkers

im i understanding this correctly that traction will only install on one computer?!?! i want to intall this on y lapto and my desktop. do i have to buy 2 copies?!??!

pHz · Post by **pHz** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 6:29 am

warbug wrote:i dled the latest version and i must say that i am very impressed with this soft ware. i am thinking of buying it however i have two questions.

warbug wrote:if i install this with another vst host with either of them go bonkers

its working quite happily alongside massiva and bidule and audiomulch here

warbug wrote:im i understanding this correctly that traction will only install on one computer?!?! i want to intall this on y lapto and my desktop. do i have to buy 2 copies?!??!

no - once you register youll be able to install on 2 machines as there are 2 machine number slots on the registered download page

if you need to know more - just ask !!!

slainte

rob

Syko Myko · Post by **Syko Myko** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 9:38 pm

I know it's on the todo list but i would like to know when it'll be implemented ==> i'm starting a new collaborating project and i would like to switch to Tracktion+Reason+Live instead of Fruity Loops.

My only problem : I need the midi clock to sync my pc with my friend's one.

Someone could give me an info ?

To Jules ==> Conratulations your soft is really....GOOD

jules · Post by **jules** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 10:26 am

Thanks. I can't give a date for midi sync, but it's unlikely I'll get time to do it within the next couple of months at least. It's quite a high priority, but there's a bunch of stuff I need to do first.

Syko Myko · Post by **Syko Myko** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 2:15 pm

Thx for your fast answer Jules

I will wait for the next version...sooooooooon

PaintedBlue · Post by **PaintedBlue** » Mon Aug 04, 2003 9:10 am

Not sure if this has been asked already, but can you apply a filter to a single MIDI clip?

Thanks, and after using the program for a few hours, I already like it much better than SONAR 2.2 XL, Reason 2.5, Fruity Studio 4 and Project5 (all of which I own).

jules · Post by **jules** » Mon Aug 04, 2003 9:14 am

no, not at the moment. It's on the to-do-list, of course!

PaintedBlue · Post by **PaintedBlue** » Mon Aug 04, 2003 9:52 am

Thanks, jules... the only other immediate thing that struck me was that the typical wheel mouse scrolling function (wheel-click + drag) is not implemented. I'm not sure if this would help other people, but my initial reaction is that it might make editing MIDI in the piano roll a bit easier. For example, you scroll the wheel up to zoom in, then quickly click and drag the wheel sideways to reposition yourself within the zoomed area.

In conjunction with this thought, adding a version of the "Zoom to show selected clips" function as a separate MIDI Editor button may be helpful; having that button auto-zoom the clip both vertically and horizontally would be nice as well.

But enough suggestion-offering from me... I think I will go write some music now!

jules · Post by **jules** » Mon Aug 04, 2003 10:03 am

yes, I've not thought about any mouse-wheel click stuff, probably because I never use it myself in other apps..

thanks for the ideas, though, I'll look into it when I'm reworking the midi editor.

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