Hey guys,
I'm trying to learn my way around Waveform 8 here. It's really fun.
Anyway, I'm encountering an issue regarding midi input...I can't assign the same MIDI input to more than one track.
Let's say I have two MIDI tracks with virtual instruments and I want to use my MIDI keyboard to control them both...In other DAWs, is just a matter of assigning the same MIDI input to these tracks and, when you select one of them, it becomes active. Then you choose which track you want to control via MIDI keyboard by just selecting it.
In Waveform 8, I can't even assign the same MIDI input to different tracks. If I select a MIDI input to one track and then select the same MIDI input to another, the first one drops the selection and so on...
What am I doing wrong here? I must be missing something here, right?
Thanks in advance,
R.
Assign same MIDI input to different tracks - Waveform 8
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- KVRist
- 201 posts since 14 May, 2008
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- KVRAF
- 2417 posts since 17 Jun, 2003
You can do this, but it's not immediately obvious how.
You can only assign a midi input to one track at a time, but you can create as many Virtual midi inputs as you want (all getting input from the same physical MIDI keyboard) and assign them to as many tracks as you like.
Go to settings, midi devices and click "Create New Virtual Midi Input", give it a name, then click on it, and where it says "Select MIDI Inputs", choose your midi keyboard. Repeat for as many tracks as you want to record to at any one time. After you do that once, they're available to use for all your future projects.
Then assign a different midi input to each track you want to record to. You can also filter virtual inputs based on midi channel, and so on, so you record Channel 10 to Track 10, if that's how you set up your inputs, so you always record drums to that channel, by changing the midi channel on the keyboard. Or just leave them all unfiltered, if that's what you want to do.
You can only assign a midi input to one track at a time, but you can create as many Virtual midi inputs as you want (all getting input from the same physical MIDI keyboard) and assign them to as many tracks as you like.
Go to settings, midi devices and click "Create New Virtual Midi Input", give it a name, then click on it, and where it says "Select MIDI Inputs", choose your midi keyboard. Repeat for as many tracks as you want to record to at any one time. After you do that once, they're available to use for all your future projects.
Then assign a different midi input to each track you want to record to. You can also filter virtual inputs based on midi channel, and so on, so you record Channel 10 to Track 10, if that's how you set up your inputs, so you always record drums to that channel, by changing the midi channel on the keyboard. Or just leave them all unfiltered, if that's what you want to do.
"my gosh it's a friggin hardware"
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- KVRAF
- 3735 posts since 17 Sep, 2016
Ha! That one got me too! Entirely non-intuitive, but works great once you know about it!
This topic should be a sticky at the top for new Waveform users.
This topic should be a sticky at the top for new Waveform users.
Windows 10 and too many plugins
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 201 posts since 14 May, 2008
Ahhh! Thanks man! I wouldn't have been able to figure it out without your help!chico.co.uk wrote:You can do this, but it's not immediately obvious how.
You can only assign a midi input to one track at a time, but you can create as many Virtual midi inputs as you want (all getting input from the same physical MIDI keyboard) and assign them to as many tracks as you like.
Go to settings, midi devices and click "Create New Virtual Midi Input", give it a name, then click on it, and where it says "Select MIDI Inputs", choose your midi keyboard. Repeat for as many tracks as you want to record to at any one time. After you do that once, they're available to use for all your future projects.
Then assign a different midi input to each track you want to record to. You can also filter virtual inputs based on midi channel, and so on, so you record Channel 10 to Track 10, if that's how you set up your inputs, so you always record drums to that channel, by changing the midi channel on the keyboard. Or just leave them all unfiltered, if that's what you want to do.
Very unintuitive, and apparently this isn't even in the manual.
Again, thank you very much.
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- KVRAF
- 3735 posts since 17 Sep, 2016
Evidently another thing to add to the list of incomplete topics.RafaelMorgan wrote:
Ahhh! Thanks man! I wouldn't have been able to figure it out without your help!
Very unintuitive, and apparently this isn't even in the manual.
Again, thank you very much.
What is in the manual is actually quite good! But that said, it is surprising what is not well covered.
This list actually appears in the manual:
This manual is significantly improved and expanded. We are working toward complete coverage of
Waveform’s rich feature set but there are still few gaps. These are some of the key things that aren’t
fully covered:
• Control Surface Mapping
• Waveform Sampler
• Video integration
• Melodyne Integration
• Project Templates
• Waveform Archive format
• Freeze Points
• CPU Usage Meter
Windows 10 and too many plugins
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 201 posts since 14 May, 2008
Yep...I'm having some trouble with Melodyne as well, and have noticed there's nothing about it in the manual too. Any tips?
Anyway, besides adding stuff to the manual, I think they must find a way to make these features more intuitive.
It doesn't make any sense to focus on developing extremely fluid and intuitive features while making others impossibly complicated.
I'm not a fanboy by any means, but they should learn one thing or two from Studio One...I've been using it for quite a while and I never had to actually consult the manual. Its ergonomics make it quite easy to figure things out on your own very quickly.
Like this issue that I've mentioned in the OP: Why not make it simple, like just allowing you the select the same MIDI input for many tracks with just one click, but allowing you to add virtual MIDI inputs and channels if you want?
I think that's the thing...Make all features as simple as possible, but allow users to access more complex levels only if they feel like doing so.
Anyway, besides adding stuff to the manual, I think they must find a way to make these features more intuitive.
It doesn't make any sense to focus on developing extremely fluid and intuitive features while making others impossibly complicated.
I'm not a fanboy by any means, but they should learn one thing or two from Studio One...I've been using it for quite a while and I never had to actually consult the manual. Its ergonomics make it quite easy to figure things out on your own very quickly.
Like this issue that I've mentioned in the OP: Why not make it simple, like just allowing you the select the same MIDI input for many tracks with just one click, but allowing you to add virtual MIDI inputs and channels if you want?
I think that's the thing...Make all features as simple as possible, but allow users to access more complex levels only if they feel like doing so.