It supports MIDI 2.0 and MPE. Go figure.
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MultiTrack Studio (MTS)
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- KVRAF
- 2140 posts since 16 Jan, 2013 from USA
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- KVRAF
- 2140 posts since 16 Jan, 2013 from USA
I must say, the more I look at it, the more I like it. It won't take me away from Live, but I keep finding stuff I like. Haven't tried recording with it yet. Looks a lot better on macOS than under Windows if you scale it.
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- KVRAF
- 2140 posts since 16 Jan, 2013 from USA
I guess I'm the only one keeping this thread alive, but really, the more I use this thing, the more I think it's incredibly under-rated. My latest discovery is that when you select a bunch of MIDI notes, and right-click for Edit Notes, you get a little dialog where you can alter the velocity, duration, quantization. Nothing amazing about that, except that you can see the results in real time.
I also like the multi-track MIDI editor being it's own separate window, and the way edit windows disappear when you go back to the main window. It was disconcerting at first, but I like it better than an MDI or for that matter having open and close panes. Just reopen it and because all the views are synced, it's in the state you left it.
There's even some MIDI stuff for newbies like expanding notes to chords.
My one gripe so far is that warping, while elegant, could be very slow for my purposes. You select an area and drag the handles. As far as I can tell, there's no way to select all the transients and just time correct them across an entire audio part.
There are a ton of other things I like as well. You're doing yourself an immense injustice if you just download it, kick the tires for 5 minutes and ditch it. I was just as dismissive at first blush, but after hearing some of the MtS users talk, I decided to keep on testing. While the look isn't very seductive, operationally it's pretty cool. If nothing else, you might find some interface stuff you'll ask your primary DAW's devs to look into.
I also like the multi-track MIDI editor being it's own separate window, and the way edit windows disappear when you go back to the main window. It was disconcerting at first, but I like it better than an MDI or for that matter having open and close panes. Just reopen it and because all the views are synced, it's in the state you left it.
There's even some MIDI stuff for newbies like expanding notes to chords.
My one gripe so far is that warping, while elegant, could be very slow for my purposes. You select an area and drag the handles. As far as I can tell, there's no way to select all the transients and just time correct them across an entire audio part.
There are a ton of other things I like as well. You're doing yourself an immense injustice if you just download it, kick the tires for 5 minutes and ditch it. I was just as dismissive at first blush, but after hearing some of the MtS users talk, I decided to keep on testing. While the look isn't very seductive, operationally it's pretty cool. If nothing else, you might find some interface stuff you'll ask your primary DAW's devs to look into.
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- KVRer
- 12 posts since 31 Oct, 2019
I am also using MultitrackStudio.
I think it has one major advantage over other DAWs - it's very straightforward. While other DAWs sometimes feels like you are looking at space shuttle controls, MTS it very intuitive with small number of controls to choose from. And when you don't know how to use some of it's parts just move your mouse on it press F1 and voila - you get very well written documentation open on exact chapter what you need.
Another advantage is that it has built-in general MIDI sounds. These are not most realistic one but are actually very usable. It also have hammond-like Wheel organ, chromatic (Sampler - which can play soundfont files) and drum (Matrix Sampler) samplers. You can make whole arrangment using just MTS built-in sounds.
It also have all types of effects you can possibly need. I rarely load effects VSTs to MTS as everything I am looking for is already there.
It has obviously some downsides too - some things are not possible at all, working with MIDI patterns sucks, it's basically one man show and it's almost unknown so there is no community to ask questions (it's not that a problem as you can figure out a lot of things just by looking at UI and reading help file).
It's not industry standard. But if you just want to do some multitrack recording and you don't want to waste your time by trying to understand some convoluted software this can be your tool.
I think it has one major advantage over other DAWs - it's very straightforward. While other DAWs sometimes feels like you are looking at space shuttle controls, MTS it very intuitive with small number of controls to choose from. And when you don't know how to use some of it's parts just move your mouse on it press F1 and voila - you get very well written documentation open on exact chapter what you need.
Another advantage is that it has built-in general MIDI sounds. These are not most realistic one but are actually very usable. It also have hammond-like Wheel organ, chromatic (Sampler - which can play soundfont files) and drum (Matrix Sampler) samplers. You can make whole arrangment using just MTS built-in sounds.
It also have all types of effects you can possibly need. I rarely load effects VSTs to MTS as everything I am looking for is already there.
It has obviously some downsides too - some things are not possible at all, working with MIDI patterns sucks, it's basically one man show and it's almost unknown so there is no community to ask questions (it's not that a problem as you can figure out a lot of things just by looking at UI and reading help file).
It's not industry standard. But if you just want to do some multitrack recording and you don't want to waste your time by trying to understand some convoluted software this can be your tool.
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- KVRAF
- 2312 posts since 9 Jun, 2002 from East of Santa Monica
Actually it does have a forum:severak wrote: Fri Sep 06, 2024 12:18 am .... it's basically one man show and it's almost unknown so there is no community to ask questions...
http://www.multitrackstudio.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=1
You're correct in that there aren't a ton of users, but Giel, the developer, is very helpful and knowledgeable. In fact, it's not uncommon for Giel to answer a complaint or bug report with a fix in the next post, often a day or two later!
Last edited by flugel45 on Fri Sep 06, 2024 4:16 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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- KVRer
- 27 posts since 1 Jan, 2020
I have also purchased the pro version of it. I don't use it actively because it has some quirks in its working logic that I unfortunately haven't been able to get used to, but overall it's a very reliable and lightning fast DAW. In addition, the developer is very helpful and communicative
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- KVRAF
- 2140 posts since 16 Jan, 2013 from USA
If your desire is to get back to basics, then MTS is quite cool. It's nice to see a different, if old-school take. I love the note entry instruments you can play with a mouse and such.
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- KVRian
- 991 posts since 24 May, 2024
I'm so glad to see this forum topic. I used to be a strong MTS user when I ran on Windows OS. I really love MultitrackStudio Pro Plus. I haven't been able to use it on my Linux system, otherwise I'd use only that and Wavosaur and OcenAudio and some VSTi's and a few samples. I really got good tunes done on that back in the day.
I wish you guys well with MTS. It's an awesome program. I like it's workflow best of all. Giel seemed to fix every issue I ever noticed. It's MIDI handling is better than REAPER in my opinion too. Maybe I'll go back to it.
I wish you guys well with MTS. It's an awesome program. I like it's workflow best of all. Giel seemed to fix every issue I ever noticed. It's MIDI handling is better than REAPER in my opinion too. Maybe I'll go back to it.