Re: Bidule/EnergyTX/Audiomulch

[Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com>]

On 2 nov 2006, at 16.16, paul wrote:

> audio switcher 8< 8< 8<

aha, that's the trick. Thanks a lot! This means Bidule is now  
blinking all green for me. Feels good to know that you're not wasting  
time when beginning to learn a new application. I can now feel  
comfortable with the decision to keep MAX/Msp as my "audio plug-in  
manufactory" until my available computing power makes it possible to  
replace my pre-loop hardware with all laptop processing.

> I had to add one more step to that tutorial and insert a program  
> change filter on the line between my midi input and the audio  
> switcher so that I could operate mobius without inadvertantly  
> changing my vst chains.

Nice! I too discovered the pc filter bidule yesterday late night when  
reading the manual in bed on a laptop. This is great news to med  
because it means I can keep my FCB1010 pedal with the same MIDI PC  
bindings as I use with the hardware set-up (tc fireworX). And I can  
take my time to replace the twenty fireworX sound patches with  
software multi plug-in setups (eventually also new MAX patches)

> Once I had this all laid out I've only had to tweek it a bit but  
> I've been very happy with the results. I generally only have 3 or 4  
> effects in a chain, but some of them already have multiple effects  
> running as in guitar rig or freeamp2 and those are quite cpu  
> intensive. I found the chain with classic eq followed by freeamp is  
> using about 29% while the chain running classic eq, psp vintage  
> warmer, classic chorus, classic delay is running at about 12%
> of course mobius is running all the time after these effects as all  
> my chains are routed into a mixer module and then through mobius  
> before going back into my audio card output.

I also put chains of effect plug-ins first then through Mobius and  
then the Mobius master through a freeverb. I would like to wrap it up  
with a stereo compressor (Sonalkis, for a more musical mix and to be  
able balance the mix dynamically from the level of my live input in  
relation to the Mobius stuff)) but I had to sacrifice that to save up  
CPU cycles. Instead I still use my external hardware RNC (REally Nice  
Comporessor) as the last unit before the PA.

I'm also having great fun with the SiR convolusion reverb VST plug- 
in! (tip for you that don't know about SiR). I like to keep it in the  
beginning, pre loop, and play though it as a performance effect. I  
have bought amazing convulotion impulses from http:// 
spiritcanyonaudio.com. That's a cheap way to find unusual effect  
sounds to play with.

Greetings from Sweden

Per Boysen
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