Beiträge von acemonvw

Thanks Chris!

Okay, the Virus IS in the background and looks quite sexy, but I didn't actually use it in this song...

Here it is though!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7GjJJOCFS4&feature=share

Just wanted to update that if anyone is using Maschine and want to use Virus Control with the standalone application of Maschine. It is possible to do this on a mac (not sure on a pc, but I bet there's a way).

1) Go to: https://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action#

2) Sign in (or sign up for free first) and find AU Lab / download it.

3) Open Maschine first and then open AU Lab, set the MIDI input to Maschine Virtual Output (make sure that all MIDI channels are active in the MIDI input settings).

4) You can then open the Virus TI AU.

5) Go back to maschine, and start testing this (setting groups to different MIDI channels)

AU Lab did just freeze and close 'unexpectedly' on me... so there is that.

Zitat von Marc

it is maschine missing a feature: support for multi channel plug-ins. there is nothing we can do about that.
marc

Sorry Marc, I was trying to be ambiguous and not fault either company (Access or NI), neither company promised me it would work.

Zitat von Marc

even though it is not a VST host and an AU host instead, try AUlab. It is a part of the free apple developer tools.
marc

I was looking into trying AUlab. It appears that apple gave it up back in 2009 or something like that. There's no access to its download anywhere that I saw. When I search usenet... all I come up with are links to: paulabarbieri

Wait... I guess all it took was googling that crap and I actually got it. I think at one point I applied for being a mac developer (to probably download something else I didn't need, but wanted). So, I DID find AU Lab in the developer section and will be testing it out tonight. I'll report back to help anyone else who wants this functionality on a Mac. Here is the link to the developer site:
https://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action#

Thanks Marc!

Thanks flabberbob,

I may give that a shot, though I think I've tried something like that.

The problem seems to be in the VST hosts, they only allow the MIDI OUT to channel one. Even if Maschine (standalone) is sending MIDI data to channels 1, 2, 9, 12, they all get routed to channel 1.

This is true if you use Maschine and VC as a VST in maschine.

HostX for mac allowed multiple output channels, but only up to Channel 5 (What the crap happened to all the rest of them?!)
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/HostX/

Actually, Bidule works flawlessly on this, allowing you to route to all 16 channels (A video is on youtube showing this, which is WHY I thought maschine would work, but being that it's in Spanish, I wasn't able to understand that Bidule was required at first). But I felt that things started to get cumbersome for my Macbook Pro... Bidule, Maschine, Virus Control... Also, the $95 price tag on the thing just seemed a bit steep, especially for the one application that I need.

It's a shame that VC doesn't natively work within maschine. I know it's not a 'supported DAW' so... it isn't supposed to work. But damn, I really think Maschine is a great groovebox and it would be great to get that integration.

Anyway, I just don't think there's a VST host out there for macs that will work perfectly, at least for free.

Midipipe doesn't open VSTs, and there is not really a good way, or rather, no way to route the different channels into VC because VC is dependent on the VST host, most of which only send MIDI data to Channel 1.

So... anyone have any thoughts on this for macs?

Using Ugly VSTi interface, I can get it to work, but if I make three separate MIDI OUT in Maschine, the signals end up only going to channel 1 on the virus. I've used midipipe to make sure all channels are being routed to the VST host. So everything is getting to Ugly VSTi, but I don't think it can send data to different channels...

To map it out:

Maschine Virtual MIDI OUT --> MIDI IN (midipipe) --> scans data --> MIDI OUT (midipipe) --> Ugly VSTi interface MIDI IN --> Virus TI (USB input)

Maschine sending MIDI note data to channels 1, 2, and 3.

Virus TI receiving all MIDI note data to channel 1.

I too was frustrated with this, but didn't really blame either party.

One thing you can do is check out is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhwif4aSMeo

where they are clearly using Bidule to route the sounds.

I haven't tried that. I kept it simple and just send MIDI note data like I think most hardware sequencers would do (or at least my Spectralis does).

So, in Maschine, I just route the sound to a MIDI channel and then record what I want. I also use a sysex librarian to manage the sounds used for each song. It is a bit of work, but honestly, not too bad.

But yeah, you lose CC control... which blows, but for me it hasn't been a huge issue.

Hopefully someday they update Maschine to include multitimbral softsynths (which would probably affect the Virus TI too).

Hello all, I just posted in the 'new members' area, but thought I'd share some links of my music:

Music made using the spectralis:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNfFXbIF1jk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VGO2eL4fO8

Documentary (music I made):
http://www.wunderground.com/deadheat

My first electronic album:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/alb…of-an-emotion/id457014843

My acoustic album:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/alb…-for-sleeping/id481069511

Hope you guys like any/some/all of it!

Oh, and the Virus was used heavily for the documentary. I CANNOT believe how well it can replicate the sound of flutes and cellos. It really was amazing for that!

Yeah, I actually made sure the music sat far enough in the background. For the most part, it's hard to focus on what people are saying in the documentary if the music is loud. So that was partly on me pushing it in the background.

Thanks for listening!

Hello all! I'm fairly new to access virus (Currently own a Virus TI polar). I love it and it's quite incredible!

I have a Spectralis/Virus/Radias that I typically work with...

Anyway, I recently did the music for a documentary titled "Dead Heat"

MOST of the sound comes from the Virus, though it's sequenced from the Spectralis... I'm pretty excited about it, but please check it out!

Thanks!!!

http://www.wunderground.com/deadheat

I went ahead and bought a Virus TI Polar...

I guess I'll respond to this and let others know if they're curious!

Thanks flabberbob,

I think simply put, I want the keyboard to bypass the synth engine completely and go to the spectralis. I would like to still be able to alter the Virus synth engine from the knobs on the front panel of the virus.

My understanding of remote mode is that you don't manipulate the virus at all, just send sysex data to your sequencer based on mappings that are pre-defined, which wasn't entirely what I wanted. If you can completely control the Virus using remote mode (i.e. tweek knobs in multi or single mode) than yes, that would sound like it could work.

I only want to transmit note on/off and mod wheel/pitch as well as control the virus via its front panel.

Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum.

This is a really (at least I believe it to be) very specific question I have. I do not have the TI keyboard version yet.

Here's the simple question: Can I just send Note on/off data from Virus TI KB to external synth ALWAYS in channel one, while in multi-mode, and not activate Virus (i.e., use it as a controller, but still have the synth active for sequencing)?

Below is a more complicated version of the question:

I would like to have my setup like this:

Virus TI MIDI out to Spectralis MIDI in.
Spectralis MIDI out to Virus TI MIDI in.

The virus would act as the master MIDI controller, sending note on/off to the spectralis.

I am wondering if the keyboard will always send a note on/off signal to the Spectralis if it's global MIDI channel is set to 1.

I would also want local off, which should make the virus not make sound.

The problem I'm having is that I have the Korg Radias, and despite it being set to Global channel 1 and Local control off, it ONLY sends MIDI notes on/off to the spectralis when the timbre I'm on is set to channel 1.

So if I get a virus TI keyboard, I'm worried I'd run into the same problem, that if I'm in multi-mode I won't be able to just send note on/off MIDI to the spectralis, and have the spectralis control the TI that way...

Any thoughts? It's kind of an odd question, and hard to articulate, sorry!

Thank you!

[EDIT]: Would setting 'Local' -off, 'Mode' -Multi Channel (pages 155 and 156 in manual) accomplish this?