This is the very last hurdle for me concerning Podium. And, yes, I can do this just fine in REAPER, but I’d really like to be able to do this using Podium. I’ve tried every trick and workaround I can think of, even followed the Podium Guide’s instructions regarding setting up plugins in the database, but may have missed something because the variables are dodgy and many in some cases. Here is the issue:
I now have collected a few of the very best plugins that do this reliably and stably; they take an audio input — guitar from an interface to Podium’s Audio In, then it goes to a track with a plugin that is designed to convert the audio into MIDI and output it to the track. Some plugins output only the MIDI; however, the majority also output audio. For example, Fretted Synth makes a guitar synth plugin called guitarsynSE. It outputs a synthesized guitar sound in audio on the left channel which can be muted if desired. On the right channel there is velocity control and sensitivity, and it outputs pure MIDI. There are several other plugins that output only MIDI.
In all cases, Podium refuses to record the MIDI output. WHY? I’ve tried MidiYoke and every trick I can think of, including making a second global instance of the plugin to run the MIDI onto a separate track. This is exactly what the guide tells me to do, yet that doesn’t work either.
So, first, I would like to know what the problem is. Next, I would really like a solution if anyone has one. Last, if this is a feature that needs to be added to Podium, how much work does that involve? I see his as having to do with Podium’s rather restrictive routing, so this is the reason I have been pushing for better routing.
Aside from a pre-count on the metronome, which I sorely need in order to record in a professional manner, this above is the only other feature I need in podium. I’ve solved any other issue so far, so it’s down to this — I want to be able to track MIDI and hopefully also drive a VSTi synth in real-time using the audio input of my guitar. Several other DAWs do this without a hassle, although not every. If this is too hard for Podium, I can stick with REAPER to continue with this, but it seems a shame.
I have always promoted the several other feature requests that our group came up with during discussion, but these two — the metronome pre-count and this audio to MIDI — are my personal feature requests.
Has anyone tried this and found a solution? In REAPER and most other DAWs, you just choose the type of output you want. In this case, you choose your input just like Podium has, BUT for output you choose ‘record MIDI output’ or something quite similar.
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