.I’ve never used it before, but here goes:
1. Import Proteus VX into the project and locate it in the devices list on the the right side of the project page.
2. Right-click on it and select New Multitimbral Instance – this will create a folder with 16 MIDI mappings and one stereo output.
3. In this folder, find the output mapping (should be the topmost one), right-click it and select New Copy.
4. In the window that opens up, the bottom right corner holds what you need: the mixer input (plugin output) setting. You already have a mapping with channels 1+2, so here you must set the first channel to 3, assuming you want all outputs to be stereo. Click OK, and repeat this step for as many outputs as you need, always increasing the mixer input channel numbers. You can also change all of the resulting device mappings’ names to e.g., “Proteus VX (#1) Outputs 1+2” so you won’t confuse them.
5. Assuming you only ever want to use it as a multitimbral instrument, you can delete the original Proteus device from the devices list.
You should now have something like this:
Tip: Should you ever need a second Proteus instance with similar mappings, just right-click the folder and select New Instance. Podium should set up everything correctly by itself.
Next comes the configuration of Proteus itself:
1. In Proteus’ editor window, go to Options -> Preferences, and on the Audio page, select the appropriate number of output busses (in the bottom left corner).
2. Switch from the “SINGLE” to the “1-16” tab on the left and to the “OUTS” tab on the right.
3. Now you can configure which instruments should go to which outputs:
Afterwards, it’s just a matter of setting up your tracks in a comfortable way.
In this example, I’ve grouped all audio outputs and set the group track to Automatic Solo, so I won’t have to hunt the right output channel whenever I solo one of the MIDI tracks. 🙂
Hope this helps! If you need anything more, just say so.
