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ZynewaveKeymasterHi,
Every time I start a new project Podium will scan my plugin directory. Is this on purpose or did I miss something in the help file?
This is on purpose. Unlike other sequencers which handles the plugin list as part of the program settings, Podium includes mappings for the plugins in the project file. This means you can include a selection of your plugins and organize them the way you want for a particular project. If you prefer to have all your plugins handy in every project, then you can save a default.pod file once you have created your first project. This file will then be loaded as template every time you select the ‘new project’ menu.
ZynewaveKeymasterI’ll have to investigate this. Have you imported the plugins in a new project recently? I ask because some months ago I changed the preset system so that plugin banks was automatically stored on the track. Older projects will not automatically take advantage of this.
ZynewaveKeymasterI am backing up both of my main default projects as I develop them(“direct monitoring” and “mixdown”) as both .pod and .ini complete setups.
Is this wise / necessary ?
There should be no need to keep separate copies of the Podium.ini file. The project contents do not depend on the setup file (unless you have different MIDI/audio interface configurations in your two setup files).
Also, the first browser tab (project object) is always “direct monitoring” even if I load up mixdown .ini or .pod file.
The setup file stores the last loaded project, which will be loaded when Podium starts up. Loading the setup file while Podium is running has no effect on the project.
ZynewaveKeymasterHow is the “Sequencer” profile saved ?
All the profiles are saved as part of the Podium.ini file, along with all the other program settings.
Anyway, I tried copying it – where do you “paste” it to ?
The copy button works like a duplicate command, so pressing copy should have created an identically named copy of the highlighted profile in the list. Immediately after pressing copy, press the properties button to edit the new profile.
Do I need to create a new arrangement to do all of this because the only one available from the “new browser” window (in Arrangements and Sounds) is the same one I used for the sequencer profile.
You should not create new arrangement objects. Only new profiles.
ZynewaveKeymasterI’m sure they used to remain (albeit very close together), even when the track is collapsed.
Am I wrong ?
No, you remember right. There was dividing lines before I redesigned the track headers with the arrow look. I’ll try to reintroduce the lines for the next release.
ZynewaveKeymasterI then opened a new browser window and opened the New Arrangement, but this is a replica of the first arrangement.
If I try to edit this to be a “mixer” arrangement, obviously the same changes happen to the first arrangement….
You need to create a new profile, which you then will use in your second browser window. It’s easiest if your start by copying your existing arrangement profile in the profiles dialog: Select your ‘sequencer’ profile and click the ‘copy’ button. Rename the new profile as ‘mixer’ and edit the regions. You can create any number of profiles that you can use in the editors. The view menu in the editors will list all available profiles for that particular sequence type.
ZynewaveKeymaster@Improv wrote:
@Improv wrote:
@Zynewave wrote:
Could you try to create a new project using the project wizard in 1.66 and see if this causes it to hang?
I did that just now and specified first the RealGuitar2 folder and then my whole vstplugin folder, both worked, no problem-quick import, no hanging.
Any ideas on this? 😕
I downloaded the realguitar2 demo yesterday, and will test it later tonight.
ZynewaveKeymasterAre there any plans for Podium to move in this direction ?
Perhaps. I’m not familiar with the FLS MIDI composition tools, so I can’t say for sure.
However, the next couple of months are dedicated to improving the audio features of Podium.
ZynewaveKeymasterso you can’t arrange your windows to a “default” setting for whenever you open the project e.g. they all appear in their stored positions across the 2 monitors ?
The number of open windows and their positions are stored in the setup. But if you have two browser windows open, they will both show the project page when you start Podium. You need to select the arrangement in both windows to start editing.
ZynewaveKeymasterA new tutorial is up on the wiki section:
The track hierarchy
http://www.zynewave.com/wiki/doku.php?id=tutorials:tracks:index
ZynewaveKeymasterPlease consider making the vertical track header area a bit wider. The ‘hit point’ is far too narrow for something so powerful and useful.
You can do that already. Open the view menu -> profile properties -> tracks -> properties, and adjust the ‘vertical group bar width’ setting.
ZynewaveKeymaster@P. Rene wrote:
but soon as the folder implementation get squared away ill be a potential customer.
What do you mean with folder implementation?
Edit: Oh, you mean the sound file folders on disk. I thought you meant track folders.
ZynewaveKeymaster@P. Rene wrote:
im lost with the header and pixels part. say i wanted to add a compressor and delay to a lead vocals how would i add both at once.
This is a recurring question, so I figured it would be worthwhile spending a few hours putting together a tutorial on the hierarchic track tree:
http://www.zynewave.com/wiki/doku.php?id=tutorials:tracks:index
It seems even seasoned Podium users could pick up a few hints here 😉
ZynewaveKeymasterCan you explain this method too me. Im used to using the likies of protools and Nuendo and need something for home, and im seriously lost.
Cut and paste from my reply to your post on kvr:
If you are trying to add an instrument to a new track, you can drag the instrument mapping below the last track to create a new track. If you are trying to add an effect plugin to e.g. an instrument plugin track, the easiest way to do it is to drag the effect mapping onto the first ten pixels of the instrument track header (the part will be highlighted accordingly). This will wrap the instrument track in a new track with the effect plugin.
ZynewaveKeymasterHi,
this supports only 1 plugin per track?
Yes. A track in Podium is both used as a modular connection point between devices as well as having a track lane. You can hide track lanes in the hierarchy so that you can create a chain of plugin tracks that only occupy a single track lane in the arrangement.
say i have song “fi fo fum” and create audio tracks does it save ot its on subdirectory folder called fi fo fum?
Funny you should mention this. I’ve been thinking about implementing this in extension of the recent project start page feature. It’s not implemented currently, but I hope it will be ready in one of the two next releases.
Frits