ZynewaveThe next version I release (sometime this weekend) will have a driver report facility in a new page in the interface setup dialog. This will allow me to pinpoint the problems with your ASIO drivers.
ZynewaveI’ll admit that writing manuals is not my strongest side. Could you be more specific and point me to the parts that was confusing? I may inadvertently have skipped over some parts that needs clarification.
Zynewave😯
It has been there all the time. You mean to say we could have avoided all this conversation? 😛
ZynewaveExcellent advise, thanks Donald.
With regards to the new Steinberg MFX alternative (VST Module Architecture); I downloaded the SDK the day it was announced, but later saw a message on their lists that this SDK is not open for other host developers. Great, I thought, one less architecture to worry about.
If you had asked me two years ago, I would have intended a price of ~200€ for Podium. However the market has been swamped with low cost alternatives, so to get a foothold I need to introduce Podium at a low price.
With regards to future pricing, I have been contemplating an idea involving licenses. I would rather avoid splitting Podium into bronce, silver, gold, whatever, editions when I expand on the feature set. I had imagined that I could offer major new features as add-on licenses.
Such a license could be e.g. a high-quality extension, offering 64-bit floating point processing, advanced time-stretching and dithering algos possibly supplied by third parties developers.
All users would download the same application, but the ones that have purchased licenses would then have access to extra features in Podium. This would make it easier for me to maintain the code base, and it will be possible to maintain a low price for the base package for new users. I also believe that entry level users would be comfortable knowing their cheap product can easily be transformed into a true professional product.
ZynewaveThis can be done in Podium, without the use of real cables.
You would use the Wizard to create a batch of MIDI input mappings. Possibly filtered on individual channels, so that you can have 16 input mappings per virtual MIDI port.
The arrangement you create would be just like any typical arrangement in Podium. On the tracks that hold the VSTi’s or external synths you would then assign the proper MIDI input mappings. Press the monitor button, and then your arrangement is live. Anything you play in Sibelius will then be played on the plugins.
It will not be possible to get Podium to sync to Sibelius, as you mentioned, so you could create the arrangement with linear timebase, meaning that time-signatures will not be used and the time ruler will show minutes/seconds.
If you created the plugin tracks using the ‘… with bounce’ option in the Wizard, the arrangement is set up to record each plugin separately to a wave file, and you can use the ‘B’ button to toggle the track between playing the live input from Sibelius or the bounced audio. Read about bounce recording here.
ZynewaveI haven’t decided yet. The introduction price will not be above 100€ ~ 120$. I would like to hear peoples comment on this though.
ZynewaveTo create a clone of a sequence event, start dragging the event normally and then press and hold the control key while releasing the drag. I know it’s not that obvious, I should at least change the cursor when control is pressed to indicate that a clone will be created. I’ll go add that to the plan right now.
There are no MIDI fx or arps in Podium currently. But I’m open to suggestions. However these things will be put low on the plan.
ZynewaveI need to get started on those tooltips 😀
B is for bounce, R is for record (arm/enable)
C = Cursor
S = Segment
P = Punch In/Out
L = Loop
Right click in the time ruler to get a menu with more descriptive text for CSPL.
ZynewaveHow about a ‘Select events inside segment’ command? If a segment is selected, then this is converted to an event selection of the events inside the segment, and then a delete command would not affect unselected events.
ZynewaveOk Donald, glad you’re making some sort of progress. I’m currently implementing a status report facility in the interfaces dialog. This will show internal error states which will help me to diagnose problems with various soundcards. Should be available in 0.91 in a couple of days.
Frits
ZynewaveTry to increase the buffer size setting in the interface setup to get rid of the crackles and clicks. Wave/MME drivers are not suited for low latency operation. Check the Download page for information on the ASIO4ALL driver.
and how to create midi track plz ?
Midi track for what; external hardware, plugins? Please post these types of questions in the support forum. There already is a topic on getting started with VSTi plugins that you may find useful.
ZynewaveOk, I will look into this. Seems to be similar to a problem reported with the MOTU 828. I might be able to get my hands on one of these devices and debug the problem. Hope you can live with Wave drivers for a while.
btw. when you say cpu load is at 100%, I do hope you mean that the CPU indicator in Podium is red. This is misleading in this case, the actual cpu load should not be at 100%.
ZynewaveDoes the pulsar work if you select Wave drivers? And how does it not work; any error messages, CPU overload, play button unresponsive?
Frits
ZynewaveHi Donald,
You’re the first using the MOTU with Podium. It is most likely that something in its ASIO driver is confusing Podium. If the CPU indicator is red and the play button does not respond, then Podium has (wrongfully) detected some sort of buffer overrun. Could you try and switch to the MOTU Wave drivers instead of ASIO, and see if this works?
No faders? How do you change volume until that his fixed?
You use the gain dial controls on audio enabled tracks. These set a fixed reference level. The level parameter tracks with faders are used only when you want to automate the level. You can draw the level automation directly into curve sequences. It’s only the recording of fader movements into curve sequences that is missing.
ZynewaveWith the pencil tool selected, hold down the control key and click on either end of the note. I plan to improve this with resize handles that pops up when the pencil is moved across the edge of notes, so you don’t have to hold the control key.