ZynewaveZynewaveI’m taking this off my todo list, as the latest 2.36 release features a new dedicated bounce menu button.
ZynewaveZynewave@thcilnnahoj wrote:
Have you thought about making track controls a lot more customizable? I mostly mean showing/hiding buttons individually. A simple example… you could have a track template called “audio track”, which had SMR buttons, gain and stereo pan controls, just an input selector, and additionally a phase invert button on the mixer strip.
Or a “MIDI track” template with SMR buttons, MIDI level and pan controls, input, source, and preset selectors on the track header.
I guess this would be the exact opposite of “keeping the track concept simple”, however. 😆
That sounds complicated, so no, I haven’t thought about that. 8-[
ZynewaveZynewaveI assume the problems you mention about tempo changes, are when you adjust the BPM value of a tempo event during playback. This currently causes the play cursor in Podium to jump. I’ll improve this in the future, so that the tempo can be adjusted in realtime without problems. However, tempo changes made with tempo events on the timeline should not cause problems. If you have problems with that, let me know.
ZynewaveTested it, and it appears that Podium calculates the MIDI notes received from the plugin to be a little earlier than on the beat. That causes the first notes to be dropped, because the notes are interpreted as having been played before the recording starts. I don’t know if it is Podium that calculates the note position incorrectly. I’ll verify that at some other time.
For now, you can record the repeated loop, and then crop the sequence to the start of the second cycle.
Zynewave@elysianforest wrote:
zStereo sounds okay I suppose. I guess what might be nicer for me is if this zStereo plugin, or a lite version of it, automatically instantiated with the track, and then you could choose to bypass or remove it. It’s the extra steps for these things I use all the time (as do many other professionals I’ve seen at work) that I’m not loving.
There are various ways that allow you to easily preconfigure a track with your desired settings/effects. I don’t know if you have stumbled over the track template feature yet, but this allows you to save various channel strip configurations that you can use to create new tracks with, or to replace the effect chain on existing tracks. Another way is to use Ctrl+C to copy a track, and then Ctrl+Shift+V to replace the effect chain onto other tracks, including plugin presets etc.
Zynewave@elysianforest wrote:
Hi there! I just dicovered Podium and have been messing around with the free version a bit and you’ve really got a nice thing here. I’m really enjoying it as a compositional tool for VST instruments. It’s easy to figure out and use immediately – which is rare and a delight …
BUT, in addition to being a composer, I am a professional audio engineer, and not having phase inversion, mono summing, and Pre/Post controls in the mixer at my fingertips is a real hindrance – and an immediate dealbreaker to be honest. I don’t want to have to instantiate a separate vst (or an individual bus for Post fader FX) to accomplish these things which you’d find on most any serious mixing console from the last 35+ years.
I’m keeping my eye on Podium though. The engine sounds nice and it really seems like you’re getting close. And again I really, really enjoy much of the rest of the workflow. Cheers!
-Forest
Hi,
Thanks for the feedback. The things you mention in your post are on my future plan. So please do stick around, as I would value your input when discussing new features in the preview topics.
I’d like to keep the track concept simple, so my plan is to support mono/stereo, phase invert, L/R dual panning, M/S, and phase correlation/goniometer display through a new zStereo plugin. This plugin will embed into the mixer strips the same way the current zPEQ editor embeds in the strips.
About the pre/post. Are you talking about faders or meters? As thcilnnahoj mentioned, if you enable the grid control in the mixer menu, you can toggle meter pre/post by single-clicking the grid control on each strip. With key shortcuts you can click the squares on the grid control to set fader or meter at a specific effect in the chain.
Frits
ZynewaveHi,
Thanks for the feedback.
2/It seems to be using an awful lot of CPU at idle
(It’s idling with the same CPU hit as when it’s running)
The plugins are active also when playback is stopped. So if you have loaded plugins that use CPU even when the input is silent (reverb plugins etc.), then that explains the CPU use. To unload the plugins, switch off the power button in the transport toolbar.
Frits
ZynewaveFrom the report, it seems that the driver is counting the sample position in negative direction (subtracting the buffer size instead of adding). I don’t have an Mbox2, so I can’t test this. Perhaps the driver update is flawed. How old is this driver update? Have you checked PT support forums to see if people have reported problems in other hosts?
If this driver works in some hosts, then these hosts probably ignore the sample position counter, and just assume the sample position is incremented with the buffer size. I’m using the counter to check for buffer overflow errors.
Zynewave@swindus wrote:
Is it possible to collect all files which are only referenced by Podium?
Not currently. A “consolidate project” menu command is on my list for a future update.
Is there a function to delete all files from the project folder which are not used anymore?
Not a function, but: Open the Podium file browser. Select “Go To Project Folder” menu command. All the sound files that are used by the project are marked with a pin icon. You can select the files that are not marked, and then use the “Delete” right-click menu command.
An unused sound file purge option is also something that I’ll add to a future “consolidate project” command.
Zynewave@thcilnnahoj wrote:
I was about to start updating those chapters again, but there seems to be no need! You would indeed do well not letting the guide fall that far behind anymore. 🙂
Yes, the guide is starting to feel more up to date. It’s easier to add info about new features if the pages are not completely outdated.
I’m taking the parameter automation chapter home over the weekend, to get back into it… After that, sequence events, probably. Just let me know if I’m crossing over into your guide territory again, Frits.
Sounds great 🙂
Zynewave@LiquidProj3ct wrote:
@Zynewave wrote:
- Updated the “Tracks”, “Track Inspector” and “Mixing” chapters in the Podium guide.
Can I assume those chapters can be translated?
Yes. I think thcilnnahoj is done with them for now, and I’m not planning on editing them further.