> Be careful with the terminology here -- MIDI CCs aren't being used at all > with this kind of plugin automation. Ardour is sending values to the LV2 > control ports on the synth plugin, without using MIDI at all. That's why the > same technique works for automating parameters on effects plugins that have > no MIDI ports (in both Ardour 3 and Ardour 2). Yep - well aware of this sire > > Ardour 3 will support MIDI CC automation, too, and that will be very handy > for external synths, but for plugins, I think plugin automation is the way > to go. > > That said, I'm not sure why you're having trouble with this -- it definitely > should work. I know Paul Davis mentioned some issues with automation in the > alpha 8 release notes, so that may be related. Hopefully you'll have more > luck with the next alpha. > > If you want to make sure your automation value are actually being applied, > you can check visually by leaving the plugin UI open while you play your > track. You should see the parameter value change as the track plays; in this > case, you'd see the Cutoff knob turning itself. If I leave the plugin window open (natty, calf plugins from repo, alpha5) I do indeed see the cutoff moving as desired. I have the resonance turned right up but still I cannot hear any noticeable change in the sound. However, if I move the cutoff slider manually during playback it works as expected. Hmmm! Paul's big natch for alpha 8 was noting that MIDI CC (yes, I know, but undoubtedly this is closely linked) is still quite borked so maybe this will work as expected come alpha9? D. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
