On Sun, 14 Dec 2014 03:56:16 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 21:42:21 -0500, jonetsu@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > What would a VST plug-in editor offer more ? Would I be able to
> > sequence the changing of sound parameters for instance ?
>
> I don't know if Linux sequencers support VST editor automation. As I
> already pointed out, I used automation for editors, when I used the
> Atari ST as sequencer.
>
> 1. Atari ST MIDI is hard real-time, since the rout from hardware to
> software is directly (no protocols from a to b, as for modern
> computers) and no multi-tasking is involved, IOW real-time abilities
> were much better these days.
>
> 2. I used separated outputs from the sequencer to the synth inputs. I
> didn't send the data of 16 channels including SysEx by one MIDI
> output.
>
> If you have dedicated outputs and you just send SysEx to modify a
> filter, then the non-real-time SysEx data is without a checksum and
> much shorter than e.g. the real-time data for a pitch bend, IOW,
> SysEx can be used in real-time and yes, you could control some
> things, that might be not available by MIDI control change. OTOH many
> synth provide to assign control change data to filters, so sometimes
^^^ and other
parameters
> no SysEx is needed.
Pardon for sending that much post scriptums ;).
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