Members Pr3Va1L Posted June 5, 2008 Members Share Posted June 5, 2008 Alright, I'd like to find a simple VST host that can do the following: - Split the MIDI signal from my keyboard (split/layer) - Control the MIDI outputs (2) on my keyboard so that I can use EXTERNAL synths as well as VSTi, perhaps with the KB split between a vsti and the synth. - Change sounds seamlessly via patch change messages. (on the VSTs and on the synth) so I can program songs and such. Is there anything that can do that? I've been using Brainspawn Forte and it does EVERYTHING I need but controlling the MIDI outs.. Something similar to that, or even a VSTi I could run from it that would send notes/CC to the MIDI out would be great. Thanks a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members HCRobe Posted June 8, 2008 Members Share Posted June 8, 2008 http://www.toptensoftware.com/cantabile/ We use the free lite version on a laptop with the m-audio fast track usb. This is for live use. The only vst's that dont work well is the ones that need to load assloads of samples, ni electric piano for example. B4 and FM8 and tapeworm work very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jez Posted June 8, 2008 Members Share Posted June 8, 2008 I pirated Steinberg V-Stack... wouldn't say it was worth the money even if I had bought it but it got the job done for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pr3Va1L Posted July 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 28, 2008 I have tryed a bunch of those kind of softwares, and I have narrowed my needs to this: *Support VST switching via patches*Trigger external MIDI patch changes (with the program's patch change) Is there ANYTHING that can do this? I can't seem to find it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hoopaa Posted July 28, 2008 Members Share Posted July 28, 2008 Do you think your signature is long enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jasontarkus Posted July 28, 2008 Members Share Posted July 28, 2008 Isn't this what you need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members augerinn Posted July 28, 2008 Members Share Posted July 28, 2008 Isn't this what you need? That's the first thing I thought too. Forte + eCho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Philter Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 THis is an old thread but I'm having the same issue. I downloaded Forte but I can't even get it to scale wide enough so I can see all of Kontakt in the screen. It clips off half of the display and there's no ability to rescale it??? I used V-Stack for a while but it crackles and pops with any sort of load whatsoever, while the same instruments in standalone mode or in PT LE on the same computer with the same buffer setting work flawlessly. Any further developments? Anything stable, easy, and efficient? Or just how $$%$ do I resize the Forte screen so I can at least test the damn thing to see if it works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evildragon Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 http://www.hermannseib.com/english/vsthost.htm FREE! Yeah it should do what you want. I hope. I'm not in-depth into it, but I thought it should be mentioned because it's free to try... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members augerinn Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 VSTHost is pretty cool. IIRC, it's a little buggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members VCOrhubarb Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 Live Professor - that's what I use. http://ifoundasound.com/liveprofessor/ It does what it says on the tin - its completely live, no sequencer or audio recorder. For me it's the cleanest looking VST host, ideal for turning your laptop into a synth module. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Philter Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 Live Professor - that's what I use. http://ifoundasound.com/liveprofessor/ It does what it says on the tin - its completely live, no sequencer or audio recorder. For me it's the cleanest looking VST host, ideal for turning your laptop into a synth module. OK, I installed that and gave it a whirl... you're right, it looks clean and good- but it crashed for me before I even got it to make a sound, and every time I tried to run it after that it crashes before it even loads. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling and now it STILL crashes before it even loads... I don't even get how that is possible. I would be willing to pay for something if it worked... hell, I paid for V-Stack and it ended up sucking. There has to be something out there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members VCOrhubarb Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 I'm sorry to hear it doesn't work on your puter. On mine it's very stable and useable. Welcome to software headache That's exactly why I approach software in this minimalistic way - take a quick dive, get one or two programs that work and are useful for my music and ruuuun before any problems appear, because they always appear if you mess with software too much. Building a setup around a computer DAW is a big no no for me. What works better is to use the best of software as the peripherals, independent modules like racks. It's been far more reliable for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChristianRock Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 McAffee didn't like the liveprofessor: ifoundasound.com/liveprofessor may cause a breach of browser security. Why were you redirected to this page? When we tested ifoundasound.com/liveprofessor, it attempted to make unauthorized changes to our test computer by exploiting a browser security vulnerability. This is a serious security threat which could lead to an infection of your computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members VCOrhubarb Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 Gulp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Philter Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 I'm sorry to hear it doesn't work on your puter. On mine it's very stable and useable. Welcome to software headache That's exactly why I approach software in this minimalistic way - take a quick dive, get one or two programs that work and are useful for my music and ruuuun before any problems appear, because they always appear if you mess with software too much. Building a setup around a computer DAW is a big no no for me. What works better is to use the best of software as the peripherals, independent modules like racks. It's been far more reliable for me. I hear you man, no apology needed. If it's not one thing it's gonna be another. After I tried that software I went through another two hours of installing stuff and having it fail for me. BUT I finally found something that works for me... I'm running Reaper. It's a full blown DAW and overkill for what I need, but it works! And it works so well that I think I will eventually spend some time getting familiar with it beyond what I did so far, which is to figure out how to set up multiple outputs and get a bunch of VSTi's running at once. It's using all 4 of my cores, it's stable, it's powerful and it makes a lot of sense. It's got a familiar layout since it's basically a DAW. It was a lighweight download and install too. I'm glad I heard people talking about it on Anderton's forum because otherwise I would never have thought of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evildragon Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 My next post would've just suggest to use Reaper. It has JS effects which can do all your MIDI filtering needs. Good choice! Join the Reaper forum as it's the most pleasant place on Internet, with a lot of helpful people with good advices. Download the User Guide and start cracking! Oh, and updates are VERY often, and most of the time very comprehensive as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members VCOrhubarb Posted January 27, 2010 Members Share Posted January 27, 2010 I'm glad you've found Reaper useful. It didn't work for me as I was getting distorted signal and crackles after prolonged use. Probably some of my components or drivers didn't gel with the program. I never bothered to investigate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members plepue Posted March 10, 2010 Members Share Posted March 10, 2010 You may want to give Live Professor another look. There have been several new releases since Jan that may have resolved your issues. I use it extensively live without any problems. The developer is incredibly responsive to bug fixes and feature requests. Check the new forums to see whats happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wwwjd Posted March 10, 2010 Members Share Posted March 10, 2010 newest live professor crashes trying to look at my 300+ VSTis in my VST folder. not sure why. i hope to test it more soon. but just throwing that out there. not against it on any level, just relating my experience.My other live hosts have no problems with my vst folder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundwave106 Posted March 10, 2010 Members Share Posted March 10, 2010 For simple hosting, I use Xlutop Chainer. It's not free. It's old and hasn't been updated in forever. But it works and is stable. I have no idea why something free hasn't come about that isn't as stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grandaddy Posted March 26, 2010 Members Share Posted March 26, 2010 For live use check out the new bloxpander - an ASIO host for vsti plugins http://www.eareckon.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=54?=en It's designed from the ground up with performers needs in mind. It has a really simple intuitive workflow with screenshots of all the plugins in use in the main graphical interface.... There are 24 channels each with 6 inserts, plus for aux busses and 1 master bus You can set up scenes, which can be a snapshot of a songs settings for example, which can then be saved as a preset and recalled at the touch of a button....You can save a number of these scenes as a 'set' which again can be saved in a bank and instantly recalled.. You can arrange your vst effects and vsti's in bespoke banks which again can be recalled at the touch of a button It also has advanced support for external controllers and can use the Mackie Control....You can also use multiple MIDI interfaces. All this is just scratching the surface.....I was fortunate enough to beta test and in my opinion it is absolutely fantastic for live perfomance....I highly recommend trying the demo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members godyn Posted May 21, 2013 Members Share Posted May 21, 2013 I've been trying out with Live Professor also, and sadly enough it doesn't do the job for me.- to many crashes or settings that lock at restart (f.e. when the asio soundcard isn't found it hangs and resets all the parameters)- it resets my controller maps or doesn't want to reload them the next time.So it's a bit buggy for me, I posted on the forum already but no replies so far.I have a V-Machine also, but it's missing power for many plugins plus i'm missing the vst plugins GUI.I was thinking of Cantabile also, but I don't see a plugin's over view there?I'm going to try that BloXpander, hopefully it does the job so I can try out for a gig. Ps I found chainer, what about that? http://www.xlutop.com/html/chainer.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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