VST Live 1.3.1 Pre-Release

VST Live
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Hi,

it’s Friday, early in the morning and a new Pre-Release 1.3.1 is online.

You can download it here . You also can find a Version History there. If you found new bugs or bugs which are not fixed, please create a new thread and title it with [1.3.1].

Enjoy your weekend,
Michael.

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Thank you for adding the ‘Show layer instrument Editor’ action - but I am having a bit of trouble find it. Which action category should it be under?

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… it’s called “Actions and Shortcuts / Layer / MidiEditOutput”. Yes, we’ll add a better visual name in one of the next updates. And currently it’s not visible when then MIDILearn control is active. Fixed next update.

/Michael.

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Has anyone here an idea how “multi selection for layer to connect multi tracks” has to be used in detail ?
Or is there any tutorial I could use ?

Thank you.

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Hi @gerhard.kiessling,

There is no tutorial available. But let me explain it.

  1. Start VL and a new project
  2. Select TRACKS and the default “Layer 1” with “HALion Sonic”.
  3. Open the MIDI Input Context-Menu and Select “Tracks / Create Track” to create a new MIDI Track which will connected to “Layer 1”

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  1. Open the Context-Menu again and select again “Create Track”. You should notice that the track from point [3] has a tick to show the connection.

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  1. Open it again and two tracks with two ticks are shown. A “*” symbol will also visual that the Layer has multi Input connections.

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  1. If you want to disconnect a track from the Layer, open the Context menu again and select a track.

  2. Select TRACKS and create a new MIDI track, for example “Bass”.

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Select the Connect Menu in the inspector for the Output device and select “Layer 1”. Now the new MIDI track is connected to the Layer, too.

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I hope I could give you the workflow for it,
Michael.

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Hi.
Thanks for that.
In this way I created a Layer connected to two tracks.
In transport mode muting one track(!) now mutes the instrument layer an so mutes ALL tracks in the audio output.

That is what still reported several times and I hoped that the new approach would solve that.
Unfortunately it did not.

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Hi @gerhard.kiessling,

there must be something that I miss. Here are my steps …

  1. Start VL, New Project, HALion Sonic is loaded to “Layer 1”
  2. Select “Layer 1” of “Part 1”
  3. Open Context Menu of MIDI Input and select “Tracks / Create Track”
  4. Open Context menu again and select “Create Track” again
  5. Select TRACKS
  6. Solo “Layer 1 Track”
  7. “Layer 2 Track” will be muted.
  8. “Layer 1” is in Solo State
  9. “HAlion Sonic” in Mixer is in Solo State

… what am I missing? Thank you,
Michael.

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Not “solo”, but “mute” is the problem.

I follow your steps 1 to 5.

  1. Mute “Layer 1 Track”
  2. “Layer 2 Track” is untouched (that ist what I want, it should continue)
  3. “Layer 1” is in Mute State (thats the problem : that will prevent “Layer 2 Track” to be heard
  4. “Halion Sonic” in Mixer is in Mute State (the same follow up problem )

So imho Mute should only mute the track, not the complete instrument (which would like to play other tracks still).

Am I wrong ?

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Thank you and you are correct. Fixed and ready with the next update,
Michael.

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Hi Michael,
I’m using V1.3.2.
With Global Layer, in the Context-Menu, the multi tracks are not shown. I can only see the option “Create Track”.
I have created songA and songB.
In a layer of songA, I set the MIDI Input Context-Menu to a midi track.
I did the same for songB.
But in Global Layer, I cannot see the tracks from A and B.
Is it normal ?

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“Thank you and you are correct. Fixed and ready with the next update,
Michael.”

Version 1.3.2.778 : same faulty behaviour.

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Hi,

I’ve retested it.

  1. Start VL, New Project, HALion Sonic is loaded to “Layer 1”
  2. Select “Layer 1” of “Part 1”
  3. Open Editor of HS and load Piano for Slot 1 and a Drum Set for Slot 2
  4. Open Context Menu of MIDI Input and select “Tracks / Create Track”
  5. Open Context menu again and select “Create Track” again
  6. Select TRACKS
  7. Add Clip from 2.1-3.1 to Layer 1 Track, add some events to it, assign Channel-Out to 1 to run Piano of HS
  8. Add Clip from 2.1-3.1 to Layer 2 Track, add some events to it, assign Channel-Out to 2 to run Drum of HS
  9. Cycle Transport from 2.1 to 3.1, Start Transport

We agree that we can listen to Piano and Drums, yes?

  1. Mute “Layer 1 Track”. The drums will continue to play
  2. Unmute “Layer 1 Track”. Piano and Drums are playing
  3. Mute “Layer 1 Track”. Only Piano is playing

What am I missing?
Michael.

PS : Feel free to contact me directly? PM or mail (m.spork (at) steinberg.de. Of course, we can continue here.

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… that’s a bug. But you can select the Global Layer from the Track menu.

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See you,
Michael.

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Would it be possible in the next version to mix the Midi Input as well as multi tracks for a layer ?
For now, I can only assign multi tracks to a layer, but no “multi In” (Midi input + multi tracks)

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When you set a MIDI track to Monitor, its input will be merged with track playback.

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Yes but because we cannot automize Monitor, I have to find another solution.

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How exactly is your usecase?

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@musicullum
Thank you I have found a solution.
Instead of using Monitor, I have created 2 midi tracks, both connected to my global instrument.
And I make automation for Muting the track with a third MIDI track.