Nigel Mackay Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 If you insert something like the Sonitina Orchestra and select All Synth Audio Outputs: Stereo, it inserts 16 stereo "audio tracks" and 1 MIDI track. The VSTi is not multi-timbral, and even if it was you would then need more than 1 MIDI track. You either enter MIDI notes on the MIDI track PRV or plug in a controller to play notes. But you only have 1 voice selected, what's with the 16 stereo outputs? (You can of course select First Synth Audio Output and only get 1 stereo audio track.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 It could be the 16 audio outs are for 16 MIDI channels that is part of the MIDI spec. That also implies it is a multi-timbral synth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User 905133 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 52 minutes ago, Nigel Mackay said: The VSTi is not multi-timbral . . . . (You can of course select First Synth Audio Output and only get 1 stereo audio track.) Are any of the patches multisamples with different zones? For example, I have soft synths (and gear) that have orchestral instrument groups arranged in different ranges across the keyboard. With a single patch like that someone might want separate tracks--First Violins, Second Violins . . . Basses. Just as guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Kelley Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 I use this feature especially on drums EZ Drummer where I want the effects on one sound different from another. Same for the TTS-1. Otherwise I select the first synth out and it all goes to a single stereo output. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mettelus Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 What player are you using? Does that come with its own? I have seen this in ARIA Player, but also saw a Kontakt version, both of which are multi-timbral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Mackay Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) No, Sonatina Orchestra is not multi-timbral. Neither is VSCO2 Orchestra. They both behave the same. @User 905133 The SI Strings work that way, changing from Contrabass to Cellos to Violins, depending on the note. (But only one stereo output.) But both these VSTs are definitely only one instrument at a time. @mettelus Using both as a VST in CbB. I got to wondering if it is maybe a bug/misunderstanding between the VSTs and CbB. EDIT: Experimented - now matter the patch choice, all audio output is on the 1st audio output, so I am assuming it is a bug. Edited January 4, 2020 by Nigel Mackay New info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msmcleod Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 The Sonatina Orchestra plugin is reporting 16 audio outputs to Cakewalk, which is why 16 are created. The fact that it's actually only stereo is to do with the plugin itself. It shouldn't really claim to have 16 audio outputs if it only has one stereo output. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Mackay Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 A sort of bug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Baay Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 5 hours ago, Nigel Mackay said: The VSTi is not multi-timbral, and even if it was you would then need more than 1 MIDI track. Though it's most common to use one MIDI track per channel with mult-timbral synths, it is possible to put some or all of the 16 parts on separate channels in a single track a la Type 0 MIDI files. And, of course, drum synths are often driven by a single MIDI track, using separate audio ouputs to allow processing the kit pieces independently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurre Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 My personal guess is that the devs have thought about inputs and outputs. It's harder to manually add audio outputs than it is to add midi inputs. Thus leaving it to the user to decide how many midi inputs they need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Borthwick Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 22 hours ago, Nigel Mackay said: A sort of bug. If so it isn't ours to fix. Plugins expose buses and it's up to the plugin developers to expose them or not. Contact the vendor for an explanation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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