Is there? If so, I haven’t seen it, but I may need to look again. God bless! Seth
On Jun 23, 2021, at 3:07 PM, Nicole Massey <ny...@gypsyheir.com> wrote: I thought there was a MacOS compatible version of Proteus VX. Sent from my HAL 9000 in transit to Jupiter -----Original Message----- From: mai...@andrelouis.com [mailto:mai...@andrelouis.com] On Behalf Of Seth Lowman Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2021 5:01 PM To: QWS list <qws@AndreLouis.COM> Subject: Re: QWS List virtual instruments Amen to that. On my PC, I use Coolsoft, which uses Bassmidi under the hood. It’s really too bad it’s not available for Mac OS, otherwise I use it there too. Same goes for Proteus VX. I suppose that is the advantage to hardware: no matter what operating system you’re running, as long as that system recognizes midi, and your hardware has 5-pin Din ports, it can be used no matter how many updates you make. God bless! Seth On Jun 23, 2021, at 9:16 AM, Nicole Massey <ny...@gypsyheir.com> wrote: I'm partial to driver level sound font players like BassMIDI, because that way I can replace laggy low quality OS synths. Sent from my HAL 9000 in transit to Jupiter -----Original Message----- From: mai...@andrelouis.com [mailto:mai...@andrelouis.com] On Behalf Of Seth Lowman Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2021 10:40 AM To: QWS list <qws@AndreLouis.COM> Subject: Re: QWS List virtual instruments You can get a plug-in now that solves the sound font issue to some degree on the Mac. It’s called Juicy SF plug-in, end it runs in VST and AU format. There are some slight bugs with it, as it is a new plug-in; for example, it doesn’t quite handle cut off, resonance, and ADSR messages properly, but it uses the same engine as Synth Font, and it gets the job done when you need it. There is a slight accessibility problem, but I found out that by going to the far side of the plug-in window moving my mouse down slightly and clicking, I am able to load sound fonts; once I’ve done that, I save them as Logic presets. I have copies of this plug-in installer for Mac and windows if anybody is interested, as the website is a bit goofy to navigate. God bless! Seth On Jun 23, 2021, at 12:45 AM, Katherine Todd <ktlynn...@gmail.com> wrote: Thanks for that, I love QWS, but also love Komplete and wish the two could get along. I do not like reaper so much. It's a great program... just... I got so much more done before. So I'm gonna try that!!! Katy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon Jaeger" <si...@simonj.me> To: "QWS list" <qws@AndreLouis.COM> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2021 11:32 AM Subject: Re: QWS List virtual instruments > I relate to this entire e-mail in a serious way. I think one of the reasons I > stopped composing so much was because I bought into the Logic / Reaper / > Komplete / fancypants newfangled musical stuff™ scene. And it has its place; > Komplete is seriously amazing. But I still fly around QWS and hesitantly walk > around Reaper (at least for MIDI editing). One thing you can do is define QWS > as an external editor for MIDI files and have it use a loopback device routed > to Reaper by default. In conjunction with the setting that automatically arms > tracks as you select them, you could then have QWS send the output back into > Reaper automatically, so you kind of get the best of both worlds. I think the > only disadvantage to this method is that tempo information doesn't get > included in MIDI takes. And speaking of takes, the default ctrl+e action in > Reaper is to open a *copy* of an item in the external editor, so once you > save that item and close QWS, you'll have a second take in Reaper. It's like > version control for your music. I've only just started to play with this as > an option for MIDI editing, so I may make other good or bad discoveries along > the way. > > >> On 6/22/2021 10:24 AM, raymond grote wrote: >> Tbh the articles on using VST Host with qWS are relevant, but not >> many people seem to do it this way anymore because everyone has >> Komplete and are transitioning to Reaper. Not to say VST Host is >> useless, it's just not the only option anymore. >> >> I don't have Komplete, but I still use Reaper a lot. What I do these >> days is to use Reaper instead of VSt Host. I personally find Reaper >> more stable and easier for me to tweak sounds with, and it eases >> Reaper's learning curve a bit. I still use QWS to sequence with vsts. >> Komplete lovers will probably hate me, but I'm still in that >> transition phase. I've been in that for years because I find Reaper >> too daunting to get used to sequencing with it. I"m slowly trying and >> learning some tricks, but I'm so much faster with QWS it's not even >> funny. >> >> Granted Seth is very much right that once you start doing anything >> serious with a bunch of vsts, you're going to want to do it in Reaper >> as much as you can. I have personal experience with the pain of >> routing through virtual midi cables and using QWS. It can certainly >> be done, but gets annoying to say the least. >> >>> On 6/22/21, Seth Lowman <seth...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Oh, and the KK packages vary depending on which one you get. I >>> believe the smallest one offers a few pianos and synthesizers, while >>> the largest one, Komplete CE offers the entire gamut, from pianos >>> and synthesizers, to drums, guitar, basses, orchestral instruments, >>> etc. now that I’m thinking about it, you could probably make KK >>> work with QWS, though you would have to use a virtual midi loop >>> cable such as Midi Yolk or Loopbe1. You won’t need VST host though, >>> as KK has its own standalone application. However, using it that >>> way seems like it would be extremely complicated, as you would have >>> to do things with instances and all sorts of other goofiness in >>> order to make it all work. The best way to use KK is to use it in >>> reaper or logic, as those programs have built-in support for KK. Of >>> course, if anybody else knows more about using it with QWS, please chime in. >>> >>> >>> God bless! >>> Seth >>> >>> On Jun 22, 2021, at 8:44 AM, Joe Giovanelli <joegio...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, Seth, >>> >>> >>> The instrument is a Medeli sp-4200. Believe it or not, the MIDI >>> implementation chart shows that controler 122 is crossed out. >>> >>> >>> What do these "complete packages" offer? Do they avoid Loopmidi and Vsthost? >>> What do they cost? >>> >>> >>> God bless you as well. >>> >>> >>> Joe G. >>> >>>> On 6/22/2021 11:35 AM, Seth Lowman wrote: >>>> Every keyboard should now have the ability to turn off local, >>>> unless it’s something really stupid cheap like a $50 RadioShack >>>> keyboard from the past. What model keyboard did you get? It should >>>> say in the manual how to turn off local. >>>> As far as virtual instruments go, your best bet is going to be to >>>> purchase one of the Komplete packages, and a A49 or S49 controller >>>> from Native Instruments so you can access the parameters. There >>>> are several versions of the Komplete package, some of which only >>>> have a few instruments while others have literally hundreds of >>>> instruments. I currently own Komplete >>>> 12 CE, and I’m looking at upgrading to 13. This package is amazing! >>>> There are so many instruments I haven’t even gotten a chance to >>>> work with all of them. >>>> >>>> God bless! >>>> Seth >>>> >>>> On Jun 22, 2021, at 7:32 AM, Joe Giovanelli <joegio...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Good morning, >>>> >>>> >>>> The new music keyboard is very nice and at a cost of only $500. The >>>> problem is that it does not have thie ability to turn off Local. >>>> Some of its 600 sounds are very good but, under the circumstances, useless. >>>> >>>> >>>> For this reason I am forced to obtain virtual sounds. >>>> >>>> >>>> I foun d an article on the QWS site which discusses Loopmidi and Vsthost. >>>> The instructions for using these programs to set up virtual >>>> instruments are rather brief and assume more knowledge than I possess. >>>> >>>> I'm supposed to tell Loopmidi what ports I plan to use. Well, I >>>> figure to select Proteus VX as my sound bank, but do I use that as the >>>> port name? >>>> >>>> >>>> I'm supposed to open Vsthost in Wave. Well, the closest I can find >>>> is Use Bank. >>>> >>>> >>>> I believe I was able to delete the Input port in QWS. That is as >>>> far as I could get. >>>> >>>> >>>> I will appreciate any help you ncan offer as to how to move forward >>>> successfully with my search for virtual instruments. >>>> >>>> >>>> I thank you very much for your help. >>>> >>>> >>>> Joe Giovanelli, W2PVY >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe or change list options, see >>>> http://lists.andrelouis.com >>>> >>>> for archived list posts, see >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com >>>> To unsubscribe or change list options, see >>>> http://lists.andrelouis.com >>>> >>>> for archived list posts, see >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com >>> To unsubscribe or change list options, see >>> http://lists.andrelouis.com >>> >>> for archived list posts, see >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com >>> To unsubscribe or change list options, see >>> http://lists.andrelouis.com >>> >>> for archived list posts, see >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com >>> >> To unsubscribe or change list options, see >> http://lists.andrelouis.com >> >> for archived list posts, see >> http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com > To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com > > for archived list posts, see > http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/qws@andrelouis.com
