Tracktion • Re: Pitch bend while playing live in Waveform Pro

Thanks everyone! I'm understanding things a lot better now, your feedback has been really helpful. I've managed to use the Portamento option in Superwave P8, which sort of does what I hoped to achieve.

Coming back to some of your replies/questions:

• I understand the effect, if it acts on the MIDI signal, needs to be placed on the left of the VST. To my surprise, the pitch shift effect built in Waveform Pro does work when you put it on the right of the VST. However, on the right it introduces a small but noticable latency.
• For other purposes I found J's MIDI tools which have helped me a great deal in the past as well. Very helpful in modifying MIDI, for example in adding sustain to a VST that doesn't have it and in helping to isolate parts of the keyboard for specific tasks. I'll check out the ones by Piz!
• As for why I'm using Waveform to host a VSTi live, that's a good question. Honestly? Lack of knowledge. I had a keyboard, and am able to play a little bit. Now also learning to sing and joined a band. Next question in the band of course was: how can we play different sounds when we play? The existing sounds on the keyboard were rather limited. I simply went looking for something and people I talked to recommended a DAW. Waveform made sense, I managed to learn it a little bit, and I was able to get to a whole bunch of virtual instruments . What really helped in the band was that I can now isolate parts of the keyboard for completely different sounds, even stack them. Or switch quickly to another VST by assigning a key to do so. I'll check out the VSTi host suggestion you made. I had no idea that existed.
• Might be good for the band if I have an additional little keyboard with a separate two wheel controller for pitch bending!

Statistics: Posted by eelcok — Wed Sep 11, 2024 9:35 pm

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