Bidule tutorial: How to get started with midi routings+lfo's

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Sat May 12, 2007 10:25 am

nobbystylus wrote:yes i know i CAN use it as an Audio Unit, but i can't seem to get these kinds of Midi Effects LFOs etc working when its NOT used as standalone...

Like all 3rd party MIDI effects.. You'll need an additional MIDI track.
One that houses the plugin and a second that picks up the signal.
Set the receiving tracks input location to "1 MIDI > mymidiplugin".

nobbystylus · Post by **nobbystylus** » Sat May 12, 2007 10:33 am

ok... nice... cheers mate.. will this work with the LFO layout you made? Or will i need to repatch things?

Nightrider · Post by **Nightrider** » Sat May 12, 2007 2:58 pm

How do I make my bidules plugin? AU's or VST's?

hambone1 · Post by **hambone1** » Sun May 13, 2007 9:11 pm

Nightrider wrote:How do I make my bidules plugin? AU's or VST's?

Same as any Live VST or AU. Make sure you've got the plug-in version:

http://www.plogue.com/index.php?option= ... tcat&cat=3

Nightrider · Post by **Nightrider** » Mon May 14, 2007 10:06 am

hoffman2k wrote:Now that you understand some of the basics, we can go over to the cool stuff.
As many lfo's as you want on any parameter you want.
Todays example will show you how to send a midi cc signal generated by an lfo to Live.

First start up Live or midi yoke if you're on windoows.
Then open this file in plogue bidule.
http://users.pandora.be/Vayner/dir/---/ ... bidule.zip

It should look like this.

Windows users will have to put a "midi yoke" output where "bidule 1 (out)" is on the picture.

In Live, open up the midi preferences and set Live's remote control to receive the signal coming from bidule 1 or midi yoke.

Now close the preferences menu and click on "learn midi" in Live.
Select an instrument and a parameter you wish to modulate.
The lfo is already running (unless the on/off knob in bidule is switched off) so you will get an assigned parameter as soon as you choose it.

Now leave "midi learn" mode and watch the parameter move
You can adjust the lfo in bidule. By double clicking on the lfo you will bring up it's controls.

You can set up as many lfo's as you like.
And you can record whatever is outputted. And you can control the lfo with your midi controller.

Happy tweaking.

Cheers

what is the point of the parameter modulator and lfo?

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Mon May 14, 2007 11:56 am

Nightrider wrote:what is the point of the parameter modulator and lfo?

I have no answer for that. It's been a long while since i used bidule, perhaps some other bidule user can answer this.
As far as i recall, the parameter modulator can be linked to a specific CC.
In this case, only one CC is used. But more of them can receive the signal of the same LFO.

timbreland · Post by **timbreland** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:23 pm

thank you hoffman2k i ran thru the 1st example, nice tutorial.

does anyone have the LFO MIDI file for the second example, it's missing..

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:48 am

Sorry about the missing files. Those files were on an old server that is lost now.
I'd make you a new one, but I haven't used bidule in years. I'm using Max/Msp these days.

Cheers

- Bjorn

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