By antic604
Mon Jul 27, 2020 8:21 pm
EnochLight wrote:antic604 wrote:Although I still don't know if there's really 8 plugin limit
Yes, there is an 8-plugin limit in standalone. It's per project, BTW (you can only load one project at a time). Each sequence can have up to 128 tracks, but only 8 of them can be plugins. For example, if you assign (say for instance) TubeSynth on track 1 in Sequencer 1, then it will remain on track 1 through any/all of your sequences. You'll need to create another track (for instance, track 2) and load a different plugin (or another instance of TubeSynth) if you want to have a different plugin or have a different preset loaded or tweak it unrelated to track 1.
And yes, you can bounce these to samples and load them in a Program to trigger, or create Clips out of them, and then use those tracks for something else. If you want to be able to go back and edit them, though, you'll need to save the sequence separately to re-load.
Thanks! Going by the manual I thought it would work differently, similar to Elektrons where each 4-track pattern can have completely different instruments per track (not to mention the P-Locks). Or to trackers on Amiga I started with in the 90s. But it's not a real issue, just an organisational challenge and a matter of getting used to, I guess
And yes, I was leaning toward Force for a long time, but seeing how last update was almost a year ago, things showcased at NAMM2020 are still nowhere to be seen, Nick was fired and - last but not least - it's a huge & chunky piece of gear; I decided against it. Also I thought change of workflow would do me good, whereas Force is very similar in principle to Ableton / Bitwig, so I'd feel to familiar and comfortable. I only hope MPC 3.0 is close and brings new synths, especially something FM and/or additive.
BTW, this forum's underlying tech is pretty limited, isn't it? There's no notification of any kind that someone replied to my post, no notification for PMs, etc. Basic stuff, one would think
MPC One // A4 Mk1 // OT Mk1 + Bitwig 3 // Studio One 5 // Reason 11
