I can't figure how to link an instrument to my EmulatorX VSTi ge

Hi All,

Coming from the ModPlug Tracker/SoundFont world, I'm trying to explore new software to produce music...

I've bought the EmulatorX sampler from E-MU to build instruments with backward SoundFont compatibility... works great and sounds awesome... now, I'd like to use this sampler as my sound generator.

So, I add it in Psycle, loads successfully... I link it to the Master bus/machine... but then, I don't know how to make sounds with it from the pattern editor!

I looked into the Instruments dialog boxes, but they all seem to offer options to work with the internal sampler... I couldn't find any option to output notes sent to instrument nr. XX to the EmulatorX generator...

Please note that EmulatorX awaits MIDI in commands to play sounds. So I'd like to tell Psycle that Instrument 01 must be routed to MIDI Out channel 01 using program number 038, MSB 0, LSB 0, to play my Synth Bass 1 instrument in EmulatorX...

But I have the impression that Psycle doesn't support any MIDI out feature... am I wrong?

It would be quite disappointing, as many other aspects of the software look rock solid (I've been using it for approx. 20 min): flawless IT import and playback (although volume commands doesn't seem to work?), bug-free ASIO playback with my MOTU UltraLite, working interface...

Many thanks for any help.
Regards from France,
Maxime

Like you say, the instrument section is only for psycle's internal sampler.

As i understand it, you need to setup your VST a bit differently.
(Note that if you need to load soundfont banks, that has to be done from inside your plugin, via a button or something in your GUI)

If your plugin can be configured for different midi channels, there is a way to tell that a note goes to a midi channel (Only in VSTs, which is your case).
This is done by using the auxiliary column in the pattern

note aux mach effect
--- -- -- ----
C-5 03 01 0000 <- this should send note C-5 to generator 01, and tell to use the midi channel 03


Now, Psycle does have a way to send midi events directly to VSTs, but it may be a lot more work.


mcm CM GG AABB <- midi command. Send AA (where C is midi command and M is midi channel), to VST number GG, with the BB and CC values.

i.e. A noteOn to midi channel 1 (90) of A-4 (note 69 -> 45 in hex ) with a velocity of 80 (50 in hex) to generator 01 is:

mcm 90 01 4550

or a more natural example:
Mcm B0 01 0740
B0 Send a midi CC (Control Change) command (MIDI channel 1)
01 to the Generator number 1
07 in order to change CC7 (channel volume on most synths)
40 to 40 (in a scale of 0 to 7F, HEX)

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