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#60 Instrument solo option
I've heard a lot of talk about MIDI musicians (like
myself) who like to record each instrument into a
seperate .wav or tape-track and then mix the song down
in post-production.
ZT makes this difficult because you have to go through
and turn off every instrument except for the one you
want to solo.
A "solo" option on the instrument screen that would
only send data to the instrument selected would be
awesome!
It would also be cool if you could have multiple
instruments soloed - i.e., you want to have all of
your hi-hats and various percussion noises on one
take, so you solo those instruments and play the song.
- Justin
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Its already in ZT.. well.. kinda..
Just dont give the intruments an output device when you
dont wanna hear them.
And the instruments you DO want to hear, you let them have
the output device..
This is in the intrument edit screen (F3).
I thought you can select using alt-1 <-> 0..
Without an output device for a instrument you're not gonna
hear any sound. :)
And with the alt-1 etc shortcut its fast too! :)
Output device will be your Midi UART or something..
I do this all the time like this.. This way you dont have
to change your patch/bank settings all the time..
In my opinion a "solo" button or something, wont really add
much.. except its easier for new ZT users perhaps.
And you also want the option for multiple instruments to
play... So I think giving a instrument an output device yes
or no is just as easy in that case.. There is no more work
in that than "solo-ing" all your solo instruments.. get my
drift?
Oh.. I just noticed this in ZT:
When you select a output device with alt-<number> (eg: alt-
1) it selects the output device, but when pressing alt-1
again doesnt de-select it!
So I'd like to see alt-<number> selects and de-selects a
output device.. instead of just selecting.. :D
Would be a better option than the solo button. :)
(if you dont understand a word of what I just said, becuase
it aint that clear now I read it again, just send me an e-
mail : Raptor@palm.a2000.nl)..
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Yeah, I know how to do that, but are you telling me it's
just as simple to turn off the output device for the 25+
instruments and samples I have in a song and leave ONE on,
or easier to simply click "solo" on one instrument?
See my point?
- Justin
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Well.. you have a point there..
What I meant was:
Its not a MUST have, becuase when you want multiple
recordings for multiple instruments.. And may-b more than
one instrument per recording, you only need to turn off all
the output devices once, becuase after that you change from
one to another.
In this case I'd rather see an option/key-command to clear
all of the output devices at once.
When all are cleared you have more flexibility when you
start setting the output devices for the instruments you
want to hear.
Because you want a "solo" option, but you also want the
ability to play more than one instrument at the time.
I see a problem here.. solo means -one- instrument.. So
when you make a solo button but you still want to have -two-
instruments playing there should also be a "mute" button.
Just like cakewalk or something.. You press solo -> the
rest of instruments go on "mute". When you want another
instrument playing along with your just "solo-ed"
instrument just un-check the mute button of that instrument.
In the situation I described above the "work" that has to
be done is just as much as when you have a command to de-
select all output channels and just set the output channels
for instruments you wanna hear.
A "solo" and "mute" button on the other hand would be handy
for new ZT users and it is somewhat more obvious than
setting the output devices.. So in that case I totally
agree with you, but that would only make it look more
easily. The effect and efforts to get it done will be the
same when you have a "unselect all output devices"
command :) (I'd say alt-0 becuase I cant imgagine anyone
who uses 10 output devices in one song. :)
Well.. just my opinion about this.. hope you dont mind. :)
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:: typo! ::
""In the situation I described above the "work" that
has to
be done is just as much as when you have a command to de-
select all output channels and just set the output channels
for instruments you wanna hear.""
Damned.. I'm tired. :) sorry.. channels need to be output
devices.. (ofcourse.. duh! :)
Where's that "edit" button on sourceforge! argh .:)