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layer-stack-view [2021/09/03 00:27] – [Layer MIDI enable/disable] shane | layer-stack-view [2023/05/14 10:22] (current) – [MIDI-effect, Instrument, and Audio-effect differences] shane | ||
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* You can use your mouse' | * You can use your mouse' | ||
* The icon on the right shows you the //accordion view//, where you'll see ALL layers in the stack, even if they have to be squashed vertically to fit. | * The icon on the right shows you the //accordion view//, where you'll see ALL layers in the stack, even if they have to be squashed vertically to fit. | ||
- | * As of Unify v1.1.x, Accordion | + | * As of Unify v1.1.3, Scrolling |
The following pairs of screenshot show how the same factory patch (//BPM SPLIT - And So It Begins!//) appear in the scrolling (left) and accordion (right) views: | The following pairs of screenshot show how the same factory patch (//BPM SPLIT - And So It Begins!//) appear in the scrolling (left) and accordion (right) views: | ||
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* There is always exactly one **Master Effects** layer, into which the sounds from all other layers are mixed. | * There is always exactly one **Master Effects** layer, into which the sounds from all other layers are mixed. | ||
* Some Unify patches may also use **Auxiliary Effects (AUX)** layers which are comparable to "aux bus" channels in a DAW or a traditional mixing console. | * Some Unify patches may also use **Auxiliary Effects (AUX)** layers which are comparable to "aux bus" channels in a DAW or a traditional mixing console. | ||
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+ | See [[# | ||
===== Color scheme ===== | ===== Color scheme ===== | ||
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- The **Mix controls** area contains several controls related to how this layer' | - The **Mix controls** area contains several controls related to how this layer' | ||
+ | ==== INST layer titles in Unify 1.8 and later ==== | ||
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+ | All layers have a //short name// such as "INST 1", "MIDI 2", "AUX 1", etc., and an optional //user title//, which you enter by double-clicking the title bar and typing. When you add a new layer, its //user title// is initially blank. | ||
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+ | Starting with Unify 1.8, INST layers also have a special ability: When the //user title// is blank, Unify will automatically substitute the //name of the instrument plug-in' | ||
+ | * Note that //not all plug-ins support this// by reporting their current preset name to their host. | ||
+ | * If you double-click the layer title, the title editor will initially be set to the preset name. | ||
+ | * If you edit the title text and press Enter, the edited text will become the new //user title//, and Unify will stop automatically updating the layer title. | ||
+ | * To restore automatic title updating, double-click the layer title, delete the entire text, and press enter to set the //user title// back to blank. | ||
==== Ops (operations) buttons ==== | ==== Ops (operations) buttons ==== | ||
Any time you see an icon consisting of two concentric circles in Unify, it's called an "ops button" | Any time you see an icon consisting of two concentric circles in Unify, it's called an "ops button" | ||
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- | * **Replace with embedded INST1**. This NEW menu item will automatically appear at the TOP of the menu for embedded Unify layers only. See below for explanation. | + | * **Replace with embedded INST1** |
* **Save layer as preset...** option allows you to define a new **layer preset** which saves the entire state of the layer, including the state of all its plug-ins, mix settings, etc. | * **Save layer as preset...** option allows you to define a new **layer preset** which saves the entire state of the layer, including the state of all its plug-ins, mix settings, etc. | ||
* **COPY layer** copies the entire layer to the clipboard | * **COPY layer** copies the entire layer to the clipboard | ||
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* NOTE the mix parameters (pan and level) are NOT updated when replacing from a layer preset | * NOTE the mix parameters (pan and level) are NOT updated when replacing from a layer preset | ||
- | **As of Unify 1.4**, after loading a new Unify layer, if you decide you only need the first INST layer (very common for " | + | **As of Unify 1.4**, after loading a new Unify layer, if you decide you only need the first INST layer (very common for " |
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+ | **As of Unify 1.9**, the reverse operation is also available. For INST layers where the instrument plug-in is NOT Unify, the first menu item will be **Move to new embedded Unify**. Clicking this button is a shortcut for the following sequence of operations: | ||
+ | - Copy layer to clipboard | ||
+ | - Replace layer with new embedded Unify layer | ||
+ | - Paste original layer into new embedded Unify instance, replacing its INST1 layer | ||
==== Signal flow in instrument layers ==== | ==== Signal flow in instrument layers ==== | ||
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The instrument-ops menu has several sub-menus, and is divided into four sections: | The instrument-ops menu has several sub-menus, and is divided into four sections: | ||
- | - At the top is the "Swap: Unify Standard" | + | - At the top is the "Swap: Unify Standard" |
- In the middle, any number of " | - In the middle, any number of " | ||
- The "Swap: All Instruments" | - The "Swap: All Instruments" | ||
- At the bottom, the " | - At the bottom, the " | ||
- | **For (mostly | + | **For older VST plug-ins** which support "program |
- | * **Load FXB Bank...** allows you to select a //.fxb// file containing a bank of presets for this plug-in | + | * On the ops menu itself: |
- | * **Load FXP Preset...** allows you to select and load a single preset from a //.fxp// file | + | * A **Change Program** sub-menu provides direct access to all of the presets (" |
+ | * On the Operations sub-menu: | ||
+ | * **Load FXB Bank...** allows you to select a //.fxb// file containing a bank of presets for this plug-in | ||
+ | * **Load FXP Preset...** allows you to select and load a single preset from a //.fxp// file | ||
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+ | //New in Unify v1.8:// **For VST3 plug-ins**, the Operations sub-menu will contain a **load .vstpreset** item, which will allow you to locate and load a standard VST3 preset file into the instrument plug-in. This is still somewhat experimental; | ||
==== Audio effects box ==== | ==== Audio effects box ==== | ||
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- Add: All Effects, for a hierarchical list of [[scanning|all plug-ins Unify knows about]] on your system | - Add: All Effects, for a hierarchical list of [[scanning|all plug-ins Unify knows about]] on your system | ||
- | When you add an audio-effect plug-in using this menu, a new **plug-in box** will be added at the right-hand side, indicating that it follows the previous ones in the audio processing chain. Each plug-in box is almost exactly like the [[# | + | When you add an audio-effect plug-in using this menu (or the newer methods added in Unify 1.10.x; see [[# |
//Some// (not all) audio-effect plug-ins accept MIDI input. For such plug-ins, you will see both " | //Some// (not all) audio-effect plug-ins accept MIDI input. For such plug-ins, you will see both " | ||
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* it has a single Bypass (B) button on the left-hand side | * it has a single Bypass (B) button on the left-hand side | ||
- | Functionally, | + | Functionally, |
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+ | Also new in Unify v1.6.0, you can double-click the title-strip to rename the Master Effects layer, just as you can with all the other layer types. | ||
The **Bypass** (B) button at the left-hand side of the Master Effects layer provides a way to simultaneously deactivate (bypass) the //entire layer//. The reasons why this was added (in Unify v1.3.2) are subtle, and are [[master-bypass|discussed on a separate page]] (click link). | The **Bypass** (B) button at the left-hand side of the Master Effects layer provides a way to simultaneously deactivate (bypass) the //entire layer//. The reasons why this was added (in Unify v1.3.2) are subtle, and are [[master-bypass|discussed on a separate page]] (click link). | ||
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+ | ===== Adding and swapping plug-ins using Quick Load ===== | ||
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+ | The above sections have already explained how you can click the "ops buttons" | ||
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+ | Right-clicking anywhere in the instrument box pops up a "Quick Load" window like this: | ||
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+ | {{:: | ||
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+ | The Quick Load window consists of a scrolling list of brief plug-in descriptions, | ||
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+ | ==== Entering search text and selecting matching items ==== | ||
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+ | You can enter more than one (partial) word in the search box, separated by spaces. For example, typing "u-h div" will match both " | ||
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+ | The first item in the list is selected (highlighted) automatically. You can use the up- and down-arrow keys to move the highlighting in the list, and you can also use the mouse to click on any item to highlight it. | ||
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+ | ==== Loading the selected plug-in ==== | ||
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+ | Once the plug-in you want is highlighted, | ||
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+ | ==== Closing the Quick Load window ==== | ||
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+ | The Quick Load window will disappear as soon as you load a plug-in, or you can simply //click anywhere outside the window// to dismiss it without loading anything. | ||
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+ | ==== Adding vs. swapping plug-ins ==== | ||
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+ | Instrument slots in Unify are always occupied, so you can only //swap in// a different instrument plug-in. The MIDI- and audio-effect boxes each contain a " | ||
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+ | The Quick Load interface works the same way for adding or swapping. | ||
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+ | ==== MIDI-effect, | ||
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+ | What you see in the Quick Load lists depends on the type of plug-in you're trying to load or swap. Due to limitations of VST/VST3 plug-in standards, Unify can distinguish between " | ||
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+ | MIDI-effect plug-ins are special, because the VST/VST3 plug-in standards don't provide any way to distinguish MIDI-effect plug-ins from other types. Most vendors design their MIDI-effect plug-ins to identify themselves as " | ||
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+ | In some cases you may find it quicker to use [[plugin-subsets|plug-in subsets]] and the traditional left-click menus to access your MIDI-effect plug-ins. |
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