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Using VST Plugins

By Inge on 2005-08-10

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3. Assigning VST plugins to individual tracks

A VST plugin is always assigned to one of the 64 tracks of MadTracker 2.5. A VST effect works by processing the audio signal of a specific track. After that it can be processed further in its altered state. A VST instrument, on the other hand, sends its generated sound to the assigned track. Independent of in which track notes are entered for this instrument, the actual audio signal always goes to the track to which the VST instrument is assigned.

double-click on the VST plugin in the VST browser that you want to assign to a specific track
click on the Track 0 drop-down menu
select the track that you want to assign the VST plugin to

Assigning a VST plugin to a specific track

Try to enter the notes of a VST instrument in in the same track as to which it is assigned. The only way to 'solo' a VST instrument is to solo the track it is assigned to, which will result in total silence if the notes aren't entered in that track.

Assigning VST effects to the master track

Apart from being assigned to a specific track, VST effects can also be assigned to the master track of MadTracker 2.5. The final audio signal of all tracks will then be processed further by the VST effects assigned to the Master track.

double-click on the VST effect in the VST browser that you want to assign to the master track
click on the Track 0 drop-down menu
select Master in the track row

Routing VST effects

Mixer Routing

The VST effect assigned to track Y can be used to process the signal of track X at the same time (where Y has a higher track number than X).

open the Mixer
right-click on Master below track X
select track Y in the drop-down menu

Use routing whenever you want to apply the same VST effect (with the same settings) twice in one song. Calculating one instead of two VST effects can dramatically reduce the CPU power needed

Chaining VST effects

Changing the sequence of VST effects assigned to one track

Multiple VST effects can be assigned to one track. The audio signal going through this stack is first processed by the first VST effect loaded; this modified signal is then processed by the second VST effect and so on.

repeat the steps described in Loading VST plugins to add multiple VST effects to one track
select the VST effect you want to move, and use the blue arrows to move it to the intended position in the sequence of effects.

Next: Using multi-timbrality of VST instruments

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