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One thing in Bitwig i didn't know I needed, was the simple showing of plugin-caused delay on each track.

I have always mixed on the fly; I like to record, put on effects and mix the result so I get an impression of how it will sound.

This approach has always caused delay (also on MacOS) and made live recording a pain later (which means consolidating and freezing tracks).

Now I can see if I can put on a plug-in or if I should wait because of latency.

#linuxaudio #bitwig #musicproduction

in reply to Morten Mosgaard

So now I'm making a list of CPU-effective plugins, which doesn't cause additional latency. These will be my template arsenal, and make a template wich can take care of basic mix things on the fly, so I can keep some of my "always mixing" approach, and then - if I even need it - can be switched out later with different plug-ins.

This has really made appreciate the work of two different Linux Native plugin creators, which plugins runs with so little effort, you an use a lot!

#Linuxaudio

in reply to Morten Mosgaard

These two plugin creators are:

1) Chris Johnson from Airwindows, who have been creating free GUI-less plugins for years. It can be a bit overwhelming entering Chris' website, since he have made hundreds of free plugins. That's why I recommend start using Airwindows Consolidated, where all plugins are collected in one plugin with Chris' thorough and enthusiastic description: airwindows.com/consolidated/

in reply to Morten Mosgaard

2) ACMT or Applied Computer Music Technologies, which is making Linux-first plugins, to help create plugin choices for pros using Linux for audio production.

ACMT is "pro-audio DSP software solutions, virtual hardware emulations, and innovative audio processing" but "without requiring processor intensive upsampling - reducing CPU load and allowing for more plug-ins in a typical session"

Producing on a refurbed Lenovo, I really like that!

acmt.co.uk/

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