Software Mixer

vanblah wrote on 1/20/2004, 7:32 PM
I would just like to get a feel for the number of people who launch their software mixer (whether it's just the windows mixer or a more advanced mixer) and then launch Vegas?

I have written a batch file and am working on a VB script to combine the two processes. I am using the Aardvark Q10 which has a pretty good mixer utility.

I want to find out if it's worth submitting a product feature request to Sony ... something like a line in preferences for all of the Sony Apps where it asks if you want to launch another executable first. It's not that difficult to script, but it would be great if it were handled from within Vegas (or Forge or Acid).

Call me lazy.

Doug

Comments

Chienworks wrote on 1/20/2004, 8:55 PM
Personally i've kinda wondered why this isn't a pane right within Vegas itself. I've seen many applications that can control the output volume. I've wondered why professional recording software doesn't control input switching and volume. Maybe there are some techinical issues i'm unaware of, but it would be very convenient.
pwppch wrote on 1/21/2004, 1:27 PM
Every vendor does it differently. So the Mixer view for the Aardvark stuff is different than the mixer view for the M-Audio,Echo, or MOTU stuff.

Ideally, ASIO could be used to control hardware directly, but not all hardware vendors support complete ASIO control of the "hardware" mixer features.

We are looking at how we could exploit the ASIO hardware control of the mixer hardware.

Peter
vanblah wrote on 1/21/2004, 2:36 PM
I'm simply talking about adding a line for an "external application" that would be processed during the Vegas launch which would shell execute. The end user fills in this field of course.

ie.

The user launches Vegas
Vegas checks if the "external application" field is filled
If it is then first Vegas launches whatever application is in that field

The mixer is still external to Vegas. I'm not asking Vegas to control the hardware, simply launch the software mixer.

Of course, if Sony adds hardware support for Vegas then the subject is moot.

I have a VB script which does all of this for me. It's a small app. that I have hard coded to first launch my mixer and then launch Vegas; Sound Forge or Acid depending on what button I press. It checks to see if the mixer is already running so I don't multiple instances of the mixer too.

These are all just thoughts.

Doug
pwppch wrote on 1/21/2004, 8:08 PM
Doug,

I was actually responding to Cheinworks.

I understand what you want. Unlikely it will ever happen. Not a real "demand" for it and I don't see the benifit on a large scale.

I am checking with our scripting gurus to see if you could write a simple script that is executed at start up that would do the same thing. You could easliy write this script in VB.

Peter
vanblah wrote on 1/22/2004, 7:08 AM


I understand what you want. Unlikely it will ever happen. Not a real "demand" for it and I don't see the benifit on a large scale

That's why I started this post to see what kind of demand there may be for it.
The benifit is simply because I'm lazy.

I am checking with our scripting gurus to see if you could write a simple script that is executed at start up that would do the same thing. You could easliy write this script in VB.

I have already written a VB app that does this ... no need to bother the programmers. I'd be happy to distribute if others are interested.

Doug
pwppch wrote on 1/22/2004, 9:22 AM
From the scripting gods here:

It is possible by using the -SCRIPT:<script file path> command line
argument. I suggest they add the argument to the target field in a
shortcut to Vegas. The static System.Diagnostics.Process.Start method
can be called by a script to start another process.

HTH
Peter