In the end the result is similar - all you're really doing is creating MIDI envelopes - but this way you don't have to draw them yourself. However, for Absynth 3 I got the same list for both VST and DXi versions (unused, Master Sliders 1-12, and main Xs and Ys 1-6). This may be attributable to FM7 having an older DXi implementation. The VST FM7 provides a lot of options for automation (too many to list here) when you select "Arm Parameter" in the effects bin drop-down menu, but the DXi version doesn't give you any. Collectively the plugin provides accurate emulation of the tape effect with good warmth. As for the plugin itself, Waves J37 Tape was built by emulating the famous Abbey Road Studio tape machine together with three tape emulation models. To automate parameters in real time in Sonar (3 and 4):ġ) Insert wrapped VST version in an audio track effects binĢ) Insert MIDI track and assign output to the VSTģ) Right-click on the VST instrument in the effects bin and select "Arm Parameter"Ĥ) Check the desired parameters for automationĥ) Record and move your synth faders in real time Many of you may not need any introductions when it comes to Waves. The VST version, once adapted using the VST-DX adapter, allows arming of parameters, so you CAN record control movements (p.304). Some (but not all) DXis in DXi2 format can record control movements in a MIDI track. Craig Anderton claims in his "Sonar 3- Mixing and Mastering" that:Ī) ".a few instruments work better when used in VST mode with a wrapper than used in their native DXi format" (p.89).ī) There seems to be a difference in the way parameters are automated. Thank you ewistrand! I will try the workaround you described.Īs to why I am also running VSTs along with the DXi versions, there were two reasons.