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SEQUENTIAL/DSI => OB-6 => Topic started by: Luke Keywalker on September 05, 2021, 01:48:38 AM
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Hi guys,
if I only buy the Soundtower PlugSE to automate and organize my OB6 in the DAW - do I need the Editor standalone as well? What is it that the PlugSE cannot do but the Editor can?
Thank you and have a great weekend,
Luke
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Luke,
I am new to these and the OB6, but the main take is that the sound editor is standalone, so for one thing it has no DAW integration. The sound editor has a whole bunch of features devoted to advanced sound design; I'm not a great designer but I've used the morpher/patch maker to create some interesting hybrid sounds kind of randomly that actually sound decent. My problem now is where to store those, and the editor (I think) does a bit more in terms of management of banks/programs.
It was only around US$30 to buy as a bundle, so to me it was worth it. I haven't played as much with PlugSE yet as I integrated initially with Bitwig, but I plan to (and hope to use bitwig's modulators to automate PlugSE params). I have not used the PlugSE effects version yet, so can't comment on that
Hope this helps; I think both products do have a few youtube videos so you can see them in action (or run limited demos)
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There's also CodeKnobs.
https://codeknobs.com/products.php?id=12
I have the librarian edition of SoundTower and use CodeKnobs as the VST. I can then automate the CK one as desired in the DAW.
In theory, you should be able to just use a VST version and not need the standalone.
There's also a free librarian or three out there, if you just want patch management.