Bidule v0.93 user manual
Sebastien Beaulieu
Vincent Trussart
David Viens
Copyright © 2001-2006
Plogue Art et Technologie Inc.
Table of Contents
1.
Introduction : Bidule's Concepts
2.
User Interface
Palette
Bidules
Find Next
Use Next
History
Patchbay
Modules (aka 'bidules')
Connectors
Basic Bidules Connections
Advanced Bidules Connections
Context Menu
Mouse Usage and Hot Keys
Toolbar Features
Go up a level (Parent Button)
Parameters
MediaPool
Palette (Gear icon)
Edit Menu
Tools Menu
Bidules Toolbar
Parameter Properties Dialog
Parameter Locking Dialog
3.
Synchronizing tempo and musical position between modules
4.
Bidules
Sample-based Bidules
Audio Buffer
Audio File Granulator
Boboche Looper
Audio File Looper
Audio File Recorder
Audio File Player
Effects Bidules
Buffer Granulator
Deconcrisseur
Dither
Moog VCF
Time Domain Convolver
Instrument Bidules
Boboche Sampler
MIDI Bidules
MIDI Buffer
MIDI Buffer (Synced)
CC To Params
CC Value Scaler
Aftertouch Filter
Aftertouch Value Filter
CC Filter
CC Value Filter
Channel Filter
Channel Pressure Filter
Channel Pressure Value Filter
MIDI Delay
MIDI Delay (Synced)
Message Filter
Note Filter
Note Velocity Filter
Program Change Filter
Pitchbend Value Filter
MIDI Clock To Sync
Sync to MIDI Clock
MIDI File Looper
MIDI File Player
MIDI File Recorder
MIDI To Value
Note Number To Param
Note Shuffler
Aftertouch Transposer
CC Transposer
Note Transposer
Program Change Transposer
Note Velocity To Params
Particle Arpegiator
Multi Aftertouch Remapper
CC Remapper
Multi CC Remapper
Channel Remapper
Multi Channel Remapper
Multi Channel Pressure Remapper
Messages Remapper
Note Remapper
Multi Note Remapper
Multi Program Change Remapper
Splitter
Step Sequencer
Velocity Scaler
Misc Bidules
Comment
Dummy
HID Data Extractor
Key Sender
Key Stroke
Parameter Modulator (absolute)
Parameter Modulator (relative)
Sync Transport
XY
Mixing Bidules
Crossfader
Fadercross
Gain
Mono Mixers
Stereo Mixers
Pan
Stereo Squeezer
Continuous Surround Panner
Mono ITU Mixers
Routing Bidules
Audio Matrix
MIDI Matrix
Audio Switcher
MIDI Switcher
MIDI Switcher 2 ports
Input Selector
Output Selector
Spectral Bidules
Spectral Bin Delay
FFT
Spectral File Looper
Freeze
Frequency Binary Operator
Frequency Breeder
Frequency Buffer
Frequency Gate
Frequency Inversion
Frequency Logic Gate
Frequency Shifter
Frequency Stretcher
Frequency Variable
Spectral Inverter
Spectral Graph
iFFT
Magnitude Binary Operator
Magnitude Breeder
Magnitude Buffer
Magnitude Gate
Magnitude Logic Gate
Magnitude Scaler
Magnitude Shifter
Magnitude Stretcher
Magnitude Variable
Pitch Scaler
Spectral Freezer
Spectral Cherizer
Spectral Crossfader
Spectral Resynthesizer
Spectral Sustain
Spectral To Loudest Freq/Amp
Spectral To MIDI
Devices
MIDI Device
Audio Device
Building Blocks
Basic Audio Buffer
Basic Audio File Player
Delay Line
Multi-tap Delay
ADSR Envelope
AHDSR Envelope
Basic ADSR Envelope
Basic AHDSR Envelope
Envelope Follower
Exponential Envelope
Basic Exponential Envelope
Graphical (Trigger) Envelope
Synched Graphical (Trigger) Envelope
Allpass Filter
Basic Filter
Biquad Filter
Comb Filter
Crossover Filter
FIR
Gate
Accum
Binary Operator
Binary Logic Operator
Change
Clip
Constant
Counter
Function
Function (Recursive)
Logic Gate
Lookup Table
Unary Operator
Unit Converter
Value List
Value List Indexed
Variable
MIDI Activity
MIDI Basic Channel Remapper
MIDI Aftertouch Creator
MIDI Aftertouch Extractor
MIDI CC Extractor
MIDI CC Creator
MIDI Channel Extractor
MIDI Channel Pressure Creator
MIDI Channel Pressure Extractor
MIDI Note Closer
MIDI Note Creator
MIDI Note Creator 2
MIDI Note Extractor
MIDI Note Extractor 2
MIDI Pitchbend Creator
MIDI Pitchbend Extractor
MIDI Program Change Creator
MIDI Program Change Extractor
MIDI Stack
MIDI Map
MIDI Time Delta
MIDI Voice Counter
Audio Monitor
MIDI Monitor
OSC Creator
OSC Extractor
OSC MIDI
Noise
Oscillator
Pulse
Random
Sample And Hold
Sanitizer
Smoother
Stack
Map
Sync Creator
Sync Extractor
Trigger
Trigger Clock
5.
VST and VSTi support
Input/outputs configurations
Tempo Sync
Plugins availability
VST banks and parameters vs MIDI CCs and program changes
VST errors reported by Bidule
Yet to be implemented VST Features
6.
ReWire support
Bidule ReWire support.
Basics
ReWire Devices Config
ReWire Slave Basics
ReWire Sync
Sending MIDI to ReWire Devices
Troubleshooting ReWire Problems
7.
Groups
Creating a new group
Creating a new group from a selection of bidules and links
Group navigation
Exporting group parameters
Editing group properties
Saving Groups
Group Manager
Group Submenu
8.
Building Synthesizer Groups
Making a voice Group
Polyphonic Adapter
Advanced Polyphonic synth topics
9.
Presets support
Presets
VST Presets
Preset Buttons
Saving VST Presets
AU Presets
Preset Buttons
Group/bidule Presets
Preset Buttons
Creating Default Bidule Presets
Automating Presets
10.
Meter Adaptation Explained
11.
OSC/Open Sound Control
What is OSC?
OSC Server Implementation
OSC Client Implementation
What can I do with OSC?
12.
Troubleshooting
13.
Acknowledgements
14.
Plogue Bidule Revision History