My earlier post detailed the steps for building Ardour with VST support, which was the first step in getting the dblue Glitch plug-in running on linux.
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This plug-in brings the concept of effects sequencing to your host workstation, and provides an intriguing method for creating unusual sounds and rhythms. I find the interface intuitive, and the visual design is clean and well organized.
The plug-in and manual are available at: http://illformed.com/glitch/
I downloaded the file dblue_Glitch_v1304.zip and extracted to my vst directory. In my case, with Ardour on Ubuntu 8.10, the vst plug-in location was /usr/lib/vst.
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Now that the plug-in is copied to the appropriate directory, I launched the vst version of Ardour using the command ardourvst, opened the mixer, and added the plug-in to one track.
In order to work with Ardour, MIDI transport must be disabled in Glitch, as shown below:
Disable MIDI transport
The 4 gray squares above, along with the step envelope setting still produce one output pulse for each step, shown in the sine_440_blank region shown in the tracks screenshot below.
Unfortunately, vst plug-ins are not able to track Ardour’s tempo map, which means the Glitch sequencer is free wheeling, and not in sync with Ardour.
VST Plug-in’s are not able to track tempo
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I bounced the Glitch output to a file and imported that back into Ardour to determine the tempo of the output. The Glitch output appears to be 80 bpm default, though it is not in phase with Ardour since there is no sync. This is usable if you just chop up the output and re sync it to your project. I tried Ardour’s rhythm ferret, but the transients weren’t detected correctly.
This screen shot shows 3 output tracks from Glitch, which were adjusted on the timeline to start in sync. The source file is a 440 sine wave, shown on the bottom track.
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Tracks Screenshot
To give you an idea of how Glitch works, the Glitch settings for the sine_440_gater region are shown here.
Gater settings
The step envelope setting was increased to 2 steps, as shown below, to hear more of each effect. The result is shown in the sine_440_8617 region in the tracks screenshot.
Multiple effects setting 8617
Glitch is a great tool for creating new sounds, and even though the Glitch sequencer is not in sync with Ardour, it is easy to chop and re sync if needed.
You will not be able to save presets in Glitch, so be sure and bounce your creations before closing Glitch.
Comments and suggestions are welcome.