Enable Dynamic Audio Destination Switching via Actions and MIDI, Analogous to MIDI Routing
under review
Stavros Stavropoulos
Description
This feature request proposes the implementation of dynamic audio destination switching in Loopy Pro, mirroring the flexibility currently available for MIDI routing. While Loopy Pro allows users to enable or disable MIDI destinations dynamically through actions or MIDI bindings, similar functionality for audio routing is absent. Introducing this capability would enhance live performance adaptability and streamline complex audio setups.
Problems
- Static Audio Routing: Currently, audio destinations are fixed once set, requiring manual reconfiguration to alter routing paths, which is impractical during live performances.
- Inconsistent Control Paradigm: The disparity between MIDI and audio routing flexibility can lead to confusion and limits the potential for cohesive control schemes.
- Limited Live Adaptability: Without dynamic audio routing, performers cannot easily adjust their audio signal paths in response to real-time needs or creative decisions.
Proposed Solution
- Action-Based Audio Routing: Introduce actions that allow users to switch audio destinations on-the-fly, similar to existing MIDI destination controls.
- MIDI Binding for Audio Destinations: Enable MIDI controllers to toggle or select audio destinations, facilitating hands-free control during performances.
- Widget Integration: Allow widgets to control audio routing paths, providing visual feedback and touch-based control within the user interface.
Examples
- Live Instrument Switching: A guitarist uses a footswitch to reroute their signal from a clean amp setup to an effects-heavy chain during a solo.
- Dynamic Vocal Processing: A vocalist toggles between different vocal effect chains for verse and chorus sections using on-screen buttons.
- Studio Workflow Optimization: A producer quickly switches audio outputs between monitoring systems and recording devices without navigating through menus.
Benefits
- Enhanced Performance Flexibility: Performers can adapt their audio routing in real-time, responding to the dynamics of a live show.
- Streamlined Workflow: Reduces the need for manual adjustments, allowing for more focus on creative aspects during both live and studio sessions.
- Consistent Control Experience: Aligns audio routing capabilities with existing MIDI routing features, providing a unified and intuitive control environment.
This summary was automatically generated by ChatGPT-4 on 2025-05-25.
Original Post:
A setting to switch destinations for audio inputs on the fly available to gesture or widget.
This setting is currently available for midi destinations but not audio
Being able to solo a destination on the fly would avoid the current method of creating multiple inputs for same mic and soloing the input channel.
Problem
Having a mic input routed to multiple destinations means it is monitored through every destination which is problematic. Being able to solo destination would solve this problem.
B
Bruques
For what it's worth I'm surprised this wasn't implemented before but I guess we all have different use requirements, and for now Actions are not as complete as far as offering every possibility. For me I regularly want to switch outputs, for multiple channels, and doing that by hand is not possible while performing. An ugly workaround I use is sending these, to a channel going to output 1-2, and also sending to another channel that goes to output 3-4, and that way I CAN use actions to turn all the way down either of those send amounts as necessary, for as many channels as I need, with no direct output set on the original channels themselves. This affords me to change outputs in an instant, for many channels, but its quite a lot of set up compared to if your request was part of the actions system. As in, under Audio Source Actions, set Destination was an option. That would be so much easier, and a fundamental aspect of what I do in shows frequently. Thanks
ultracello
under review