Description:
Enable support for AUv3 plugins with multiple audio inputs, including standard sidechain inputs on FX and instruments (e.g. FabFilter Twin 3), and allow flexible audio routing between tracks to use this functionality.
Problem:
Loopy Pro currently doesn’t support AUv3 sidechain inputs or multi-input routing. This limits its use as a fully capable DAW for those relying on dynamics control or complex routing setups (e.g. ducking via sidechain compression).
Proposed Solution:
– Implement routing of audio from one track to the sidechain input of a plugin on another track
– Support AUv3 FX plugins with standard sidechain inputs
– Support instrument AUv3 plugins that also include sidechain inputs (e.g. FabFilter Twin 3)
– Allow use of multi-output AUv3 instruments with flexible routing to Loopy tracks or groups
– Provide clear UI elements to manage input/output routing between tracks and plugins
Benefits:
– Makes Loopy Pro viable as a standalone DAW for advanced users
– Enables mixing techniques like ducking, pumping, spectral sidechaining
– Makes full use of AUv3 plugins that already support these features
– Greatly enhances creative potential in sound design, live setups and dynamic control workflows
This summary was automatically generated by ChatGPT-4 on April 30, 2025.