![]() ![]() but also not as "high level" as, say, Reason, which is still modular, but doesn't really let you build stuff in the same way. However, it is also a rather capable DSP environment, almost along the lines of SynthEdit or Reaktor, though not quite as deep. What Is Bidule?Īt the most basic level, Bidule is a modular VST host/DAW. That's the kind of thing I want to cover in this series of articles, and this seemed like a great place to start, especially since a new version has been released fairly recently (link below).īasic recording setup, with several inputs from an audio interface being mixed and recorded. Anyway, for some people, myself among them, I think Bidule is the kind of thing that fits into a particular niche quite well. While there are definite similarities, I don't really see Bidule as the same kind of thing, but again, more on that later. For some that do, they might prefer something more like Reaktor. ![]() ![]() It's not really designed to be a "press record and go" type of DAW, and not everyone has a use for a modular DSP environment. I'm not sure how much of that will be addressed, but there's nothing that ruins it for me, so I don't really care either.īeside lack of marketing, I think the main reason this program doesn't get much attention is that it's not the kind of thing everyone needs, or even wants. There is also room for improvement in ease-of-use type stuff, which I'll cover more later. Being a modular, multi-purpose kind of program though, there's always room for more. I gather there are more planned features, but as it is, it's more than usable, and has so many features I couldn't possibly cover them all here. It's still technically in beta, but I seldom come across a bug or crash (except under certain circumstances, see below). It's been around for quite some time, seems like I first downloaded an alpha version well over 10 years ago. I've decided to start with an old favorite of mine, Plogue Bidule (MacOS, Win). This is both a benefit and a drawback: Mulch and Bidule both lack the kinds of MIDI sequencing abilities that your other preferred programs have, but this means that you can work more directly with sound and play with the considerable routing possibilities that BiduleMulch (to coin a term) has to offer.This will be an ongoing series of articles, though I'm thinking it might only be every other week or so, since there's only so many obscure bits of audio software out there worth talking about, and in the case of things I may not be familiar with, I want to have some time to get into it. The Mulch/Bidule double-whammy would be a very different kind of music-making than anything involving Logic, MainStage or Digital Performer. ![]() As far as I know, Mulch still lacks Rewire, so you can use Bidule and Mulch together by loading Bidule as a VST plugin within Mulch. There is a fair bit of overlap in functionality between Mulch and Bidule, but they really are pretty diverse in the range of things they can do. Bidule pros: very powerful (in many ways it rivals the power of sound 'programming languages' like Csound, Max/MSP and PD), but easier to use more MIDI capability than Mulchīidule cons: steep learning curve rough user interface not always the most stable (but most of the instability seems to come from third-party plugins)ĪudioMulch pro: easy and fun to use, fairly open-endedĪudioMulch cons: no way to save 'groups' of contraptions as you can do in Bidule, less of a 'programming language' and more of an audio patcher. ![]()
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