Difference between Instrument and Control plug-ins.
Instrument
Plug-in Control also called the Effect or MusicEffect type or AU MIDI Controlled
Effect. An effect unit that can respond to MIDI control messages, typically through
a mapping of MIDI messages to parameters of the Audio Units DSP algorithm.
Suggested use: use it in connection with the EXTERNAL MIDI TRACK. Simply place Plug-in
Control on the bus of the EXTERNAL MIDI TRACK .
Advantage: you can have many instances of the plug-in on different MIDI TRACKS playing
on different MIDI channels. EXTERNAL MIDI TRACK is a MIDI track and you can add plug-ins
(like our PlugSE Control) to add automation. By adding plug-in you are adding automation
to external track. The plug-in does not receive any MIDI, notes and etc. from the
HOST. It simply just controls the Synthesizer.
Control
The Plug-in Control type PlugSE is recommended for use with Apple Logic Pro. Plug-in
Instrument (Instrument or MusicDevice type. It can have its own track called INSTRUMENT
TRACK INSTRUMENT TRACK has MIDI track and automation track. The plugin DOES receive
MIDI, notes, etc. from the HOST and passes them over to the synth it controls.
The Plug-in Control type PlugSE is recommended for use with Ableton Live or Steinberg
Cubase