Difference between Instrument and Control plug-ins.

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 unitÕs 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.

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.