Hi,
After posting this ressource Free vst synths to explore, i think it should be useful to get a solution to play with this free tools. So :
OS : Microsoft Windows 10
Free Softwares :
- cantabile lite : Download - Cantabile - Software for Performing Musicians
- surge : a free synth ; https://surge-synthesizer.github.io/
- pendulate : a free synth : Pendulate | Chaotic Synth by Newfangled Audio - Free Download
- loopmidi : loopMIDI | Tobias Erichsen
- sonic pi
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Install all the softwares
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Create a virtual midi port into loopmidi
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In Cantabile > Options >
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In cantabile add a plugin (VST)
In example surge
Pluck the from_sonicpi to the Surge block
Do the same for the pendulate vst (or another vst)
and you get this
- Specify midi channel for each vst plugin
- In Sonic Pi
Some code to test :
# nlb : 15-05-2021
# Goal : use cantabile hosting vst + sonic pi
midi_all_notes_off
use_bpm 96
use_midi_defaults port: "loopmidi_port_2"
live_loop :toPendulate do
##| stop
n= (scale :c3, :acem_asiran).tick
midi n, release: 0.1, sustain: 0.5, channel: 1
sleep 1
end
live_loop :toSurge do
n= (ring :c, :g, :g, :f).tick
midi n, release: 0.1, sustain: 2, channel: 2
sleep 0.5
end
# to see if the latency is low.
live_loop :drums do
sample :drum_bass_hard, amp:5
sleep 1
sample :drum_snare_hard, amp:4
sleep 1
sample :drum_bass_hard, amp:5
sleep 0.5
sample :drum_bass_hard, amp:5
sleep 0.5
sample :drum_snare_hard, amp:4
sleep 1
end
Then hit the run button into sonic pi, it should make sounds 
You have to adjust, play into Cantabile the parameters as you want.
If you want to record the result, you can use Audacity to get a wav file.
Hope it can help people to start to use vst and sonic pi.
Cheers
