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Pre-rendering shall +be "layered". Pre-rendering shall act like a transparent audio cache: +Audio data is (redundantly) stored, wasting memory in order to save CPU. + +<P> +That is: Each track owns one or more wave-recordings of the length of +the song. If the user calls "pre-render" on a track, then this track +is played quasi-solo (see below), and the raw audio data is recorded +and stored in the "layer 0" wave recording. If the user has any effects +set up to be applied, then each effect is applied on a different layer +(creating layer 1, layer 2 etc). + +<P> +This means, that also MIDI and drum tracks can have effects (which +usually only operate on audio, but we HAVE audio data because of this +prerendering). + +<P> +Furthermore, MusE by default does not send MIDI events to the synthesizers +but instead just plays back the last layer of the prerecording (for +MIDI tracks), or does not pipe the audio data through the whole plugin +chain (causing cpu usage), but instead just plays back the last layer. +The hearable result shall be the same. + +<P> +Once the user changes any parameter (automation data or plugins for +wave tracks, MIDI events or effect plugin stuff for MIDI tracks), +then MusE shall generate the sound for this particular track in the +"old" way (send MIDI data to synthes, or pipe audio data through plugins). +(So that the user will not even notice that MusE actually pre-renderered +stuff.) Either MusE automatically records this while playback (if possible) +or prompts the user to accordingly set up his cabling and then record +it. Or (temporarily) disables prerecording for this track, falling back +to the plain old way of generating sound. + +<P> +<SPAN CLASS="textit">Quasi-solo</SPAN> means: For wave tracks, just solo the track. For MIDI +tracks, mute all tracks which are not on the same synth (channel?), +and mute all <SPAN CLASS="textit">note</SPAN> events which are not on the quasi-soloed track. +This causes MusE to still play any controller events from different +tracks, because they might have effects on the quasi-soloed track. (You +can have notes on channel 1 on one track and controller stuff on channel +1 on another track; then you would need quasi-solo to get proper results.) + +<P> + +<H2><A NAME="SECTION00422000000000000000"> +Use cases</A> +</H2> + +<H4><A NAME="SECTION00422010000000000000"> +Saving CPU</A> +</H4> +On slow systems, this is neccessary for songs with lots of, or demanding +(or both) soft synthes / plugins. Even if the synth or plugin is so +demanding that your system is not able to produce sound in real-time, +then with this feature you'll be able to use the synth (this will make +editing pretty laggish, because for a change you need to re-render at +least a part before you can listen to it, but better than being unable +to use the synth at all!) + +<P> + +<H4><A NAME="SECTION00422020000000000000"> +Exporting as audio project</A> +</H4> +Using pre-rendering on all tracks, you easily can export your project +as multi-track audio file (for use with Ardour or similar DAWs). +Just take the last layer of each track, and write the raw audio data +into the file, and you're done. (Maybe we are even able to write down +the raw-raw layer0 audio data plus information about used plugins and +settings etc..?) + +<P> + +<H4><A NAME="SECTION00422030000000000000"> +Mobile audio workstations</A> +</H4> +You might want to work a bit on your audio projects on your notebook +while you're not at home, not having access to your hardware synthesizers. +Using this feature, you could have pre-recorded the stuff in your studio +before, and now can at least fiddle around with the non-hw-synth-dependent +parts of your song, while still having your <SPAN CLASS="textit">full</SPAN> song with you. + +<P> + +<H4><A NAME="SECTION00422040000000000000"> +Applying effects on MIDI tracks</A> +</H4> +If you have many physical audio inputs, you might already be able to +apply effect chains on MIDI tracks, by wiring the synthes' audio +outputs to your soundcard's inputs, and applying the effects on +dedicated input tracks you have to create. This requires you to have +expensive hardware, and is pretty complicated, because you need one +additional track per MIDI synth. + +<P> +This feature allows you to apply effects on single MIDI tracks, and not +only on full MIDI synthes, and doesn't require you to be have that +many physical audio inputs (you need to manually replug your synthes, +however). + +<P> + +<H2><A NAME="SECTION00423000000000000000"> +Possible scenarios</A> +</H2> + +<H4><A NAME="SECTION00423010000000000000"> +Setting it up</A> +</H4> +Create a wave track, MusE will allow you to set or unset prerendering +for every plugin in the plugin rack (recording the actual track is +useless because it would be a plain copy). +Create a MIDI track, MusE will ask you on which physical audio input +your synth is connected. Setting up multiple synthes on one physical +audio in is allowed, see below. + +<P> + +<H4><A NAME="SECTION00423020000000000000"> +Pre-rendering stuff</A> +</H4> +When the user presses the "pre-render" button, all tracks which have +been changed since their last pre-rendering will be re-rendered. +If you have multiple hardware synthes set up as they were connected +to one physical audio input port, MusE will prompt you to first plug +the proper cable in. + +<P> + +<H4><A NAME="SECTION00423030000000000000"> +Making changes</A> +</H4> +Change a note in a MIDI part, move or delete a part or change automation +parameters. MusE will temporarily disable the pre-rendered information +and instead generate the sound via sending out MIDI events, piping stuff +through effect chains or similar. If you play back the whole song, or +if you manually trigger a re-rendering of a track via the context menu, +MusE will play back the stuff, record it again and re-enable the +pre-rendered information. + +<P> + +<H2><A NAME="SECTION00424000000000000000"> +Extensions</A> +</H2> + +<H4><A NAME="SECTION00424010000000000000"> +Automatic discovery of physical audio connections</A> +</H4> +The user plugs all (or only some) synthes' audio outs into the available +audio inputs, then runs automatic discovery. This will send MIDI events +to each synthesizer, and look on which audio in there's activity. Then +it will assume that the synthesizer is connected to that particular +audio in. Audio ins which show activity before any MIDI events were +sent are not considered, as they're probably connected to microphones +or other noise-generating non-synthes. + +<P> + +<H4><A NAME="SECTION00424020000000000000"> +Audio export</A> +</H4> +As described in the Use cases, MusE can allow you to export your song +in some multitrack audio format. + +<P> + +<H4><A NAME="SECTION00424030000000000000"> +Cheap/Faked changes</A> +</H4> +For expensive or unavailable synthes, changing the Volume midi controller, +the Pan controller or similar "easy" controllers will not trigger a +complete re-rendering, but instead "fake" the change, by changing +the volume data directly on the recorded wave. This might require some +learning and might even get pretty complicated. + +<P> + +<H4><A NAME="SECTION00424040000000000000"> +Intelligent re-recording</A> +</H4> +For tiny changes, MusE shall only re-render the relevant part. If you +change some MIDI notes, then begin re-recording shortly before the +changes, and end re-recording as soon as the recorded stuff doesn't +differ to much from the stuff coming from the synth. 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