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Using Plogue Bidule And
Reapers ReWire
By Dave Martinez
Version 1.0
[Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with Plogue Bidule or Cockos Reaper]
Table of Contents
About This Tutorial
Install Bidule
IN REAPER: Setting up Bidule as a ReWire
IN BIDULE: Adding Kontakt and Configuring the Outputs
Midi Setup
Setting up the First Kontakts Outputs
Saving Kontakts Output Configuration
Setting up the First Kontakt Instruments
Setting up the Second Kontakt Output
Setting up the Second Kontakt Instruments
Setting up the Second Kontakt Midi Channels
Connecting Kontakts Outputs to Bidule Rewire
Saving Bidules Layout
IN REAPER: Adding Multiple Tracks
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ADDITIONAL NOTES
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Version:
64 bit (service pack 1)
4.54 (64 bit)
0.9721 (x86 32 bit)-Standalone/Plug-in
2 Separate Instances of Kontakt 5 (multiple outputs)
Install Bidule
First install Plogue Bidule standalone with both 32bit and 64 bit plug-ins. The install is straight forward. Just make
sure the Bidule plugins are installed into your VST plug-ins folder. The standalone version will have a shortcut
created on your desktop.
http://www.plogue.com/products/bidule/
Open Reaper.
From the top menu, click on Insert -> Virtual Instrument on New track.
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Reapers routing control for Bidules Audio and Midi interfaces between the two programs.
Bidule (Standalone) ReWire Program.
Bidule Palette (where the VSTs are located and all Bidule options)
Reaper Build Routing Confirmation (Reaper asking if you want it to automatically build out all 16
audio channels that Bidule has as a default).
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Click on the No button to close the Build Routing Confirmation window (4).
We will do everything manually in this tutorial to learn how the routing works.
Lastly, close the ReWire manger (1). Well come back to this later.
You should now see the Plogue Bidule Device/32 track added into Reaper.
Notice the Record button and the Record Monitoring are both active. These needs to remain active for
Reaper to communicate with Bidule.
18. Now, with the left-mouse button click on the drop down arrow next to monitoring, record disabled:
19. Select from the drop down menu, Input: None.
22. Reaper and Bidule are now ReWired (linked) together and ready to be configured.
24. You may see Bidules default layout showing the following:
a. Bidule ReWire (one midi out port)
b. Midi Splitter (with 16 midi out ports)
c. Bidule ReWire (16 input channels and one midi input port
27. Click on the Palette button, if the Palette window is not already showing.
28. From the Palette window, click on VST Instruments -> Native Instruments
29. Now hold the left-mouse button down on the Kontakt 5 (Kontakt 5 8outs) and drag it over to the Bidule
window, in between the Bidule ReWire bars, then let go of the mouse button.
30. Repeat this once more. You should now have two Kontakt 5 8outs bars.
again in Bidule.
Midi Setup
32. Now we are going to connect the Midi ports.
33. Click and hold the left-mouse button down on the small square located on the top Bidule ReWire bar.
34. Drag the mouse down to the small square on top of the first Kontakt 5 bar. This will create a cable
connecting the Midi OUT of Bidule to the Midi IN of Kontakt 5.
38. When Kontakt opens, click on the Output button from the top menu.
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44. Click the box next to Delete existing channels before creating new ones: so it has a check mark.
48. Click in the Channel name: area and rename the channel to ST 1/2 (which means Stereo 1 & 2).
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49. Next, click with the left mouse on the 01 --not connected line to display the menu then click on
Kt. ST 1/2 (1) from the list.
50. Click on the 02 not connected line and click on Kt. ST 1/2 (2) from the menu list.
52. Click on the right arrow button to setup the next channel.
53. Name the next channel ST 3/4" and select Kt. ST 3/4 (1) for the 01 line and Kt. ST 3/4 (2) for the
02 line.
54. Continue this process with the next two channels, which should be 5/6 and 7/8.
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59. Name the preset and then click the Save button. Well need this for the second Kontakt.
60. We are done configuring the outputs. Click the Output button
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64. Kontakt automatically assigns each instrument with a MIDI channel of 1 through 4.
65. These are correct, so they can stay as they are.
66. Next, notice how each instrument has the same output assigned. We need to change that.
69. Repeat this step for the third instrument picking (ST 5/6) and the fourth instrument (ST 7/8).
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70. You should end up with each instruments output matching with each of the Output Channels you
configured earlier.
74. When Kontakt opens, click on the Output button from the top menu.
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76. Now click on the Outputs Presets/Batch Configuration drop down menu and click on the Reset Output
Section (to Targets Default).
77. This resets the outputs and adds the new preset you just created to the list.
78. Again, click on the Outputs Presets/Batch Configuration drop down menu.
79. You should now see the preset at the bottom of the list. Click on the preset name that you created.
80. You should now have all the same output configurations as the first Kontakt.
81. We need to change the channel names, so its not confusing with the first Kontakt.
82. Click on the 1/2 button on the first channel to open the Channel Configuration window.
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83. Click in the Channel name: area and change the name to ST 9/10.
84. Click on the forward arrow button to move to the next channel.
85. Change the name to ST 11/12 then click the forward arrow button.
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92. The first one is correct, but we need to change the last three.
93. On the second instrument click on the word ST 9/10' and select ST 11/12 [2 ch. Routed 3|4].
94. For the third instrument select ST 13/14 and for the fourth instrument select ST 15/16
95. It should now look like this.
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99. For the next three instruments, change the Midi Channels to Port A [from host] > (6, 7, & 8).
100. When finished, it should look like this.
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105. Repeat this step for each of the small boxes, (except the last white box), until all are connected to the
Bidule ReWire bar.
106. It should look like this.
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109. Should look like this. (I added the routing details so you can see how it all fits together.)
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119. Type the number 16 into the Insert how many tracks: and then click the OK button.
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128. Click on the Add new send drop down and select Plogue Bidule Device/32
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129. Click on the first Audio: 1/2' drop down arrow and select None.
130. Click on the second MIDI: All drop down and select 1 for the Midi Channel.
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135. Select Input: MIDI > All MIDI Inputs and then click on the All Channels from the list.
drop down arrow and select Input: MIDI > Map input to
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140. Click on the Receives drop down menu and select Plogue Bidule Device/32.
141. Click on the first MIDI: All drop down and select None.
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150. Click on Record: output > Record: output (stereo) or Record: output (mono).
151. Click on the Record button when youre ready to record the audio on the track.
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152. With both the Midi and Audio tracks Record buttons active, you can record both at the same time.
155. Click on the Add new send drop down and select Plogue Bidule Device/32
156. Click on the first Audio: 1/2 drop down arrow and select None.
157. Click on the second MIDI: All drop down and select 2 for the midi channel.
158. Un-check the Master/parent send box.
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169. Click on the first Audio: 1/2 drop down arrow and select (New channels on receiving track) -> 3/4".
170. Click on the first MIDI: All drop down and select None.
171. It should now look like this.
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177. Play your Midi keyboard. You should hear the second instrument you loaded in Kontakt-1.
180. Click on Record: output > Record: output (stereo) or Record: output (mono).
181. Now when you click the Record button the Audio output will record on that track.
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185. Heres what each of the audio tracks should look like.
186. AUDIO-5 [9/10] through AUDIO-8 [15/16] - I/O Routing.
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189. Select Input: MIDI > All MIDI Inputs and click on All Channels from the list.
190. Configure each of the Midi Input channels to its appropriate midi channel.
191. Click on the In 1 (Input) drop down arrow.
192. Select Input: MIDI > Map input to channels > Midi Channel (5, 6, 7, 8).
193. And finally, configure each of the Audio tracks to be set to record its output.
194. Click with the right-mouse button on the IN 1+IN 2 drop down area to open the menu.
195. Click on Record: output > Record: output (stereo) or Record: output (mono).
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199. This should add an empty track just below the ReWire track.
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204. Name the first empty track KONTAKT-1 by double clicking on the blank bar next to the record button.
205. Repeat for the second empty track and name it KONTAKT-2.
206. Now lets disable recording on both of the empty tracks.
207. On the first KONTAKT-1 track, click with the right-mouse button on the Record button and then click the
Record: disable (input monitoring only).
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212. This should select all the tracks in between and highlight them.
214. Click on the Plus symbol with the left mouse button.
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215. This will group all the selected tracks under the KONTAK-1 track.
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218. This will collapse all the tracks under the KONTAKT-1 track, like this.
219. Now repeat the process for the second KONTAK-2 track.
220. Select all the remaining tracks MIDI-5 through AUDIO-8 *15/16+.
221. Place your mouse pointer on the little folder in the lower-right corner of the KONTAKT-2 track.
222. Click on the
symbol that appears.
223. All the remaining tracks should now be grouped under the KONTAK-2 track.
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224. Collapse the tracks by clicking on the upside-down triangle in the upper-right corner on the KONTAK-2
track.
225. Everything should now look like this.
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229. Now find the AUDIO-1 [1/2 name and click on the dot under the TCP heading.
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230. This will remove the dot and hide that track from view.
231. Repeat removing the dot for each of the Audio tracks.
232. All the Audio tracks will now be hidden, leaving only the Midi tracks.
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241. Once the Template loads in Reaper and Bidule ReWire opens, youll need to load the Bidule Layout that
you saved at the beginning of this tutorial. (It will not automatically load).
243. Click on the layout name that you saved and then click Open.
244. To play an instrument, click the Record button on the MIDI track you would like to hear to activate it.
245. This completes the Tutorial.
246. Hope you find this helpful.
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Close Bidule and then open it in Reaper as a ReWire to see the changes.
Youll see two Midi ports now added to the top Bidule ReWire bar and 64 Channels on the bottom ReWire
bar.
First load two instances of Kontakt, using the highest Kontakt output plug-in you have. I have 16 outputs
shown here.
Connect the first Midi Port to the First Kontakt and the second Midi Port to the second Kontakt.
Now refer to the instructions in this tutorial called IN REAPER: Adding Multiple Tracks on how to add and
configure each of the Midi and Audio tracks. This will need to be done first before continuing.
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To assign the Midi Bus, click on the I/O routing button on the first MIDI-1 PORT-1 (Renamed) Midi
track.
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In the Routing window, click on the second MIDI: ALL drop down arrow (refer to above tutorial on how
to configure this) and then select Bus 1 > 1/1 (Midi Port 1 / Midi Channel 1).
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Continue with each MIDI track in Reaper, changing the MIDI: All to Bus 1 > (1/2, 1/3, 1/4, to1/16) for
each of the sixteen Midi channels, matching with the first Kontakt.
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Click on the I/O routing on the MIDI-1 PORT-2 (renamed) midi track going to the second Kontakt.
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Click on the second MIDI: ALL drop down arrow and then select Bus 2 > 2/1
(Midi Port 2 / Midi Channel 1).
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Continue with each MIDI track in Reaper changing the MIDI to Bus 2 > (2/2, 2/3, 2/4, to2/16) for each
of the sixteen Midi channels.
9. So the first group of sixteen Midi tracks will use Midi Port 1 connected to the first Kontakt and the second
group of sixteen Midi tracks will use Midi Port 2 connected to the second Kontakt.
10. The audio Outputs for each Midi track will remain the same as configured earlier in this tutorial.
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ADDITIONAL NOTES
About Automatic Record-Arm when Track Selected
Be careful when setting each track to Automatic record-arm when track selected. This may cause the Bidule
ReWire track to turn off the record button, which can cause Bidule or Reaper to hang or lockup.
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In Reaper, click once on the Record button to turn it off. Now you can exit out of Reaper.
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