I am still learning how to use VI Pro.... I have a feeling I am missing something fundamental.
I am using Reaper and I have been using VI Pro as a direct VST plugin on individual channels in each session. Meaning, I have first violins on DAW channel 1, second violins as a separate VST on channel 2 etc.
Of course that makes composing a little tricky because I have to bounce between different Reaper tracks.
I was thinking of creating one "strings" track and loading that track up with 4 or 5 VST instances of VI Pro with violins, violas, cellos, etc. and then using them all on different midi channels and adding midi information on the appropriate channel inside of one midi file. This is fairly easy to do in Reaper and I can use different colors to keep track of the instruments but I haven't found the setting in VI Pro VST, it seems like the VST plugin is in omni and can't be changed.
Q1. Is there a way to change what midi channel the VI Pro VST plugin listens on?
Q2. Is there a better way to do set up my workflow? I would like to have an easy way to see all the midi information on one track if possible for an arrangement, how do other folks do this?
Q3. I am a little confused about why and or how I would use Vienna Ensemble. Originally I thought it was only a stand alone DAW with networking functions. But it seems like it can be used to map midi info and organize other plugins? Should I be using Vienna Ensemble, if so why and how do I use it?
Thanks in advance!