Midi generator plugin: I'm distributing a VST3i, could I distribute a VST3 'Midi Effect' too (for Ableton, Cubase, FL Studio)?

General JUCE discussion
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I discovered that its only when the playhead stops that the midiBuffer is not processed and midi is not manipulated by my plugin.

I guess live-played midi manipulation is not possible in many DAWs unless the playhead is moving?
These DAWs don’t seem to call the processBlock() when playhead is not moving:
Logic, Pro Tools, FL Studio, Bitwig.

So I might have to tell those DAW owners to start the playhead if live-playing midi manipulation is needed.
Unless you are aware of a workaround ?

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I quickly ran a check with our plugin that processes MIDI “Beat Scholar” in both Logic (AU) and Bitwig (VST3) and in both of those processBlock() gets called all the time even when the playback is stopped.

I think in some hosts you might need to enable recording/monitoring but it’s not needed in those two I’ve just tested so I’m confused about that.

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thanks :+1: I got things fully working now in all the major DAWs.
I got some feedback that its not working in one DAW, Mixcraft Pro. The user is reporting playhead not running properly, and note velocity issues.

Are you aware of something special about Mixcraft that I need to look at?

(A couple of people have had some quirky issues with Mixcraft.)