By default, EnergyXT is loaded up with a single stereo input and a single stereo
output. However, there is support for multiple channels of audio on input and output.
What this actually means depends on whether the VST host application is being used,
or whether the VST plug-in is being used inside a VST host.
EnergyXT VST Host
To alter the number of audio inputs into the VST Host application, right-click on
the “Master In” icon in the main modular window and select “Inputs and Outputs”.
A dialog will appear like the diagram shown which will control the editing of audio
channels:
- Ch – this column indicates the numbering of the audio channels created.
- Output – this label indicates whether a given audio output is a stereo channel
or a mono channel.
- Link/Unlink – this is a toggle switch whether an stereo channel should be ‘unlinked’
to create two separate mono channels, or whether two separate mono channels should
be ‘linked’ to create a single stereo channel.
- Add – This control will add another audio channel to the configuration.
- Del – This control will delete the last audio channel created from the configuration.
The output configuration is handled in exactly the same way by right-clicking on
the “Master Out” icon.
Once the set-up is complete the channels created will show on the “Master In” and
“Master Out” icons.
The audio channels indicated by the slightly darker squares beneath or above the
Master icons will match the number of channels configured in the dialog with mono
channels being separate.
This diagram shows the audio channel inputs matching the five channels that would
have been set up in the dialog.
The inputs and outputs set up will match with the corresponding ASIO inputs and
outputs in the resident soundcard’s software. The maximum number of channels that
can configured either as input or output is 32 mono channels.
EnergyXT VST Plug-in
Using EnergyXT as a multi-channel plug-in can be simple or complicated depending
on whether EnergyXT is also being used as the VST host.
If EnergyXT is also the host, creating additional audio inputs or outputs is a simple
matter of opening the EnergyXT component within the modular window and adding channels
just like adding channels to the EnergyXT host. The outputs will show up in the
host’s main window ready to connect to other components.
It is possible to have a maximum of 64 mono inputs and 32 mono outputs in this situation.
If the host is not EnergyXT, it is a little more complicated to add additional channels
to the EnergyXT plug-in.
- Make a copy of the EnergyXT plug-in .dll file in the current plug-in folder
and rename it to something appropriate (eg xt8channels.dll).
- Make a copy of the EnergyXT.ini file in the Windows directory and rename it
the same as the .dll file (eg xt8channels.ini).
- Delete the content of the new .ini file and add the following lines
[VST]
enable=1
inputs=8
outputs=8
The inputs refer to the number of mono inputs available to the plug-in and the outputs
refer to the number of mono outputs available to the plug-in.