Guides and Articles
Explore plugin control, multitouch performance and new ways to shape software instruments and effects.
Plugin control
Direct Plugin Parameter Control (DPPC): How Hosts Control Plugin Parameters Directly
What does it mean to control a plugin parameter directly? Explore how DPPC differs from MIDI, MIDI Learn, automation, macros and OSC, and why native parameter access matters for modern touchscreen controllers.
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Comparison
TouchMod vs Hardware MIDI Controllers: Different Ways to Control VST Plugins
Compare adaptive multitouch control with physical knobs and faders. The article examines mapping, direct parameter access, tactile feedback, muscle memory and why TouchMod and hardware controllers can work well together.
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Plugin Parameters and Touch Control: When Software Becomes Playable
A plugin may expose hundreds of parameters, but access alone does not make them playable. Learn how mapping, limited ranges, direct control and multitouch gestures can turn individual settings into connected musical movement.
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Beyond LFOs: When Modulation Becomes Performance
LFOs, envelopes and automation define movement in advance. Live control adds timing, hesitation and response to what you hear. Explore what changes when modulation becomes part of a performance.
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TouchMod vs TouchOSC: Direct Plugin Parameter Control or Universal Touchscreen Control?
TouchOSC provides flexible MIDI and OSC control surfaces, while TouchMod works directly with plugin parameters. Compare their approaches to setup, mapping, resolution, customization and multitouch performance.
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TouchMod vs Lemur: Direct Plugin Parameter Control or Programmable Touchscreen Performance?
Lemur offers programmable MIDI and OSC surfaces, scripting, sequencing and physics-based objects. TouchMod focuses on direct VST® plugin parameter control. Compare both approaches and the workflows they suit best.
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TouchMod IN and TouchMod FX bring direct multitouch control to VST3 instruments and effects. Assign the parameters that matter, shape several changes at once and record gestures with Loop Learning.