Depending on your platform (Windows or Mac), Noatikl comes in a variety of different variants to help you work the way you like to work.

Noatikl standalone is an application that comes in the following variants:

• Windows: standalone application
• Mac: standalone application (the recommended approach for Pro Tools!)

Noatikl plug-ins are audio plug-ins that work with your Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) tools; and come in the following variants:

• Windows: VSTi (for Cubase, Reaper, Ableton Live etc.)
• Windows: DXi/MFX MIDI Effect plug-in (for Sonar/Cakewalk)
• Windows: VST Module Architecture SDK MIDI Effect (MIDI Effect for Cubase etc.)
• Mac: VSTi (for Cubase, Ableton Live etc.)
• Mac: AU (Audio Unit - for Logic, GarageBand etc.)

What is the best approach to use - Standalone or Plug-in?

This is such an important question that it is answered in the next section of the user guide; click here for the full run-down!

MIDI Plug-in: MIDI Port Routing

Note that if you want to use the Audio Unit on Mac, or the standalone Noatikl application on Win/Mac, or possibly with the Noatikl VSTi (depending on your sequencer); you will need to redirect the output from Noatikl to:

• Windows: MIDI Yoke port; you can get MIDI Yoke from http://www.midiox.com/index.htm?http://www.midiox.com/myoke.htm
• Mac: IAC MIDI port; this is built-in to every Mac!

You must also assign one or more MIDI tracks to listen-out to the port to which you are directing your Noatikl output! Note that for quick testing on Windows, you might configure Noatikl to target directly your built-in Windows wavetable synth.

You'll find a lot of information on how to configure the various variants of Noatikl in the Noatikl FAQ

What Sequencers support interactive MIDI Plug-ins?

Steinberg (e.g. Cubase SE):

• supports pass-through of MIDI events generated from VSTis - see here for how to use Noatikl VSTi with Cubase!
• the Windows versions supports VST MIDI Effects, but not DXi/MFX
• see the tutorials for hints on how to get started!
• relevant Noatikl versions:
  • noatikl.exe (standalone Windows)
  • noatikl.app (standalone Mac)
  • noatikl_VSTi_win.dll and noatikl_VSTi_mac.dll
  • noatikl_VST_MIDI_Effect_win.dll

Cakewalk (e.g. Sonar, HomeStudio):

• supports pass-through of MIDI events generated from VSTis - see here for how to use Noatikl VSTi with Sonar!
• supports DXi/MFX, but not VST MIDI Effects
• there are some keyboard issues with Sonar 6...
• see the tutorials for hints on how to get started!
  • noatikl.exe (standalone)
  • noatikl_VSTi_win.dll
  • noatikl_DXi_MFX_MIDI_Effect_win.dll

Ableton Live:

• does not supports pass-through of MIDI events generated from VSTis - see here for how to use Noatikl VSTi with Ableton Live
• does not support MIDI effects
• relevant Noatikl versions:
  • noatikl.exe (standalone Windows)
  • noatikl.app (standalone Mac)
  • noatikl_VSTi_win.dll and noatikl_VSTi_mac.dll

Reaper:

• supports pass-through of MIDI events generated from VSTis
• does not support MIDI effects
• relevant Noatikl versions:
  • noatikl_VSTi_win.dll
  • noatikl.exe (standalone Windows)

Logic / Logic Express / GarageBand

• supports Audio Units
• you can also use Noatikl standalone with Logic
• see the tutorials for hints on how to get started!
• relevant Noatikl versions:
  • noatikl_AU_mac.component
  • noatikl.app (standalone)

Pro Tools

• supports RTAS
• we are not creating an RTAS plugin at this time, so recommend using Noatikl standalone with Pro Tools
• relevant Noatikl versions:
  • noatikl.app (standalone)