Output allocation within groups choices...

How do I choose the best output allocation with groups setting?

My system has 4 stereo groups--one group for each organ division: Great, Pedal, Positive, and Swell.

How does one choose the best output allocation within groups setting?
What are the pros and cons of each setting?
I couldn't find a discussion of this in the 4.2.1 Users Guide.

[mdyde]

Hello seh52,

I've merged your two topics on this together, and moved them here. Given that you're using v4 (which is only officially supported for people who bough a licence for it less than 12 months ago) I'll have to leave it to others to reply/discuss in depth, but I imagine you'll get various opinions on preferences for algorithms in this section of the forum.

Very briefly: algorithms only make any difference if you have more than one audio output in the relevant group. If you search the forum for 'algorithms' or 'algorithm' you'll find quite a few discussions. E.g. my reply in this topic explains what the algorithms do: viewtopic.php?f=17&t=16088&p=120807#p120807

I'd suggest just trying each one to see which one(s) you prefer.

Thanks, Martin.

A note of caution:

After using one output allocation setting for many years, I became curious about comparing it with other settings, so I chose a different setting for an organ. The change required a re-cache of the organ. I couldn't tell a difference in the sound, so I returned to the original setting. Returning to the original setting required another organ re-cache loading.

Only then did I discover that changing the setting for one organ had changed it for all 100 organs in my system, and that they all must be re-cached. This will take about 50 hours.

Oops!

[mdyde]

Thanks, seh52.

Yes -- that's normal and expected in Hauptwerk v4. (v5 eliminates the need to re-cache anything when changing any audio settings, and allows them to be changed in real-time.)