Expert Sleepers Silent Way v2.4.3 - Manual (Page 60)

Silent Way Learner
Introduction
Silent Way Learner is the hub for controlling the Silent Way plug-ins from the outside
world - specifically, via MIDI and via OSC.
MIDI is passed to the plug-ins by the host application/DAW. Using the Learner, MIDI can
be sent to any or all plug-ins and used to control the receiving plug-in or any other, greatly
simplifying the task of getting MIDI from your MIDI controller to the plug-in you want to
control.
OSC (Open Sound Control) is received by the Learner directly, from another application
on the same computer, or over the network (e.g. from your iPhone). If you’ve not come
across OSC before, you could start by visiting
opensoundcontrol.org
UIDs
Since the Learner centrally controls all the plug-ins running in a host, it needs a way of re-
ferring to them. It does this with UIDs (Unique IDentifiers), which are just numbers. Each
plug-in has two - a GUID (Global UID) and a LUID (Local UID). A plug-in’s GUI is unique
amongst all the Silent Way plug-ins loaded; its LUID is unique only amongst plug-ins of
the same type (e.g. all the Voice Controllers).
The UIDs are displayed in the bar at the top of each plug-in GUI (but
only if the Learner is loaded). The first number is the LUID; the sec-
ond number (in brackets) is the GUID.
MIDI Mapping
Silent Way Learner implements a “MIDI learn” system for setting up associations between
incoming MIDI and the parameters to be controlled.