Operation Manual

2.2 Tutorial 2 Playing a Synth with a Keyboard 33
Figure 17: Tutorial 2, step 4
and mod2, on the filter module. Set a very slow attack and a long release on the ADSR to hear
the filter open and close at the same speed as the ADSR (you have to turn the mod1 knob to the
right to hear the effect). You can hear the keyboard modulation effect by turning the mod2 knob
all the way to the right and playing low notes followed by high notes. The higher ones will have a
richer harmonic content than the lower ones. You will hear the effect better if the resonance knob
is turned halfway up.
Step 5: Add a MIDI controller
Description
Knobs on the Player interface can be tweaked with the mouse, although this is not the most natural
way to play a synth. This method has the further limitation of allowing you to tweak only one knob
at a time. Tassman, however, allows you to link all the controllers on the front panel of the Player
to any hardware MIDI controller (such as a modulation wheel, sustain pedal, breath controller or a
knob box). In this example we will control the mod2 knob of the VCO (controlling the modulation
signal from the LFO) with the modulation wheel of the keyboard.
Construction
• In the Player, right-click (control-click on Mac) on the mod2 knob of the VCO, a contextual
menu appears. Choose Learn MIDI link.
• Move the modulation wheel on your keyboard controller. This will link it to the mod2 knob.
• To edit the MIDI link, right-click/Ctrl-click again on the mod2 knob and select “Edit MIDI
link”. This opens the Edit window for the MIDI links.
• Click on Edit to modify the MIDI link. You can also click on New to create a new MIDI
link.
• The MIDI controller number specified in the MIDI Ctrl textbox is set by default to a value
of 1. This is the MIDI controller number corresponding to the modulation wheel; you do