Reference Manual

373 Live MIDI Effect Reference
notes are being output quietly, and vice versa. If instead, Out Hi is set to zero and Out Low to
127, the slope of the line will be reversed, and softly played notes will actually produce the
loudest output.
What happens to incoming notes that are outside of the range set with the Range and Lowest
controls? This depends on which Mode is selected.
•Clip Mode does just what it says: It clips incoming note velocities so that they stay within
the range.
•Gate Mode removes incoming notes altogether if their velocities are outside of the range.
You will see the little LED below the X-Y display flash when a note is blocked by gating.
•In Fixed Mode, the Out Hi velocity defines all outgoing note velocities, regardless of in-
coming note velocity.
The Random function adds or subtracts a random value to the all velocities, and is represented
by a gray area on the display curve.
The Drive and Compand controls can be combined to create more complex curves. Compand is
a simultaneous expanding and compressing tool. When set to values greater than zero, it forces
incoming notes to the outer boundaries of the curve, making them play either loudly or softly.
Compand values of less than zero, on the other hand, force outgoing velocity toward the mid-
range. Drive pushes all values in the curve to the outer extremes. Use these two controls together
to sculpt or even redefine the dynamic structure of a piece.