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MIDI realtime parameters and effects
The Inspector sections
Random
The Random settings let you introduce random variations to various properties of MIDI
notes. Anything from very subtle variations to dramatic changes can be applied. There
are two separate “random generators”, set up in the following way:
1. Open the Random pop-up menu and select which note property is randomized.
The options are position, pitch, velocity and length.
Ö Keep in mind that depending on the content of the track, certain parameter changes
might not be immediately noticeable or have any effect at all (as would be the case if
applying random length to a percussion track playing “one-shot” samples for
example). To best audition the random changes, choose a track with clearly defined
rhythm and note content (as opposed to a string pad).
2. Set the desired range of random deviation by entering values in the two number
fields.
The two values govern the limits of the randomization, so that the values will vary
between the left value and the right value (you cannot set the left value higher than
the right value). The maximum random range for each property is listed in the table
below:
Ö You can make independent settings for the two random generators.
• To deactivate the Random function, open the Random pop-up menu(s) and select
“OFF”.
Range
The Range function lets you specify a note (pitch) or velocity range and either force all
notes to fit within this range, or exclude all notes outside this range from playback. As
with the Random function, there are two separate Range settings. Set them up as
follows:
1. Open the Range pop-up menu and select one of the following four modes:
Property Range
Position -500 to +500 ticks
Pitch -120 to +120 semitones
Velocity -120 to +120
Length -500 to +500 ticks
Mode Description
Vel. Limit This function affects all velocity values outside the specified range.
Velocity values below the Min setting (the lower limit of the range) are
set to the Min value, and velocity values above the Max setting are set
to the Max value. Notes with velocity values within the set range are
not affected. Use this if you want to force all velocity values to fit
within a certain range.
Vel. Filter Velocity Filter works by excluding all notes with velocity values
outside the specified range. Notes with velocity values below the Min
setting or above the Max setting will not be played back. Use this to
“isolate” notes with certain velocity values.
Note Limit This function allows you to specify a pitch range, and forces all notes
to fit within this range. Notes outside the specified range are
transposed up or down in octave steps until they fit within the range.
Note: If the range is too “narrow”, so that some notes cannot be fit
within the range by octave-transposing, these notes will get a pitch in
the middle of the range. For example, if you have a note with a pitch of
F3, and the range is C4-E4, that note will be transposed to D4.