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ARTURIA – BRASS 2 – USER’S MANUAL
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Synchronization modes
In order to save a maximum charge on your CPU, we highly suggest using Riff mode as much as you can
when you wish to play a brass section with a MIDI sequencer rather than opening several sessions of BRASS 2
in Live mode.
6.2.2.2 Importing/Exporting riffs
You can also compose riffs in MIDI directly by opening several sessions of BRASS 2 in
your sequencer, as long as the number of VST plug-ins matches the number of
instruments in your riff. Choose “Play” mode to hear the sound of each instrument and
assign the necessary connections to the sound controls. You can create the sequence of
notes then, make the control automations that correspond to the instrument playing.
 Make sure to create as many tracks as there will be instruments and reserve
channels 1, 2, 3, and 4 to assign to 4 instruments.
Open as many VST sessions of BRASS 2 as there are instruments in your riff
 Save the results of this riff as a “MIDI file” so you can import it in Riff mode.
You will find the same configuration as in the arrangement of your host sequencer
(choice and number of instruments, notes and automations assigned to the correct
parameters).
You can also export a riff included in BRASS 2 as a “MIDI file” to inject it into a host
sequencer; this allows you to re-work certain portions easier or to re-play certain
portions directly.
Only the controllers listed in the MIDI PRESET page or in the principal page of “Play mode” will be taken into
consideration by automation in a MIDI sequencer.