Specifications

Chapter 10: Bruno and Reso 85
On-Screen Keyboard
The simplest way to play Bruno is to use its on-
screen keyboard. You can click one note at a
time or use keyboard latch to hold multiple
notes.
Notes played with the on-screen keyboard are
triggered at a MIDI velocity of 92.
Timbre Parameters
Crossfade
Crossfade sets the rate at which Bruno extracts
timbres from the source audio and crossfades
from one time slice to the next. The range of this
control is from 2 to 40 Hz (cycles per second) in
a 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz session, and from 4 to 40
Hz in a 96 kHz session.
The higher the crossfade frequency, the smaller
the time slice, and the faster Bruno moves be-
tween slices. A higher frequency crossfade
would retain more characteristics of the original
audio source and would have a pulsed or wave-
sequenced feel.
The lower the crossfade frequency, the larger the
time slice, and the slower Bruno moves between
slices. A lower frequency crossfade would have
fewer characteristics of the original source and a
more rounded or gradually evolving sound.
Switch
Switch causes Bruno to switch directly between
time-sliced samples without crossfading them.
This adds a distinct rhythmic pulse to the tim-
bral changes.
Switching can be controlled by triggering (using
the dynamics of the source audio or an external
key input) or by MIDI clock.
External Key Enables switching from a separate
reference track or external audio source. The
source used for triggering is referred to as the key
input and is selected using the Side-chain Input
pop-up. You can assign either an audio input
channel or a TDM bus channel.
Typically, a drum track is used as a key input so
that switching occurs according to a definite
rhythmic pattern.
Key Listen When enabled, Key Listen monitors
the source of the key input. It is often useful to
do this in order to fine tune Bruno’s settings to
the key input. See “Using a Key Input for Side-
chain Processing” on page 84.
Threshold Sets the level in decibels above which
switching occurs. When the audio input level
rises above the Threshold level, Bruno will
switch directly to a new time-slice. The range of
this control is from a low of –48 dB (maximum
switching) to a high of 0.0 dB (no switching). If
The on-screen keyboard
Timbre parameters