User guide
automatable and MIDI controllable parameter, so it can be used both as a per-
formance parameter as well as an editing feature.
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Matrix editor window for viewing and editing the pattern steps of all eight drum
channels simultaneously. (Bonus feature: you can drag channel labels to reorder
the drum channels of the preset.)
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MIDI Program Change message support for instantaneously switching between up
to 16 different presets (loaded into memory). (It is also possible to switch programs
with MIDI notes.)
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Drag and drop patterns as MIDI files directly into your sequencer (supported by all
major hosts).
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“Edit All Channels” button enables adjusting parameters for all drum channels si-
multaneously. E.g. turn up the distortion on all channels. Microtonic will write pa-
rameter automation for all affected channels, so the effect can be automated.
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A new “choke group” feature lets you assign two or more channels that should
play mutually exclusively and cut each other off. Useful for closed and open hi-
hats for example.
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A preset name display sits in the top of the window, with previous and next preset
buttons and a popup list when you click the display.
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Support for MIDI Pitch Wheel for real-time pitch transposition with a range of up
to 2 octaves.
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A new “Stop Voices with MIDI Note Off” option makes it possible to sustain the
sound while you hold down MIDI keys (if you use Microtonic as a synth). It is also
useful for changing the length of drum sounds with note lengths in your se-
quencer.
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Alternative “pattern launch modes”: “Switch Next” (the behavior in earlier versions
of Microtonic), “Switch Directly”, “Retrigger” and “Retrigger Gated”.
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Undo / redo.
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Shift-click menu buttons to quickly repeat last selected menu item.
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New 3D-rendered skin. Sharper, brighter, sexier with 32-bit graphics. (Yes, Micro-
tonic version 2.0 was using 20th century 16-bit RGB graphics still).
Other Improvements
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New menu functions: “Transpose” (all channels or a single drum patch). “Alter
Drum Patches” (all channels or a single drum patch). “Randomize Accents and
Fills” (on entire pattern or single channel). “Revert to Saved” (revert to last saved
version of preset).
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New trial system: up to three weeks of trial with full functionality. After that Micro-
tonic will go silent until you register. Weeks will only be counted when you actually
use Microtonic.
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Microtonic will now reload the most recently used program bank (of 16 programs)
automatically when you create a new instance. (This behavior can be changed
from the Preference Dialog.)
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