Manual: Software

i2Mmusicport © Copyright 2010 Sonuus Limited 6
Desktop Editor Software Manual
The available instruments are shown in the table below.
MIDI Configuration
After the signal from your musical instrument has been analysed, it must be converted to
MIDI messages so it can be sent to your computer. The i2Mmusicport has various
features which can control exactly how this
MIDI information is created. We call this group
of settings a
MIDI Configuration.
There are four
MIDI Configurations labelled: a, b, c, d. Each Operating Mode can be set to
use any of these
MIDI Configurations.
The default factory settings of the i2Mmusicport (described above) are such that non-
flashing modes are set to use
MIDI Configuration a (pitch-bend mode) and flashing
modes are set to use
MIDI Configuration b (chromatic mode).
Instrument Note Range Description
Guitar E1–C7 General guitar (electric and acoustic). This works
well with most instruments, including 4-string bass
guitar, but is optimised for the note range of 6- and 7-
string electric guitars.
4-String Bass C#1–A6 Similar to “Guitar”, but the note range is optimised
for 4-string bass guitar.
5-String Bass A0–F6 Optimised to detect the lowest bass notes of a 5-
string bass guitar. If the lowest bass notes are not
required, the “4-string bass guitar” is preferred
because this can give faster note tracking.
Voice / Wind E1–C7 Optimised for instruments that are naturally
monophonic (
i.e., where there is no possibility of
playing multiple notes simultaneously) such as the
human voice and wind instruments.
This also sends
MIDI breath controller messages
based on the real-time loudness of the input signal.
Top Tip: If you select the Voice/Wind instrument option, you can send breath
controller
MIDI messages to your software. You can use this to shape
the sound of your soft synth where the loudness of the input signal
can be used to control other apects of your sound, such as filter cut-
off.