User Manual

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Desktop Editor Software Manual
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 i2M musicport (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).
Legato Detection
When you transition between two notes and there is no obvious change in level, for
example by hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides, normally the new note will be detected as
a pitch-bend from the first note (assuming the pitch-bend range allows this and
chromatic mode is not active). This is often undesirable when you want the attack of the
MIDI instrument to occur on each new note you play. When legato detection is enabled,
these notes are detected and sent as new
MIDI notes rather than pitch-bend messages.
Sometimes sending pitch-bend data is preferred, for example when using a guitar
tremolo to “dive bomb”. In this case, simply disable legato detection.
Breath Controller
The real-time loudness (envelope) of the your instrument can be monitored and MIDI
breath controller messages generated from this. This is typically used for wind
instruments where your “breath” is used to control aspects of the synthesized sound.
However, it is also useful on other instruments where the signal level can be controlled —
for example playing an electric guitar using an EBow.
By default, the
MIDI breath controller is used, but you can change this to any other MIDI
controller. This is useful if your synth only responds to controllers other than the breath
controller.
Top Tip: When editing a MIDI Configuration, you usually want to hear the
changes you make as you make them. The currently active
MIDI
Configuration is indicated by a hilight on the appropriate MIDI
Configuration tab (see Figure 1). When you edit a MIDI Configuration,
always check if the one you are editing is the active one, otherwise
you may edit the wrong configuration and not hear any change to the
MIDI output if that configuration is not currently active.
Top Tip: You can use breath controller messages 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.