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MIDI realtime parameters and effects
Random
The Random settings let you introduce random variations
to various properties of MIDI notes. Anything from very
subtle variations to dramatic changes can be applied.
There are two separate “random generators”, set up in the
following way:
1. Pull down the Random pop-up menu and select which
note property should be randomized.
The options are position, pitch, velocity and length.
Ö Keep in mind that depending on the content of the
track, certain parameter changes might not be immedi-
ately noticeable or have any effect at all (as would be the
case if applying random length to a percussion track play-
ing “one-shot” samples for example).
To best audition the random changes, choose a track with clearly defined
rhythm and note content (as opposed to a string pad).
2. Set the desired range of random deviation by entering
values in the two number fields.
The two values govern the limits of the randomization, so that the values
will vary between the left value and the right value (you cannot set the left
value higher than the right value). The maximum random range for each
property is listed in the table below:
Ö You can make independent settings for the two ran-
dom generators.
• To deactivate the Random function, pull down the Ran-
dom pop-up menu(s) and select “OFF”.
Range
The Range function lets you specify a note (pitch) or ve-
locity range and either force all notes to fit within this
range, or exclude all notes outside this range from play-
back. As with the Random function, there are two sepa-
rate Range settings. Set them up as follows:
1. Pull down the Range pop-up menu and select one of
the following four modes:
2. Use the two fields to the right to set the minimum and
maximum values.
These values will be shown as numbers (0-127) for the velocity modes
and as note numbers (C-2 to G8) for the pitch modes.
Ö Note that you can make independent settings for the
two Range functions.
• To deactivate the Range function, pull down the Range
pop-up menu(s) and select “OFF”.
Property Range
Position -500 to +500 ticks
Pitch -120 to +120 semitones
Velocity -120 to +120
Length -500 to +500 ticks
Mode Description
Vel. Limit This function affects all velocity values outside the speci-
fied range. Velocity values below the Min setting (the
lower limit of the range) are set to the Min value, and ve-
locity values above the Max setting are set to the Max
value. Notes with velocity values within the set range are
not affected. Use this if you want to force all velocity val-
ues to fit within a certain range.
Vel. Filter Velocity Filter works by excluding all notes with velocity
values outside the specified range. Notes with velocity
values below the Min setting or above the Max setting will
not be played back. Use this to “isolate” notes with cer-
tain velocity values.
Note Limit This function allows you to specify a pitch range, and
forces all notes to fit within this range. Notes outside the
specified range are transposed up or down in octave
steps until they fit within the range.
Note: If the range is too “narrow”, so that some notes
cannot be fit within the range by octave-transposing,
these notes will get a pitch in the middle of the range. For
example, if you have a note with a pitch of F3, and the
range is C4-E4, that note will be transposed to D4.
Note Filter Note Filter works by excluding all notes with pitches out-
side the specified range. Notes lower than the Min set-
ting or higher than the Max setting will not be played
back. Use this to “isolate” notes with certain pitches.