Plug-in Reference

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MIDI effects
Application examples
Poly Mode
In Poly mode, you could use the Context Gate to accom-
pany yourself during a live guitar performance using a VST
instrument. To do this, you might use a guitar to MIDI con-
verter: You could then program the Context Gate, for ex-
ample, to allow only those notes to pass the gate that are
part of a four-note chord. During your performance you
would then play a four-note chord every time that you
want to trigger the VST instrument. The instrument will
play until the Auto Gate Time is reached and fade out. For
more complex performances this can be combined with
an arpeggiator, without having to use external pedals to
trigger the effect.
Mono Mode
In Mono Mode you could use the Context Gate to trigger
variations played with a drum machine/VST instrument. To
do this, you will need a guitar to MIDI converter: You could
then filter the MIDI channel using the Input Transformer
(optional) and program the Context Gate to allow only
certain notes on your guitar to pass the gate (e.
g. begin-
ning at the 12th band). When you now play one of these
notes, the note-off command will not be send out and the
corresponding note will sound until the note is played
again, a new note is let through, or the Auto Gate Time is
reached. This way you can trigger lots of different effects
or notes using the high notes on you guitar without having
to use an additional MIDI instrument.
Density
This generic control panel affects the “density” of the
notes being played from (or thru) the track. When this is
set to 100
%, the notes are not affected. Lowering the
Density setting below 100
% will randomly filter out or
“mute” notes. Raising the setting above 100
% will instead
randomly add notes that have been played before.
Micro Tuner
The Micro Tuner lets you set up a different microtuning
scheme for the instrument, by detuning each key.
• Each Detune slider corresponds to a key in an octave (as indi-
cated by the keyboard display). Adjust a Detune field to raise or
lower the tuning of that key, in cents (hundreds of a semitone).
• By keeping the [Alt]/[Option] key pressed, you can adjust all
keys by the same amount.
The Micro Tuner comes with a number of presets, includ-
ing both classical and experimental microtuning scales.
MIDI Control
This generic control panel allows you to select up to eight
different MIDI controller types, and use the value fields or
sliders (which are displayed when you click on a value field
while holding down the [Alt]/[Option] key) to set values for
these. A typical use for this would be if you are using a
MIDI instrument with parameters that can be controlled by
MIDI controller data (e.
g. filter cutoff, resonance, levels,