Steinberg Nuendo 3 Working With MIDI Manual
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NUENDO MIDI realtime parameters and effects 1 – 31 The two lists of numbers will now be matched – the Arpache SX tries to play back the pattern from the dropped MIDI file but using the notes from the MIDI input (chord). The result depends on the Trigger Mode setting: Finally, the Play Mode setting affects the resulting arpeggio. Note also that you can choose to keep the original note timing, note length and note velocities from the dropped MIDI part, by selecting “Source” in the Quantize and Length fields, and “Seq” in the Velocity Source section. Trigger Mode Description Trigger The whole pattern from the dropped MIDI file will be played back, but transposed according to one of the notes in the MIDI input. Which note is used for transposing depends on the Sort Mode setting. Trigger Cnt. As above, but even when all keys are released, the phrase con- tinues playing from the last position (where it stopped), when a new key is pressed on the keyboard. This is typically used when playing “live” through the Arpache SX. Sort Normal Matches the notes in the MIDI input to the notes in the dropped MIDI part. If there are fewer notes (numbers) in the MIDI input, some steps in the resulting arpeggio will be empty. Sort First As above, but if there are fewer notes in the MIDI input, the miss- ing notes will be replaced by the first note. Sort Any As above, but if there are fewer notes in the MIDI input, the miss- ing notes will be replaced by any (random) note. Arp. Style As above, but if there are fewer notes in the MIDI input, the miss- ing notes will be replaced by the last valid note in the arpeggio.
NUENDO 1 – 32 MIDI realtime parameters and effects Autopan This plug-in works a bit like an LFO in a synthesizer, allowing you to send out continuously changing MIDI controller messages. One typi- cal use for this is automatic MIDI panning (hence the name), but you can select any MIDI Continuous Controller event type. The Autopan effect has the following parameters: Waveform selectors These determine the shape of the controller curves sent out. The re- sults of most of these waveforms are obvious from looking at the but- tons, but a few of them require some extra explanations: This generates a “random” controller curve. These generate curves with a “periodical envelope”. The amplitude will gradually increase or decrease over a time, set with the Period parameter (see below). Period This is where you set the speed of the Autopan, or rather the length of a single controller curve cycle. The value can be set in ticks (1/480ths of quarter notes), or as rhythmically exact note values (by clicking the arrow buttons next to the value). The lower the note value, the slower the speed. For example, if you set this to 240 (“8th”) the waveform will be repeated every eighth note.
NUENDO MIDI realtime parameters and effects 1 – 33 Density This determines the density of the controller curves sent out. The value can be set in ticks (1/480ths of quarter notes), or as rhythmically exact note values (by clicking the arrow buttons next to the value). The higher the note value, the smoother the controller curve. For example, if you set this to 60 (shown as “32th”) a new controller event will be sent out every 60th tick (at every 1/32 note position). You should probably avoid extremely low Density values, as these will generate a very large number of events (which may cause the MIDI in- strument to “choke”, delaying notes etc.). AmpMod This is only used for the two waveforms with “periodical envelopes” (see above). The period value (set in beats) determines the length of the envelope. In the following figure, Period is set to 4th and the Amp- Mod is 4 beats. This results in a quarter note-based curve in which the top amplitude decreases gradually, repeated each bar: Controller Determines which Continuous Controller type is sent out. Typical choices would include pan, volume and brightness but your MIDI in- strument may have controllers mapped to various settings, allowing you to modulate the synth parameter of your choice – check the MIDI implementation chart for your instrument for details! Min and Max These determine the minimum and maximum controller values sent out, i.e. the “bottom” and “top” of the controller curves.
NUENDO 1 – 34 MIDI realtime parameters and effects Chorder The Chorder is a MIDI chord processor, allowing you to assign com- plete chords to single keys in a multitude of variations. There are three main modes of operation: Normal, Octave and Global. You switch be- tween these modes by clicking the respective button to the left below the keyboard. Normal mode In this mode, you can assign a different chord to each single key on the keyboard. Proceed as follows: 1.Select the key to which you want to assign a chord, by clicking in the lower “Trigger Note” keyboard display. 2.Set up the desired chord for that key by clicking in the upper “Chord Setup” keyboard display. Clicking a key adds it to the chord; clicking it again removes it. 3.Repeat the above with any other keys you wish to use. If you now play the keys you have set up, you will instead hear the as- signed chords.
NUENDO MIDI realtime parameters and effects 1 – 35 Octave mode The Octave mode is similar to the Normal mode, but you can only set up one chord for each key in an octave (that is, twelve different chords). When you play a C note (regardless of whether it’s a C3, C4 or any other octave) you will hear the chord set up for the C key. Global mode In the Global mode, you only set up a single chord, using the Chord Setup keyboard display (the lower keyboard display is hidden). This chord is then played by all keys on the keyboard, but transposed ac- cording to the note you play.
NUENDO 1 – 36 MIDI realtime parameters and effects Using switches The Switch Setup section at the bottom of the panel allows you to set up variations to the defined chords. This works with all three modes and provides a total of eight variations for each assignable key (that is, a maximum of 8 different chords in Global mode, 12x8 chords in Oc- tave mode and 128x8 chords in Normal mode). The variations can be controlled by velocity or note range. Here’s how you set it up: 1.Select one of the two switch modes: velocity or note. How to use these is explained below. The velocity switch mode selected. 2.Specify how many variations you want to use with the Use value box. 3.Click the first Switch Select button and set up the chord(s) you want for the first variation. 4.Click the next Switch Select button and set up the chord(s) you want for that variation. 5.Repeat this for the number of variations you specified with the Use setting. Each Switch Select button corresponds to a variation. 6.Now you can play the keyboard and control the variations according to the selected switch modes. These work as follows: Switch mode Description Velocity The full velocity range (1-127) is divided into “zones”, according to the number of variations you specified. For example, if you’re using two variations (Max is set to 2) there will be two velocity “zones”: 1- 63 and 64-127. Playing a note with velocity at 64 or higher will trig- ger the second variation, while playing a softer note will trigger the first variation.
NUENDO MIDI realtime parameters and effects 1 – 37 •To turn the variation switch feature off, select the “No Switch” mode. Compress This MIDI compressor is used for evening out or expanding differences in velocity. Though the result is similar to what you get with the Velocity Compression track parameter, the Compress plug-in presents the con- trols in a manner more like regular audio compressors. The parameters are: Note In this mode, the chorder will play one chord at a time – you cannot play several different chords simultaneously. When the Note switch mode is selected, you play a key to determine the base note for the chord, then press a higher key to select a variation. The variation number will be the difference between the two keys. To select varia- tion 1, press a key one semitone higher than the base note, for vari- ation 2, press a key two semitones higher, and so on. Parameter Description Threshold Only notes with velocities over this value will be affected by the com- pression/expansion. Ratio This determines the rate of compression applied to the velocity values above the threshold level. Ratios greater than 1:1 result in compres- sion (i.e. less difference in velocity) while ratios lower than 1:1 result in expansion (i.e. greater difference in velocity). What actually happens is that the part of the velocity value that is above the threshold value is divided by the ratio value. Gain This adds or subtracts a fixed value from the velocities. Since the maxi- mum range for velocity values is 0-127, you may need to use the Gain setting to compensate, keeping the resulting velocities within the range. Typically, you would use negative Gain settings when expanding and positive Gain settings when compressing. Switch mode Description
NUENDO 1 – 38 MIDI realtime parameters and effects Context Gate The Context Gate allows for selective triggering/filtering of MIDI data. It can be used for context selective control of MIDI devices. The fol- lowing parameters are available: Poly Mode – Chord Gate When Chord Gate is activated, only notes in recognized chords are let through. There are two modes of chord recognition available; Sim- ple and Normal. In Simple mode, all standard chords (major/minor/b5/ dim/sus/maj7 etc.) are recognized, whereas Normal mode also takes more tensions into account. Poly Mode – Polyphony Gate This allows you to filter MIDI according to the number of pressed keys within a given key range. This can be used independently or in con- junction with the Chord Gate function. •The Minimum value field allows you to specify the minimum number of notes needed for the notes to be let through. •The Upper/Lower Range sets the key range. Only notes within this range will be let through.
NUENDO MIDI realtime parameters and effects 1 – 39 Mono Mode – Channel Gate When this is activated, only single note events in a specified MIDI channel are let through, which can be used with MIDI controllers that can send MIDI over several channels simultaneously, for example gui- tar controllers which send data for each string over a separate chan- nel. You can either set this to a specific channel (1-16), or to “Any”, i.e. no channel gating. Mono Mode – Key Range Gate This can be used independently or in conjunction with the Channel Gate function. Played notes will sound (no note off message) until a note is played inside the set Upper and Lower range (and additionally the set Channel Gate channel, if checked). Learn button When this is activated, you can specify a Reset trigger event via MIDI. Whenever this specific MIDI event is sent, it triggers an “All Notes Off” message. When you have set the Reset event, the Learn button should be deactivated. Auto Release time If there is no input activity, all resounding notes are sent a note off message after the set time, in seconds or milliseconds. Min Velocity Notes below a set velocity threshold value will be gated. Panic button Sends an “All Notes Off” message over all channels, in case of hang- ing notes.
NUENDO 1 – 40 MIDI realtime parameters and effects 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 ran- domly filter out or “mute” notes. Raising the setting above 100% will instead randomly add new notes. Micro Tuner The Micro Tuner lets you set up a different microtuning scheme for the instrument, by detuning each key. • Each Detune field corresponds to a key in an octave (as indicated by the key- board display). Adjust a Detune field to raise or lower the tuning of that key, in cents (hundreds of a semitone). • Set the Convert setting according to whether the track is routed to a VST in- strument or a “real” standard MIDI instrument (capable of receiving microtun- ing information). The Micro Tuner comes with a number of presets, including both clas- sical and experimental microtuning scales.