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    The Logical Editor, Transformer, and 
    Input Transformer 
    						
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    The Logical Editor, Transformer, and Input Transformer
    Introduction
    Most of the time you will perform your MIDI editing graph-
    ically in one of the MIDI editors. But there are times when 
    you want more of a “search and replace” function on MIDI 
    data, and that’s where the Logical Editor comes in.
    The principle of the Logical Editor is this:
    •You set up filter conditions to find certain elements.
    This can be elements of a certain type, with certain attributes or values or 
    on certain positions, in any combination. You can combine any number of 
    filter conditions and make composite conditions using AND/OR operators.
    •You select the basic function to be performed.
    The options include Transform (changing properties of the found ele-
    ments), Delete (removing the elements), Insert (adding new elements 
    based on the found positions of other elements) and more.
    •You set up a list of actions, which specify exactly what 
    is done.
    This is not necessary for all functions. For example, the Delete function 
    does not require any additional action specifications – it simply removes 
    all found elements. The Transform function on the other hand requires 
    that you specify which properties are changed and in which way (trans
    -
    pose notes by a certain amount, adjust velocity values, etc.).
    By combining filter conditions, functions and the specific 
    actions, you can perform very powerful processing.
    To master the Logical Editor, you need some knowledge 
    about how MIDI messages are structured. However, the 
    Logical Editor also comes with a rich selection of presets, 
    allowing you to access its processing powers without 
    delving into its more complicated aspects, see 
    “Working 
    with presets” on page 440.
    About the Transformer MIDI effect
    The Transformer effect is a realtime version of the Logical 
    Editor, allowing you to apply editing to the events played 
    back from a track “on the fly”. The Transformer contains 
    virtually the same settings and functions as the Logical 
    Editor – where there are differences between the two, this 
    is clearly stated on the following pages.
    ÖFor details on how to open the Transformer (and other 
    MIDI effects), see 
    “MIDI realtime parameters and effects” 
    on page 372.
    About the Input Transformer
    This too is very similar to the Logical Editor. Just like the 
    Transformer effect, the Input Transformer works in realtime. 
    However, the Input Transformer filters out and transforms 
    MIDI data as it is recorded. In other words, the settings you 
    make in the Input Transformer will affect the actual MIDI 
    events you record.
    The Input Transformer is described in the section “The In-
    put Transformer” on page 440. However, we recommend 
    that you make yourself familiar with the Logical Editor first, 
    since they share many features and principles.
    About the Project Logical Editor
    There is also a “Project Logical Editor” available via the 
    Edit menu. This is described in the chapter 
    “The Project 
    Logical Editor” on page 442.
    Opening the Logical Editor
    1.Select the desired parts or events.
    What will be affected by the operation depends on the current selection.
    • In the Project window, edits using the Logical Editor are ap-
    plied to all selected parts, affecting all events (of the relevant 
    types) in them.
    • In the MIDI editors, edits using the Logical Editor are applied 
    to all selected events. If no events are selected, all events in 
    the edited part(s) will be affected.
    You can change the selection while the Logical Editor 
    window is open.
    2.Select “Logical Editor…” from the MIDI menu.
    !Studying the included presets is an excellent way to 
    learn the workings of the Logical Editor! Many of them 
    can also be used as starting points when you set up 
    your own editing operations using the Logical Editor. 
    						
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    The Logical Editor, Transformer, and Input Transformer
    Window overview
    Setting up filter conditions
    General procedure
    The upper list is where you set up the filter conditions, de-
    termining which elements to find. The list can contain one 
    or several conditions, each on a separate line.
    •To add a new condition, click the “+” button below the 
    list.
    A new line is added at the bottom of the list. If there are many lines, you 
    may need to use the scrollbar to the right to view them.
    •To remove a condition, select it and click the “-” button 
    below the list.
    ÖIf you have already defined filter conditions and/or ap-
    plied a preset, but want to start again from scratch, you 
    can initialize the settings by selecting the Init option from 
    the Presets pop-up menu.
    You set up a filter condition line by clicking in the columns 
    and selecting options from the pop-up menus that appear. 
    Here is a brief description of the columns:
    •You can also set up filter conditions by dragging MIDI 
    events directly into the upper list.
    If the list contains no entries, a MIDI event dragged into this section will 
    form conditions including the state and type of the event. If it contains 
    entries, the dragged event will initialize the matching parameters. For ex
    -
    ample, if a length condition is used, the length will be set according to 
    the length of the event.
    Conditions
    Depending on the Filter Target setting, the following 
    options can be selected in the Condition column:
    ColumnDescription
    Left bracketThis is used for “bracketing” several lines together when 
    creating conditions with multiple lines and the boolean 
    operators And/Or, see 
    “Combining multiple condition lines” on page 436.
    Filter TargetHere you select which property to look for when finding 
    elements. Your choice here affects the available options 
    in the other columns as well, see below!
    Function pop-up 
    menu Filter conditions list Presets pop-up menu
    Apply button (not 
    available in the 
    Transformer)Action List
    ConditionThis determines how the Logical Editor compares the 
    property in the Filter Target column to the values in the 
    Parameter columns (see below). The available options 
    depend on the Filter Target setting.
    Parameter 1Here you set which value the element properties are 
    compared to (depending on the Filter Target).  For example, if the Filter Target is “Position” and Condi-tion is “Equal”, the Logical Editor will look for all elements 
    starting at the position you specify in the Parameter 1 col-umn.
    Parameter 2This column is only used if you have selected one of the 
    “Range” options in the Condition column. This allows you 
    to find all elements with values inside (or outside) the 
    range between Parameter 1 and Parameter 2.
    Bar Range/
    Time Base 
    (Logical Editor 
    only)This column is only used if the Filter Target is set to “Posi-tion”. If one of the “Bar Range” options is selected in the 
    Condition column, you use the Bar Range/Time Base col-umn to specify “zones” within each bar (for example, allow-ing you to find all elements on or around the first beat of 
    every bar). If any of the other Condition options is selected, 
    you can use the Bar Range/Time Base column to specify 
    the time base (PPQ, Seconds, etc.). See 
    “Searching for el-ements at certain positions (Logical Editor only)” on page 434 for details.
    Right bracketThis is used for “bracketing” several lines together, see “Combining multiple condition lines” on page 436.
    boolThis allows you to insert the boolean operators And/Or, 
    when creating conditions with multiple lines, see “Com-bining multiple condition lines” on page 436.
    ConditionElements will be found if their Filter Target 
    property…
    Equal…has the exact same value as set up in the Parameter 1 
    column.
    Unequal…has any value other than the one set up in the Parame-ter 1 column.
    Bigger…has a value higher than the one set up in the Parameter 
    1 column.
    Bigger or 
    Equal…has a value that is the same as or higher than the one 
    set up in the Parameter 1 column.
    Column Description 
    						
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    ÖThe Conditions for the “Property” filter target are dif-
    ferent, see “Searching for properties” on page 436.
    Below, the different Filter Targets (and their correspond-
    ing Condition and Parameter options) are described in 
    more detail.
    Searching for elements at certain positions 
    (Logical Editor only)
    Selecting “Position” in the Filter Target column lets you 
    find elements starting at certain positions, either relative to 
    the start of the song or within each bar.
    •If you select any condition other than the Range or Bar 
    Range options, you set up a specific position (in PPQ, sec
    -
    onds, samples, or frames) in the Parameter 1 column. Use 
    the Bar Range/Time Base column to specify the time base.
    Here, the Logical Editor will find all elements at 1.1.1. in the project.
    •If you select Inside Range or Outside Range in the Con-
    dition column, you set the start position of the range in the 
    Parameter 1 column and the end position in the Parameter 
    2 column. You can also change the time base using the 
    Bar Range/Time Base column.
    The Logical Editor will then find all elements inside or outside this posi-
    tion range.
    •If you select one of the Bar Range options in the Condi-
    tion column, the Bar Range/Time Base column will show a 
    graphic bar display. You specify the range within the bar 
    by clicking and dragging in the bar display (the specified 
    Bar Range is indicated in blue).
    The Logical Editor will then find all elements starting inside or outside 
    this Bar Range, in all bars (within the current selection).
    Here, the Logical Editor will find elements starting around the second 
    beat in each bar.
    Searching for notes of certain lengths  
    (Logical Editor only)
    Only note events have lengths (actually, a note is made up 
    of separate note-on and note-off events but in Nuendo it 
    is considered as a single event with a length). Therefore, 
    the “Length” Filter Target is only valid if you’re specifically 
    searching for notes – there has to be another condition 
    line with the Filter Target “Type”, Condition “Equal” and 
    Parameter 1 set to “Note”. See 
    “Combining multiple con-
    dition lines” on page 436 for details about using multiple 
    filter conditions.
    Less…has a value lower than the one set up in the Parameter 
    1 column.
    Less or Equal…has a value that is the same as or lower than the one 
    set up in the Parameter 1 column.
    Inside Range…has a value that is between the values set up in the Pa-rameter 1 and Parameter 2 columns. Note that Parameter 
    1 should be the lower value and Parameter 2 the higher.
    Outside 
    Range…has a value that is not between the values set up in the 
    Parameter 1 and Parameter 2 columns.
    Inside Bar 
    Range (Logi-cal Editor only)
    …is within the “zone” set up in the Bar Range/Time Base 
    column (Position only), in each bar within the current se-lection.
    Outside Bar 
    Range (Logi-cal Editor only)
    …is outside the “zone” set up in the Bar Range/Time 
    Base column (Position only), in each bar within the cur-rent selection.
    Before Cursor 
    (Logical Edi-tor only)
    …is before the song cursor position (Position only).
    Beyond Cur-sor (Logical 
    Editor only)…is after the song cursor position (Position only).
    Inside Track 
    Loop (Logical 
    Editor only)…is inside the set track loop (Position only).
    Inside Cycle 
    (Logical Edi-tor only)
    …is inside the set cycle (Position only).
    Exactly match-ing Cycle 
    (Logical Edi-tor only)
    …exactly matches the set cycle (Position only).
    Note is equal 
    to…is the note specified in the Parameter 1 column, re-gardless of octave (Pitch only). For example, lets you find 
    all C notes, in all octaves.
    Condition Elements will be found if their Filter Target 
    property… 
    						
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    Searching for Value 1 or Value 2
    A MIDI event is composed of several values. What is dis-
    played for Value 1 and 2 depends on the type of event:
    ÖSystem Exclusive events are not included in the table 
    above, since they do not use value 1 and 2.
    Since value 1 and 2 have different meanings for different 
    events, searching for value 2 = 64 would both find notes 
    with the velocity 64 and controllers with the amount 64, 
    etc. If this is not what you want, you can add an additional 
    filter condition line with the Filter Target “Type”, specifying 
    which type of events to find (see below).
    The general procedures when searching for value 1 or 2 
    are:
    •If you select any Condition other than the Range options, 
    you set up a specific value in the Parameter 1 column.
    Here, the Logical Editor will find all events with a value 2 less than 80.
    •If you select Inside Range or Outside Range in the Con-
    dition column, the range consists of the values between 
    Parameter 1 and Parameter 2.
    Note that Parameter 1 should have the lower value.
    Searching for note pitch or velocity
    If you add another condition line with the Filter Target 
    “Type”, Condition “Equal” and Parameter 1 set to “Note”, 
    the Logical Editor will “know” you are searching for pitch 
    or velocity. This has the following benefits:
    • The Filter Targets Value 1 and Value 2 will be displayed as 
    “Pitch” and “Velocity” respectively, making it easier to grasp 
    the function of the filter condition.
    • Pitch values in the Parameter columns will be displayed as 
    note names (C3, D#4, etc.). When entering pitch values you 
    can either type a note name or a MIDI note number (0–127).
    • When Value 1 (pitch) is selected as Filter Target, an additional 
    option appears in the Condition column: “Note is equal to”. 
    When this is selected, you specify a note name in the Para
    -
    meter 1 column but without any octave number (C, C#, D, D#, 
    etc.). The Logical Editor can then find all notes of a certain key, 
    in all octaves.
    See “Combining multiple condition lines” on page 436 for 
    more info on working with multiple filter condition lines.
    Searching for controllers
    There is similar extended functionality when searching for 
    controllers: If you have added an additional “Type = Con
    -
    troller” condition line, the Logical Editor will “know” you 
    are searching for controllers. The Parameter 1 column will 
    then show the names of the MIDI controllers (Modulation, 
    Volume, etc.) when Value 1 is selected as Filter Target.
    Searching for MIDI channels
    Each MIDI event contains a MIDI channel setting (1–16). 
    Normally, these settings are not used, since the MIDI event 
    plays back on the MIDI channel set for its track. However, 
    you can come across MIDI parts with events set to different 
    channels, for example in the following scenarios:
    • If you have recorded MIDI from an instrument sending on sev-
    eral different channels (e. g. a master keyboard with different 
    key zones).
    • If you have imported a MIDI file of type 0 (with a single track, 
    containing MIDI events with different channel settings).
    Searching for MIDI channel values is straightforward; you 
    select a Condition and enter a MIDI channel (1–16) in the 
    Parameter 1 column (and, if you have selected one of the 
    Range Conditions, a higher channel in the Parameter 2 
    column, creating a value range).
    Event typeValue 1Value 2
    NotesThe Note Number/
    Pitch.The velocity of the note.
    PolyPressureThe key that was 
    pressed.The amount of pressure for 
    the key.
    ControllerThe type of Controller, 
    displayed as a number.The amount of Control 
    Change.
    Program ChangeThe Program Change 
    number.Not used.
    AftertouchThe amount of pressure.Not used.
    PitchbendThe “fine tune” of the 
    bend. Not always used.The coarse amount of bend.
    !This is particularly useful when searching for note 
    pitch or velocity values, as described below. 
    						
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    Searching for element types
    Selecting Type as the Filter Target allows you to find ele-
    ments of a certain type only.
    • The Condition column contains only three options: Equal, Un-
    equal and All Types.
    • Clicking the Parameter 1 column displays a pop-up menu, list-
    ing the available types (Note, Poly Pressure, Controller, etc.).
    The Logical Editor will find all elements matching or not 
    matching the selected type (depending on the Condition).
    Searching for properties
    On the Filter Target pop-up menu, you will find an option 
    called Property. This allows you to search for properties 
    that are not part of the MIDI standard but rather Nuendo-
    specific settings.
    When the Property option is selected, the Condition col-
    umn has two options: “Property is set” and “Property is 
    not set”. Which property to look for is selected in the Pa
    -
    rameter 1 column. The options are “muted”, “selected” 
    and “empty”. Two examples:
    Here, the Logical Editor will find all muted events.
    Here, the Logical Editor will find all events that are selected and muted.
    Searching for event contexts
    On the Filter Target pop-up menu, you will find an option 
    called “Last Event”. This can be used to perform context-
    dependent searches (especially useful in the Input Trans
    -
    former).
    “Last Event” indicates the state of an event which has al-
    ready passed the Input Transformer/Logical Editor. The 
    condition has to be combined with Parameter 1 and Pa
    -
    rameter 2. 
    Below, you will find a few examples on how the Last Event 
    filter target can be used.
    Here, the action will only be performed when the sustain 
    pedal is down:
    In this example, the action will be performed when the note 
    C1 is pressed (the “Note is playing” condition is only avail
    -
    able in the Input Transformer and in the Transformer effect):
    In this example, the action will be performed after playing 
    the C1 note:
    Combining multiple condition lines
    As described above, you can add condition lines by click-
    ing the “+” button below the list. The result of combining 
    condition lines depends on the boolean And/Or operators 
    and the brackets.
    The bool column
    By clicking in the “bool” column to the right in the list, you 
    can select a boolean operator: “And” or “Or”. A boolean 
    operator combines two condition lines and determines the 
    result in the following way:
    •If two condition lines are combined with a boolean And, 
    both conditions must be fulfilled for an element to be found.
    The Logical Editor will only find elements that are notes and start at the 
    beginning of the third bar.
    !As mentioned above, selecting Type = Note or  
    Type = Controller adds some additional functionality 
    to the Logical Editor. You should make it a habit to 
    add a Type condition when applicable.
    Filter TargetConditionParameter 1Parameter 2
    Last EventEqualMIDI Status176/Controller
    Last EventEqualValue 164
    Last EventBiggerValue 264
    Filter TargetConditionParameter 1Parameter 2
    Type isEqualNote 
    Last EventEqualNote is playing36/C1
    Filter TargetConditionParameter 1Parameter 2
    Last EventEqualValue 136/C1 
    						
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    •If two condition lines are combined with a boolean Or, 
    one of the conditions (or both) must be fulfilled for an ele
    -
    ment to be found.
    The Logical Editor will find all events that are notes (regardless of their 
    position) and all events starting at the beginning of the third bar 
    (regardless of their type).
    When you add a new condition line, the boolean setting 
    defaults to And. Therefore, if all you want to do is set up 
    two or more conditions that all must be met for an element 
    to be found, you do not have to think about the boolean 
    column – just add the required lines and make the usual 
    filter settings.
    Using brackets
    The bracket (parenthesis) columns let you enclose two or 
    more condition lines, dividing the conditional expression 
    into smaller units. This is only relevant when you have 
    three or more condition lines and want to use the boolean 
    Or operator. This is how it works:
    •Without brackets, the conditional expressions are eval-
    uated according to their order in the list.
    In this case the Logical Editor will find all MIDI notes with the pitch C3, 
    as well as all events (regardless of their type) set to MIDI channel 1.
    Maybe you wanted to find all notes that either had the 
    pitch C3 or the MIDI channel 1 (but no non-note events)? 
    Then you need to add some brackets:
    •Expressions within brackets are evaluated first.
    If there are several layers of brackets, these are evaluated “from the inside 
    out”, starting with the innermost brackets.
    You add brackets by clicking in the bracket columns and 
    selecting an option. Up to triple brackets can be selected.
    Selecting a function
    The pop-up menu at the bottom of the Logical Editor is 
    where you select the function – the basic type of editing 
    to be performed.
    Below, the available options are listed. Note that some 
    options are not available in the Transformer effect.
    Delete
    Deletes all elements found by the Logical Editor. In the case 
    of the Transformer, this function will remove (or “mute”) all 
    found elements from the “output stream” – the actual ele
    -
    ments on the track are not affected.
    Transform
    Changes one or several aspects of the found elements. 
    You set up exactly what is changed in the action list, see 
    “Specifying actions” on page 438.
    Insert
    This will create new elements and insert these into the 
    part(s) (Logical Editor) or the output stream (Transformer). 
    The new elements will be based on the elements found by 
    the Logical Editor’s filter conditions, but with any changes 
    you have set up in the action list applied. 
    Another way of expressing this is that the Insert function 
    copies the found elements, transforms them according to 
    the action list and inserts the transformed copies among 
    the existing elements.
    Insert Exclusive
    This will transform the found elements according to the 
    action list. Then, all elements that were not found (that did 
    not meet the filter conditions) are deleted (Logical Editor) 
    or removed from the output stream (Transformer). 
    						
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    Copy (Logical Editor only)
    This will copy all found elements, transform them accord-
    ing to the action list and paste them into a new part on a 
    new MIDI track. The original events are not affected.
    Extract (Logical Editor only)
    This works like Copy, but will cut the found events instead. 
    Or in other words, Extract will transform all found events 
    and move them to a new part on a new MIDI track.
    Select (Logical Editor only)
    This will simply select all found events, highlighting them 
    for further work in the regular MIDI editors.
    Specifying actions
    The lower list in the Logical Editor window is the action 
    list. This is where you specify any changes that are made 
    to the found events (relevant for all function types except 
    Delete and Select).
    The handling of the action list is similar to the filter condi-
    tion list, but without the brackets and booleans. You sim-
    ply add lines by clicking the “+” button below the list, and 
    fill out the columns as required. To remove a superfluous 
    action line, select it and click the “-” button.
    Action Target
    This is where you select the property that is changed in 
    the events:
    ÖThe Position and Length parameters are interpreted 
    via the time base setting in the Bar Range/Time Base col
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    umn, with the exception of the Random setting, which 
    uses the time base of the affected events.
    Operation
    This setting determines what to do with the Action Target. 
    The options on this pop-up menu are different depending 
    on the selected Action Target. Below, all available opera
    -
    tions are listed:
    Add
    Adds the value specified in the Parameter 1 column to the 
    Action Target.
    Subtract
    Subtracts the value specified in the Parameter 1 column 
    from the Action Target.
    Multiply by
    Multiplies the Action Target value with the value specified 
    in the Parameter 1 column.
    Divide by
    Divides the Action Target value by the value specified in 
    the Parameter 1 column.
    Round by
    This “rounds” the Action Target value using the value 
    specified in the Parameter 1 column. In other words, the 
    Action Target value is changed to the closest value that 
    can be divided by the Parameter 1 value.
    OptionDescription
    Position  (Logical Editor 
    only)Adjusting this value will move the events.
    Length  (Logical Editor 
    only)Lets you resize the events (notes only).
    Value 1This adjusts value 1 in the events. As described in the sec-tion “Searching for Value 1 or Value 2” on page 435, what is displayed for value 1 depends on the event type. For 
    notes, value 1 is the pitch.
    Value 2This adjusts value 2 in the events. As described in the sec-tion “Searching for Value 1 or Value 2” on page 435, what is displayed for value 2 depends on the event type. For 
    notes, value 2 is the velocity value.
    ChannelAllows you to change the MIDI channel setting, see “Searching for MIDI channels” on page 435.
    TypeAllows you to change the event type, e. g. transform after-touch events to modulation events.
    Value 3This adjusts value 3 in the events, which is used for han-dling of Note-off velocity when searching for properties, 
    see “Searching for properties” on page 436.
    Option Description 
    						
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    For example, if the Action Target value is 17 and Parame-
    ter 1 is 5, the result of rounding will be 15 (the closest 
    value that can be divided by 5). Another word for this type 
    of operation would be “quantizing”, and it is actually possi
    -
    ble to use it for this, by setting the Action Target to “Posi-
    tion” and specifying a quantize value with Parameter 1 (in 
    ticks, with 480 ticks per quarter note).
    Set Random Values between
    This will set the Action Target value to a random value 
    within the range specified with Parameter 1 and 2.
    Set Relative Random Values between
    This will add a random value to the current Action Target 
    value. The added random value will be within the range 
    specified with Parameter 1 and 2. Note that these can be 
    set to negative values.
    For example, if you set Parameter 1 to -20 and Parameter 
    2 to +20, the original Action Target value will get a ran
    -
    dom variation, never exceeding ±20.
    Set to fixed value
    This sets the Action Target to the value specified in the 
    Parameter 1 column.
    Add Length (Logical Editor only)
    This is only available when Action Target is set to Position. 
    Furthermore, it is only valid if the found events are notes 
    (and thus have a length). When Add Length is selected, 
    the length of each note event will be added to the Position 
    value. This can be used for creating new events (using the 
    Insert function) positioned relative to the end positions of 
    the original notes.
    Transpose to Scale
    This is only available when Action Target is set to Value 1, 
    and when the filter conditions are specifically set up to 
    find notes (a “Type = Note” filter condition line has been 
    added). When “Transpose to Scale” is selected, you can 
    specify a musical scale using the Parameter 1 and 2 col
    -
    umns. Parameter 1 is the key (C, C#, D, etc.) while Pa-
    rameter 2 is the type of scale (major, melodic or harmonic 
    minor, etc.).
    Each note will be transposed to the closest note in the se-
    lected scale.
    Use Value 2
    This is only available when Action Target is set to Value 1. 
    If this option is selected, the Value 2 setting in each event 
    will be copied to the Value 1 setting.
    This is useful, for example, if you are transforming all Mod-
    ulation controllers to Aftertouch events (since controllers 
    use Value 2 for their amount, while Aftertouch uses Value 
    1 – see 
    “Searching for Value 1 or Value 2” on page 435).
    Use Value 1
    This is only available when Action Target is set to Value 2. 
    If this option is selected, the Value 1 setting in each event 
    will be copied to the Value 2 setting.
    Mirror
    This is only available when Action Target is set to Value 1 
    or Value 2. When this option is selected, the values will be 
    “mirrored” around the value set in the Parameter 1 col
    -
    umn.
    In the case of notes, this will invert the scale, with the key 
    set in the Parameter 1 column as “center point”.
    Linear Change in Loop Range (Logical Editor only)
    This will affect events within the loop range (between the 
    left and right locators) only. It will create a linear “ramp” of 
    values (replacing the original values) starting at the value 
    in the Parameter 1 column and ending at the Parameter 2 
    value.
    This can be used for creating linear controller sweeps, ve-
    locity ramps, etc.
    Relative Change in Loop Range (Logical Editor only)
    As with the previous option, this will create a ramp of val-
    ues, affecting events in the loop range only (i. e. between 
    the locators). However, here the changes are “relative”, 
    meaning that values will be added to the existing values.
    In other words, you set up a value ramp starting at Para-
    meter 1 and ending at Parameter 2 (note that the Parame-
    ter values can be negative). The resulting value ramp is 
    then added to the existing values for the events within the 
    loop range. 
    						
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    The Logical Editor, Transformer, and Input Transformer
    For example, if you apply this to note velocities with Para-
    meter 1 set to 0 and Parameter 2 set to -100, you create 
    a velocity fade-out, keeping the original velocity relations:
    Applying the defined actions
    Once you have set up filter conditions, selected a function 
    and set the required actions (or loaded a preset), you ap
    -
    ply the actions defined with the Logical Editor by clicking 
    the Apply button.
    Logical Editor operations can be undone just like any 
    other editing.
    Working with presets
    The Presets pop-up menu at the top of the window allows 
    you to load, store, and manage Logical Editor presets.
    •To load a preset, select it from the Presets pop-up 
    menu. If available, an explanatory text appears to the right 
    of the menu. When setting up your own presets, you can 
    click in this area and enter a description.
    •You can also select Logical Presets directly from the 
    MIDI menu.
    This allows you to apply a preset to the selected MIDI part, without hav-
    ing to open the Logical Editor.
    •It is also possible to select and apply Logical Presets 
    from within the List Editor (from the Mask menu).
    Storing your own settings as a preset
    If you have made Logical Editor settings that you want to 
    use again, you can store them as a preset:
    1.Click on the Store Preset button on the right of the 
    Preset menu.
    A dialog for specifying a name for the new preset is displayed.
    2.Enter a name for the preset and click OK.
    The preset is stored.
    ÖTo remove a preset, load it and click on the Remove 
    Preset button.
    Organizing and sharing presets
    The Logical Editor presets are stored within the applica-
    tion folder in the Presets\Logical Edit subfolder. While 
    these files cannot be edited “manually”, you can reorga
    -
    nize them (e. g. putting them in subfolders) like any files.
    This also makes it easy to share presets with other Nu-
    endo users, by transferring the individual preset files.
    ÖThe list of presets is read each time the Logical Editor 
    is opened.
    The Input Transformer
    This function allows you to filter out and change MIDI data 
    coming to a MIDI track before it is recorded. The Input 
    Transformer is very similar to the Transformer MIDI effect, 
    but contains four independent “modules”, for which you 
    can set up different filtering and actions. You can activate 
    any or all of these four modules.
    Here are some of the things the Input Transformer allows 
    you to do:
    • Set up split keyboard combinations for recording left and right 
    hands separately.
    • Turn a controller like a foot pedal into MIDI notes (for playing 
    bass drum the right way).
    • Filter out one specific type of MIDI data on one MIDI channel 
    only.
    • Turn aftertouch into any controller (and vice versa).
    • Invert velocity or pitch.
    Again: four of these things can be done at the same time.
    !In the Logical Editor, processing is not performed un-
    til you click the Apply button. When using the Trans-
    former MIDI effect, there is no Apply button – the 
    current settings are automatically applied in realtime 
    during playback or live playing. 
    						
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