[ddots-l] Re: Notes on Arpeggiator
- From: "Bryan Smart" <BSmart@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 15:37:18 -0500
No, this is Brian. And yes, you are certainly posting and responding to
messages on the Dancing Dots e-mail list. Just look at the headers below. It
says that you sent this message to dots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Mike Christer
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 2:55 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Notes on Arpeggiator
Hey Bill!
You got me really confused here?
Is this not the midimag list?
If not, how did I get messages appearing in my in-box, when I'm not
subscribed to the dancing dots list?
Sorry, this is doing my head in...
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bryan Smart" <BSmart@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 7:47 PM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Notes on Arpeggiator
> Uh, Mike, buddy, you're posting to the Dancing Dots list. <smile>
>
> See, its perfectly reasonable that someone would hear about the MIDI-mag
> list, on the Dancing Dots list, and not know immediately from the name
> MIDI-mag, that its full of blind people.
>
> No worries, though. I've accidentally replied to the wrong place before.
>
> Bryan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On
> Behalf Of Mike Christer
> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 2:13 PM
> To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Notes on Arpeggiator
>
> Hey Sandy!
>
> This is the midimag list, isn't it?
>
> Or are you playing with me, or perhaps my name is really Rachael, and I'm
> 17
> feet tall?
>
> Mike----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sandy Licht" <slicht@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 4:41 PM
> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Notes on Arpeggiator
>
>
>> Since this is the Dancing Dots list, there may be some who have just come
>> to hear of Midimag, and they may not realize it is a list for the
>> visually
>
>> impaired. It's a stretch, I know, but I didn't always know about
>> Midimag.
>
>> Did you?
>>
>> At 10:26 AM 1/3/2007, Mike Christer wrote:
>>>Excuse me, but the question: "Are there many blind members on midi mag?",
>>>is
>>>probably the dumbest thing I've heard on this list...
>>>
>>>Don't wanna offend, but for crying out loud...
>>>
>>>Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the MidiMag list originally created
>>>for
>>>the visually impaired musician/programmer, or am I living in some
>>>parallel
>>>universe?
>>>
>>>I got it, this is the "Twilight Zone", and my real name is Rachael...
>>>
>>>bemused grins all around
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Sandy Licht" <slicht@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 5:22 PM
>>>Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Notes on Arpeggiator
>>>
>>>
>>> > There are a lot of members on Midimag. It is a well run list and has
>>> > some
>>> > of the nicest folks in the world on it.
>>> >
>>> > At 07:27 AM 1/2/2007, Phil Halton wrote:
>>> >>Man! You must be a busy guy--I sent those notes a month ago. Are
>>> >>there
>>> >>many blind users on MIDI MAG? BTW: if you like new features & toys to
>>> >>play with, I've written some CAL programs for Strumming and otherwise
>>> >>manipulating chords to make guitar rhythm simulation faster, easier
>>> >>and
>>> >>more practical.
>>> >>
>>> >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew McLaren"
>>> >><mattymc2@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >>To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >>Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 7:01 AM
>>> >>Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Notes on Arpeggiator
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>>thanks so much for that, they are really helpful.
>>> >>>yay a new feature to play with.
>>> >>>u should put them up on the midimag site they are really helpful
>>> >>>thanks again
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Matthew McLaren
>>> >>>Post Producer for:
>>> >>>Darker Projects: Audio Theatre
>>> >>>in a Darker Shade
>>> >>>http://www.darkerprojects.com
>>> >>>Colonial Radio Theatre on the air
>>> >>>http://www.colonialradio.com/
>>> >>>
>>> >>>Mail:
>>> >>>mattymc2@xxxxxxxxxx
>>> >>>MSN:
>>> >>>mr_squigy_head@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >>>Skype:
>>> >>>mattymc2
>>> >>>
>>> >>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Halton"
>>> >>><philhalt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >>>To: "ddots-l" <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >>>Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 5:35 AM
>>> >>>Subject: [ddots-l] Notes on Arpeggiator
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>>I was so intrigued with this Cakewalk MIDI effect that I wrote down
>>> >>>>my
>>> >>>>notes on its layout and usage. I hope its OK to post them
>>> >>>>here-maybe
>>> >>>>someone out there will find them useful for using this unscripted &
>>> >>>>essentially inaccessible plug-in.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>To date, I've only described the arpeggiator in these notes, but
>>> >>>>I've
>>> >>>>successfully used a few of the other CakewalkFX plug-ins(most
>>> >>>>notably
>>> >>>>the Velocity plugin) and they all seem to be based on the same
>>> >>>>graphical
>>> >>>>faceplate type arrangement. If there is any interest, I can write
>>> >>>>up
>>> >>>>some of the other plug-ins.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>My Notes follow:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>Cakewalk MIDI effects--Navigating their interfaces.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>These effects are not accessible via CakeTalking, but you can
>>> >>>>navigate
>>> >>>>them using the jaws cursor. The following sections describe these
>>> >>>>dialog boxes(actually, they're graphical depictions of a hardware
>>> >>>>faceplate), to give an orientation to the layout and position of the
>>> >>>>various parameter knobs and sliders. With this information, you can
>>> >>>>easily use the jaws cursor to move around the faceplate, choosing &
>>> >>>>setting parameters for the desired effect. The Sonar help system
>>> >>>>gives
>>> >>>>detailed information on these MIDI effects, their parameters & their
>>> >>>>usage. This text is only concerned with describing the faceplate
>>> >>>>layout-not the effects usage.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>Elements common to all faceplates
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>Using the Tab & Shift Tab keys, you can access the following:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>1) The Preset combo box, and its associated Save and Delete buttons.
>>> >>>>2) The buttons marked OK, Cancel, Audition and Help.
>>> >>>>3) there'll be a third control you'll land on that will say "TAB".
>>> >>>>This
>>> >>>>is where all the effect parameters are located, but you can't access
>>> >>>>them with the tab key while in PC cursor mode. You'll have to use
>>> >>>>the
>>> >>>>jaws cursor for them as described in each of the following sections.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>MIDI effect--The arpeggiator.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>As though you were looking at the faceplate of a piece of audio
>>> >>>>hardware:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>On the left side, below the title bar is the preset combo box with
>>> >>>>its
>>> >>>>save & delete buttons to its right. Below the preset box, there are
>>> >>>>3
>>> >>>>controls stacked vertically. The first is the "Units" combo box.
>>> >>>>Below
>>> >>>>that is the "Path" combo box, and below that is the "Play Through"
>>> >>>>checkbox control.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>On the far right of the faceplate are the OK, Cancel, Audition and
>>> >>>>Help
>>> >>>>buttons, stacked vertically in that order.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>In the middle is the parameters section of the faceplate. There are
>>> >>>>five sliders and a display box. The display box has the title
>>> >>>>"recognized chord" above it, with the two words stacked above each
>>> >>>>other-not on the same line. The Sliders have an edit box atop the
>>> >>>>slider(two of these sliders-the output & chord sliders-have edit
>>> >>>>boxes
>>> >>>>at their bottom as well for specifying a lower limit). Above the
>>> >>>>upper
>>> >>>>edit box for each slider is the sliders(parameters) name. In
>>> >>>>addition,
>>> >>>>above two of these sliders, namely the Output & Chord slider, there
>>> >>>>is
>>> >>>>a button to select them--only one can be selected and each toggles
>>> >>>>on
>>> >>>>and off as you select the other.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> From left to right, the faders are named:
>>> >>>>1) Rate
>>> >>>>2) Legato
>>> >>>>3) Swing
>>> >>>>4) Output
>>> >>>>5) Chord
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>Navigating the faceplate with the jaws cursor
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>By routing the jaws cursor to the PC cursor with insert numpad -,
>>> >>>>then
>>> >>>>pressing PageUp, then Home, you'll be at the upper left corner of
>>> >>>>the
>>> >>>>dialog atop the title bar. Now, cursoring down and reading the
>>> >>>>faceplate a line at a time with the jaws say line command you'll
>>> >>>>hear:
>>> >>>>1) the preset combo box, then two unlabeled graphics(these are the
>>> >>>>preset save and delete buttons), then the OK button
>>> >>>>2) the Cancel button
>>> >>>>3) Two unlabeled graphics(these are the select buttons for the
>>> >>>>Output
>
>>> >>>>&
>>> >>>>Chord sliders mentioned above)-Activated with single left mouse
>>> >>>>click.
>>> >>>>4) The slider titles line. You'll hear "Units:Tab", "RateTab",
>>> >>>>"LegatoTab", "SwingTab", "OutputTab", "ChordTab", "Recognized", then
>>> >>>>the
>>> >>>>Audition button. Don't get confused by the "tab" after each title
>>> >>>>word-its just a control type and has no meaning here, its just part
>>> >>>>of
>>> >>>>the title word. Also, the word "recognized" is the first word of
>>> >>>>the
>>> >>>>"recognized Chord" title for the visual display area which is not an
>>> >>>>input parameter. Note that there are six input parameter titles,
>>> >>>>then
>>> >>>>the display area, then the audition button-it'll help to orient you
>>> >>>>to
>>> >>>>the faceplate. Note also that the "units" refers not to a slider,
>>> >>>>but
>>> >>>>rather to the "Units" combo box which is one of the three controls
>>> >>>>stacked on the left side of the faceplate as mentioned earlier.
>>> >>>>5) on this line you'll hear the parameter fields themselves. These
>>> >>>>six
>>> >>>>fields correspond to the titles on the line above. By counting in
>>> >>>>from
>>> >>>>the left edge with the jaws cursor, you can access the desired
>>> >>>>parameter. The fields are opened for editting by a double left mouse
>>> >>>>click, and exited with the enter key. Note that the word "chord"
>>> >>>>after
>>> >>>>the six parameter fields is part of the title for the "recognized
>>> >>>>Chord"
>>> >>>>display area mentioned above.
>>> >>>>6) on this line you'll hear "Path:Tab" and the help button. Path is
>>> >>>>the
>>> >>>>title for the "path" combo box.
>>> >>>>7) First you'll hear an unlabeled graphic, then the path edit combo
>>> >>>>field-activated with left mouse click. I'm not sure yet about the
>>> >>>>unlabeled graphic-it looks like a power button.
>>> >>>>8) this is the line that contains the "Play through" parameter. The
>>> >>>>unlabeled graphic before the words "play through" is the
>>> >>>>checkbox-click
>>> >>>>it to check and uncheck. The default state upon opening the
>>> >>>>arpeggiator
>>> >>>>is unchecked(at least I think so, you'll have to experiment for
>>> >>>>yourself).
>>> >>>>9) Finally, on this last line of the faceplate, you'll hear two
>>> >>>>parameter fields with midi note information in them. These are the
>>> >>>>lower limit parameters for the "Output" & "Chord" parameters. Open
>>> >>>>them
>>> >>>>for editting with double left mouse click and exit with the enter
>>> >>>>key.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>Some Operational notes
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>1) The two unlabeled graphics mentioned in line 3 above seem to be
>>> >>>>Function, or "Mode" buttons. That is, the arpeggiator seems to work
>>> >>>>either in "output mode" or "Chord mode". Output mode actually
>>> >>>>creates
>>> >>>>the arpeggios and places them in the midi track replacing the
>>> >>>>origional
>>> >>>>data(or not replacing it depending on the Play through checkbox).
>>> >>>>Chord
>>> >>>>mode seems to be a visual thing with chords being displayed in the
>>> >>>>"recognized Chord" display area-so a sighted person can see what the
>>> >>>>chord they've played is actually called, for example C minor9 etc.
>>> >>>>In
>>> >>>>either case, checking one automatically unchecks the other--as to
>>> >>>>which
>>> >>>>is which, you'll have to experiment. Using the audition button, if
>>> >>>>you
>>> >>>>hear an arpeggio then you've got the "Output" button checked. If
>>> >>>>you
>>> >>>>don't hear an arpeggio, then you've probably got the "Chord" button
>>> >>>>checked.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>2) in the edit fields for the Output & Chord sliders (they have two
>>> >>>>each
>>> >>>>one at the top and one at the bottom), type the number of the note
>>> >>>>and
>>> >>>>the field will automatically update the note name--for example type
>>> >>>>48
>>> >>>>and the field will say "48 C 4".
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>3) You can quickly get to the audition button by cursoring up or
>>> >>>>down
>>> >>>>til you hear "Units". Then press the end key and you'll be on the
>>> >>>>audition button where you can left mous click to start the audition.
>>> >>>>End the audition with the space bar.
>>> >>>>
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>> Sandy Licht
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