[ddots-l] Re: Notes on Arpeggiator
- From: "THOMAS DE ROSA" <tomdenyc@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 04:50:35 -0500
I'm a new comer to midi and had no idea about this midi mag. Your not
alone.
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Halton" <philhalt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 12:54 PM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Notes on Arpeggiator
> Mike,
>
> Don't get offended--I'm just a stupid person. You'll run into lots of us
> along life's road, so just learn to stand back and let it go.
>
> BTW: for all I knew, MIDIMAG wasn't setup for the blind users of MIDI.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Christer" <m-christer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 11:26 AM
> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Notes on Arpeggiator
>
>
> > 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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