[ddots-l] Re: Notes on Arpeggiator
- From: "Mike Christer" <m-christer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 19:11:06 -0000
Sorry!
I should've learned by now not to drop in on a thread so late in the day,
but if this chap looked at the messages on the list, I'd of thought he
might've gleaned by now that most of us are blind?
And, no, I've only known of this list for 3 years, just after I lost my
sight!
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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