[ddots-l] Re: Notes on Arpeggiator
- From: "Mike Christer" <m-christer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 19:21:16 -0000
Hey Phil!
Don't worry about me man, I'm not offended whatsoever! I just hope I didn't
offend anybody, I guess I was just a little miffed by what you wrote!
Oh! And I've met many stupid peeps on this life's road, and sometimes I
come to the conclusion that I was probably the first one I really met!
Hugs and kisses
Rachael
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Halton" <philhalt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 5:54 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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