[directmusic] Re: Question about extension measures
- From: "Anders J. Aamodt" <Deicidia@xxxxxxx>
- To: <directmusic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 20:06:59 -0700
I got it! I found out how to move the note into the extension measure! I
made my chord at the very end of the normal measures, in the last grid =
spot.
Then, using the properties window for the notes, I pushed them forward =
to
the next beat by changing their start position. Thanks for your help, =
but
this works exactly the way I want it to! Hooray!
--Anders
=20
-----Original Message-----
From: directmusic-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:directmusic-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Morgan =
(Volt)
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 5:05 PM
To: directmusic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [directmusic] Re: Question about extension measures
There's another trick I've used in the past. You can set certain notes
to regenerate on chord changes. If you make the notes extend way past
the last measure and give them the "Don't Cut off" and 'Regenerate on
chord changes" properties they will last beyond the end of the segment
and replay on new chords. I usually use the pedal point chord play mode
for melodies like that. =3D20
If you are not using DMusic chords this advice won't work for
you....hmmm unless you pull something funky like using the fixed
playmode for all your parts and use chords to retrigger the notes you
want to resolve. If you want the notes to retrigger with a different
chord than the one they initially played on, just set those notes to a
different playmode than your default fixed mode. Anyway, there's
another convoluted solution in there somewhere :)
-Scott Morgan
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-----Original Message-----
From: directmusic-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:directmusic-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Anders J. Aamodt
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 4:46 PM
To: directmusic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [directmusic] Re: Question about extension measures
Yes, that works pretty well. It's too bad that the software can't take =
=3D
=3D3D
care
of things like that automatically. What I'm eventually going to turn =
=3D3D
this
piece into is background music for a game. I have a really easy way to
determine the "excitement" in the game. I want each pattern to repeat
indefinitely until the groove changes (which happens fairly often, =3D3D
almost
always rising), then play its resolution over the next pattern's =3D3D
beginning.
So, segment triggers will work, but is there any easier way to make it
happen without explicit triggers?
Thanks again!
-Anders
=3D3D20
-----Original Message-----
From: directmusic-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:directmusic-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Saul Bottcher
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 7:54 AM
To: directmusic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [directmusic] Re: Question about extension measures
Hi Anders,
> 2. Overlap the resolution chord the follows the first pattern with the
> beginning of the next pattern (the use of "End" added in an extra,
> non-overlapping measure when I tried it).
Yup, that's the expected behaviour. Since you want the chord to
overlap:
-If the same 2nd pattern always follows the 1st pattern, then you =
=3D
=3D3D
could
double the length of the 2nd pattern, duplicate the notes (to create an
artifical 2x repetition), and add the resolution chord to the start of =
=3D
=3D3D
the
2nd pattern.
-If a different 2nd pattern follows the 1st pattern each time, you =
=3D
=3D3D
could
try putting the resolution chord on the very last tick of the 1st =3D3D
pattern.
(You would need to double the length of the 1st pattern and copy the =
=3D3D
notes
to create an artifical 2x repetition, so the resolution chord only plays
=3D3D
the
2nd time).
If the first pattern repeats a random number of times, or is =3D3D
sometimes
not followed by a 2nd pattern, then you may have to do something more
complicated. :^)
(Any thoughts from other list members?)
Saul.
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