On Fri, 2002-08-09 at 11:17, Andrew Ebling wrote: > > On Fri, 2002-08-09 at 10:04, Gwydion Elderwyn wrote: > > > > Here's a neat trick if machine-gun rolls are your bag, or even if you just > > want to create a series of notes without having to enter them manually. > > > > For any instrument (say, snare drum), go to the piano roll and insert a note > > one bar long. Now hit Ctrl-U. You get a dialog which slices that note up > > into individual pieces. By default, it will split your note into 16 parts, > > but by fiddling with the slice dial you can change that. You can even load > > FSC presets if you want to split the note into different rhythms instead of > > just repeated notes. > > > > In combination with the line-drawing tool for the velocity controller, you > > can make a machine-gun fill in about 10 seconds :) > > And if you set the snap value to the length of the notes you want, > "quick chop" (I can't remember the keyboard shortcut) does the job even > faster ;-) Oh, and if you tweak the velocity tracking on the cutoff frequency, the roll will sound a lot more realistic (try turning the "cut" knob to 1 o'clock in the bottom right of the sampler, channel settings, "func" tab (where the delay and arpegiator or kept). Andy -- The contents of this e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may be legally privileged. If you have received this e-mail and you are not a named addressee, please inform us as soon as possible on +44 118 901 2999 and then delete the e-mail from your system. If you are not a named addressee you must not copy, use, disclose, distribute, print or rely on this e-mail. Any views expressed in this e-mail or any attachments may not necessarily reflect those of Tao's management. Although we routinely screen for viruses, addressees should scan this e-mail and any attachments for viruses. Tao makes no representation or warranty as to the absence of viruses in this e-mail or any attachments. Please note that for the protection of our business, we may monitor and read e-mails sent to and from our server(s). Visit our website at http://tao-group.com/