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« Last post by I-S3-O on October 14, 2018, 23:20:58 »
I'm trying to figure out how I use the standard volume commands with a VST. Currently I'm using Crisalys, and it's been really tricky (or just weird) in how the volume commands tie into it.
By the way, by "volume commands" I don't just mean the "v00" you can do in the third cell. I also mean stuff like the Mxx (Channel Volume), Hxx (Vibrato), Dxx (Volume Slide), Note Cut, and Note Off.
My problems for each one:
vxx:
It's weird when you try to use it as a velocity setting with the VST. For some reason "v64" doesn't read as the highest setting for the velocity. It instead reads as the last input you used, or something like that. So if you had v32 and then used v64, it will still play the VST at 32. It's not unless you use v63 that it uses the semi-appropriate level. However, that's not always the case. When I realized that v63 was the magic number, I tried to "fake" a note cut (since the real one wasn't working for me) with a quick low volume setting and then push the sound back to 63 right after. It didn't work; I put it to v00, and it stayed that way regardless of whatever setting I used afterwards: v64, v63, v54 -- it didn't matter. So then I unchecked the "use volume commands and velocity" checkbox, and everything worked okay then. Hmm...seems weird that I can't use velocity correctly, or maybe I'm misunderstanding its purpose?
Mxx / Hxx / Dxx:
They don't seem to work with a VST at all. Is there any way I can make them work, though? Like, via a parameter or something (i.e. SFx)?
Note Cut / Note Off:
They seem to work the exact same way, in that Note Cut doesn't cut off the note, but pushes the input to the VST's envelope I guess? Also, recognizing that it may just be the VST I'm using, it seems that, when turning the Release time on the VST, the Note Off is very touchy concerning the fade out of the note. Turning the Release knob on the VST only a few pips turns the fade out from too long to none at all. Does the fade out on the MPT Instrument panel have anything to do with the release time on the VST?
Thanks for the help in advance. I hope I didn't misuse this post by asking too many questions at once.
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