Delayed note off (Legato mode) for VSTis

[bvanoudtshoorn]

At the moment, if I have two notes:

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C-5
...
F#5

the MIDI messages sent to VSTis place the Note Off for the C-5 just just before the Note On for the F#5, which is fine. However, it'd be good to have a 'legato' mode -- essentially, the C-5 Note Off is sent a tick or two after the F#5 Note On.

I can do this manually by swapping constantly between two channels, but it'd be really good if this was a configurable instrument parameter. Basically, it would let you do slightly more interesting things with legato, especially on plugs that don't have legato functionality built-in.

[Saga Musix]

It's worth noting that you can prevent a VSTi note from being cut by putting a Gxx (portamento) effect next to the new note. With monophonic plugins, this gives you legato, while with polyphonic synths, you get two notes playing at once.

[bvanoudtshoorn]

Ah, nice idea! I'll give it a shot next chance I get.