MIDI Plugs

popsicko · Post by **popsicko** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 4:10 am

Anyone know if v5 will have a MIDI Split plug? I have a controller that doesn't split and it would be cool to have a plug that splits it to different softsynths.
Thanks
Brad

popsicko · Post by **popsicko** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 5:31 pm

great question.

jbible · Post by **jbible** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 6:46 pm

Yeah. The pitch plugin is capable of this.

Two midi tracks each with a different vst instrument and two scale plugins on each channel (which can now be made a .adg).

The first pitch plug in the chain will define the notes on your controller that are allowed to pass through to the second pitch plug. The second will define what octave to actually play on the vsti by adjusting the semitones in multiples of 12 (+ or -).

Say for example you have a two octave controller and you want one octave to control one synth and the other octave to control the other. (C1 and C2)

So on your first pitch plug on your first midi channel will be set to C1 with a range of twelve and then you can adjust the octave you want to control on your synth with the second pitch plug.

Then set your octave on the second for C2. Adjust second pitch accordingly.

Here is a device group that will work in v5.

http://www.experimedia.net/ableton/pitc ... lsplit.adg

Making a plugin dedicated to this would be redundant.

conny · Post by **conny** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 8:45 pm

Interesting, jbible.
I have done the same thing with pitch plug but for curiosity I downloaded and had some aha-experience:
Whit 1-2-3-4 etc pitch plugs on the same track, I am able to "tap" the outs of them individually on other tracks via the tracks midi in.
I don't have any clear idea right now what it would be good for, but anyway...

// C

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 8:51 pm

Hoffman2k and I did extensive work with this in live4. You can definitely do almost anything with the pitch/scale plugins and layering.

popsicko · Post by **popsicko** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 9:04 pm

Wow!
That's crafty! I'll try it when I get to my studio. A dedicated plug, although redundant, would sure be easier, and probably quicker.
Thanks for the tips.
I'll let you know how it goes.
-Brad

jbible · Post by **jbible** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 1:40 am

Machinate wrote:Hoffman2k and I did extensive work with this in live4.

Chances are thats where I got the idea in the first place. Have learned allot from many of you guys.