Arpeggiator wanted!!!

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sessionist
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Arpeggiator wanted!!!

Post by sessionist » Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:28 pm

Hi,

Does anyone know, if there's a good arpeggiator, that I can use like a "midi effect"?
Mean I'm not looking for a vst "instrument", but just for some kind of a vst "arpeggiator" ..?

Don't get me wrong, I like the built in Live arpeggiator, but I dream of one, where I have more possibilities like:

- userdefined step length
- userdefined note transposition
- userdefined accents etc.

Haven't found something like that yet .. Please tell me if you know one!!!


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Post by jok » Wed Nov 21, 2007 3:34 pm

Hi,

it´s not quite the same thing, but you might not know this feature:
you can Midi-Map a key-range to a clip (it works with Midi and Audio Clips).

The clip will be automatically transposed within the range - so you could use a Midi clip similar to a simple "user arpeggiator".

It works like this:
- activate Midi Mapping
- click on your Clip
- touch and hold down a key on your keyboard, this defines your root key
- while holding down the root key, touch a higher and then a lower key on your keyboard to set the range

Now you can trigger the clip´s midi sequence in various keys (don´t forget to adjust the clip quantization).

Jörg
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Post by sessionist » Wed Nov 21, 2007 5:37 pm

jok wrote:Hi,

it´s not quite the same thing, but you might not know this feature:
you can Midi-Map a key-range to a clip (it works with Midi and Audio Clips).

The clip will be automatically transposed within the range - so you could use a Midi clip similar to a simple "user arpeggiator".

It works like this:
- activate Midi Mapping
- click on your Clip
- touch and hold down a key on your keyboard, this defines your root key
- while holding down the root key, touch a higher and then a lower key on your keyboard to set the range

Now you can trigger the clip´s midi sequence in various keys (don´t forget to adjust the clip quantization).

Jörg

sounds fine, thanks,

I'll try it tonight!
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Post by nebulae » Wed Nov 21, 2007 5:39 pm

You can use Energy-XT as a VSTi inside Live, and then host synths inside Energy-XT with a user-defined step sequencer. Works pretty well and doesn't added a ton of CPU.

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Post by norseman » Fri May 02, 2008 12:56 pm

jok wrote:Hi,

It works like this:
- activate Midi Mapping
- click on your Clip
- touch and hold down a key on your keyboard, this defines your root key
- while holding down the root key, touch a higher and then a lower key on your keyboard to set the range

Jörg
Is there a way to do this and keep the ability to play other instruments with the keyboard?

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Post by forge » Fri May 02, 2008 1:13 pm

norseman wrote:
jok wrote:Hi,

It works like this:
- activate Midi Mapping
- click on your Clip
- touch and hold down a key on your keyboard, this defines your root key
- while holding down the root key, touch a higher and then a lower key on your keyboard to set the range

Jörg
Is there a way to do this and keep the ability to play other instruments with the keyboard?
different MIDI channels?

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Post by norseman » Fri May 02, 2008 2:26 pm

forge wrote:
norseman wrote:
jok wrote:
different MIDI channels?
This sounds like great advice. The problem is that if I assign an instrument to any other channel than 1, there is no sound at all. I have Midi from set to All channels.

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Post by norseman » Sat May 03, 2008 7:43 am

I found that the keyboard only sends MIDI on one channel. So with several keyboards on seperate channels this would work. If anyone knows some other way, please share :)

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Post by forge » Sat May 03, 2008 8:38 am

norseman wrote:I found that the keyboard only sends MIDI on one channel. So with several keyboards on seperate channels this would work. If anyone knows some other way, please share :)
you sure? on my keyboard (just a simple Evoltion MIDI only) it has a channel button

well, you can maybe rig up a track to filter the signals - even a rack using the external instrument plug-in - you may need IAC or MIDI yoke

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Post by xrayfish » Sat May 03, 2008 8:54 am

Try Hypercyclic (free vst)

http://www.mucoder.net/hypercyclic/

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Post by rolfski » Sun May 04, 2008 12:39 am

Rewire to Reason 4: the new RPG-8 might be your cup of tea

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Post by Bagatell » Sun May 04, 2008 6:00 am

sessionist you need ERA2

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some kind of a vst "arpeggiator"

Post by shenker » Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:46 am

>>Arpeggiator wanted!!!


>>Does anyone know, if there's a good arpeggiator, that I can use like a "midi effect"?
>>Mean I'm not looking for a vst "instrument", but just for some kind of a vst "arpeggiator" ..?

why dont u Try Synarp vst Arpeggiator 8O
http://synarp.suppa.jp/7365/index.html

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