Relative MIDI values and Creamware

[algorhythm]

Will Pulsar ever support this feature?

I just got a Doepfer Pocket Dial and am itchin' to use this special feature on as many apps as possible (works excellent with Ableton Live!).

[In case you don't know, relative MIDI values are MIDI events that are only +/- instead of being specific values. This is useful because it won't cause software to jump from one value to another. For example, let's say that your MIDI-knob is at its lowest setting, but the setting on a soft-synth knob is at val 63/127. when you turn the physical knob a few values, it sends out values from say 1-6. What happens is that the sofware parameter then jumps from 63 directly to 1 and then slowly up to 6. This will cause a glitch in the sound depending on the parameter. THIS IS CALLED ABSOLUTE MIDI DATA. With relative MIDI data, in the same scenerio, the value would be 63, and an increase of 6 would simply move the parameter up to 69 without a sudden jump. The knobs are endless encoders (alpha dials) instead of fixed-range potentiometers like on most synths.] I hope that put somebody in the know.

Wouldn't it be cool if pulsar could handle this?

[garyb]

yes!
please tell cw.

[at0m]

algo, I don't know if your answer lies here, but your post made me thinking of that one. I explain how I make smooth remote control. Crossed fingers, of course

[at0m]

Thanks algorhythm, for your explanation in the Study forum. I can imagine that would be fun to use!!

It may be well possible in the future then, I don't think that is too hard to implement. It seems to work like RPN/NRPN or MSB/LSB, qua setup. I start drooling at the idea of a midi transformer, which talks bidirectional with the dsp device... They have midi filters and monitors, but can CW change and interpret these continuous controllers?

"z calling Germany"



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[marcuspocus]

Take a look at the 'SNAP MODE' description of this controller here....

It does the job perfectly, i think you can emulate this directly from an sfp module pretty easily if a developper takes the times...

http://www.ucapps.de