Controller events exist outside of note data, and apply to all notes in a given channel. So there's no need to map the event to a key.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Blake Tracy > Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2015 1:38 PM > To: QWS list > Subject: Re: QWS List controls to instruments > > OK. Is there a detailed article or something on the event editor? I > don't even know how to map a key to the event. That would be helpful > because I have a lot of little controllers and sliders and knobs that I > could map if I could do that. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 4, 2015, at 7:03 AM, Nicole Massey <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, this is definitely possible, and takes place in the control > editor. You need to know where you want to place it in the measure, the > controller number, and the value you want to insert on the controller. > Note that this is done in that order, so you will need to do more than > one for high definition (MSB/LSB) controllers, and this includes > registered and non-registered parameter numbers. > There's a much easier way to do this if you're dealing with only a > single controller -- re-map your mod wheel (or any other continuous > type controller on your device) to the right controller in QWS and > record at a very slow tempo to drop the event in where you want it. You > can also use the switch controller on your sustain pedal to do this > too. > For example, you want to put Portamento on a track. You need to do two > things here, turn it on (using CC65, IIRC) and set the amount. (Using > CC5) Map the switch to your sustain pedal and the amount to your mod > wheel. Drop your tempo to something very slow and when you start > recording step on the sustain pedal. Now adjust the mod wheel for the > amount of slew you want in the pitch of the notes. And you're there, > with no real problems. > You may find that you have too much Portamento in parts of your track, > or you might want to only have it on certain notes. Go back to the > beginning of the passage, and press the sustain pedal down before you > get started. Now start the recording and when you want to turn > Portamento off raise your foot, dropping it again when you want it back > on. This can give you very exacting control over just what Portamento > is used. And yes, you can also vary the amount with your mod wheel > afterwards. Remember to put things back to controller 64 for your > sustain pedal and 1 for your mod wheel when you're done. Since these > are QWS specific changes, not ones that relate to your song file, > they'll stay that way for other songs. > A procedure like this isn't very handy for very small changes or > situations that use two controllers to get a value, like the RPN and > NRPN numbers, so you'll need to put these in using the control editor. > I generally find it's easier to drop these in one per measure at first, > then use the time expand function to shrink it to a much smaller time > span. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > > Of blake tracy > > Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2015 4:41 PM > > To: QWS list > > Subject: QWS List controls to instruments > > > > Hi, > > > > I've always struggled with the event editor and control editor so > > apologies if this is in the manual and my head just can't get around > > it. > > > > Is it possible to add a certain control to a track or instrument if I > > knew the midi CC number? If I want to make a synth portamento, or > > change how far my pitch bend wheel goes, is that the same thing? I > run > > into multiple occasions where I want to do something like that and > > don't know how. > > > > Thanks, > > > > BLake > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > Avast logo <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> This email has been > > checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > > www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> > > > To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com > > for archived list posts, see http://www.mail- > archive.com/[email protected] > To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com > > for archived list posts, see http://www.mail- > archive.com/[email protected] To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
