Hi, Replying to a couple of questions.
> ... pitch bend sounded so exaggerated ... As well as Pitch Bend messages, there is also a Pitch Bend Range message that you can send. Pitch Bend Range sets the number of semitones the pitch should vary when the pitch bend lever is moved to the maximum (or minimum) positions. > ... drums don't sound right ... Did you mention you have a Yamaha keyboard? Sometimes Yamaha (and other manufacturers too) don't arrange their drum kits in the standard GM order. Got to watch this one. But you can always use the Note Replace tool carefully to get them right again. > ... figured out how to get aftertouch to work ... You may find that some keyboards "support" aftertouch, but if you look in detail at the MIDI implementation chart at the back of the manual, you will find that the keyboard can receive aftertouch, but cannot transmit it. In other words, the keyboard will do something if you send it an aftertouch message, but the keys themselves do not let you generate the messages in the first place. > what does modulation do? ... Typically modulation adds a vibrato effect, but many high-end keyboards let you change what it does on a patch by patch basis: so one patch might use modulation for vibrato, another might add chorus, another might increase volume ... Actually, the same is often true of aftertouch. > ... soundfonts ... inaccessible ... I have a command line utility for loading soundfonts. Haven't tried it on my newer computer, but it used to work a treat. -- Hope some of this is helpful. James. To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
