midi paramters

[krissy longfella]

i really enjoy using midi and writting, the problem i have is the parameters underneath the midi editor. are the parameters universal to each vsti or does it vary. does someone have a list. and secondly not that i want a lot but does any body know a site or have the knowlege of how these parameters effect each other or is that pandoras box lol. i have been experimenting some lucky accident but i want method

[brandondrury]

the problem i have is the parameters underneath the midi editor.

What software are you using?

not that i want a lot but does any body know a site or have the knowlege of how these parameters effect each other or is that pandoras box lol. i have been experimenting some lucky accident but i want method

I'd assume they are all in your manual of your software.

Which parameters are you referring to exactly?

Brandon

[krissy longfella]

high,
i use cubase sx 3, when i click into my key editor to write a sequence at the bottom of the page i can bring up a number of controller lanes, e.i transpose, modulation etc, i was wondering are these a universal thing. i don't really understand , weather all controllers are relevant to every individuel instrument
or is it just some dependent on the instrument features. plus need to find out there relativeness to each other again for instance the expression would be relevant to the main volume to create phrasing and the cut off and modulation would be relevant to altering sound within the sequence are there any more of these relation ships that you know of. the other thing that confuses me is if you count zero there are 128 parameters, but when you use the figure 128 on the the controller lanes i would like to know its function e.i if its time do i divide it by 4 to find out my beat time, 128 is it pitch as in each key, for instance is my modulation figure that i type in altering pitch or velocity of that modulation. i think there are a lot of people that would really benefit from an article on this, as its not the run of the mill stuff but would clarify to people how to take that precision control. i have been writing for some time now and like every one come on for three months and fade a bit and then same again. i know my cu base pretty well and this would be one of the last hurdles for me to start producing full song, please help......

[richiebee]

You can find a lot of information about cc's here -

MIDI Messages Table 3

They are not universal - different VSTi's have very different functions and developers may or may not adhere to MIDI standards in their implementation of cc's. Check the docs with your VSTi's to see what they support. Some VSTi's can map their own.

You say that its not run of the mill stuff, but actually it is and has been for a long time. It really will breathe life into your MIDI compositions, and is well worth the time experimenting and reading about.

[brandondrury]

i was wondering are these a universal thing. i don't really understand , weather all controllers are relevant to every individuel instrument
or is it just some dependent on the instrument features.

They won't apply to every instrument. It just depends no the manufacturer if they want a given patch to have a pitch bend or not.

the other thing that confuses me is if you count zero there are 128 parameters, but when you use the figure 128 on the the controller lanes i would like to know its function

I have no idea on that one. I just make noise until it sounds bad.

[stutty]

Originally Posted by krissy longfella

... the other thing that confuses me is if you count zero there are 128 parameters ...

Just an educated guess but it could be that your software starts counting from 1 instead of 0
Therefore:
CC 0 = 1
CC 1 = 2
...
...
CC127 = 128

Maybe??


Stutty