Is it really just the trees that are at fault for me being unable to see the forest?! Seems like this should be easy - I'm trying to do a simple reduction of the velocity on certain midi notes. I'm using a Roland HD-1 drum kit with Cubase 5 and the Abbey Road 70's library. All I want to do is simply reduce the input velocity (or, to be more accurate, reduce the velocity being sent to Kontakt)on the toms. I need this to happen at the input stage rather than editing the MIDI track after the event.
I've admitted defeat, which I rarely do - any ideas?
Brain fart - customising individual MIDI note velocities in Cubase
Re: Brain fart - customising individual MIDI note velocities in Cubase
Richie78 wrote:Is it really just the trees that are at fault for me being unable to see the forest?! Seems like this should be easy - I'm trying to do a simple reduction of the velocity on certain midi notes. I'm using a Roland HD-1 drum kit with Cubase 5 and the Abbey Road 70's library. All I want to do is simply reduce the input velocity (or, to be more accurate, reduce the velocity being sent to Kontakt)on the toms. I need this to happen at the input stage rather than editing the MIDI track after the event.
I've admitted defeat, which I rarely do - any ideas?
I'm sure the Logical Edit engine can be patched in at the input stage in current versions of Cubase. Sorry, it isn't on this computer so I can't give detailled instructions.
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- Exalted Wombat
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Re: Brain fart - customising individual MIDI note velocities in Cubase
When you set any MIDI parameter on a track it imparts that parameter in real time, so if you set a velocity shift you'll hear its effect as you play.
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Re: Brain fart - customising individual MIDI note velocities in Cubase
The Elf wrote:When you set any MIDI parameter on a track it imparts that parameter in real time, so if you set a velocity shift you'll hear its effect as you play.
Yeah, but he doesn't want a whole trach shifted, just a couple of MIDI note numbers. I'm sure there's something called Input Transformer which is basically the old Logical Edit patched into the input in realtime. If no-one's actually sitting in front of Cubase 5, I'll sort it out later when I can be!
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- Exalted Wombat
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Re: Brain fart - customising individual MIDI note velocities in Cubase
Yeah, I think you're right. I'm not in the studio at the mo to check.
One other idea though... (if Abbey Road Drums allows it...) put the toms on a different MIDI channel and use a second MIDI track (with suitable MIDI parameters set) into monitor/record to trigger toms only.
One other idea though... (if Abbey Road Drums allows it...) put the toms on a different MIDI channel and use a second MIDI track (with suitable MIDI parameters set) into monitor/record to trigger toms only.
An Eagle for an Emperor, A Kestrel for a Knave.
Re: Brain fart - customising individual MIDI note velocities in Cubase
Abbey Road Drums itself doesn't have a way to change the MIDI channel of individual drums, but behind the Abbey Road front-end i'm sure Kontakt will have a way of doing this. I think i'll try the Logical edit/transform route and see if i can get that to work. Swallow my pride and read the manual(s), methinks.
Thanks for pointing me in some sort of direction!
Thanks for pointing me in some sort of direction!