#164
- Created on2011-06-15 06:59
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midi : midi out only : using instrument as sequencer for external app
currently if you want to use a H2 instrument as a pure sequencer (ie the notes in the pattern are only sent out as MIDI notes. H2 does not generate any sound) you MUST still load a long empty wav file into that instrument.
if you do not do this the MIDI notes will have a duration of 0. as a consequence the external app will not play anything.
the best option would be that H2 always sends out MIDI notes regardless of the duration of the loaded WAV file
an alternative would be to add a 'MIDI out only' tickbox on the General tab of the Instrument editor that automatically loads a 'very long' empty WAV into that instrument
this second option however is only a quick workaround
if you do not do this the MIDI notes will have a duration of 0. as a consequence the external app will not play anything.
the best option would be that H2 always sends out MIDI notes regardless of the duration of the loaded WAV file
an alternative would be to add a 'MIDI out only' tickbox on the General tab of the Instrument editor that automatically loads a 'very long' empty WAV into that instrument
this second option however is only a quick workaround
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on 2011-06-15 08:12 *
By cmennie@rogers.com
The purpose of having an associated sound file (which admittedly is a huge hack) is to tell Hydrogen how long to hold the note before a note off message is sent. So it's not just a case of specifying a "very long" duration of sound file because different drum sounds require different play lengths.
As far as the code goes, I believe it'd be straight forward to define a default note length to use when there's no associated sound sample. However, this doesn't really solve the real issue (though it does go much farther than what's currently in place). I don't know how it should be presented, but the user needs to be able to specify the note length (via the UI? via midi input?).
As far as the code goes, I believe it'd be straight forward to define a default note length to use when there's no associated sound sample. However, this doesn't really solve the real issue (though it does go much farther than what's currently in place). I don't know how it should be presented, but the user needs to be able to specify the note length (via the UI? via midi input?).
