Generic MIDI Controller Data

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Generic MIDI Controller Data

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There are a variety of ways that you can control the sound of a MIDI device other than the most common ways described in the previous topics: channel volume, pan, pitch bend, and sustain pedal.  Depending on the MIDI playback device that you are using you can use a wide variety of effects controllers such as Reverb, Chorus, Phaser, or even other "specialty" effects that are specific to your MIDI playback device.  

The following example shows the modulation wheel applied to the second note. The modulation wheel typically produces a vibrato effect. In some sound libraries the "Mod wheel" may be used for other effects, such as instrument dynamics.  Please be aware of the MIDI controllers (cc's) that can be used with your MIDI playback device or library that you are using so you will know what to expect when you edit those controller data using the GraphOverNotestm tools and then play the song.

 

ControllerGraphViewAndEdit-7
 

prcarrow To view and edit MIDI controller data:

1.With the mouse, navigate to the GraphOverNotestm Palette.

-- OR --

Type SHIFT+X.

GraphToControllerButtonNavigation

2.Click the MIDI Controller Data ControllerTypeButton button in the GraphOverNotestm Palette.

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Type "c" for controller data.

Composer will display the following dialog box:

ControllerDataTypeDlg

 

3. Find the type of controller you wish to view and edit, then click "Ok".  You can then view and edit that performance data, such as Reverb, Expression, or others, in the same way as for Tempo, Volume, or Pan.

 

prcarrow Reverb, Tremolo, Chorus, Celeste, and Phaser

 

GoN-Controller_dialog_Reverb

These MIDI specification effects controllers are editable using the GraphOverNotestm tools.  However, they can be heard only with external MIDI playback devices that are able to use them, but currently not with the internal Notation Software Synth. In other words, you will not hear these effects when using the internal NS Synth device for playback, but you can hear them if you use a MIDI playback device that is capable of using these effects.  We plan to implement these effects in the NS Synth in a future release of Notation Software products.