some more MIDI plugins...

[NicFit]

Nic, are you doing all this stuff in se?

only because I don't know any better

[NicFit]

btw- If you need room for the tutorial files, you already have my FTP info, so go for it.

thx...I just had to do a little house cleaning. The LFO part is up.

[GruvSyco]

Hi NicFit... how hard is it to wrap basic SE entities. I would love to see the SE DrumSeq as a VST that could trigger external VSTs.

What is it you like about it...shouldn't be too hard, but with XT I don't see the need for it.

Also... I noticed you're in Oklahoma too... very interesting.

As much as I hate admitting residence in this hellhole Red State ...I do.
Good to see another OKie around here

nF

I actually managed to figure out how to "wrap" it. The first time was internal clock and when I loaded it in my main screen, it automatically ran. I tried external clock and now it just sits there... not sure how to trigger it. I find it a lot easier to write basic drum/scratch tracks with that type of interface.

And... hehe, I'm not actually an OKie . I moved here last year from CA and in a couple of weeks, I'm moving to WA.

And... I officially bought eXT this weekend. Nice to be able to save and reload now

[asseca]

If any of you have some extra info, or could write some extra documentation/tutorials on how to use these plugins NicFit has written, it would be a great help...

You can place the extra info/tutorials/tips in this thread or email them to me. I can the place it on NicFit's plugin pages...

Extra presets for NicFit's plugins would be greatly appreciated

I have placed the nF_ControlFront Flash-tutorials on http://asseca-pt.net/nicfit/controlfront.html

Also, I have taken the KvR-comments on nF_MFsyx and placed it as text on http://asseca-pt.net/nicfit/mfsyx.html

[pwdm]

Ok a bit late but thanks for the help with nF_MFsyx.

Turns out i overlooked the midi out port on the gui.

And the control front tutorial is most excellent. Can see me using that a fair bit.

[MRT]

Thanks for yet another way cool plugin and taking the time to put together the tutorial. I really like your graphics. Think I'll go modulate something now!
Thanks

[patman]

OK - maybe I'm a moron, but I can't get anything at all out of the chords plugin. It seems to just pass the midi straight through - no cool strumming. Can someone offer a tip or two? I've tried it in Tracktion and EnergyXT both...

Thanks,
P

[pwdm]

Have a look at the gui, theres a section that tells you what midi keys you need to press to get different types of chords. eg F1 will give you a major chord. G1 a minor chord.

Then just hit another midi key above C2 (i think not at my DAW at the mo so I cant check) and it should play a major chord with that key as the root note.

There is also other chord control keys you can use. eg.strum select and inversion.

Hope this helps as its a great little midi controller. Havnt really used it much but looking foward to getting it used in some tracks.

Another beer in for NicFit

[patman]

DOH! Yeah - works a treat now. Thanks...

[NicFit]

glad you guys find them useful...all these are hacked together in SE ...all the real credit/gratitude should be directed towards the third party module developers, David Haupt, Chris Kerry, etc... and of course Jeff M for making SynthEdit so accessable. SE and XT go together like toast & butter(or jam for some of you) I recommend the combo highly, and you all should hurry before the price goes up

any of my source files/graphic are freely available to anyone who can provide proof of donations to both CK and DH(you'll need all their modules).

nF

[DarkStar]

SE and XT go together like toast & butter(or jam for some of you)

nF

XT and SE = "ecstacy" (shout it out loud)

[pwdm]

I,m already sold on sedit. Just couldnt do without it and xt.

Lets me make custom controllers for my midi outboard.

Very usefull indeed.

[soma]

I just whiped up this little midi plug in SE. It applys a formula to MIDI CC's you specify up to 4 CC's to use as vars and a formula then a CC to output the results. U and V are aftertouch and bend.
Here it is. There are no conditions on this plug. PLease host it, send it out. Say it's yours; anything (under VST and SE licence). If someone wants to make a GUI or edit the file send me a PM and I'll give you the file.

http://home.comcast.net/~soma720/CC_Formula.dll

the help for the expression handler is here (uses EZMath II): http://www.synthedit.com/modules/se_ezmath2.zip

[Caleb]

nF_ControlFront looks cool NicFit.
I'll put it on Energy eXTra with a rundown as soon as I get a chance as it looks like it profits from documentation.

I actually thought you were going to send me updated plugs to include on the site - but I don't think I received anything.

Caleb

[DarkStar]

This might be useful.
Please let me know what I have got worng or have missed



NicFit's ControlFront - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - this MIDI VST provides 6 independent MIDI CC controllers, which can be triggered from your MIDI keyboard and modulated by up to 4 LFOs

Setup
to select the MIDI channel to listen to - drag CH IN up/down
- - all other channels are passed through to the Mung section
to set the trigger notes - drag the TRIG MIDI note number or note name up or down, or
press the key on your MIDI keyboard, then click the keyboard icon after the TRIG number
- - MIDI Learn

to set the output MIDI CC channel - drag the Ch Out value up/down
to set the output MIDI CC number - drag the CC# up/down
to set the minimum data value - drag the Min value up or down
to set the maximum data value - drag the Max value up or down
to set the number of divisions of the range of values - drag the Div value up or down, or
drag the Divider scale right or left
- -the number of discrete values is one more than the number of divisions (you can think of them as intervals between values),
- - for example, Div=003, gives 4 separate values, Div=015 gives 16 values
to set up an on/off control - drag the Div value to 001

Direct Control
to send MIDI CC events - drag the rotary control up/down, or
drag the hexagon right/left
- - the MIDI CC data value is shown in the box to the right of the controls
- - the centre of the rotary control always shows the full range 0..127, that is the input to the ranging and division (step) controls

to adjust any control precisely - press Ctrl while you are making the adjustment, for example Ctrl+drag the rotary control up/down

External Controllers
to link an external control - click EXT LINK, then adjust the control on your MIDI keyboard or control surface, then click the keyboard icon after EXT LINK
- - MIDI Learn, the input MIDI CC number appears after the keyboard icon
to deactivate/activate external control - click EXT LINK off/on
- - EXT LINK is ignored when STEPPER or LFO is active

Parameter Names and Value Labels
to rename a parameter - EDIT, type in the desired name, EDIT (to keep the edited name)
- -- the parameter values can be named and saved
to create a parameter values labels file - -EDIT >> FILE >> copy the "name of parameter.txt file, give it a unique name and open it
to enter the label for a parameter value- -drag the control slider to the desired step, EDIT, enter the desired label, EDIT again (to save the label
- - repeat for each label to be entered
- -the labels are only saved to the .txt file when the song is saved
to use an existing labels file - EDIT >>FILE, browse to the desired file, and open it

Triggering the Controls
to set the control to step to its next value each time it is triggered - click STEPPER on
- - STEPPER is ignored when LFO is active
to select the trigger key for the control - click the little running man, then the select the desired trigkey
- - you can assign the same trigger key to more than one control
to cycle through the steps - click the loop mode arrow, select Wrap at end
to step through the steps forwards then backwards - click the loop mode arrow, select Reverse at end

Modulation by LFOs
- - each control can be modulated by up to 4 LFOs chosen from the bank of 6

to enable/disable the LFO modulation matrix - LFO on/off
to select the LFO to be used - click the small sine waveform, select the desired LFO
to set the LFO modulation depth - drag the depth value up or down
- - 000 means no effect
- - 100 means full effect, that is, apply the LFO waveform fully to the control value range

to select the waveform for an LFO - click LFO or the current waveform, select the desired waveform from the list
to set the LFO rate - drag the sync value up/down
- -the range is from 1/16th through 1bar to 8bars, and this scale can be halved, quartered or "eighthed" ( so the maximum LFO cycle is 64 bars)
to factor the rate - click the ÷ icon and select the desired divider
to set the start/restart mode for an LFO - click the metronome icon, select the desired mode
- - this can be when the host transport runs, at the start of the next bar, or on one of the trigger keys
to hold the LFO at the current value - click the hand icon, select the hold key from the trigger keys
- - when the trigger key is pressed, the LFO stops changing, when the key is released, the LFO resumes changing

to set the LFO data rate - click the two dotted lines icon, select LoRate or FullRate
- - NicFit suggests leaving this set at LoRate as this is still faster than any hardware controller
to set the phasing of the LFO - drag the phase slider, above the LFO waveform, to the right or left