MFM2 improvement suggestions
- KVRAF
- 6504 posts since 25 May, 2002 from Bobo-dioulasso\BF__Geneva/CH
Hi U-He folks, merry chrismas and happy new year to everyone !
I wanted here to share you an idea as suggestion for a potential improvment of MFM2
What bother me in the particular case of today would be the possibility to use some keys (on the left hand, as many sampler in where a few keys are dedicated to the choice of several articulations...or as the metapatches of the melohman engine does)
...that would be dedicated to morphs between presets or, more relevant considering the inherent structure of MFM2, similar VARIATIONS of the same preset (in where the continuous parameters would change from one snapshot to another, eventually in a customisable duration)
For instance...
(and that was for me the main motivation of this suggestion)
...in the note modes : the four delay lines could be involved by a sound designer to create a complete palette of 4-notes chords
These different types of chords could be called by the left hand of the performer on predefined keys while the right one could still handle the chromatic transpositions, so technically you could cover all types of chord in all possible tonalities
This on a same patch and in real time if needed...
From this particuliar point of view, such an improvement IMO would be a huge increase of flexibilty and playability for the note mode of MFM2, ... this was just what came to my mind related one primary use i have of MFM2, but i'm persuaded it might have other situation in where the recall of similar variations of a same patch
I wanted here to share you an idea as suggestion for a potential improvment of MFM2
What bother me in the particular case of today would be the possibility to use some keys (on the left hand, as many sampler in where a few keys are dedicated to the choice of several articulations...or as the metapatches of the melohman engine does)
...that would be dedicated to morphs between presets or, more relevant considering the inherent structure of MFM2, similar VARIATIONS of the same preset (in where the continuous parameters would change from one snapshot to another, eventually in a customisable duration)
For instance...
(and that was for me the main motivation of this suggestion)
...in the note modes : the four delay lines could be involved by a sound designer to create a complete palette of 4-notes chords
These different types of chords could be called by the left hand of the performer on predefined keys while the right one could still handle the chromatic transpositions, so technically you could cover all types of chord in all possible tonalities
This on a same patch and in real time if needed...
From this particuliar point of view, such an improvement IMO would be a huge increase of flexibilty and playability for the note mode of MFM2, ... this was just what came to my mind related one primary use i have of MFM2, but i'm persuaded it might have other situation in where the recall of similar variations of a same patch
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 6504 posts since 25 May, 2002 from Bobo-dioulasso\BF__Geneva/CH
Hi
To bump this thread and related to this topic i've just packed a few presets, each focused on a different type of chord, that would have been really handy if assembled in a same preset, as described
[deleted...see third post below]
these are in h2p extended format
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P.S. i've managed to re-write and correct my previous post that should be a bit more relevant and apologise for the relative lack of intellectual rigour

To bump this thread and related to this topic i've just packed a few presets, each focused on a different type of chord, that would have been really handy if assembled in a same preset, as described
[deleted...see third post below]
these are in h2p extended format
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P.S. i've managed to re-write and correct my previous post that should be a bit more relevant and apologise for the relative lack of intellectual rigour
Last edited by Krakatau on Thu Jan 07, 2010 7:55 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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- KVRian
- 1025 posts since 1 Mar, 2003 from Exmoor
Thanks for these - they're aceKrakatau wrote:...I've just packed a few presets, each focused on a different type of chord, that would have been really handy if assembled in a same preset, as described above :
www.anak-krakatoa.net/~downl/aupresets/mfm2.zip
these are in h2p extended format
Also, good idea about the key controlled preset morphing.
Mart.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 6504 posts since 25 May, 2002 from Bobo-dioulasso\BF__Geneva/CH
wow, nice to have an answer unexpectedly coming from under the sun of jamaîca !
BTW...happy new year folks !
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 6504 posts since 25 May, 2002 from Bobo-dioulasso\BF__Geneva/CH
Here a more complete set of similar sympathetic raisonnances targeting each of them a different type of chord :
www.anak-krakatoa.net/~downl/aupresets/mfm2+.zip
sincerely, feedbacks on both these mfm2 presets and related suggestions will be appreciated...
www.anak-krakatoa.net/~downl/aupresets/mfm2+.zip
sincerely, feedbacks on both these mfm2 presets and related suggestions will be appreciated...
- KVRAF
- 13133 posts since 7 May, 2006 from Southern California
I like these. Very nice work.
I do exactly what you describe with Kore 2. It allows me to create 8 states of a preset (or performance, as they are called) and smoothly morph between them. This morphing is only based on the 8 parameters assigned to the Kore controller but still it's a very powerful way to interact with something like Zebra2 or MFM2.
I agree that it would be very cool to have that kind of functionality built into U-He plug-ins.
I do exactly what you describe with Kore 2. It allows me to create 8 states of a preset (or performance, as they are called) and smoothly morph between them. This morphing is only based on the 8 parameters assigned to the Kore controller but still it's a very powerful way to interact with something like Zebra2 or MFM2.
I agree that it would be very cool to have that kind of functionality built into U-He plug-ins.
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- KVRian
- 743 posts since 14 Apr, 2004
Krakatou, which version of MFM are you using?
Your presets aren't read from my 2.1 version.
I've tried also to resave them with a text editor but nothing to do...
Your presets aren't read from my 2.1 version.
I've tried also to resave them with a text editor but nothing to do...
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 6504 posts since 25 May, 2002 from Bobo-dioulasso\BF__Geneva/CH
raikard233 wrote:Krakatou, which version of MFM are you using?
Your presets aren't read from my 2.1 version.
I've tried also to resave them with a text editor but nothing to do...
erm...a bit silly but i didn't realise that they are an update from 2.0 because my presets are made from the 2.0 AU version
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 6504 posts since 25 May, 2002 from Bobo-dioulasso\BF__Geneva/CH
in fact, there's no 2.1 but 2.0.1 version...
- u-he
- 30216 posts since 8 Aug, 2002 from Berlin
Oh, I posted a beta for Mac some time ago, with RTAS support. That might have been labelled 2.1Krakatau wrote:in fact, there's no 2.1 but 2.0.1 version...
(Arrrgh, I'm still not up and going here... after almost 2 weeks on vacation...)
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 6504 posts since 25 May, 2002 from Bobo-dioulasso\BF__Geneva/CH
i'd say just get some rest, mein herr it's not forbidden...

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- KVRian
- 743 posts since 14 Apr, 2004
That's now clear, sure i've installed it time ago and then i've forgot that was a beta!
Sorry!
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- KVRian
- 743 posts since 14 Apr, 2004
Urs wrote: (Arrrgh, I'm still not up and going here... after almost 2 weeks on vacation...)
So, now more vacation please!
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 6504 posts since 25 May, 2002 from Bobo-dioulasso\BF__Geneva/CH
this one should perhaps join the AW !
(anonymous workaholic)

(anonymous workaholic)
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- KVRian
- 743 posts since 14 Apr, 2004
Installed 2.0.1
Also with this version they aren't read from MFM
Also with this version they aren't read from MFM
