How do I Map the piano roll?

[BluGenes]

If I have an instrument that in the VST has a note that is triggered at C2, it maps to a different range in RC. How can I map it to a 1 to 1 ratio?

For instance, in the actual VST instrument, a note is triggered at C1, but, in RC, the same note is mapped to C2.

[musicdevelopments]

Good question. There is no industry standard for numbering octaves.
The MIDI standard states "Middle C has a reference value of 60" but it does not say that it has to be called C4 or C3 or C5. By default, SONAR calls MIDI note 0 (the lowest possible note) C0. The Yamaha FB-01, for example, shows MIDI note 0 as C-2 (C negative 2). In RapidComposer (and most other programs) MIDI note 60 is C4, so the base octave is -1. I think I will add a setting for that for the next update.

A MIDI note is a MIDI note in your VST instrument and RapidComposer, and is the same frequency, it is just chords labeling that is different in different applications.

Thanks!
Attila

[musicdevelopments]

OK, it took 10 minutes to add this setting:



It will be available from v3.4 or from the next beta version (in a few days).

[BluGenes]

Thanks!

Exactly why some instruments don't always map out like you would think. So, I assume you will make this on an "as track needed", because making a global "all tracks" would just throw other instruments out of wack.. (each track would need this setting)

[musicdevelopments]

I am afraid that would not be a good idea. You need to decide how middle C should be called in the whole application, not in each track. It does not matter if one plug-in uses C3 but another plug-in uses C4 for middle C (MIDI note 60), they are the same sound, so should be displayed uniformly in RC. You can use transposition for a track if needed.