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TimL · Post by **TimL** » Thu Jan 07, 2021 7:38 pm

What I would like to do, is to control the frequency knob in the Pro EQ of Studio One (or any EQ Plugin really) by pressing midi notes on my midi keyboard. For instance, if I play an A4 Note, I want the frequency knob to be at 440Hz, if I then play an F4 note it should jump to 349.23Hz.

I've never seen somebody do this, but it would help me a lot with EQing instruments like an 808 or Synth Pad, since it makes a huge difference to the sound if the adjustments follow the fundamental frequency of whatever chord or note one is playing.

Is there a plugin vst out there that can help me accomplish this or is there even a way included in Studio One that could do something similar?

I'm thankful for every reply that could lead me in the right direction here.

P.S. I hope I'm in the right forum for this question. If not, just let me know and I will repost it in the right one.

Winstontaneous · Post by **Winstontaneous** » Thu Jan 07, 2021 9:00 pm

Hi TimL, welcome to KVR!

I am not familiar with Studio One - is there a "Pitch Tracking" MIDI plugin or something like that? I can think of ways to do so in my main hosts (Ableton Live & Apple Logic) as well as Bitwig. There are MIDI utility plugins like InsertPizHere that may help.

Also in EQ plugin-land I believe SoundRadix Surfer EQ does exactly this. Looks like apulSoft apQualizr can as well if you use MIDI In as a Modulation source.

The question I have is "what should happen when more than one note is played at a time"?

How to use Midi Keyboard "Key Tracking" to Control VST EQ Frequency Knobs