Re: [LAU] Petri-Foo preview release: 0.0.2

From: James Morris <jwm.art.net@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Sat Jul 02 2011 - 13:21:07 EEST

On 1 July 2011 14:48, James Morris <jwm.art.net@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
>>> Petri-Foo does not support layers within a patch, but does support
>>> multiple patches in a bank. Each patch is independent from any other
>>> patch and there's no sharing or any other form of communication
>>> between patches. You can set a number of patches to receive MIDI data
>>> on the same channel as a hackish way around layering.
>>>
>>> Samples sharing the same patch has entered my mind as something for
>>> the future of Petri-Foo but I'm unsure about how it could/would/should
>>> work yet.
>>>
>>
>> Hi, I see, but so it's not possible to trigger different samples with
>> different velocities? Like sample1 if velocity is 0-60 and sample2 if
>> velocity is 61-127
>
> There's the hackish way, where both samples will always play, but one
> can be quiet while the other is loud. You just need to apply the
> velocity sensing to the amplitude in the correct way. But note that
> there's no threshold value, it's a smooth rampage of amplitudes. Only
> at the extremities will one sample be heard and not the other; mid
> points will cause both to be heard to varying degrees.

great example of why i need users to report things which don't work.

>
>> that would be great to be implemented somehow :)
>
> I'm reluctant to state anything definite about the implementation of
> such functionality. On the one hand it is a missing feature but on the
> other, I'm not sure it would fit. There are a lot of other jobs much
> higher in my priorities.
>
> For example, while the capability to route MIDI CC increases
> flexibility, the ability to turn things on/off (ie portamento) was
> sacrificed, so restoring that kind of functionality is next on the
> agenda and will also pave the way I hope for further capabilities in
> other areas.
>
> Cheers,
> James.
>
>
>> cheers
>> renato
>>
>
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