At 3:49 PM +0200 6/1/01, Hendrik Jan Veenstra wrote: >I couldn't resist the temptation and actually made something that >seems to work :-). It's called AbsRel, and I'll upload the patch to >Len for inclusion on the swiftkick site. Thanks, Hendrik - here it is: "http://www.swiftkick.com/lugenv/midi/absrel.zip"; >There are 2 different >versions included: one lets you control any controller on a single >channel through one patch (e.g. volume and panning on channel 1). >The other lets you control one controller on multiple channels (like >volume on channel 1-16). So at least there's no need for "one patch >per controller per channel", fortunately. > >It should be up on swiftkick on short notice (knowing Len's usual >fast service :-). Probably as absrel.zip. > >Part of the included documentation: >--- >AbsRel is an environment patch (well, actually 2 patches) that allow >you to control automation in either an absolute or relative fashion. >'Absolute' is identical to normal automation. 'Relative' means that >you add or subtract values with respect to the last 'absolute' data >received. > >Example of use >Suppose you have a track with volume automation drawn as Hyperdraw >data for Audio object 1. The automation is complete, but you just >want to hand-tweak some stuff in the Event list. Since Hyperdraw and >the Event list don't go very well together (you can easily lose your >carefully drawn Hyperdraw fades), you have a problem. >The solution: assign the automation track to AbsRel's "absolute" >input and create a new track that you assign to AbsRel's "relative" >input. On this track you can now draw, or hyperedit, or event-list >hand-insert "tweaking" data. Since we're dealing with volume data, >you simply insert volume controllers. Values above 64 will be added >to the already existing automation data (65 = +1, 66 = +2, ..., 127 >+63) and values below 64 will be subtracted (63 = - 1, 62 = -2, ..., >0 = -64). In principle that's all there is to it. >--- > >Oh, Andy and Thomas: in the docs you _do_ get credit for inspiration >& such :-). > > >>Hey, interesting discussion. > >Indeed :-). > > >tata, >HJ >-- > Hendrik Jan Veenstra ( h@... ) > >Unsubscribe: mail to logic-users-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > >>>>> Subject lines must contain: [LAM]/[LAW]/[GEN]/[OT] <<<<< > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/