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M-Audio OmniStudio USB
OmniStudio USB builds on M-Audio' s Quattro USB and Omni Studio, combining their features into a single compact 24-bit/96kHz interface for USB computers. The 4x4 architecture is software configurable for 4x4 operation at 16 bits, or 2x4 or 4x2 operation at 24 bits, thereby getting the most out of the bandwidth available via the USB specification. The unit sports an on-board mixer along with numerous connections for auxiliary I/O, effects sends/returns, monitoring and more!
Roland KCW-1
Give yourself a BASS BOOST! The KCW-1 Powered Subwoofer from Roland is a convenient way to add 200 watts of punchy low end to sub-out equipped KC-Series keyboard amplifiers, or the standard amplifiers via the stereo Thru output. Check it out today.Sweetwater Gear Giveaway!
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| Tick |
| In MIDI sequencing, a tick is a division of time. The timing resolution of a MIDI sequencer (and MIDI itself) is sometimes measured in PPQN (Pulses Per Quarter Note). For example, a particular software sequencer may be set to have a timing resolution of 480 PPQN, which means there are 480 subdivisions of time, or pulses, per each quarter note. Each of these pulses is commonly referred to as a tick. So, in the sequencer mentioned above, moving a note forward or backward in time by one tick means you have moved it by 1/480th of a quarter note. 240 ticks would make up an eighth note in this example. In most cases the tick is the smallest division of time accessible to the user, and in some cases the resolution available inside the sequencer is greater than its output capabilities, though this is greatly dependant on other elements in a system. |
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| Creating musical lines in MIDI with stacatto and legato notes. |
Q: "Do you have any suggestions for how I might create staccato notes in MIDI? How about legato notes?"
A: Creating musical MIDI lines can be a challenge unless you understand a few basic fundamentals that will open up the wonderful world of editing MIDI. Both legato and staccato notes can be created by proper use of, and the blending of, velocity and length (or duration) of notes. As you probably know, a staccato note is shorter in duration than a legato note, and is known to have a stronger and faster attack. So, edit or cut the note short, roughly equal to the length of an eighth note, and increase the velocity to no less than a value of 90. If you want to create a legato note, make sure that it is just short of the next note, or (depending upon the release values of the voice you're using) make the note overlap the next note by a few ticks. As for velocity, a legato note is known to have a lighter touch, and so (again, depending on the voice you're using) a velocity value of 64-80 should suffice. Keep in mind that the overall message here is to experiment with velocity and duration and you'll be able to create musical lines with a staccato and legato feel. The proper setting of parameters is greatly influenced by the envelope of the sound you are working with. |
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