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  • Changing articulations in the VI matrix using Controller events

    M
    M
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    Very many thanks to everyone who helped me figure out keyswitching on this thread.

    I hope to be able to give back as much as I take soon 😊

    I'm now exploring controlling articulations by assigning Controller events - scores tidier.

    I've got it working perfectly in Logic Pro 9 using #64 sustain.

    Are there better/accepted CC numbers which, by convention, have proved better?

    TIA[:)]
  • Cyril BlancC
    Cyril BlancC

    I use Program changes, the advantage is that you dont have to remember  what articulation is available with each kind of instrument and what articulation you have and you dont have. Score is not poluated with notes that are not played

    the draw back is you cannot see the articulation in the score edit (f.... Apple, I have beed asking they fix this since years !!!) but you can see it in the event edit as well as the score plays

    VSL is very tricky because there will be articulation missing on some instruments, so you to buy more and more
  • M
    M

    Thanks; sounds one good way to do it.
  • A
    A

     I use controllers for controlling articulations, I don't use keys as it messes up the score. It doesn't really matter which controller you use as long as you stick to it and get used to which ones you always use, however, I would avoid some reserved controller numbers such as 0,1, 7,11,32,64,65,66 and anything above 120.

    1 is the mod wheel, which I know is used by VSL as a default, but I prefer not to use this. Controller 64 is reserved for sustain, which is going to give you problems at some point, I use CC2,3 & 4.
  • M
    M

    If you want to avoid messing up the score page of Logic and want to use keyswitches (which I do as I find them more easily playable in real time) then you can set the upper and lower limits of what displays on the staff for each instrument - go to Staff Styles and you'll see there's a highest note and lowest note setting. In my case three different staff styles, assigned as necessary, cover all the bases.

    M
  • M
    M

    Andy,

    Exactly!

    2, 3 and 4 seem excellent candidates :-)

    Thanks.
  • M
    M

    Martin,

    Thanks; I'd forgotten those. So set them to the range of the instrument in question. Brilliant!