MIDI Player Parameters

Activates the MIDI Player.

Allows you to select a phrase.

Allows you to play back the phrase.

Allows you to export the phrase using drag and drop.

Allow you to load up to eight MIDI files.

If this is activated, the MIDI file plays back in a loop.

Synchronizes the MIDI file to the tempo of your host application.

Allows you to prevent the phrase from stopping or changing when the keys are released.

• If Off is selected, the phrase changes as soon as you release a key. The phrase stops immediately when you release all keys.

• If On is selected, the phrase plays to the end, even if the keys are released. If Loop is activated, the phrase repeats continuously.

• If Gated is selected, the phrase starts to play when the first key is played. It plays silently in the background, even if the keys are released, and resumes playback at the current position when you press any of the keys again. This way, you can gate the playback of the phrase.

Determines how long it takes for phrases to change when you switch to another variation.

• If this is set to Immediately, the phrase changes as soon as you switch to another variation.

• If this is set to Next Beat, the phrase changes on the first new beat after you switch to another variation.

• If this is set to Next Measure, the phrase changes on the first new measure after you switch to another variation.

Determines when the phrase is restarted.

• If this is set to Off, the phrase runs continuously and does not restart at chord or note changes.

• New Note restarts the phrase on new notes.

  Note

  The phrase does not restart upon notes that are played legato.

• Each Note restarts the phrase with each new note that you play.

• Sync to Host aligns the phrase with the beats and measures of your host application each time that you start the transport.

• Follow Transport follows the transport control of your host application. Playback starts and stops automatically as soon as your host application starts and stops playing.

This option is available for new chords and new notes. If this button is activated, changing a variation restarts the MIDI Player, even if no new notes or chords were triggered.

Shifts the start of the loop in steps of 1/4 notes. The end of the loop is not shifted, that is, the loop is shortened.

Shortens the loop in steps of 1/4 notes.

Allows you to transpose the original MIDI phrase, according to the key that you play.

• If this is set to Off, the phrase is not transposed.

• If this is set to On, the MIDI phrase is transposed by the specified value.

• If this is set to Pitch, the MIDI notes themselves are not modified, but each note is sent with a pitch transpose value instead.

  For example, if the MIDI phrase is used to trigger a multi-sampled drum kit, this does not change which instrument is triggered, but the pitch at which it is played.

Determines the MIDI note that is used as the central position for the Transpose function.

Synchronizes the phrase to the tempo of your host application.

If Sync is deactivated, you can use the Tempo control to set the internal playback speed of the MIDI Player.

Defines the rate at which notes are triggered, that is, the speed at which the phrase is running. In addition to the Tempo parameter, this gives you further control over the playback speed. You can specify a value in fractions of beats. You can also set dotted and triplet note values.

For example, if you change the Tempo Scale setting from 1/16 to 1/8, the speed is cut in half. If you set it to 1/32, the speed is doubled.

Shifts the timing of notes on even-numbered beats. This way, the phrase gets a swing feeling. Negative values shift the timing backward and the notes are played earlier. Positive values shift the timing forward and the notes are played later.

Allows you to shorten or lengthen the notes of the phrase. At a value of 100 %, the notes play with their original gate length.

Allows you to raise or lower the note-on velocities of the phrase. At a value of 100 %, the notes are played with their original velocity.

Allows you to set up a quantization grid in fractions of beats. You can also specify dotted and triplet values.

Determines how much of the quantization grid is applied. For example, a value of 100 % means that the MIDI note events play back only at the specified quantize note values. Lower values move the notes only partially towards the next quantize note value. With a value of 0 %, no quantization is applied.

The Low Key and High Key parameters determine the key range that is used to trigger phrase playback.

The Low Vel and High Vel parameters determine the velocity range that is used to trigger phrase playback.