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All notes will therefore have the same length. Note that this
is independent of the current tempo - if it is set to 50 ms, it
will always be 50 ms, regardless of tempo.
4: Rhythm Overlap
(“Duration Value”: –500…+500 ms)
The “Duration Value” parameter is used to specify an
amount by which each note or cluster will overlap or be
separated from the next note or cluster, in milliseconds (-500
– 500 ms). Note that this relates to the Rhythm Pattern
values. Positive values cause overlapping; negative values
cause separation. For example, a setting of –20 ensures that
all notes will extend and be separated from the next notes by
20 ms regardless of the actual rhythm the notes are
generated with, or the current tempo. Note that while the
Rhythm Pattern values themselves are relative to tempo, the
value specified here is not. Using the example setting of –20,
there will always be a gap of 20 ms between notes regardless
of the tempo.
5: Rhythm % (“Duration Value”: 1…800%)
The “Duration Value” parameter is used to specify a
percentage of the rhythmic value a note is generated with to
use as a duration (1–800%). Note that this relates to the
Rhythm Pattern values. The actual time is then calculated on
the fly, taking into account the current tempo. For example,
with a setting of 50%, if the Rhythm Pattern specifies a
string of 8th notes, they will appear to be generated as a
string of 16th notes separated by 16th note rests (each 8th
note will have the duration of a 16th note, or 50%). Note that
this value is therefore relative to tempo.
6: Pattern Overlap (“Duration Value”: –500…+500 ms)
The Duration Pattern is used to construct a Duration
Pattern, in a similar fashion to the Rhythm Pattern. Each
step in the pattern indicates the duration for notes that are
currently to be generated. The “Duration Value” parameter
is used to specify amount by which to increase or decrease
the pattern values, in milliseconds (-500 – 500 ms). This can
be used to set up a certain Duration Pattern, and then vary
in real-time the “gate-time” of each note in the pattern
simultaneously. For example, if the Duration Pattern is
generating 16th–8th at a tempo of 120 BPM, the notes would
have the durations of 125 ms, 250 ms, etc. If the “Duration
Value” parameter, is –20, they would be generated as
105 ms
, 230 ms, etc. Note that while the Duration Pattern
values themselves are relative to tempo, the value specified
here is not. Using the example setting of –20, the notes will
always be 20 ms shorter regardless of the tempo.
7: Pattern % (“Duration Value”: 1…800%)
The Duration Pattern is used to construct a Duration
Pattern, in a similar fashion to the Rhythm Pattern. Each
step in the pattern indicates the duration for notes that are
currently to be generated. The “Duration Value” parameter
is used to specify a percentage by which to increase or
decrease the pattern values (1–800%). This can be also be
used to set up a certain Duration Pattern, and then vary in
real-time the “gate-time” of each note in the pattern
simultaneously, similar to the previous option. For example,
if the Duration Pattern is generating 16th–8th at a tempo of
120 BPM
, the notes would have the durations of 125 ms,
250 ms , etc. If the “Duration Value” is 80%, they would be
generated as 100 ms, 200 ms, etc. Note that this value is
therefore
Duration Value [–500…+5000]
The range and function of this parameter depend on the
setting of “Duration Mode.”
See the descriptions above under “Duration Mode.” When
the “Duration Mode” is changed, this value will be set to a
default value appropriate for the mode. (if it is out of range.)
Not available if “Duration Mode” = 0: Poly Extend, 1:
Poly Extend/Damped
, or 2: Mono Extend.
Use Rhythm Multiplier [0, 1]
When 1: On, the durations of the generated notes will be
affected by the current setting of the Rhythm Group
“Rhythm Multiplier” (
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p.542). For example, if the Duration
Pattern specifies a duration of a 16th note, and the “Rhythm
Multiplier” is set to 200% in the current Phase, the actual
resulting duration will be an 8th note. This is useful when
you want to vary the Rhythm Multiplier in real-time and
have the Duration Pattern also lengthen the notes
appropriately.
Random Weighting Parameters
- Pools
The Random Weighting Parameters - Pools are made
available when at least one step (column) in the Duration
Pattern has multiple rhythmic values selected (constituting
a “random pool” of values).
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p.541 “Rhythm Group”: “Random Weighting Parameters -
Pools”
Pools-Random Factor [–99…+99]
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p.541 “Rhythm Group”: “Pools-Random Factor”.
Pools-Weighting Curve [0…3]
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p.541 “Rhythm Group”: “Pools-Weighting Curve”.
The following table summarizes the effect of the various
Weighting Curves and the Factor field on the choices from
the Duration Pools:
0: Off 1: On
0: Exponential 2: Exp-S
1: Logarithmic 3: Log-S
Duration Pool values that receive priority:
Weighting
Curve Factor
+ (positive) – (negative)
Exp/Log Longer shorter
Exp-S/Log-S middle shorter/longer