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Note that no two notes of the same pitch can contribute to the chord, and that selecting
the same shift value twice (e.g., +8 semitones on both Shift 2 and Shift 3) will result in the
latter control appearing disabled, indicating that it is a duplicate and therefore not in use.
Actually, there is no such thing as two notes with the same pitch playing at the same time
within the entire Live universe.
22.3
Note Length
The Note Length Effect.
Note Length alters the length of incoming MIDI notes. It can also be used to trigger notes
from MIDI Note Off messages, instead of the usual Note On messages.
When the device is set to trigger from a Note On message, only the timing controls are
available. The length of held notes can be adjusted in milliseconds or synced in relation
to the song tempo. Gate de nes the percentage of the Length value that notes should be
held for. At 200 percent, the Gate parameter will double a note's length.
When the device is set to trigger from a Note Off event (the moment at which a played note
is released), the timing of an incoming note will be delayed by its length (because it will be
starting
at the point at which it would have been
stopping
). Note Length's other settings
will then determine the duration of the newly triggered note.
Three other parameters are available when the device is triggering from Note Off messages:
On/Off Balance
This determines the velocity of the output note. It is a balance between
the incoming note's Note On and Note Off velocities. If your MIDI keyboard does not
support MIDI Note Off velocity, you can just set this to zero.
