Koshdukai's Music(al) Reason(ing)

uh... well... users kept asking me if this'n'that was possible, so, while explaining how to do it I ended up adding stuff to the Codec, namely, it even sends MIDI Program Change now :] Here I'm showing the larger note range: 104 notes now, from C-1 to G7 through the use of 4 Codec instances, each controlling 32 note segments, like shown at the end of the video. These technical demos are always a bit boring, I know, especially non-voiced over ones (and with lame note/chord sequences ;), but I'm in a noisy room at the moment so... I preferred doing yet another "silent" video with just the synths output being recorded. Sorry :) oh, and I keep using VSTi's just because it's easier to capture everything on screen, but any external hardware device could be the target of the MIDI output. Then you can simply record its audio into a Reason audi track, et voila'!

Hi ! :) Made this little demo video today, showing something I tried a while back just to see if it was possible and... yeah, it is, but quite cumbersome and limited of course... Aaaanway, since I mentioned it on a Prop forum thread about MIDI out , I felt like I should at least show I wasn't crazy or lying ;) But... I won't waste any more time on this. I prefer to wait for a proper MIDI output solution from Propellerhead, like I did wait for a proper solution for Audio Input, Sampling and Recording.

All the new exciting and cool features one gets with Record 1.0 over Record 4.0 quickly became second nature as I made it my default music production application from the start . I rarely use Reason 4 standalone now, and when I do, I'm quickly reminded of why using Record 1.0 is way better and more along the lines of what I've always wished for Reason in a long time. I only go to Reason 4 now when I need to save something as a Reason file (as opposed to a .record file, impossible to share with Reason-only users) or quickly check something on a device, patch or browse a ReFill without having the hassle of going through the online authorization process of Record (or when I'm on an offline location) if I forgot to bring the Ignition Key (aka dongle) with me. So it's only natural to say (and unfortunate to hear from the developer perspective, I'm sure) that it's easier for me (or any other user, I guess) to remember what's not implemented in Record simply becau...

While watching Jack Conte's "The Electro-Harmonix Riddle" demo video, I thought... " uh.... I can do that with Reason " ...and KFX FiltaPowa was born =) FiltaPowa works great with live input, either through the ASIO4ALL's ReWuschel trick or through Record 1.0 ;) Some specs for KFX FiltaPowa: Filter selection between LP 12, BP 12 and LP 24 Filter amount set by Attack/Decay envelope, Mod.Wheel or Sequencer Curve values Sustain temporarily changed from middle setting by Pitch Wheel Envelope triggering through audio with adjustable Sensitivity (incl. Soft Knee) Optional Sequenced triggering of the Envelope (that's what the Matrix is there for)

I've decided to release a little demo .RPS file with the latest version of ReGRAINZeR and wait a while to see what happens :) About this little demo: It uses 2 demo units. One applied to a drum REX dual loop Combinator, and the other to a guitar REX also dual loop Combinator. Both units are using the C1 to B1 MIDI keyboard octave keys. Key mappings are shown on the help screen, on the right of the device. On that screen, P stands for Pitch Wheel, M for Mod.Wheel and R1 for Rotary 1. Gate effect (stutter) is activated by pressing D1# or through Aftertouch, if that option is turned on. Speed is controlled by the Mod.Wheel. External Control CV Output is not implemented on V.0.6.x After listening to the example performance made with both units, you can (should) mute or delete the performance clips and play a bit with each of the ReGRAINZeR demo units. You could also copy any devices+tracks of a song of yours and paste it within this demo song, and after some rack rewiring at the back, ...

...and more on the way :) I'm releasing some Remote Codec packs for the M-Audio MidAir MIDI Wireless Keyboard series and two other more obscure keyboards I own. So here are the links: Trust (mini) MIDI Keyboard Remote Codec (this one will support the infinite 'Program Change' Value-to-Delta algorithm, because this little keyboard does something quite useful: as soon as 'Program Change' reaches 128 it restarts at 1 again. It also does the reverse of course, when reaching 1, if 'PROG -' is pressed again, it jumps to 128. This allows me to make it truly endless to the "eyes" of Reason, no matter at what value the keyboard is, it will always return a +1 or -1 delta to Reason. This is why I made Patch selection the default control for this one) QuickShot MIDI Composer Remote Codec (just a simple generic codec, with correct name, thumbnail picture and 'Data Entry Fader' set to control every device 'Master Volume') M-...

Last night I had a go at trying to make a continuous Value-type control like Program Change be interpreted by Reason as a Delta-type control, so it could be used with Remote's Additional Overrides "Target Track (Delta)", "Select Patch for Target Device (Delta)" and "Select Keyboard Shortcut Variation (Delta)". And it works great :D !!! This is no "Absolute" substitute unfortunately but it gets the job done. As an example, if you have your controller's Program Change set at 35 and go to Reason's menu "Options", "Additional Remote Overrides" and set the "Target Track (Delta)" to "Program Change" (don't forget that this only works with my custom Remote codecs right now), then each increment or decrement on Program Change will translate as a +1 or -1 delta to Reason. So, if you have the 1st track selected and go from 35 to Program Change 34, it'll generate a -1 delta hence doing nothing i...

Ok, so, after finishing V.0.5beta, solving the little issue with Velocity, I'm now changing some simple things on the control front. Substituting the Rotary 3 & 4 functions "+AUDIO source Level" & "Volume" with a more standard "Gain" & "Dry / Wet" mix knobs. I was also hoping to implement in V.0.6beta a Master/Slave chaining option by leaving a well marked CV output pair at the back (Note+Gate), so one could chain various ReGRAINeRs, spawning various instances through the keyboard map while controlling all the slaves through the Master one (the 1st, the only one in need of a controlling sequencer track for selected input) but there's a problem with RPG-8's MIDI-CV convertion... it's implementation is incomplete, so this makes this idea impossible to implement with Reason 4 at least :( I've even tried using Thor's flexible routing to send captured Gate signals through a CV out, but its still MonoCV so... still n...

My "Reason Premium Edition Bundle" arrived today, YAY!!! :D Just in time to make something I've been experimenting with the R4 Demo for a while. A "Virus TI Atomizer" emulator! If all goes well (and I can put my theories in practice), I'll post a demo video soon to see if anyone's interested in such a device :) Can't wait to get home, install Reason 4 and start playing with it! Related Propellerheads.se Forum post: Status: Delivered!