The Controllers Page
The Controllers Page holds information on MIDI controllers that Virtual Sampler supports. You can assign MIDI controllers to split parameters or change general controller parameters.
The Controllers page consists of:
Settings for controlling aftertouch handling
Settings for pitch bend data
Settings for controlling
Modulation controller and Assignable Controller effects
Aftertouch Controllers
Aftertouch is the amount of
pressure that is applied to a key while it is pressed. Aftertouch enabled MIDI keyboards
continuously send aftertouch data. Virtual Sampler allows you to use the aftertouch data
to change several sound parameters. This is assigned with the aftertouch target:
Volume - If this is enabled
aftertouch will influence the volume of the current split.
Pitch - If this is enabled
aftertouch will influence the pitch of the current split.
Filter Freq - If this is
enabled aftertouch will influence the filter frequency of the current split.
Filter Q - If this is enabled
aftertouch will influence the filter quality (resonance) of the current split.
Pan - If this
is enabled aftertouch will influence the pan position of the current split.
Reverb Send - If this is
enabled aftertouch will influence the reverb send level of the current split.
Chorus Send -
If this is enabled aftertouch will influence the chorus send level of the current split.
The default setting is
"None". This means that the aftertouch is ignored for that split. The amount of
change that is applied to the specified target parameter is adjusted with the aftertouch
range controls.
Note that you must enable receiving of aftertouch MIDI data within the Settings Page (Receive Event).
Pitch Bend Controllers
The range measured in semitones that is applied when pitch bend data is recognized is specified with the pitch bend range spinedit. If this value is set to 0, pitch bend data will not have effect on the pitch of the current split.
Note that you must enable receiving of pitch bend MIDI data within the Settings Page (Receive Event).
Other Controllers
Virtual Sampler supports two
other kind of controllers that can be used to dynamically change sound parameters. These
are
The Modulation wheel - This
is MIDI controller 00h (Modulation on most keyboards).
The Assignable Controller -
This is MIDI controller 0Dh (Modulation 2 on most keyboards)
For these two controllers
you can set one the following target parameters that are affected by the controller:
Volume - If this is enabled
the controller will influence the volume of the current split.
Pitch - If this
is enabled the
controller will influence the pitch of the current split.
Filter Freq - If
this is enabled the controller will influence
the filter frequency of the current split.
Filter Q - If this is
enabled the
controller will influence the filter quality (resonance) of the current split.
Pan - If this is
enabled the
controller will influence the pan position of the current split.
Reverb Send - If
this is enabled the controller will influence the reverb send level of the current split.
Chorus Send - If this is
enabled the controller will influence the chorus
send level of the current split.
The default setting is
"None". This means that the controller is ignored for that split.
Note that you must enable receiving of MIDI controller data within the Settings Page (Receive Event).
Resetting Controllers
The "Reset Controllers" button is used to reset all controller data on all channels to their default values. This is especially useful in Virtual Sampler multi mode.
Changing all splits for a Preset in one step
The checkbox "Change all splits" is used to apply all changes to this page to all splits of the selected Preset (instrument). That means your changes will be applied to all splits and therefore override the old values. This is especially useful for Aftertouch and Pitch Bend settings that typically are equal for all splits of a Preset.