Glide in Mono Mode?

[Max]

Most synths that support mono mode offer a special glide feature: When the keyboarder holds one key and presses another one before releasing the first one, the synth glides automatically from the first note to the second. As far as I can see there is no way to use this feature with the DM48X since it produces no overlapping notes when set to monophonic.

An idea: A simple way to overcome this limitation could be a function that delays the note-off midi event some miliseconds. Then the note-off of the previous note and the note-on of the next one would overlap a little bit and could trigger the gliding in the synth.  

[Max]

Meanwhile I've knocked out a VST MIDI Plugin that does the job and turns any synth into a mono monster. I must say this makes a huge difference in my articulation possibilities, the effects range from rounded note transitions over hammering-ons and -offs to huge slides depending on the settings. These effects are the salt in the soup for flowing, moving solos and typical for the sound of many natural instruments.

All these effects are simply controlled with my breath: I start a new note with a 'T', this stops the air flow for a short moment  and provides enough pressure for the new note. The result is the usual staccato sound. But when I move then to another note without stopping the air flow, no new note is triggered, instead the synth glides to the new note without a pause or retriggering. This works on the harmonica even for one-note transitions with a quick chance of the breath direction.

I strongly suggest to add this feature to the monophonic mode of the DM48X. The logic behind it is quite simple: Delay all MIDI note-offs for some milliseconds. That's enough to provide overlapping note-ons und note-offs needed to trigger the glide feature of many professional synthesizers.

[Jason Keene]

[Jason Keene]

One thing you might try is setting your “up” arrow button to cc64, and setting your synth to mono. In hold mode it will glide, when released it will be individual notes. That’s how I do glide style solos. Here’s an example : when it’s gliding I’m holding down the up (middle) button.

[Jason Keene 58 Gmail]

I think the short clip did come through after all, its attached to the original post. It does play on my ipad. 

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On Jun 3, 2022, at 4:12 PM, Jason Keene <jaso...@gmail.com> wrote:

I tried to attach a very short clip- but it doesn’t seem to want top play in this format.

On Friday, June 3, 2022 at 4:10:50 PM UTC-7 Jason Keene wrote:

One thing you might try is setting your “up” arrow button to cc64, and setting your synth to mono. In hold mode it will glide, when released it will be individual notes. That’s how I do glide style solos. Here’s an example : when it’s gliding I’m holding down the up (middle) button.

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[Ashton Johnson]

ThanKs Jason. Plays on my iPad also and it’s a good tip.

[Max]

Hi Jason,

thank you for your interest und your tip - I didn't know this cc64 mode and will try it out. But I'm fine with my solution and I need the knobs for thrills. Controlling the glides only with the breath is very easy and natural. 

[ChuckR]

Max, how do I get this VST MIDI Plugin?

[Max]

Currently it's only on my pc available, as vst2-plugin for an old ableton version on an old 32-bit windows system. MIDI plugins are special and not supported by all hosts. Therefore I see no chance to provide plugin versions for all the different hosts and  operating systems out there. I'm sorry.

In my opinion the right place for such a funtionality is the DM48X itself, in fact it adds a whole new world to it. The 'T' breathing technique makes good use of the synth's ADSR gate and let's you modulate and change the sound tail as you like. Most prefab synth patches work out of the box without any knob tweaking and sound as they should. Simply turn on mono mode and adjust the transition time to your liking.