KARMA GE guide
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Direct Index Group
Overview
Direct Index means to take a controller and map it into the
Note Series directly, so that notes can be directly indexed
and generated in real-time. One use is to take an area of a
keyboard and map it into the Note Series, so that when you
play the keys you are not generating the true note, but are
selecting notes from within the Note Series. You can set up
one area of the keyboard to supply the input notes to the
Note Series, and another area to perform the Direct
Indexing. This can allow you to “solo” with musically
correct notes, without really thinking about what you are
doing. Another use is to take a controller like a Joystick and
map it into the Note Series, so that sweeping the controller
sweeps through the Note Series and generates glissandos
and flurries of notes. This can be done in addition to the
normal effect that the GE may be programmed to generate.
Note that to perform Directing Indexing, a controller must
be selected as a Source in Dynamic MIDI page, and one of
two different options selected as a “Destination”:
• Direct Index
• D.Index & MdlStop (Direct Index & Module Stop)
For more information, please see “Dynamic MIDI Sources &
Destinations” on page 601.
General Parameters
The parameters in this section affect the overall Direct
Indexing effect in general.
Index Shift [0…3]
Selects one of several options for shifting the indexes
coming from the controller, if the Note Series at any given
time is longer than the range of the selected controller. For
example, if you specified an octave of keys (12 keys) as a
controller, and there were 24 notes in the Note Series, those
12 potential indexes can be directed to different areas of the
Note Series.
If the number of steps in the range of the selected controller
is less than or equal to the number of notes in the Note
Series, this parameter has no effect and KARMA
automatically maps the indexes to the proper notes. If the
number of steps is equal, there will be a predictable one-to-
one correspondence between the controller and the Direct
Index notes. If there are fewer notes in the Note Series than,
KARMA automatically maps the indexes in a way that
prevents adjacent controller indexes from selecting the same
note. In addition, in the case of using a CC to sweep through
the Note Series, values that would cause duplicate notes will
be filtered out. This means you can comfortably use a CC
with a range of 0–127 to sweep through a 15 note Note
Series.
0: Top
If the length of the Note Series is greater than the range of
the selected controller, the indexes will be shifted to the top,
so that the highest Direct Index note will be the highest note
in the Note Series.
1: Bottom
If the length of the Note Series is greater than the range of
the selected controller, the indexes will be shifted to the
bottom, so that the lowest Direct Index note will be the
lowest note in the Note Series.
2: Center
If the length of the Note Series is greater than the range of
the selected controller, the indexes will be centered around
the middle note of the Note Series.
3: Skip
If the length of the Note Series is greater than the range of
the selected controller, the indexes will be scaled into the
Note Series so that the lowest Direct Index note will be the
lowest note in the Note Series, the highest Direct Index note
will be the highest note in the Note Series, and the other
indexes will be spread out over the Note Series, resulting in
one or more notes in the Note Series being skipped (cannot
be indexed from the controller).
Trill Mode [0…5]
Selects one of several options for producing an automatic
randomized trill/arpeggio. When holding down a certain
number of Direct Index notes, an automatic randomized
trill/arpeggio can be produced. The rate at which the notes
are generated is automatically calculated based on the
tempo. This can be used to simulate fast soloing riffs while
performing Direct Indexing.
0: Off/DynMIDI
No trill effect will be introduced, no matter how many
Direct Indexing notes are held down simultaneously.
1…5: 1 Note Or More…5 Notes Or More
Specifies the required number of notes that must be held
down before the trill/arpeggio starts. When set to “1 Note
Or More,” playing even a single note causes it to start
repeating at the automatically calculated rate. Other notes
may then be added to become part of the trill/arpeggio.
Held Note Trig Mode [0…3]
Selects one of several options for deciding what happens
when Direct Index notes are being sustained, and the chord
is changed so that the sustained note(s) no longer “fit” with
that chord (i.e. are no longer are part of the Note Series). Part
of the concept with this parameter is to allow soloing only
within a “correct” key or Note Series.
0: Off
Nothing is done. The note(s) remain sustained, even if they
are “wrong.”
1: Bend/Retrigger
If only one Direct Index note is being sustained, it is bent
(with pitch bend) down to the nearest pitch in the new Note
Series (if it is no longer present in the Note Series). If more
than one note is being sustained, they will all be changed to
the nearest notes in the new Note Series and retriggered. If
several are sustained, and only one is “incorrect,” they will
all be retriggered.
0: Top 2: Center
1: Bottom 3: Skip
0: Off 3: 3 Note Or More
1: 1 Note Or More 4: 4 Notes Or More
2: 2 Notes Or More 5: 5 Notes Or More
0: Off 2: Retrigger
1: Bend/Retrigger 3: Mute
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