Hi, Yes, I have encountered the problem of colliding notes when using the Note Editor, but for me it's not too much of a problem. When I've encountered it, I often find that the notes shouldn't really overlap anyway (e.g. on a bass part or single voice harmony part). There are a few ways around it, including:
1. Press Enter and enter value (or play a note on your keyboard). 2. Shorten length first so it doesn't collide. 3. Use the F7 F8 and then come back in from the other direction. 4. Delete other note and then put back... But, as has been suggested, if you deliberately want overlapping notes, I suggest using two tracks. Ideally, I think notes should not overlap and I would be reluctant to turn off the checking in the Note Editor. Here's why: First, on a conceptual level: once a key is down, it is impossible to put it down a second time. Second, different synths behave differently: if you play the same note on twice and then release one of them, some will stop all of them while others stop just one. Third, it's ambiguous: This is my main reason why not to change it. Example: Let: Note 1 starts at beat 1 and is 3 beats long. Note 2 starts at beat 2 and is 1 beat long. Now, assume you are editing note 1 and you raise the pitch until it crashes into note 2. Now, if I continue raising the pitch of note 1, what's going to happen? you now have a note starting at beat 1 that lasts only 2 beats and note 2 starting at beat 2 now also lasts 2 beats ... they have stopped over the note off messages. This is because it is impossible to work out which of the note off messages belongs to which of the note on messages. Hope this helps. James. On 15/03/2012, Nicole Massey <[email protected]> wrote: > Nope, two channels won't do it, unless you mean two different tracks there. > The Proteus is smart with how it separates channels. (And I'm still looking > for that box in the garage that has my Proteus 3 soundfonts on it) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Raymond Grote > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 8:19 PM > To: QWS list > Subject: Re: QWS List conflicting notes in the note editor > > Hi, > You can do this by putting one note on one channel and another on another > hannel. You can also pitch bend one of the tracks to get some interesting > flanging effects. > > On 3/14/2012 7:23 PM, Nicole Massey wrote: >> I haven't run into this yet, but it's going to put a serious twist in >> my knickers down the line, as note conflicts are sometimes a good >> thing. For example, if you overlap two notes in an E-mu proteus >> module on the percussion map you get a flanged effect, and you can >> control this with the amount of offset the notes have against each >> other. This type of tonal control to add some interesting coloration >> to a snare or tom (or just about anything else) is desirable. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Simon Jaeger (Laptop) >> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 5:57 PM >> To: QWS list >> Subject: QWS List conflicting notes in the note editor >> >> Being a bit of a perfectionist and not always having a midi controller >> handy, I often find myself using the note editor to tweek midi files. >> For the most part, I love the way the editor works and know of nothing >> quite as simple to use. However, I have one, major problem with it. >> >> If at any time I try to adjust a note to something that would conflict >> with another note of the same value, it refuses to move. By adjust, >> I'm referring to use of the f5 through f8 keys. I hear the widows >> default sound, and the note doesn't change values at all. This makes >> sense in principle, because of course nobody wants to have conflicting > notes. >> But what if I want to change the pitch of a note, to a b, past a c, >> and to a c sharp, and there happens to be a c in the way? Instead of >> pressing the f6 key twice and being done with it, I have to press it, >> hear the ding, realize there's a note in the way and then enter that >> value manually, sometimes looking at the octave first to make sure I have > it right. >> >> I'm not sure how many others do this, but I'm imagining the number is low. >> QWS still remains one of the programs I know better than the back of >> my hand, so I get things done in what I think is the most efficient >> way possible. I'd very much like to see an option to disable note >> conflict checking. After all, that is what the clean up option is for, in > my opinion. >> Perhaps, as a substitute, a clean-up could optionally be performed on >> the selected track after the note editor is closed. >> >> Thoughts? >> >> >> Simon >> >> To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com >> >> for archived list posts, see >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> > > To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com > > for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com > > for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
