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maxWerk - Copyright 2000-2007 Amanda Pehlke
Published by RedMoon Music - www.RedMoon-Music.com
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If all of this seems like a lot to stay on top of, let's outline the
possibilities of
composing
purely by
trial-and-error,
using live scalic
transposing
from
the
computer's
QWERTY
keyboard.
Transposing
can
trigger
arpeggiated
feedback
if maxWerk is not playing, or it can
alter looping patterns in play. To
trigger
Tonic
transpositions
with a
matching
(+)Note,
use the
numeric
keypad or the
number
keys
1-2-
3-4-5-6-7
in the top row. The
Arpeggiator
sounds
chordal
tones
over two octaves on key
presses
and key
releases,
and the tones
when you press and
release
these keys are the same. Press one of
the keys
Q-W-E-R-T-Y-U,
which
represent
only
(+)Notes
1
though
7,
and the
(+)Note
transposes
independently
from
the last value
transmitted
by the press of a
number
key.
Release the
(+)Note
key, and the
(+)Note
defaults;
in
other
words,
maxWerk applies to it a step value that
matches
the last Tonic. With
the
transpose
function
disabled and
stored
data
bypassed,
you can
trigger
(+)Notes
from
the
Q-W-E-R-T-Y-U
keys just
after
you
trigger
Tonics
from
the nu
mber
keys, and make
harmonious
arpeggiated
chord
changes.
You can also do this while listening to your
entered
patterns
with the
Transposer
disabled and maxWerk playing. When
maxWerk is not playing, a
toggling
key
command
turns off the
Arpeggiator
if you don't want to
hear
it.
The up and down
keyboard
arrows
shift the
Transposing
Key (not
the Global
Offset)
by
half-steps,
and the lower left section of the
Main Screen always keeps you
informed
about
the
current
Tonic,
(+)Note,
Scale, and Key, and any Global Offset
amount
in effect.
With the
Transpose
function
disabled,
you can make
changes
of
Scale by
means
of the
buttons
in the Scales window if you wish.
Because of the tight timing
required
to do this with maxWerk
running,
we
don't
recommend
trying to
manua
lly shift
everything
at
once to do a live
MIDI-driven
performance.
As long as maxWerk
sends note
patterns,
it may as well
handle
Transposer
patterns
for
you too.
We have seen now that an
underlying
principle of maxWerk is to let
you build songs in a
preme
ditated
or
serendipity-driven
combination
of any or all
transposition
types, slipping in a new set of
changes
whenever
you please, with any or all types taking effect at once. It