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maxWerk - Copyright 2000-2007 Amanda Pehlke
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necessary
to give
interesting
definition
to a mix. The
step-split
function
lets you direct individual scale steps of a single
pattern
(the
values in the note
graphic
you are
editing)
separately
or in
groups
across a selected set of
target
tracks. They will
enter
as you make a
pattern
in the
normal
manner,
or you can
re-dir
ect a
source
motif
that's
already
entered.
In a
conventional
linear
sequencer
you can
separate
out sets of notes into individual tracks, but they must be
selected by note
name
or MIDI note
number.
Thanks
to its scalic
approach
to pitch
management,
maxWerk can
offer
you a way to
separate
original
pattern
chordal
steps by their tone qualities, and
as we have seen, these are
constant
through
chord
transpositions.
Using
step-split,
you can give each scale step or set of steps in a
pattern
its
unique
sound and style, which will follow it
through
chord
changes
and
through
the effect of octave data
combined
with wrap-
step data that effectively
creates chordal
inversions.
In
other
words,
you can
explore
tonal
hocketing
within note
patterns.
Use the
split
button
to access
target
track menus in the step-split
window.
There
is a
menu
for each scale step.
Target
tracks may be
any except the
source;
that is, any but the one you are
currently
editing. Any scale step can be
excluded
so that if
entered,
it plays
only in the
source
loop. Once setup is
complete,
edits you make to
the note
graphic
after
enabling
the split
function
cause
corresponding
notes to
appear
in all
destination
loops, allowed or
filtered
(replaced
by
rests)
according
to your setup. As an
example,
if you
enter
into the following values into the
source
note
graphic:
1 1 1 0 3 3 2 5 5 0 5 4 3 3 2 0
…a loop that you have
designated
to be the player only of thirds
relative to the root will play and display, upon calling up its
editor:
0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0.
To
investigate
the
usefulness
of
step-split
loop
groups,
you might
first
experiment
by
sending
chordal
tones to one type of sound and
passing tones to
another.
A
step-split
audition
subgroup
of