Old 11-02-2010, 08:02 AM   #1
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Default JS MIDI plugin : Vmorph

Vmorph is a midi plugin made in collaboration with Reflected :
https://stash.reaper.fm/7063/Vmorph

[IMG]http://img229.**************/img229/3294/vmorph.png[/IMG]

This is a JS adaptation of AudioMulch's Metasurface.
It stores parameter values of instruments and effects in patch dots, and interpolates between these dots while dragging the cursor on the XY pad or following time based vectors.
Short demo

Setup :
1) In a track insert Vmorph then Jeffo's MIDItoReaControlPath then instruments and effects.
2) Use midi learn in your plugins to control their parameters from Vmorph (60 parameters maximum).
3) Use parameter modulation In Vmorph to link it back and store values from plugins.

update v1.01 (04-16-2011) :
* CTRL click a CC row to activate "snap" mode :
value snaps to the nearest dot (thanks caseyjames)

Watch this video tutorial to learn the basics of Vmorph :

[IMG]http://img688.**************/img688/3372/videothumb.png[/IMG]

Read the file description for complete documentation (or click the JS edit button)
Have fun with it and please tell me if you find any bug.

How to record the movement of the cursor :
[IMG]http://img408.**************/img408/8808/recordmvt.th.gif[/IMG]
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5) AUTOMATION :
* You can record the target position with X-Y envelopes.
* Set "edition : read envelopes" to read or render your project.
Please note that you must not change the view to read the correct coordinates !
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for another sort of "automation", you can also record the CCs outputed by this JS in a standard MIDI item: track in "MIDI output" mode, then, when playing the item back, MIDItoReaControlPath will also push those recorded CCs to the control path. For better timing accuracy, when playing, "Anticipative FX processing" should be disabled for that track (there are actions for that).
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i did a track-template for almost every control of Synth1 (v1.12).
(...) Its completly routed/named and ready to go.
MorphingSynth1.RTrackTemplate

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Old 11-02-2010, 08:48 AM   #2
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im speechless!
thanks a lot for sharing.
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Old 11-02-2010, 09:44 AM   #3
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Holy Crap Batman!!!! I didnt know this kinda thing was possible in JS...wow...thanks much!

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Old 11-02-2010, 09:52 AM   #4
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Only downside: it's going to be Thursday night until I will have some serious bit of quality time with this gem.


(Little, little nitpick: Why didn't you consider to use REAPER "more or less standard" modifier keys? Like <ALT> for deleting things, for example?)
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Old 11-02-2010, 10:12 AM   #5
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Impressive!

Would it also be possible in JS, the plugin to record the movements of the square?

Like - when you click and drag the square, it records and when you let go, it plays back.
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Old 11-02-2010, 10:21 AM   #6
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Wow.
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Old 11-02-2010, 10:51 AM   #7
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This looks like the perfect partner for my p5 glove, wacom and my wii controllers!

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Old 11-02-2010, 10:55 AM   #8
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ReaMorph!


Amazing!
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Old 11-02-2010, 11:20 AM   #9
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Only little thing I have just found is that reaper has to either have the track armed or be playing to edit it, it's because I have the preference set to NOT run fx when stopped.

Oh well, I can live with that!

..(but wish that could be turned off per track)
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Old 11-02-2010, 12:15 PM   #10
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You guys really owe us for this one. :X


To Schwa and Justin, it will be really helpful if you can help us with the following feature requests in order to make drastic improvments with the precision and speed up the workflow in Vmorph:


'Link from parameter' vs 'MIDI learn', behaviour improvements.

Link from parameter -= Touch Mode =- ... Mockup
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Impressive!

Would it also be possible in JS, the plugin to record the movements of the square?

Like - when you click and drag the square, it records and when you let go, it plays back.

So wait, you can't automate this plugin at all? how can you record it's movement then?

I'm lost -
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Old 11-02-2010, 12:30 PM   #12
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Indeed would be great to get those two requests in!

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You guys really owe us for this one. :X


To Schwa and Justin, it will be really helpful if you can help us with the following feature requests in order to make drastic improvments with the precision and speed up the workflow in Vmorph:


'Link from parameter' vs 'MIDI learn', behaviour improvements.

Link from parameter -= Touch Mode =- ... Mockup
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Old 11-02-2010, 12:31 PM   #13
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So wait, you can't automate this plugin at all? how can you record it's movement then?

I'm lost -
You should be able to since there are envelopes for X and Y.
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You should be able to since there are envelopes for X and Y.
How is that different than movements of the squares?
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How to record the movement of the cursor :
[IMG]http://img408.**************/img408/8808/recordmvt.th.gif[/IMG]
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5) AUTOMATION :
* You can record the target position with X-Y envelopes.
* Set "edition : read envelopes" to read or render your project.
Please note that you must not change the view to read the correct coordinates !
Thanks for other comments ! As for modifier keys I go by what I like - haven't used Reaper enough yet to know the "standard" behaviour
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Old 11-02-2010, 01:24 PM   #16
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Awesome, thanks for the GIF!

What theme are you using, is that available at the Stash? I really like it

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Old 11-02-2010, 01:40 PM   #17
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What theme are you using, is that available at the Stash?
Yes, here you go :
https://stash.reaper.fm/6668/cReam.ReaperThemeZip
That's the first I did with reaper (instead of actually learning how to use it ^^).
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Old 11-02-2010, 02:45 PM   #18
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... it's added to the Third-Party JS FX Library.
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Wow, this is great!
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Wow!! That looks very interesting. I will give it a go tomorrow.
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whoa. very impressive.
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Old 11-02-2010, 08:23 PM   #22
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awesome work guys!!!

MetaSurface in AudioMulch is the absolute bomb! and the main reason I use AM so much.

very cool.
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Old 11-03-2010, 09:47 AM   #23
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isn't it beautifull !? I love JS. I love these forums.
Also, I like the old school text edit control à la "Hardware front panel". ha ha!

Kudos Bernstraw!

for another sort of "automation", you can also record the CCs outputed by this JS in a standard MIDI item: track in "MIDI output" mode, then, when playing the item back, MIDItoReaControlPath will also push those recorded CCs to the control path. For better timing accuracy, when playing, "Anticipative FX processing" should be disabled for that track (there are actions for that).
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Maybe it's just me, but I'm having trouble following the tutorial video. (I've never seen or used MetaSurface.) Iis there a way to download it and play if "offline"?

Or, how about a step-by-step guide for dummies?
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Maybe it's just me, but I'm having trouble following the tutorial video. (I've never seen or used MetaSurface.) Iis there a way to download it and play if "offline"?

Or, how about a step-by-step guide for dummies?
If you can't get anything to work AND have "run fx when stopped" un-ticked then you have to make sure you have the track armed or playing with an item on it or nothing will work.

Found that out after a few mins
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Impressive!

Would it also be possible in JS, the plugin to record the movements of the square?

Like - when you click and drag the square, it records and when you let go, it plays back.
What I meant was this:
https://stash.reaper.fm/oldsb/433340/white_grains.avi

EDIT: The gif didn't play very well - uploaded an *.avi instead
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Also, I like the old school text edit control à la "Hardware front panel". ha ha!
JS FR : get_string() dialog + string variables + gfx_drawstring

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for another sort of "automation", you can also record the CCs outputed by this JS in a standard MIDI item: track in "MIDI output" mode, then, when playing the item back, MIDItoReaControlPath will also push those recorded CCs to the control path.
Thanks for this ! Much better than X-Y envelopes, I find that most envelopes recorded from sliders/knobs/pads are very imprecise (maybe an option I missed somewhere).

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I'm having trouble following the tutorial video. (I've never seen or used MetaSurface.) Iis there a way to download it and play if "offline"?
Or, how about a step-by-step guide for dummies?
You can register to Vimeo and download the video but maybe others can answer your questions too...
If I find some time, I'll try to make an easy guide in html with snapshots.

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Cool, free hand loops ! Not possible in Vmorph, but would be an interesting feature.
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Old 11-03-2010, 03:09 PM   #28
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Super cool ! this just completely rocks, with sugar on top Thanks !
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Old 11-03-2010, 03:22 PM   #29
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Kinky!
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I'm looking forward to testing this tonight.

What a stupendous machine!
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Old 11-04-2010, 05:07 AM   #31
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JS FR : get_string() dialog + string variables + gfx_drawstring
LOL! I dare you're dreaming a bit but on the other hand, as I noticed some sort of "love for fresh faces": enter the FR, will vote!
In case the dream doesn't come true, this other FR might interest you (would indirectly allow us defining our own gfx_drawstring, and given your code I think you could like it)

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Thanks for this ! Much better than X-Y envelopes, I find that most envelopes recorded from sliders/knobs/pads are very imprecise (maybe an option I missed somewhere).
Yeah, very handy: we're just talking about "automation items", here
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LOL! I dare you're dreaming a bit but on the other hand, as I noticed some sort of "love for fresh faces": enter the FR, will vote!
More realistically, I made the request to have a keyboard_char variable to read keystrokes (when plugin has keyboard focus) :
http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=68291

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In case the dream doesn't come true, this other FR might interest you (would indirectly allow us defining our own gfx_drawstring, and given your code I think you could like it)
Voted. Gave me instant MO5 nostalgia

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we're just talking about "automation items", here
We're "just" talking multiple takes, easy looping, stretching, mute, etc... awesome !
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Old 11-08-2010, 07:57 PM   #33
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This is simply amazing!!!



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Old 11-25-2010, 12:14 PM   #34
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I love Synth1, thanks !
In the template the plugin is named "Vmorph.txt" (I think Opera f.e. adds ".txt" to JS files) so I had to replace it by "Vmorph" (line 28) to make it work
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I was a bit limited due to the max number of controls in Vmorph (60) so no arp controls, amp env and some on/off controls.
You can link 2 Vmorph together with param mod for X and Y (select read envelopes in the 2nd Vmorph) and then set up the rest of Synth1's parameters in the 2nd Vmorph... well it's a bit hardcore, I wish JS plugins had more parameters available too !

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This plugin is just great for Sound Design, thanks people!
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Is there anyway to save parameters of this plugin as a preset? I want to set up cc's for a synth so that I can reuse the same ccmap but reapers preset save doesn't capture anything.

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Is there anyway to save parameters of this plugin as a preset? I want to set up cc's for a synth so that I can reuse the same ccmap but reapers preset save doesn't capture anything.

Thanks
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If you use Reaper V3, you shouldn't have any pb.
With V4, I think you're better off using fx chains since saving presets is broken for plugins such as sequencer baby, vmorph and others (when saved variables are not actual sliders).
I did make a bug report in the pre-release forum, but it must have been lost in the flow.
If you have time, please report it again.
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A small update :
https://stash.reaper.fm/7063/Vmorph

* (v1.01) CTRL click a CC row to activate "snap" mode :
value snaps to the nearest dot (thanks caseyjames)

Ex :
Link a CC to the filter mode of synth1, set one dot to LP12 another one to BP12.
Morph between the two dots and synth1 will cycle through all the intermediate modes (LP12, LP24, HP12 to BP12).
This is unwanted most of the time for this type of "switch" parameters.
Instead, Ctrl click on the CC row and its value will snap to the nearest dot : synth1 will directly switch between LP12 and BP12.
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Old 04-16-2011, 07:02 AM   #39
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Very nice , trying this out.
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Would it be possible to hook up a chaos pad X/Y controller for this ?
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