Script: MIDI Dynamics

[heda]

HeDa MIDI Dynamics


Inspired by JS: General Dynamics, this is my first MIDI script... I think. Because I had to update HeDaScripts Manager to support installing the action in the MIDI editor section ID.

It's easy to use. It's like a Compressor/Expander for MIDI velocities. It modifies selected notes velocities from input(x axis) to output(y axis) values defined in the graph

• Select notes and run the script from the MIDI Editor. Used velocities are highlighted in the graph with a different color.
• Draw the new "curve" by mouse click and drag. Velocities are modified when releasing the mouse button. Keep drawing segments until you are satisfied. Original input values are remembered until you close the script or you click the "Get MIDI notes again" button
• Done. Close the script window

Pre release available for VIP members. Install from HeDaScripts Manager as usual

[deeb]

hei heda! very nice thing! one thing you could might implement is make a loop! so that the velocities would be repeated based on this loop length to the whole material.
Do you understand what i mean? probably not on topic, but would be useful

[hopi]

Heda... I want it... did the renew for VIP today but it still will not download and install from the manager....

do I have to wait some time for the new donation to become active or what?

[heda]

Originally Posted by deeb

hei heda! very nice thing! one thing you could might implement is make a loop! so that the velocities would be repeated based on this loop length to the whole material.
Do you understand what i mean? probably not on topic, but would be useful

I don't understand.
It's not to make any new patterns. It's to compress/expand selected notes velocities. Maybe I should make a better gif that explains better what it does.

[heda]

Originally Posted by hopi

Heda... I want it... did the renew for VIP today but it still will not download and install from the manager....

do I have to wait some time for the new donation to become active or what?

No wait necessary. It should work. But maybe try to login https://reaper.hector-corcin.com/user
and edit and change your password again. Maybe it helps. Let me know if it still doesn't work.

[deeb]

Originally Posted by heda

I don't understand.
It's not to make any new patterns. It's to compress/expand selected notes velocities. Maybe I should make a better gif that explains better what it does.

okok! no no it is ok! at a first sight i thought this could be applied.
Imagine a way to apply velocities on selected notes with some pattern.


example:
loop length 4
selected notes: 16
pattern: 127 - 1 - 10 - 2

the end result:

127 - 1 - 10 - 2 - 127 - 1 - 10 - 2 - 127 - 1 - 10 - 2 - 127 - 1 - 10 - 2

[Westwave]

Hi Heda

just got this midi dynamics lua VIP on my new VIP account

I'm on Win 10, reaper 64 bit... with newest SWS

this is not working here... it will not show the selected notes, will not 'get new selected notes'...

it only shows one note selected even when there clearly many notes selected

what to try???

[hopi]

EDIT... my bad... user misunderstanding.... I now see it shows in the graph by various existing velocities...

I thought it was by notes... silly me

[heda]

strange.. I haven't changed anything.
I'm going to have a look. thanks...

[heda]

Originally Posted by hopi

it shows in the graph by various existing velocities...

correct.
the highlighted bars are from existing velocities of selected notes (in the x axis) It is not really needed but I thought it was a nice thing to have to see where do you have to draw for changing velocities.

[hopi]

it is a good feature Heda...

when I first tried this lua I just happened to select notes with many velo's... so I got the impression the blue lines in the gui were for notes... my bad

now I understand each blue line is for one velocity...

what I like about this is how easily and smoothly it draws on the graph...

It might be nice to have another version that DOES work with any selected notes and lets you alter the existing velocities for them.... I know the MIDI Editor CC lane does that, but it seems your way of drawing is smoother and easier for me....

[hopi]

Hi Heda.... I was just re-visiting this lovely tool and now I wonder if it can 'updated' to also work with the Inline MIDI editor?

[heda]

Originally Posted by hopi

Hi Heda.... I was just re-visiting this lovely tool and now I wonder if it can 'updated' to also work with the Inline MIDI editor?

Good question
I should have to ask to _Stevie_ or someone that knows how to do MIDI scripts... I am not very good at MIDI scripts, but I think it should have to be possible.

[hopi]

wait... midi scripts? this is a midi script isn't it? I mean it only works currently in the MIDI Editor.

select notes and change the velocity of those selected... right?

what I'm asking is that also work the same way with the Inline MIDI Editor.

I think Lokasenna might know how to do that.

[heda]

Originally Posted by hopi

wait... midi scripts? this is a midi script isn't it? I mean it only works currently in the MIDI Editor.

select notes and change the velocity of those selected... right?

what I'm asking is that also work the same way with the Inline MIDI Editor.

I think Lokasenna might know how to do that.

I asked _Stevie_ and showed me that it was easy to do. So I've been able to make it work with one single midi item selected or in inline editor. Tomorrow I'll see if it is not too complicated to make it work with multiple selected items... if not.. at least we will have the one that works with one item.

[heda]

I've updated it to support editing from the inline midi editor or the arrange... at least with one item selected.
After updating, you will see the same action in the Main section and in the MIDI editor section, so you may want to assign the same shortcut again to the one in the main section

Let me know if it works for you Hopi

* v1.0pre2 (2019-05-09)
+ Support to work in the arrange or inline MIDI editor with a selected item

[hopi]

thanks muchly Heda.... that works great... I can make changes in both the Inline editor and\or on just selected notes [marque drag] of a midi item...

super great!