MIDI FX
About MIDI FXs
ACDGEN – AU/VST3 Edition now includes 6 MIDI FXs ported from NGEN – Algorithmic MIDI Workstation: Accent, Chords, Echoes, Glitch, Humanizer and Spray.
ATTENTION
MIDI FXs are currently only available for ACDGEN – AU / VST3 Edition.
How to Use
To use one of the available MIDI FX, click on the MIDI FX panel and select one of the FXs in the FX Selector drop-down menu. The selected MIDI FX activates itself automatically.
The parameters available for each of the MIDI FXs are available under the FX Parameters area.
Available MIDI FXs
ACCENT
Accent changes the MIDI velocity of incoming MIDI notes according to its internal velocity sequence in order to create more repeatable and prominent accent patterns.
List of Parameters:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Generate | Generates a new accent sequence |
| Length | Length of the accent sequence |
| Intensity | Increases the velocity of all MIDI notes to 127 |
CHORD
Chords transform single notes into chords by adding up to 4 notes on top of incoming notes based on specified intervals. There's also an option to quantize those additional notes or leave them unquantized.
List of Parameters:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Quantize | Quantizes all intervals to the active key / scale |
| Chord Interval 1 | Interval of the first chord note |
| Chord Interval 2 | Interval of the second chord note |
| Chord Interval 3 | Interval of the third chord note |
| Chord Interval 4 | Interval of the fourth chord note |
ECHOES
Echoes is a MIDI delay effect that creates additional notes that are delayed by the specified delay time.
List Of Parameters:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Time | Delay time |
| Feedback | Feedback amount |
Probability (PROB) |
Probability of the echoes |
Falloff (FALLOFF) |
MIDI Velocity falloff of the echoes |
Octave Random (OCT RND) |
Randomizes the octave of the echoes |
GLITCH
The Glitch MIDI FX can be used to mangle and glitch up sequences via a random ratcheting processor and pitch/velocity modulation. It's great for spicing up sequences and adding some IDM-style glitches to a performance.
List of Parameters:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Repeats | Maximum number of note ratchets |
| Gate Length | Length of the note ratchets |
| Probability | Probability of a glitch happening |
| Random | Amount of glitch randomization |
| Pitch Mod | Enables octave randomization |
HUMANIZER
Humanizer is designed to make sequences sound more natural as if it was played by a human. It works by adding random amounts of delay and velocity modulation to incoming notes.
It's great for making polyphonic sequences sound less mechanical and static.
List of Parameters:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Delay Probability (DLY PROB) |
Probability of delaying a MIDI note |
Velocity Probability (VEL PROB) |
Probability of a modulating a note's velocity |
| Max Delay | Maximum delay length |
Velocity Modulation (VEL MOD) |
Depth of velocity modulation |
SPRAY
The Spray MIDI FX creates a delay-like effect by generating copies of incoming MIDI notes based on probability and random delay time.
List of Parameters:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Time | Maximum delay time (in milliseconds) |
Max Repeats (REPEATS) |
Maximum number of repetitions of delayed notes (similar to feedback) |
Probability (PROB) |
Probability of spraying a note |
Octave Random (OCT RND) |
Randomizes the octave of the sprayed notes |
Falloff (FALLOFF) |
MIDI Velocity falloff of sprayed notes |