Monophony (MPC like)
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:35 am
Hey there,
I wanted to create an MPC-like behavior using linuxsampler and a selfmade gig-file. What I want to achieve is, that the sampler uses just one voice at a time (like a monophonic synth) and an infinite release time for each sample.
So, I want to send a midi note, and the sample associated with the note should play until it is finished OR another midi note is sent. In this case, it should be stopped immendiately (or preferably with a very short fadeout to avoid clicks.. which of course would mean, that it's not truly monophonic).
I've been searching for a sampler with this capability for a long time. I've even built my own sampler software using puredata, that does exactly that, but it would be a lot more elegant and powerful to use linuxsampler.
I know, that I could compile linuxsampler with max-voice-count set to 1, but this isn't a very good solution in my opinion. I'd consider this a "dirty hack"
Any ideas? All comments are appreciated.
I wanted to create an MPC-like behavior using linuxsampler and a selfmade gig-file. What I want to achieve is, that the sampler uses just one voice at a time (like a monophonic synth) and an infinite release time for each sample.
So, I want to send a midi note, and the sample associated with the note should play until it is finished OR another midi note is sent. In this case, it should be stopped immendiately (or preferably with a very short fadeout to avoid clicks.. which of course would mean, that it's not truly monophonic).
I've been searching for a sampler with this capability for a long time. I've even built my own sampler software using puredata, that does exactly that, but it would be a lot more elegant and powerful to use linuxsampler.
I know, that I could compile linuxsampler with max-voice-count set to 1, but this isn't a very good solution in my opinion. I'd consider this a "dirty hack"
Any ideas? All comments are appreciated.
LS implements the General MIDI "Mono Mode", which does what you want. For entering mono mode, send MIDI CC #126, for going back into poly mode send CC #127. Related to this, LS also implements the GM Portamento Mode, which you can turn on and off with MIDI CC #65 (a CC value >= 64 turns portamento on, a value < 64 turns it off).