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    Midi Note Enabled Synth Block

    Wouldn't it be nice to be able to control a synth block like a ... synth? If they could make it so we could plug keyboards into the Axe and then use said keyboards to control the synth's pitch and gate, I sure would be happy. And what of those Midi bass pedals? You could set up some dirty Taurus stuff that would run along side of your regular guitar signal. All I'm saying is that it would seem to be a good idea and would be nice to have, because it seems pretty easy to implement.

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    oooohhhh! big +1 on that!

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    that's an old one, but yea why not

    make it a poll.
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    ATM I have "static" synth pads, that I fade in/out with a pedal. Works, but quick changes are not an option.

    Midi note control from my footcontroller would be great. No need for keyboards in the band
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    I want this as well. Not sure how it would work as the synth block is actuated via analog envelope as far as I know. Don't think that there is any pitch to midi to synth going on there, so I am wondering how you would use MIDI to actuate something that is actually looking for an analog signal......

    Don't want to be a damper, I just wonder how it would work....

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    Quote Originally Posted by jon View Post
    I want this as well. Not sure how it would work as the synth block is actuated via analog envelope as far as I know. Don't think that there is any pitch to midi to synth going on there, so I am wondering how you would use MIDI to actuate something that is actually looking for an analog signal......

    Don't want to be a damper, I just wonder how it would work....
    I imagine the code for a basic keyboard-control mode wouldn't be too complex. It at least seems easy to describe: map most recent note-on # and velocity to synth freq. and level, possibly map pitch bend to shift. To not have the last note sustain indefinitely, set level to 0 when most recent note-off # equals most recent note-on #, maybe work in a way to have sustain pedal usable.

    P.S. You could also get some of this working (not sure about the conditional note-off thing) using a translator program between keyboard & Axe, turning note # & velocity into CC values. MIDI-OX and Bome's Midi Translator can do that. For CC-based note selection via footcontroller: how to control synth notes with midi controller Gen 1 request - Synth's "shift" control quantized to nearest note when assigned.
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    Augh, How do I make a Poll, as you can see I haven't been using this forum much. Do I need to make a new thread or something?

    Edit: Nevermind, Figured it out

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    Also I don't very much care if it's polyphonic or monophonic, and I don't really think envelopes would be an issue (though they'd be nice) because you could just use a reverb block for the tail. Also the AxeFX has envelopes in it's modifier section, so if there was just an option to trigger them through midi notes that would solve that problem. Also If they are trigger-able through midi notes or cc's, people could set up long predefined swells or something for the amp blocks master/level, and then the envelope wouldn't trigger every time you plucked a note

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