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fabb / SynOSCopy

OSC "SYN" Namespace SynOSCopy
http://github.com/fabb/SynOSCopy/wiki
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Switches, no Notes #1

Open fabb opened 14 years ago

fabb commented 14 years ago

"When it comes to samplers and drum machines, there is no tonal semantics attached to the MIDI note numbers at all; they're just (velocity-sensitive) switches."

ovenwerks commented 5 years ago

A velocity sensitive switch would better be called a "pad", in the controller world, the word "switch" has come to mean something that can be turned off or on and then retain that state with no user input. A "button" has come to mean a momentary switch that releases when the user removes input. Both switches and buttons are expected to be bool. I know I am being picky but I think attaching specific meaning to object names helps communicating better. A note is a pad that has frequency and duration info. A pad is something that is hit and so only has a start time.... except it should also allow for a quench or damp signal. Each pad is effectively it's own synth with all controls (damping, tuning, level, pan, etc.) unique to that pad.