I’m wondering if it were possible to implement a feature that would disable every pitch bend value automatically returning/snapping back to 0 on every NoteOff event?
Instead, could it be implemented that any new NoteOn event would start at PitchBend = 0? It seems like every NoteOff event triggers the PitchBend to reset to 0.
Hopefully this makes sense!
There’s also an additional issue where descending pitch bends trigger the next lowest note number, rather than continuously bending the pitch from the same single note number. In other words, if NoteOn 100, a pitch bend DOWN will trigger NoteOn 99 rather than stay on NoteOn 100. I’ve noticed this primarily happens with faster downward pitch bends. Can this be fixed?
the chromatic effect may help - you can specify allowed pitchbend and prevent retriggers.
Thanks! The retrigger issue does seem mostly solved, but the pitch bend auto-return to 0 is still present, despite trying all permutations of settings between MIDI Output and Chromatic. I encourage anyone to try this themselves, especially with any softsynth with a long envelope release time, to observe what I describe here. If any pitchbend is between a semitone, it will automatically return to 0 once a NoteOff message is received. This introduces unwanted discontinuities in the pitch articulation.
I can’t reproduce what you described. If I select a pad preset in Equator 2, I can mute and stop a bent note at any time without the pitch dropping. The note continues to decay at its current pitch without any change.
The same applies if I simply let it decay until the note-off message appears on its own.
Using a MIDI monitor, you can see that nothing is transmitted after the note-off message.
The only issue is that lifting the finger from the fret can cause the pitch to drop as the string tension is released. This is heavily influenced by the fret height, the applied pressure, and the correct (matching) setting of the pitch bend range in the VST and MG3.
Furthermore, it seems to make a difference for the phenomena described above whether MG3 is used in standalone mode or within a DAW (MIDI output module), although I have no logical explanation for this.
I think one option here is to add a knob to the Chromatic module to control a “bend attack” starting each note from zero bend and then bend into the pitch, over a duration set by the knob.
I’m using 3.0.45 version, btw. Is there an upgrade available?
MIDI monitor shows a pitch bend value of 0 is being sent at every NoteOff.
I’ve tried using both standalone and DAW; same results. Perhaps a newer version does not have this feature?
Here is the latest version:
https://jamosapien.com/t/download-midi-guitar-midi-bass-midi-cello-3-0-63-beta/8557
I’m happy to report that the update seems to have fixed the issue.
Thanks so much everyone!