188 TASCAM GigaEditor 4 Manual
e Smart MIDI splits sh ould be laid out as follows:
1. Legato Up 1 (half step)
2. Legato Up 2 (whole step)
3. Legato Up 3 (minor 3rd)
4. Legato Up 4 (major 3rd)
5. Legato Up 5 (perfect 4th)
6. Legato Up 6 (diminished 5th)
7. Legato Up 7 (perfect 5th)
8. Legato Up 8 (minor 6th)
9. Legato Up 9 (major 6th)
10. Legato Up 10 (minor 7th)
11. Legato Up 11 (major 7th)
12. Legato Up 12 (octave)
13. Empty
14. Empty
15. Empty
16. Empty
17. Legato Down 1 (half step)
18. Legato Down 2 (whole step)
19. Legato Down 3 (minor 3rd)
20. Legato Down 4 (major 3rd)
21. Legato Down 5 (perfect 4th)
22. Legato Down 6 (diminished 5th)
23. Legato Down 7 (perfect 5th)
24. Legato Down 8 (minor 6th)
25. Legato Down 9 (major 6th)
26. Legato Down 10 (minor 7th)
27. Legato Down 11 (major 7th)
28. Legato Down 12 (octave)
29. Default Sustain
30. Alternate Sustain 1
31. Alternate Sustain 2
32. Release Trigger
Because the Smart MIDI dimension requires an iMIDI rule to function, the Legato Mode rule is normally
embedded in the .gig le so that it will always be lo aded together with its i nstrument. To add the rul e,
launch the iMIDI Rule Manage r from the Instrument Edit or as explained earlier in thi s chapter.
The Repetition Mode Rule
Repetition mode plays a pre-recorded sequence of notes. e Repetition rule allows this sequence to be
played at a faster tempo, and for note s in the sequence to be omit ted.
The Pattern Alternator Rule
e Pattern Alternator acts like an automatic key-switcher. It changes articulations on the y as you play
the notes on the keyboard. Every note you hit advances to another articulation instantly.
e order of the arti culations is completely customizab le by the composer. Key sw itches (as implemented
by the Giga “keyswitch” dimension) a re very handy, but it can be dicult to change th em fast enough in
real time for certain types of music. e Rou nd Robin dimension also doe s real time changing but only i n a
certain repetitive order. With the Pattern Alternator, you can have the advantages of both of these tools in
real time.

Sample layout

e Pattern Alt ernator rule wor ks in conjunctio n with the speci al "Smart MIDI p rocessor" dimensi on,
which must be present in every region of the instrument. Each split in this dimension represents one of the
steps in the alternator pattern. U nlike the Legato Mode Rule , which requires a speci cally designed sample
at each split position, the Pattern Alternator can work with any combination of sampled arti culations. For
this example, we'll use a Smart MIDI dimension with eight splits mapped to dierent articulations as
follows.
1. Staccato
2. Quarter note
3. Eighth note
4. Sustain
5. Sforzando