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.
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.
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 dicult 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 dierent articulations as
follows.
1. Staccato
2. Quarter note
3. Eighth note
4. Sustain
5. Sforzando