Fading a MIDi Track - RESOLVED

I've done some gradual fades on audio tracks where necessary. I know how to do that. Is there a way to do that on a MIDI track or do I have to convert it to audio first?

Maybe envelopes are for audio only.  In any case, control-7 and control-11 will work.  Note that control-11 only lets you reduce the sound level (IIRC).
--Larry

Thanks. I'll give it a shot tomorrow after the Akla-Selzter kicks in.

Thanks, Beag!

I do some work with a friend who visits a few times a year. He'll say, "That needs an organ". I'll send him a rough mix. He says, "Not that organ. I meant some other organ".

Converting to audio makes it more difficult to swap synths.

I'll give that a try.

Beagle


if you don't want to convert it to audio first, why not just use a volume envelope on the synth output track?

^^^^ This
 
 
Easiest way by far.

Many good ideas. Thanks for the info.

Issue resolved.

I may try GHackers idea if I can muddle through it.

Sometimes a fade out sounds great.

Do it on the audio though and you'll have greater control than the 127 volume steps midi provides.

Aloha Jonbuoy,

youd be amazed at how well the midi voice use of controller #7 works.
plenty of resolution
 
You are speaking of audio
I am speaking of midi

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aloha

tomas gato
 
 
p.s. can you give an example or two of a good tune that fades out?
And perhaps a fade out on a recording works but seldom on stage.
That would be how I would differentiate.
How's that?
 
 

hmmmm.  how about in the thread title that he revised to say [RESOLVED]?

Jonbouy


Sometimes a fade out sounds great.

Do it on the audio though and you'll have greater control than the 127 volume steps midi provides.

yeah but Jon.... 


didn't you know.....and if you don't agree it's cool ...... but any idiot would know  didn't you know that in MIDI format fades are a waste?   I know what I am talking about


Only in audio are fades ok. In midi you have to come up with a creative fade out. OR ELSE!!! 




Midi and fades don't mix you just think they do. And thats cool if you think they do BUT IN A HIDDEN WAY I AM TELLING YOU YOUR AN IDIOT..... I think your an ok guy 




 

Having used a lot of hardware synths I am someone who likes using controller code 7 a lot and I think it is great that all my harwdare synths are responding to it straight away. Fine adjustments along the way in an arrangement midi volume wise can often make lighter work later.

I might layer 6 synths for example to create a Brian Eno like texture and using Midi volume automate the layers to live and breath a bit. The midi volume command is obviously so helpful in terms of automation along the way.

Midi fade outs are fine too. You won't hear any volume zipper effects. The only thing is that the signal to noise ratio of your instruments can get a little worse under a midi fade. Because the nominal noise will remain even as the patch goes quiet. And in something like a Kurzweil for example they can get a little noisy at times. Fantastic sounding instrument but not the quietest.

But that is still not a problem either. Just do the midi fades (so you can have instant hearing of the effect) turn the midi into audio and then add the audio fades as well just prior to the mixdown. That way the fades will hardly change but the noise will be faded to zero now after the audio fade has been done.

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can you string anything other than drivel to gether to make a post?
 
 
not you jeff

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