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- | described here, you should be comfortable with creating and editing [[midi-controller-files# | + | described here, you should be comfortable with creating and editing [[midi-controller-files# |
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+ | **Important Note:** when loading a patch from a library, Unify always expects to find the variations-list file in //that library' | ||
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- | ===== Concept | + | ===== Basic Concept ===== |
//Patch variations// | //Patch variations// | ||
===== Example 1: Song sections ===== | ===== Example 1: Song sections ===== | ||
+ | One very good use of patch variations is for patches containing one embedded-Unify INST layer for each part of a performance (e.g. Intro, Verse, Chorus), which are selectively enabled via // | ||
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+ | ==== Variations file ==== | ||
+ | For this example, the variations-list file (// | ||
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+ | Intro | ||
+ | Verse | ||
+ | Chorus | ||
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+ | ==== Parameter links ==== | ||
+ | In the example //3 Parts Song Switcher// patch, macro knob #8 has been set up with some carefully-crafted links so that as the knob is turned, the layers are enabled one at a time, and the variation-text at the top of the GUI changes accordingly. Here is what the links look like: | ||
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+ | The stairstep response-curves were not made by hand, but were generated mathematically. The download link below in the next section includes these, in the form of macro-link curve presets. | ||
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+ | ==== Example downloads ==== | ||
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+ | Clicking the following link downloads a zipped [[guru-files|.guru file]] which installs a single new patch called //3 Parts Song Switcher// into your //User Library//, all set up in this way, including variations. | ||
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+ | This //.guru// file also installs the special " | ||
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+ | These special curves were generated using a [[https:// | ||
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+ | Both of these downloads are //.zip// files; you will have to unzip them after downloading. | ||
===== Example 2: Sample maps ===== | ===== Example 2: Sample maps ===== | ||
Patch variations can also be used in combination with one or more sample-maps in [[guru-sampler|Guru Sampler]], where the parameter // | Patch variations can also be used in combination with one or more sample-maps in [[guru-sampler|Guru Sampler]], where the parameter // |
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