Click on the image to download...
ControlFront, V1 - 25 Apr 2005
...this MIDI VST provides 6 independent MIDI CC controllers, which can be triggered from your MIDI keyboard and modulated by up to 4 LFOs
tutorials (by NicFit) and detailed instructions (by DarkStar).
Flash Tutorials
written by NicFit:
Part1
Part2
Part3
Part4
Part5
Part6
Part7
Part8
Part9
Instructions
written by DarkStar
Setup
to select the MIDI channel to listen to - drag CH IN up/down
- - all other channels are passed through to the Mung section
to set the trigger notes - drag the TRIG MIDI note number or note name up or down, or
press the key on your MIDI keyboard, then click the keyboard icon after the TRIG number
- - MIDI Learn
to set the output MIDI CC channel - drag the Ch Out value up/down
to set the output MIDI CC number - drag the CC# up/down
to set the minimum data value - drag the Min value up or down
to set the maximum data value - drag the Max value up or down
to set the number of divisions of the range of values - drag the Div value up or down, or
drag the Divider scale right or left
- -the number of discrete values is one more than the number of divisions (you can think of them as intervals between values),
- - for example, Div=003, gives 4 separate values, Div=015 gives 16 values
to set up an on/off control - drag the Div value to 001
Direct Control
to send MIDI CC events - drag the rotary control up/down, or
drag the hexagon right/left
- - the MIDI CC data value is shown in the box to the right of the controls
- - the centre of the rotary control always shows the full range 0..127, that is the input to the ranging and division (step) controls
to adjust any control precisely - press Ctrl while you are making the adjustment, for example Ctrl+drag the rotary control up/down
External Controllers
to link an external control - click EXT LINK, then adjust the control on your MIDI keyboard or control surface, then click the keyboard icon after EXT LINK
- - MIDI Learn, the input MIDI CC number appears after the keyboard icon
to deactivate/activate external control - click EXT LINK off/on
- - EXT LINK is ignored when STEPPER or LFO is active
Parameter Names and Value Labels
to rename a parameter - EDIT, type in the desired name, EDIT (to keep the edited name)
- -- the parameter values can be named and saved
to create a parameter values labels file - -EDIT >> FILE >> copy the "name of parameter.txt file, give it a unique name and open it
to enter the label for a parameter value- -drag the control slider to the desired step, EDIT, enter the desired label, EDIT again (to save the label
- - repeat for each label to be entered
- -the labels are only saved to the .txt file when the song is saved
to use an existing labels file - EDIT >>FILE, browse to the desired file, and open it
Triggering the Controls
to set the control to step to its next value each time it is triggered - click STEPPER on
- - STEPPER is ignored when LFO is active
to select the trigger key for the control - click the little running man, then the select the desired trigkey
- - you can assign the same trigger key to more than one control
to cycle through the steps - click the loop mode arrow, select Wrap at end
to step through the steps forwards then backwards - click the loop mode arrow, select Reverse at end
Modulation by LFOs
- - each control can be modulated by up to 4 LFOs chosen from the bank of 6
to enable/disable the LFO modulation matrix - LFO on/off
to select the LFO to be used - click the small sine waveform, select the desired LFO
to set the LFO modulation depth - drag the depth value up or down
- - 000 means no effect
- - 100 means full effect, that is, apply the LFO waveform fully to the control value range
to select the waveform for an LFO - click LFO or the current waveform, select the desired waveform from the list
to set the LFO rate - drag the sync value up/down
- -the range is from 1/16th through 1bar to 8bars, and this scale can be halved, quartered or "eighthed" ( so the maximum LFO cycle is 64 bars)
to factor the rate - click the ÷ icon and select the desired divider
to set the start/restart mode for an LFO - click the metronome icon, select the desired mode
- - this can be when the host transport runs, at the start of the next bar, or on one of the trigger keys
to hold the LFO at the current value - click the hand icon, select the hold key from the trigger keys
- - when the trigger key is pressed, the LFO stops changing, when the key is released, the LFO resumes changing
to set the LFO data rate - click the two dotted lines icon, select LoRate or FullRate
- - NicFit suggests leaving this set at LoRate as this is still faster than any hardware controller
to set the phasing of the LFO - drag the phase slider, above the LFO waveform, to the right or left
