THe other solution is to get a 76 note keyboard/controller. That way you can assign the lower notes to those functions.
Starkeeper

Hi Trident,
I set up the keys to suit myself. I don't use a lot of the functions , so I just left them out. I'd be luck to have a dozen or so keys actually assigned.
With my piano, I ended up getting a cheap remote computer keyboard, that I stand up against the music rest, rather than use the laptop keyboard. As far as I'm aware a numeric keypad won't work, ( better clarify, the small type of numeric keypad you mentioned) which is a REAL PITY. I suggested it to Jos at one stage, but so far I don't beleive it has been implemented as a function.


If you normally use your styles in sequence throughout the song ie go from vari1,to 2 to3, then you could use the higher, lower variation keys, plus there's a key for Intro/Ending and a key for Fills. So in short you could cut down the number of keys required on your computer keyboard.

One function I hadn't noticed for a long time was the presets. It's really great to be able to set everything up for a song , ready to go, just the same as in the keyboards.


best wishes
Rikki

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[This message has been edited by rikkisbears (edited 11-04-2005).]

Rikki,

In the current version, using PC keyboard 2, you can assign functions to the keys: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 - / that will be accepted both from the keypad as the main part of the keyboard. So that's exactly the 12 you needed. The num-lock must be on.

Jos

Hi Jos,
I use PC Keyboard 2 but since I alternate between using the laptop keys & the remote p.c. keyboard, I've found it easier for the time being to just use letters as my laptop doesn't have numeric keypad section.

A small numeric pad ( like Trident mentioned) http://www.goelectronic.com/Merchant2/me...ode=6+KEYS-MICE
would be much more convenient. My remote pc keyboard is really too clunky as it takes up my whole music rest. A nice little numeric keypad could be blutacked or somehow stuck to the midi controller. It would be perfect ( or at least for me) haahaa

best wishes
rikki

p.s. just in case I've misundertood, I am correct in saying it won't work with the type of numeric keypad Trident mentioned??

Sorry,I reread my post and realized what I stated could have been misunderstood.





[This message has been edited by rikkisbears (edited 11-04-2005).]

Your welcome Frank. I agree btw. Of the 5 Plugsound modules I have, the GM is the only one that I find to be of little use to me, though it can serve some purpose when I sketch songs quickly in FL or Sonar, in that initially I only have to open one module.

Although later versions of Hypercanvas added the ability to read patch and banks changes, I have never gotten it to work properly. Not such a big deal, because Hypercanvas is fairly good, but certainly not the cream of the crop and and not as good sonically ( to me of course ) as Plugsound's GM module.

AJ

Rikki,

It will surely work on any numeric keypad. If the keypad works with a spreadsheet program it will work with OMB as well.

Jos

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don't know if this is important to the original poster, but does OMB recognize rootless chord voicings?

Thanks Jos,
I might do some checking out, and see how I go.
best wishes
rikki

Hi Oleg,
as far as I'm aware, keyboards do send out program changes ( or at least they used to).
I tried connecting a number of my keyboards to various synth modules over the years.

Problem was the bank & program changes within the style won't neccasarily match your sound modules program & bank changes.
Only way around it was to edit the styles and put in the correct bank , program change no's, adust volume etc etc.

It sort of worked with hardware sound modules ( though an awful lot of work and I gave up), don't know how you'd go with softsynths.

best wishes
Rikki

Hi Fran,
you've got Forte, then all you need is a soundfont player & some fonts.
one option may be http://www.rgcaudio.com/sfz%2B.htm
proffesional soundfont player.
There's a demo to try.
I gather you only want them for sttyles, not lead/melody voices.
best wishes
Rikki