Articulation Maps - How do they save time?

[dix]

Keeping separated, dedicated, non-keyswitched instruments (for sustains and marcatos) on different MIDI channels, and mapping Articulations in DP that sends MIDI to the separate Channels/instruments (instead of sending to MIDI notes in a KS patch) allows you to send each of those articulations to different outputs, so the discrete stems can be created

Unfortunately, I'm now realizing that in many cases in order for this multi-channel scheme to work mapped Articulations would need to include MIDI TimeShift as an option. Virtually all orchestral short string and brass patches need that on their MIDI tracks to varying degrees. If they're all on the same track I'd need to nudge the MIDI data on the shorts. Not really ideal. A lot of the other MIDI plugin's options are available (velocity, transpose etc) per articulation, but not time-shift. ...into the MOTU suggestion box it goes.

[dewdman42]

The main challenge with articulation-by-channel, is that MIDI expression such as CC1 and CC7 is not currently sent to the same MIDI channels where the MIDI notes are being sent. This is a serious design flaw. In fairness, every other DAW on the market that has articulation management also has this same design flaw.

The issue related to articulation timing offsets is also an issue that every user using every DAW is suffering from....above and beyond the by-channel issue....many libraries of different offset requirements on an articulation-by-articulation basis, regardless of whether they are on handled on different MIDI channels or not...

[dewdman42]

Does anyone know what the "Sync to VI" feature is in the Articulation MAP dialog? I can't find anything mentioned about it in the manual.

[cuttime]

Does anyone know what the "Sync to VI" feature is in the Articulation MAP dialog? I can't find anything mentioned about it in the manual.

I can't figure out what "Remap" does, either, unless it is to change a previous map?

[cuttime]

From Massimo Sammi, many thanks.

https://youtu.be/xe2Qr1kxzwQ

[hammerman]

Babylonwaves just released the DP Articulations: https://www.babylonwaves.com/digital-performer/

[cuttime]

I know I'm really late to the party, but I'm finally wrapping my head around Articulation Maps and am really enjoying them. One thing I found that is very cool is that if you enter the Articulation symbol in QuickScribe, the articulation populates the corresponding lane in the sequence. I don't know if other DAWS do this. Way cool.

[dewdman42]

and visa versa

[smashprod]

I just started using articulation maps today and have a couple of dumb questions. If you assign an articulation map to a track, must every note have its own articulation? Or does this function like old-fashioned keyswitches, where a note is assigned an articulation that stays the same for all successive notes until a new articulation is called?

Also in all the videos so far I see people assigning articulations by hand in the MIDI editor window. I assume that you can also play them in same way we used to play keyswitches, and they will be recorded as articulations?

[dewdman42]

I just started using articulation maps today and have a couple of dumb questions. If you assign an articulation map to a track, must every note have its own articulation? Or does this function like old-fashioned keyswitches, where a note is assigned an articulation that stays the same for all successive notes until a new articulation is called?

Near as I can tell so far, the behavior seems to be that that last known articulation will be in effect until a new one comes along. So in other words, un-specified notes do not revert back to some kind of base default articulation. Far as I can tell..

Also in all the videos so far I see people assigning articulations by hand in the MIDI editor window. I assume that you can also play them in same way we used to play keyswitches, and they will be recorded as articulations?

Check out page 333 in the manual on Remote triggers.

[smashprod]

Check out page 333 in the manual on Remote triggers.

Thanks- looks like I can use the “Permanent” remote mode if I want articulations to work the way keyswitches did.

[midimidisui]

Can articulation not be copied?
What if I want to use the same articulation map for multiple tracks?

[toodamnhip]

.........they are MIDI Event chaseable, meaning you can start anywhere in your sequence and you'll get the correct articulation every time. Keyswitches don't do that.

I have been thinking that the new arcticulation maps feature would chase better, and that's good. The thing is, DP was SUPPOSED to chase events like that already, thats what "event chasing" is for. So this is not only as great improvement in DP 11, thank you MOTU, but also , a tacit admission that for all these years, DP did NOT work like it was supposed to. It did NOT chase properly before, much to my annoyance through the years.
And to this day, DP 10 does not chase automation very well. Maybe that will be fixed in 11..or 12...or 13?

Andthe Babylon articulation maps are a fantastic opportunity. As soon as DP 11 has Raven Support, Ill upgrade, and for sure be buying Babylon.