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I would rather advise you to invest in a simple master-keyboard which operatess through MIDI than investing in an expensive PC keyboard that gives you this little extra luxury. A simple MIDI master-keyboard offers you more and is usually easier to play and isn't really much more expensive than a special PC keyboard. | I would rather advise you to invest in a simple master-keyboard which operatess through MIDI than investing in an expensive PC keyboard that gives you this little extra luxury. A simple MIDI master-keyboard offers you more and is usually easier to play and isn't really much more expensive than a special PC keyboard. | ||
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Revision as of 20:57, 28 January 2010
Recording input using keyboard
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MIDI configurations for using a MIDI or Master keyboard
You can use your keyboard to record (polyphonic) notes into your tracks.
There is a limit though, because the keyboard matrix does not allow you to hit certain simultaneous key-combinations, you won't be able to jam in all chord or drum-kit percussion combinations. Using the PC-keyboard as a clavier currently serves, as a quick tool for altering a few notes without moving your hand to your MIDI clavier.
If you do want to use a keyboard for doing polyphonic jams in the most optimal way, make sure you have a keyboard that supports full n-key rollover. The regular older keyboards from '97 and older support it. Or go for keyboards created for people with a visual handicap.
Known facts about keyboard behaviour of keyboards that do not support full n-key rollover is that certain chord-combinations aren't recorded properly in Renoise.
I would rather advise you to invest in a simple master-keyboard which operatess through MIDI than investing in an expensive PC keyboard that gives you this little extra luxury. A simple MIDI master-keyboard offers you more and is usually easier to play and isn't really much more expensive than a special PC keyboard.
Note-key bindings in Renoise
Each key is assigned to it's note-value. The lower-right keysection of the lower row's second octave match the first five note-keys of the upper-left keysection in it's first octave region. There is no way to change those mappings.
Lower key,l.;/|
Upper key |
Note reference |
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Q |
C-x |
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2 |
C#x |
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W |
D-x |
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3 |
D#x |
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E |
E-x |
If for some reason you assign samples to an octave region your current desktop keyboard cannot handle;
You can shift your octave ranges using the * and / keys on your numeric keypad, the octave-offset will be related to your lowerleft key upon your regular desktop keyboard, however, your Master / MIDI keyboard will be influenced by this change as well.
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