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Originally Posted by Tunesmith
I think there might be 2 approaches to solving this issue:
1. This is the one we initially agreed upon, which is that we have to figure out how to send a MIDI Control Command (CC?) to the SWAM sound module to 'tell' it to turn on the vibrato.
OR
2. Set up the SWAM module so that whenever the Cello voice is selected via MIDI, the Vibrato is already enabled by default.
Would approach #2 be possible?
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I have set up Swam's defaults to having the vibrato set where I want it, and that doesn't help.
I am fairly certain the issue is Logic Pro is sending a "default" setup to AU's when it starts (as opposed to continuing, which makes sense). And one of those initial parameters is a modulation message (which is what Swam says controls the vibrato).
So, I THINK the solution is going to be to set up what Logic Pro calls "automation" which is a kind of sequence? of messages sent to the MIDI (Swam) while playing.
I have an Air Synth (Roland AE-10) which if connected to my Mac allows me to play in real-time via the Swam AU and sound like a cello. The AE-10 has options to control the vibrato with lip pressure. This tells me that Swam can be told to turn on and off the vibrato by external messages.
SO, I am learning about "automation" and going to try that. Another advantage of automation appears to be that it can control all of the parameters of the Swam AU.
I was kind of hoping that I could just set up defaults in Swam and dump MIDI scores into Logic Pro and have it all just work, so I could quickly set up pieces I am learning.
If I have to set up automation on each piece it is not the end of the world, and it will result in better-sounding playback.
Here is an example of how Swam sounds when properly tweaked (compared to my default demo).
This is NOT Yo-Yo playing this is a MIDI version of audio over his video. It is freaking amazing.
Camille Saint-Saëns