XBow Guitars
RATE
controls the speed of the Jammer, this is always related to the tempo of Kontakt or
the host sequencer.
LENGTH
is an offset to the duration of the created notes. In the centre position, the
notes are created at the same duration set by the Rate knob, but using LENGTH you can
make these longer or shorter.
VEL OFFSET
adds or subtracts from the velocity of the notes created by the Jammer.
Automating this can be useful for creating fades.
SWING
adds some time to the offbeat notes to give a shuffle or swing feeling to the
rhythm.
The next five sliders are controls for the generative part of Jammer, which are essentially
randomising various aspects of note generation. These are:
NOTE
add random offsets to the pitches you give Jammer (are holding down). This is in
semitones, so if it’s set to “1” the Jammer will output notes plus or minus 1 from the
notes you play, as well as the note you play.
OCTAVE
add random octave offsets to the pitches created by Jammer. This control only
ADDS octaves, it doesn’t subtract octaves.
TIME
add random changes to the timing of the Jammer, so that the result is less stable
and rhythmic.
VELOCITY
add random changes to the velocity of the output notes. This always uses the
input velocity as a starting point, so if the VELOCITY range is small, it will just add small
changes to your input velocity.
GAPS
add random rests or silent beats into the Jammer sequence.
In the middle of this section you’ll see a button titled “
EVOLVE
”, with the number 16 to
the right of it (by default).
EVOLVE
mode means that the Jammer is working to generate
new data constantly, the randomisers are always creating new patterns from your input
notes. If you click on
EVOLVE
, the button changes to display
LOOP
. Now the Jammer is
repeating the pattern it most recently created. The length of this pattern is determined
by the number to the right, so by default it repeats the last 16 generated ‘notes’.
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