Can Cakewalk automation change the sound of an EZkeys2 instrument?
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Hi everyone. I’m trying to get Cakewalk automation to change...
Hi everyone. I’m trying to get Cakewalk automation to change the sound of the Electric R-MK I piano in EZkeys2 (I want to be able to switch between the 1970s and Soft Ballad presets as part of the song’s arrangement). I think I’ve done what’s required in EZkeys2, i.e. toggled ‘Allow MIDI Bank Select’ to On and set ‘MIDI In Channel’ to Any (Default).
If I open the relevant parameter drop-down on the Cakewalk instrument track associated with the EZkeys2 plug-in, I’m offered the options Clips, Audio Transients, and Automation. Automation has sub-options including EZkeys2, which in turn has sub-options comprising Bypass, Param [1 thru 16], and MIDI CC 0|0.
If I enable Read automation on the instrument track and create an envelope (i.e. horizontal line) for the MIDI CC 0|0 parameter, I find that dragging the envelope up and down during playback changes the instrument selection in the EZkeys2 plug-in (I’ve got the default piano, two electric pianos, Mellotoon and the String Machine). However, I can’t see any way to keep the instrument the same and change only its sound.
I’ve found when working with EZmix that Cakewalk automatically ‘knows’ which of the plug-in’s parameters are automatable, making it simple to create the required envelope, but I’m still quite inexperienced with using MIDI. Is there a way to achieve my objective, other than having a second instance of EZkeys2 with the other sound preset? Can you somehow associate the EZkeys2 instrument’s sound settings with the numbered parameters (i.e. Param [1 thru 16]) that Cakewalk recognises, the way you can in a plug-in like Amplitube? Thanks in advance for any help!
Hi everyone. I’m trying to get Cakewalk automation to change the sound of the Electric R-MK I piano in EZkeys2 (I want to be able to switch between the 1970s and Soft Ballad presets as part of the song’s arrangement). I think I’ve done what’s required in EZkeys2, i.e. toggled ‘Allow MIDI Bank Select’ to On and set ‘MIDI In Channel’ to Any (Default).
If I open the relevant parameter drop-down on the Cakewalk instrument track associated with the EZkeys2 plug-in, I’m offered the options Clips, Audio Transients, and Automation. Automation has sub-options including EZkeys2, which in turn has sub-options comprising Bypass, Param [1 thru 16], and MIDI CC 0|0.
If I enable Read automation on the instrument track and create an envelope (i.e. horizontal line) for the MIDI CC 0|0 parameter, I find that dragging the envelope up and down during playback changes the instrument selection in the EZkeys2 plug-in (I’ve got the default piano, two electric pianos, Mellotoon and the String Machine). However, I can’t see any way to keep the instrument the same and change only its sound.
I’ve found when working with EZmix that Cakewalk automatically ‘knows’ which of the plug-in’s parameters are automatable, making it simple to create the required envelope, but I’m still quite inexperienced with using MIDI. Is there a way to achieve my objective, other than having a second instance of EZkeys2 with the other sound preset? Can you somehow associate the EZkeys2 instrument’s sound settings with the numbered parameters (i.e. Param [1 thru 16]) that Cakewalk recognises, the way you can in a plug-in like Amplitube? Thanks in advance for any help!
