Hi,
from the Roots Brush programming doc:
In a nutshell, when using the Brush Triggers articulations, playback of swirls starts at the Note-Off events as opposed to the Note-On events. Furthermore, the peak (or accent) of the sound occurs after a lapse of time equal to the length of the MIDI note.
As a result, MIDI parts taking advantage of these triggers will typically consist of equally spaced Note-On and Note-Off events, very much like ‘regular’ MIDI, but the peak of a swirl triggered by a Note event, unlike ‘regular’ MIDI, will occur at the next Note position. In other words, you will hear the swirl one beat later than the MIDI note that triggered it, when its peak occurs:
Using Brush Triggers has two main advantages: First, this allows the MIDI to be adjusted for different tempo without any other action than changing your sequencer tempo (or dragging the MIDI le into your project, regardless of what tempo it is set at). The second is that the playback of the swirl samples will contain the ‘swooshing’ building sound that precedes the peak, ensuring a realistic reproduction of a real- world sweep performed on a snare.
You can edit the length of these notes in the Grid Editor by selecting the Pointer Tool and zooming in if the note is very small. Also pay attention to if Snap is on and the Grid resolution.
John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor
