Wotja 24 Music Engine

  Name

Every Generator in a Wotja file has a unique name. You can use any name you want, provided it is not empty, and provided it is not a single question mark (which has a reserved meaning for use with Rules, which you will find out about later).

  Generator Type

See Generator Types.

  Mute

Toggle this setting (Yes/No) to mute or unmute the Generator. Certain Generator Types might take some time to respond, depending on how far in advance their notes are composed.

  MIDI Channel

A Generator emits data on a MIDI Channel. MIDI channels are numbered from 1 to 16. The default MIDI channel for a Generator is actually MIDI channel 0 – which tells the WME to assign a free channel from 1 to 16 automatically, as best it can. MIDI channel 10 is always reserved for percussion sounds, such as drum sounds or other untuned sound.

  Pitch

Set the Pitch to be the minimum pitch for which you want your Generator to compose. The WME will ensure that it composes no notes less than this pitch value.

  Pitch Range

Set the range of pitches in semitones above the Pitch which can be used for composition. The WME will ensure that it only composes notes with pitches between Pitch and Pitch + Pitch Range.

Note: This has a minimum value of 11 to ensure that notes will be generated whatever the Root note of the mix is set to.

  Patch

Each Generator is assigned a Patch and that Patch value is used whenever it generates a MIDI note.

Important: The Patch parameter is not used by a WAE synth network, e.g. a Wavetable Unit, where SF2 and patches must be manually selected. It is useful, however, when sending MIDI to a 3rd Party MIDI Synth such as a Wotja-hosted Plug-in, a 3rd Party DAW or an external MIDI sound module.

Other Notes

In general, the WME does not emit any MIDI bank select CC information for a Generator before it emits the Patch Change MIDI event. However, you can force the WME to emit such information, by typing-in a special format patch value; where you type-in the patch in the format: patch.msb.lsb, for example:

98.53.4

In this example, the WME will emit bank select CCs for both MSB and LSB according to the settings you supply (53 and 4 respectively, in this case). If you don't specify a value for the lsb, then the WME will only emit a Bank Select MSB CC (CC number 0). If you supply the lsb, then the WME will also emit a Bank Select MSB CC (CC number 32).

  Send MIDI Bank/Patch?

Not all software synthesizers for your favorite sequencer like having Patch data supplied to them via a Patch Change MIDI event. If this is the case, simply change the Send MIDI Bank/Patch? parameter to No (unchecked), and the WME won't send any MIDI patch change events.

  Scale Rule

See also: Rule Editor and See Rule Objects; Standard Rule Values

Each Generator composes according to an Wotja Music Engine (WME) Scale Rule. The Rule defines both the notes in the musical scale that are available for use and the note probability weightings.

Scale Rules can selected from the Standard Rule Values list (below) or can be a custom Rule you have created and named as you want.

Tip: If you are getting unexpected results, remember that the notes that can be chosen by the WME ALSO depend on the Harmony Rule and Next Note Rule in use, and, as relevant, the settings of the "Harmonize?" and/or Harmonize with Me/Others checkboxes.

Scale Rules can be set at a Generator, Cell or Mix level - see the Rule Editor for details.

• Scale Rule elements: 24
  • These elements represent the semitone distance from the Root note defined for this Cell, these being: P1 (root), m2, M2, m3, M3, P4 (perfect 4th), b5, P5 (perfect 5th), m6, M6, m7, M7, P8 Oct (octave), m9, M9, m10, M10, P11 (perfect 11th), m125, P15 (perfect 13th), m14, M14, m15, M15.
  • Element values: % probability weighting
• Note 1: If opening an "old" rule that contains elements in just one octave range, we automatically extend it by duplicating those elements into a higher octave, and;
• Note 2: We wrap around the two octaves, matching Pitch Minimum as well as we can:
  • If Generator has pitch minimum of B, but Root is C; wrap around the rule starting from the C below.
  • If Generator has pitch minimum of D, but Root is C; wrap around the rule starting from the D below.

Included Scale Rules

The "Standard Rule" items below are included in Wotja. To select one of them see the Rule Editor > Toolbar Action button B > "Use Standard Rule Value" menu item.

Note: Rule objects can be referenced in Wotja Script.

  Harmony Rule

See also: Rule Editor and See Rule Objects; Standard Rule Values.

Each Generator composes according to its defined Wotja Music Engine (WME) Harmony Rule. The Rule defines how likely it is that a note for that Generator will harmonize at a given musical interval in semitones with any note already composed (and in use by) by any *other* Generator.

Tip: If you are getting unexpected results, remember that the notes that can be chosen by the WME ALSO depend on the Scale Rule and Next Note Rule in use, and, as relevant, the settings of the "Harmonize?" and/or Harmonize with Me/Others checkboxes.

Harmony Rules can selected from the Standard Rule Values list (below) or can be a custom Rule you have created and named as you want.

Harmony Rules can be set at a Generator, Cell or Mix level - see the Rule Editor for details.

• Harmony Rule elements: 24
  • These elements represent in semitones the possible harmonies available, these being: P1 (root), m2, M2, m3, M3, P4 (perfect 4th), b5, P5 (perfect 5th), m6, M6, m7, M7, P8 Oct (octave), m9, M9, m10, M10, P11 (perfect 11th), m125, P15 (perfect 13th), m14, M14, m15, M15.
  • Element values: % probability weighting
• Note 1: For single note drones to work as intended the the harmony rule MUST include the octave element, too (e.g. Standard Rule "P1 and P8").
• Note 2: When opening most older mixes that uses an "old" 12 element rule we automatically extend it by duplicating into a higher octave.
• If harmonic distance is greater than 2 octaves, wrap around the rule.

• Example:

  • Imagine that you have three Generators, called X, Y and Z.
  • Imagine that at some time in the Cell, the WME has already chosen to play note C for Generator X, and note G for Generator Y. At that time, the WME thinks about composing a note for Generator Z. It looks at the notes available for it to compose, and adjusts the probabilities of choosing each of those notes, by applying the Harmony Rule element values for each of those two composed notes which are active at time (i.e. notes C and G).
  • Harmonies are always calculated based on a rising direction up from the Cell Root. So, if the Cell Root is B and the WME is considering if it can compose note D for Generator Z, and it looks at the note it needs to harmonize with which is note C for Generator X; then Wotja figures-out the Harmony Rule values for Generator Z from the C of Generator X, up and through the Octave (i.e. E, F, F#, G, G# etc.).

Included Harmony Rules

The "Standard Rule" items below are included in Wotja. To select one of them see the Rule Editor > Toolbar Action button B > "Use Standard Rule Value" menu item.

Note: Rule objects can be referenced in Wotja Script.

  Rhythm Rule

See also: Rule Editor and See Rule Objects; Standard Rule Values.

Each Generator composes note durations according a Rhythm Rule. The Rule defines how likely it is that a note for that Generator has a certain duration. This rule is combined with other factors, including the remaining length of time a Generator has left in the current bar (the WME tries to avoid having notes from non-Ambient Generators drifting across bar boundaries).

Rhythm Rules can selected from the Standard Rule Values list (below) or can be a custom Rule you have created and named as you want.

Rhythm Rules can be set at a Generator, Cell or Mix level - see the Rule Editor for details.

• Rhythm Rule elements: 12
  • These elements represent the permitted note durations, these being: 1, 1/2., 1/2, 1/4., 1/4, 1/8., 1/8, Triplet, 1/16
  • Element values: % probability weighting

Included Rhythm Rules

The "Standard Rule" items below are included in Wotja. To select one of them see the Rule Editor > Toolbar Action button B > "Use Standard Rule Value" menu item.

Note: Rule objects can be referenced in Wotja Script.

  Next Note Rule

See also: Rule Editor and see Rule Objects & Standard Rule Values.

Each Generator composes according to its defined Wotja Music Engine (WME) Next Note Rule. The Rule defines the distances in semitones available to be used for the next composed note.

Tip: If you are getting unexpected results, remember that the notes that can be chosen by the WME ALSO depend on the Scale Rule and Harmony Rule in use, and, as relevant, the settings of the "Harmonize?" and/or Harmonize with Me/Others checkboxes.

Next Note Rules can selected from the Standard Rule Values list (below) or can be a custom Rule you have created and named as you want.

Next Note Rules can be set at a Generator, Cell or Mix level - see the Rule Editor for details.

• Next Note Rule elements: 24
  • These elements represent in semitones the distance a new note will be from the last composed note, these being: P1 (root), m2, M2, m3, M3, P4 (perfect 4th), b5, P5 (perfect 5th), m6, M6, m7, M7, P8 Oct (octave), m9, M9, m10, M10, P11 (perfect 11th), m125, P15 (perfect 13th), m14, M14, m15, M15
  • Element values: % probability weighting
• Note: If opening a mix that uses an "old" 12 element rule, we automatically extend it by setting the "upper range" items to zero.

Included Next Note Rules

The "Standard Rule" items below are included in Wotja. To select one of them see the Rule Editor > Toolbar Action button B > "Use Standard Rule Value" menu item.

Note: Rule objects can be referenced in Wotja Script.

  Harmonize?

The default value for this parameter is "Yes". What that means is that notes composed by this Generator will be considered for harmonization with other Generators (including itself, if it uses Chording).

If you do not want A) other Generators to harmonize with the notes composed by this Generator, or B) for it not to harmonize with its own notes when chording (i.e. within Chords), then set it to "No".

See also: Follower / Follower Strategy and Chording / Chording Strategy.

  Generator Root

Normally, you want your Generator to use the Cell Root. This is represented by the value ? However, sometimes you really want to force your Generator to use a different Root note; in which case, set the Generator Root to be whatever value suits.

This allows you to work-around the following sort of problem:

Imagine that you have a sampler, where you load-up a variety of loops against MIDI note C3 up to D3. To have your Cell drive this from a Rhythmic Generator such that the sounds you hear are not affected by changes to the Cell Root, you should set the Generator Root to e.g. C3 and your Generator will then be unaffected by changes to the Cell Root. Note that in this specific example, it would probably be a good idea to set the Harmonize? Flag to No.

  Note Rest %

This value defaults to zero. If not zero, then the defined percentage of notes that would otherwise be played by your Generator will instead be treated as a rests of the same duration. This is very useful for making any Generator sound sparser. Give it a go: this parameter is very powerful, and applies to all Generator Types.

  Phrase Length

Set this to define the shortest possible sequence of notes that your Generator will compose in sequence. The Generator composes a sequence of notes, followed by a sequence of rests. The length of each sequence of notes is governed by this and the Phrase Length Range parameter.

  Phrase Length Range

This value defines the upper limit to the number of notes that your Generator will compose in sequence. For example, if the Phrase Length is 3, and the Phrase Length Range is 25, then the minimum phrase will be 3 notes, and the maximum phrase length will be (3+25) = 28 notes.

  Phrase Gaps

Set this to define the shortest possible sequence of rests that your Generator will compose. Your Generator composes a sequence of notes, followed by a sequence of rests. The length of each sequence of rests is governed by this and the Phrase Gaps Range parameter.

  Phrase Gaps Range

This value defines the upper limit to the number of rests that your Generator will compose in sequence. For example, if the Phrase Gaps is 3, and the Phrase Gaps Range is 25, then the minimum phrase will be 3 rests, and the maximum phrase length will be (3+25) = 28 rests.

  Depth

Specify the minimum Depth of chord that you want your Generator to play with. A value of 1 will mean that the Generator will not chord (unless the Depth Range parameter is greater than zero).

The Depth defines the number of notes that are played by the Generator at any one time.

  Depth Range

Specify the relative maximum Depth of chord that you want your Generator to play with. A value of 0 means that whenever the Generator is played, it will play a number of notes equal to the Depth. A value of one or more means that whenever the Generator is played, it will play a number of notes equal to a randomly selected value between the Depth and the Depth plus the Depth Range.

  Percent

This parameter tells the Generator the percentage chance that it should actually emit any given note in the chord (after the first note, of course!). Set to 100 if you want the Chording Generator to always emit a note for every note played by the Generator. Set to a smaller value if you want to thin-out the notes played within the chord. This allows you to create chords of varying depth; sometimes dense, sometimes thin.

  Strategy

This parameter tells the Generator what it should do when it decides the pitch to use for a note generated within a chord.

Note: The setting of the Rule Harmonize? flag is important for this parameter. If set to "Yes" then notes will only be generated that are available in the Scale Rule and Next Note Rule AND that harmonize according to the relevant Harmony Rule. If set to "No" then that is not enforced, something that is particularly important when using Semitone Shift, below. See also Cell Harmonize With Me and Cell Harmonize With Others which govern how Cells compose with each other.

The available values are:

• Chordal Harmony

  This causes the Generator's chord notes to be selected according to the currently defined Scale, Harmony and Next Note Rules.

• Interval Within Scale Rule

  This causes the Generator's chord note to be selected offset from the followed note, such they it is at an interval within the Scale Rule beyond the previous note in the chord, defined as a value randomly selected between the Shift / Interval and Shift / Interval plus Shift / Interval Range values.

  For example, if these values are 1 and 2 respectively, then each time a note is chosen within the chord, it will be between 1 and (1+2)=3 Scale Rule intervals up from the previous note in the chord. It is important to understand that this refers to the non-zeroed elements in the current Scale Rule, in other words only those notes that are available within the Scale Rule.

  So, in our example, if we were using a Major Scale Rule, and if the first note in the chord were C4 (Middle C), and if the Generator chose a value of 2 as its random value; then the played note would be E4 (Middle C), which is the second note up from Middle C within the Major Scale Rule.

• Semitone Shift

  This causes the the Generator's chord note to be selected offset up from the previous note in the chord, such it is offset from the previous chord note by a number of semitones which is a value randomly selected between the Shift / Interval and Shift / Interval plus Shift / Interval Range values. A note chosen in this way ignores the current Scale Rule.

  For example, if these values are 1 and 2 respectively, then each time a note is chosen, it will be between 1 and (1+2)=3 semitones up from the previous note in the chord.

  So, in our example, if we were using a Major Scale Rule, and if the previous note in the chord were C4 (Middle C), and if the Generator chose a value of 3 as its random value; then the played note would be D#4 (Middle D#), which is the third semitone note up from Middle C. This value is used even though it is not in the current scale rule, provided of course the "Harmonize?" flag noted above is set to "No". If you want to achieve something similar but with the "Harmonize?" flag set to "Yes", then for the shifted note(s) required, use a Scale Rule, Harmony Rule and Next Note Rule (for the relevant Generator) that allow those note(s) to be chosen.

  Units

You define the Unit of Measure by which the Delay and Delay Range parameters are interpreted. This may be one of the following values:

• Seconds (thousandths of a)

  The parameters including Duration are all interpreted as being in thousandths of a second (i.e. Milliseconds). So, a Duration value of 1000 means one second.

• Beats (60ths of a)

  The parameters including Duration are all interpreted as being in 60ths of a beat. In the WME a Beat is defined as being one crotchet; you get 3 beats in a bar of 4:4 music. So, a Duration value of 60 means one beat. A Duration value of 30 means a quaver. A Duration value of 20 means a triplet.  A Duration value of 15 means a semi-quaver.  A Duration value of 240 means 4 beats (which is a full bar if the Cell Meter is 4:4).

• Quantized Beats (60ths of a)

  This works the same way as Beats (60ths of a) except that where the Delay has a special value of 10, 15 or 20; the delay is interpreted in a special way that is very useful for some breakbeat-based music. Specifically, in this case, the calculated value for the delay is rounded to the nearest sub-multiple of the Delay value. So, for example, if the engine calculates a value of 43, and if Delay is 20, the used value for the delay is actually 40 (which is the nearest multiple of 20).

  Delay

This defines the minimum delay after which the Chording Generator will play a followed note. The actual value chosen for each note is a value between Delay, and Delay plus the Delay Range. Each and every note composed for this Chording Generator will have a note whose delay is separately calculated.

  Delay Range

This is combined with the Delay parameter, to determine the delay after which the Chording Generator will play a followed note. The actual value chosen for each note is a value between Delay, and Delay plus the Delay Range. Each and every note composed for this Chording Generator will have a note whose delay is separately calculated.

  Shift/Interval

Used when the Strategy is either Interval Within Scale Rule or Semitone Shift.

This causes the Chording Generator to choose notes which are offset in some way from the followed note, according to the Strategy; where the offset is defined as a value randomly selected between the Shift / Interval and Shift / Interval plus Shift / Interval Range values.

 Shift/Interval Range

This represents the "Shift/Interval Range", and is used when the Strategy is either Interval Within Scale Rule or Semitone Shift.

This causes the Chording Generator to choose notes which are offset in some way from the followed note, according to the Strategy; where the offset is defined as a value randomly selected between the Shift / Interval and Shift / Interval plus Shift / Interval Range values.

  Pitch Offset

This parameter defines the amount that the pitch of each note in the chord should be offset, in semitones, from the previous note in the chord; the actual value selected might be overridden according to the various rules that apply to the Generator, but in general, this parameter allows you to "shape" a chord to have a given range of pitch values. In combination with the Delay-related parameters, this allows you to create some very interesting arpeggiation effects.

For example, a value of +12 would tend to space each note in the chord by a range of 12 semitones (which is one octave), with each subsequent value in the chord being higher in pitch that the previous.

For example, a value of -12 would tend to space each note in the chord by a range of 12 semitones (which is one octave), with each subsequent value in the chord being lower in pitch that the previous.

  Velocity Factor

This parameter allows you to specify the range of relative velocities for the notes in a chord. Each subsequent note in the chord is the defined percentage louder (for a positive value) or quieter (for a negative value) than the previous note in the chord. A value of zero means that all notes in the chord are played with the same velocity.

The Generator velocity envelope values are ignored when this parameter is applied.

For example, a value of -30 would tell the Generator to generate its chords such that each auto-chorded note is 30% quieter than each preceding note in the chord; giving a noticeable tailing-off effect.

  Minimum

1 is very staccato and 100 is legato (the new default).

  Range

Max articulation is the value of Articulation (min) + Articulation range, and is used in combination with the variation values (below).

  Change

The minimum variation in staccato between notes, c.f. other parameters that adopt the min + range approach.

  Change Range

The range in variation of staccato between the notes (in addition to the min).

  Volume (User Envelope 1)

This envelope has a Default MIDI CC value of 7, which is the Volume controller CC.

This allows you to define an envelope that is used to emit a MIDI CC of your choice.

• MIDI CC
  • Use this to define the MIDI CC that you want to be emitted by this envelope. The default value is 7, which is the Volume controller.
• Enabled?
  • Use this to turn your envelope on or off.
• Envelope

  Pan (User Envelope 2)

This envelope has a Default MIDI CC value of 10, which is the Pan controller CC.

This allows you to define an envelope that is used to emit a MIDI CC of your choice.

• MIDI CC
  • Use this to define the MIDI CC that you want to be emitted by this envelope.
• Enabled?
  • Use this to turn your envelope on or off.
• Envelope

  Micro Vol Env (Envelope 1)

This is not actually an envelope, but it provides fine variation in the values generated by the User Envelope 1 above. Any value generated by this micro controller is added to the User Envelope 1 value, to give fine variation in any such envelope.

• Range
  • The maximum amount of micro change in the User Envelope 1 that can be applied. Zero means off (which is the default).
• Change
  • The amount of micro change in the User Envelope that is applied by Wotja between “update” periods. The value drifts between zero (off) and the Range, changing by plus or minus the Change value each time.
• Update
  • The time in milliseconds between updates to the Micro User Envelope value. The actual value chosen is selected randomly each time, to be a value somewhere between Update and Update Range.
• Update Range
  • The upper limit of time between updates to the Micro User Envelope value. The actual value chosen is between Update and Update Range.

  Velocity Envelope

This allows you to define how the Velocity level is changed automatically for your Generator throughout playback of the Cell. The velocity defines relatively how loud each note is.

The actual Velocity value used at any point in the Cell is calculated as being a value somewhere in the range from Velocity, to Velocity plus the value of the Velocity Range envelope.

  Velocity Range Envelope

The value in this envelope is added to the value in the Velocity Envelope.

  Velocity Change Envelope

The velocity for any composed note can change by a value between Velocity Change Envelope value (VCE) and the VCE plus the Velocity Change Range Envelope value.

  Velocity Change Range Envelope

The value in this envelope is added to the value in the Velocity Change Envelope.

  Damper/Hold (64)

Set this value to other than the default of "-1", if you want to emit a Damper/Hold MIDI controller (MIDI CC 64) at the specified value on this Generator's MIDI line. This is a funny MIDI controller, with only two states; in that a value of 64 or greater activates Damper/Hold, and any value of 63 or less means to turn it off! Leave this value at the default of "-1" if you don't want the Generator to emit any information for this MIDI controller.

  Harmonic Content (71)

Set this value to other than the default of "-1", if you want to emit a Harmonic Content MIDI controller (MIDI CC 71) at the specified value on this Generator's MIDI line. Leave this value at the default of "-1" if you don't want the Generator to emit any information for this MIDI controller.

  Reverb (91)

Set this value to other than the default of "-1", if you want to emit a Reverb MIDI controller (MIDI CC 91) at the specified value on this Generator's MIDI line. Leave this value at the default of "-1" if you don't want the Generator to emit any information for this MIDI controller.

  Chorus (93)

Set this value to other than the default of "-1", if you want to emit a Chorus MIDI controller (MIDI CC 93) at the specified value on this Generator's MIDI line. Leave this value at the default of "-1" if you don't want the Generator to emit any information for this MIDI controller.

  Damper Release

If you are using Damper/Hold (64), then you will find that your notes can start building-up and never decay! In which case, set the Damper Release parameter to "Yes", which tells the Generator to momentarily release the damper just before the end of every bar. This prevents build-up of notes and generally sounds wonderful.

  Portamento (65)

Set this value to other than the default of "-1", if you want to emit a Portamento MIDI controller (MIDI CC 65) at the specified value on this Generator's MIDI line. Leave this value at the default of "-1" if you don't want the Generator to emit any information for this MIDI controller.

  MIDI Channel Sharing

The default value of "Yes" means that this Generator can share its MIDI channel with other Generators. This is only considered if you have defined the MIDI Channel parameter for a Generator to be 0.

  MIDI CC

This tells your Generator which MIDI controller (also referred to as the MIDI CC) to emit for this microcontroller, e.g. 11. When the Microcontroller is active, the Generator will emit values for this MIDI controller that change at various times, with behavior that you define using the various parameters in this Parameter.

 Mode

The Mode defines the shape of the waveform that the Generator will use to shape this waveform.

The Mode may be one of the following values:

• -1 – Off
  • The microcontroller is off. This is the default value.
• 0 - Random Drift
  • The microcontroller will drift between the Minimum and Minimum plus Range, changing at times specified by the Update and Update Range parameters, by an amount between the Change and Change plus Change Range parameters.
• 1 - LFO (Min-Max-Min)
  • A triangular waveform, that starts at the minimum value, works up to the maximum value, and works back to the minimum value.
• 2 - LFO (Max-Min-Max)
  • A triangular waveform, that starts at the maximum value, works down to the minimum value, and works back to the maximum value.
• 3 - Sawtooth (Min-Max)
  • A sawtooth waveform, that starts at the minimum value, works up to the maximum value, and then starts again from the minimum value.
• 4 - Sawtooth (Max-Min)
  • A sawtooth waveform, that starts at the maximum value, works down to the minimum value, and then starts again from the maximum value.

  Minimum

Defines the minimum value that may be emitted by the Microcontroller.

  Range

The microcontroller will emit a value between the Minimum and Minimum plus Range values.

So for example, if you define Minimum to be 20, and Range to be 100, the value that is emitted will be in the range 20 to 120 inclusive.

  Change

Defines the amount by which the microcontroller will change, every time it is allowed to change. Typically set to a value of 1. If this value is set to 0, the Microcontroller will change only if the Change Range is greater than or equal to 1.

  Change Range

Defines the upper limit to the amount by which the microcontroller will change, every time it is allowed to change. Typically set to a value of 1. If this value is set to 0, the Microcontroller will change only if the Change Range is greater than or equal to 1.

For example, if you define Change to be 1, and Change Range to be 3, the value that is emitted will vary by a value between 1 and (3+1)=4 each time.

  Update

Defines the minimum time in milliseconds between changes in the emitted Microcontroller value. The system might not be able to emit changes as quickly as you want, if you set a very small value! If you don't want changes to happen very often, then use a large value.

Ignored if Beat Cycle Length is non-zero.

  Update Range

Defines the upper limit in the time in milliseconds between changes in the emitted Microcontroller value. Use this parameter to apply some uncertainty in when the changes will occur.

For example, if you define Update to be 1000, and Update Range to be 500, the value that is emitted will change every 1000 to 1500 milliseconds (or in other words, every 1 to 1.5 seconds).

Ignored if Beat Cycle Length is non-zero.

  Update Units

You define the Unit of Measure by which the Update and Update Range parameters are interpreted. This may be one of the following values:

• Seconds (thousandths of a)
  • The Update and Update Range are interpreted as being in thousandths of a second (i.e. Milliseconds). So, a Update value of 1000 means one second.
• Full seconds
  • The Update and Update Range are interpreted as being in seconds. So, a Update value of 10 means ten seconds.

  Beat Cycle Length

This parameter is critical for generating effects which synchronize with the bar timing of your Generator. If you want to achieve an effect like a filter-sweep that synchronizes to your bar boundary, then this is the parameter to use.

Here are some of the values you could use.

Note in the WME a Beat is defined as being one crotchet; you get 4 beats in a bar of 4:4 music. So, a Duration value of 60 means one beat. A Duration value of 30 means a quaver. A Duration value of 20 means a triplet. A Duration value of 15 means a semi-quaver. A Duration value of 240 means 4 beats (which is a full bar if the Cell Meter is 4:4).

  Phase Shift %

Use this parameter if you want to start the microcontroller from a start-point other than at the very start of its cycle.

  Delay Range

The maximum amount of delay generated by micro note delay changes, that may be applied to note events. Zero means off (which is the default).

  Delay Change

The amount of change in the micro delay that is applied by Wotja between note on/off events. The value drifts between zero (off) and the Delay Range, changing by plus or minus the Delay Change value each time.

  Delay Offset

Fixed amount of offset note delay to apply, used only when the Micro Note Delay controller is in use. The default value is zero.

  Bend Sensitivity

A value from 0 to 24, meaning how many semitones are controlled by the full available range of Micro Pitch parameters. The default value is 2, which represents two semitones.

  Pitch Bend Offset

Fixed amount of pitch-bend to apply on this MIDI line, used to tune/de-tune an instrument.

The default value is zero, which means to apply no offset pitch bend.

From -8192 to +8191; which covers a range of pitch bend defined by the Bend Sensitivity parameter.

  Pitch Range

The maximum amount of micro pitch change that can be applied. Zero means off (which is the default). The maximum value allowed is 8191. The value chosen is added to the pitch bend offset.

  Pitch Change

The amount of change in Micro Pitch that is applied by Wotja between “update” periods. The value drifts between zero (off) and the Pitch Range, changing by plus or minus the Pitch Change value each time.

  Pitch Update

The time in milliseconds between updates to the pitch controller. The actual value chosen is selected randomly each time, to be a value somewhere between Pitch Update and Update Range.

  Pitch Update Range

The upper limit of time between updates to the pitch controller. The actual value chosen is between Pitch Update and Update Range.

  CC for Note On?

If you want this Generator to emit a MIDI CC instead of note on/off events, set this parameter to Yes.

  Note On CC

If you have set CC for Note On? to Yes, then instead of emitting a note on event, the Generator will emit the specified MIDI CC, with a value equal to the composed pitch.

  CC For Velocity?

If you want this Generator to emit a MIDI CC proportionate to the Velocity of the composed note (in addition to any controller defined for Note On CC), then set this parameter to Yes.

  Velocity CC

If you have set CC for Velocity? to Yes, then the Generator will (in addition to the Note On CC value) emit the specified MIDI CC, with a value equal to the composed velocity.

  CC for Note Off?

If you want this Generator to emit a MIDI CC when a note off occurs, set this parameter to Yes. This applies only if CC for Note On? Is set to Yes.

  Note Off CC

If you have set CC for Note Off? to Yes, then instead of emitting a note off event, the Generator will emit the specified MIDI CC, with a value equal to the composed pitch of the stopped note.

  Copyright

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  Notes

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