NoteMapper: Deep Control Over Your MIDI World
In modern music production, flexibility and precision when working with MIDI data are key to achieving a unique sound. The NoteMapper plugin from CodeFN42 is the very tool that will take your MIDI manipulation capabilities to the next level. Forget about the limitations of standard settings – NoteMapper gives you complete creative control.
What Makes NoteMapper Special?
At first glance, NoteMapper may seem like a simple tool for reassigning notes. However, its true power lies in the details and advanced features that open up endless possibilities for arranging, sound design, and experimentation. This is not just “one-to-one” mapping.
Functional Features: More Than Just Mapping
Advanced Note-to-Note Mapping
The main function of NoteMapper is the ability to reassign any incoming MIDI note. The plugin allows you to assign one incoming note to up to three different output notes simultaneously. This is useful when you want to trigger several drum sounds with a single signal, create sound layers, or simplify playing with complex instruments.
Mapping Between MIDI Channels
An extremely powerful feature – the ability to send these re-assigned notes to any of the 16 MIDI channels. This solves compatibility issues between instruments that use different channels and allows you to easily route MIDI data.
Velocity Control
NoteMapper allows you to scale the velocity of a note by a certain percentage for each individual re-assigned note. To add a “human” factor, velocity scaling randomization is available. Your parts will sound livelier and more dynamic.
Setting Note Probability
Want to add an element of unpredictability? The note probability function allows you to set the percentage chance that the output note will be played. Perfect for random breaks, unexpected phrases, or subtle variability.
Automatic Melodic Scale Assignment
A unique and creative feature. NoteMapper can automatically assign incoming notes to a selected melodic scale. Transform rhythmic patterns into harmonic melodies that fit perfectly into your composition.
Note Filtering
Don’t need all the incoming notes? NoteMapper allows you to easily filter out unwanted notes to process only the ones that matter.
Practical Application of NoteMapper
NoteMapper is a versatile tool in your DAW:
- Drum Map Adaptation: Quickly reassign notes from one standard to another.
- Sequencer Expansion: Use with sequencers that do not allow changing output notes. Transform rhythmic patterns into complex drum combinations or melodic lines.
- Creating Complex Sounds: Easily create layers from multiple instruments, assigning them to be triggered by one note.
- Melody Experiments: Use the scale assignment function to convert rhythmic MIDI into a harmonic melody.
- Improving Playing/Programming: Adjust velocity and probability to add a live feel to the parts.
Conclusion
NoteMapper from CodeFN42 is a powerful creative tool that gives you control over how your MIDI data interacts with virtual instruments. Whether you need to solve a compatibility issue, expand the functionality of a sequencer, or add new dimensions to your tracks, NoteMapper will handle it. This is a must-have plugin for anyone serious about working with MIDI.
