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Rhino 2.06 upgrade available

Hi Rhinomaniacs, here is a new version of the monster:

version 2.06 adds:

- new spectral editing functions (read about them here)
- new, quick A/D/S/R editing for envelopes.
- next/previous buttons for waveform selection
- UI performance improvements
- Midi activity indicator and panic button
- and the usual bunch of small bug fixes :)

and yes, the bug with incorrectly loaded microtuning scales is gone !

Enjoy,
‘Tick

Quick ADSR control of Rhino envelopes

It seems my previous post (the envelope modulation time mini-tutorial) gave away one of the features I have been working on for Rhino 2.06: quick ADSR editing of Rhino envelopes. Did you notice the new A, D, S, R parameters at the top of the envelope window ?

Rhino 2.06 will add 4 new, assignable A, D, S, R controls. They globally control the attack, decay, sustain and release of all envelopes. Each envelope has its own “amount” control, defining how much these global ADSR controls impact the envelope times.

The A, D, S, R controls can be assigned to any one of the user sliders, or to an external controller.

The video below shows the whole thing in action.

Envelope Time modulation mini-tutorial

Some users have requested this (maybe the documentation is not clear enough), so here a mini tutorial showing how to make envelope attack time shorter for higher notes.

First define an envelope with 1 second attack, and set the modulation marker (the little downwards pointing triangle) to 20 ms.
Envelope with time modulation

and then use the Keyboard Time Modulation curve to define how this modulation is mapped across the keyboard:
Keyboard Time Modulation Curve

That’s it ! With these settings, attack time will be 1 second for midi note C3, and 20ms for midi note C8. In between, it will move linearly from 1 second down to 20 ms.

Similarly, the Velocity Time Modulation curve can be used to control envelope times with velocity. And remember, each segment of the envelope has his own modulation marker !

Got my domain name back !

so this site can now be accessed either with http://www.bigtick-audio.com, or http://www.bigtickaudio.com.

Still, I hate the fact that I had to pay a lawyer to get my domain name back.

Web site moved, lost a dash

Due to a legal dispute with my website hoster, I had to move to another server. Hopefully the disruption has been minimal, with the only visible consequence being the loss of a dash in the domain name. So yes, we are now http://www.bigtickaudio.com, until the lawyers and judges give me http://www.bigtick-audio.com back. At this point both domains will be valid.

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