VeloMaster is a real time MIDI dynamics processor with interactive graph. The plug-in works with note velocity and lets you drastically modify the dynamics of your MIDI track or MIDI keyboard, similarly to using enhancer, compressor, limiter, expander, gate or velocity curve. Its convenient interface with real-time indicators and mouse adjustable curve lets you quickly and easily achieve the desired sound.

Overview

Everybody knows how time consuming the velocity editing procedure may be, especially if your tracks are played manually. You have to work with large massifs of notes and a monotonous routine, simply because there's no way of automatically modifying the velocity dynamics. The standard features of any sequencing software are not enough to perform this.

VeloMaster plug-in works with note velocity and lets you perform various types of dynamic changes with convenient visual feedback. By manipulating the interactive velocity curve of the plug-in you can in a few seconds modify the dynamics of the whole track (increase or reduce the difference between loud and soft notes), use it similar to working with compressor, limiter, expander or gate (change velocity of too soft or too loud notes), as well as quickly adjust a track for using with another patch. Also you can use VeloMaster as adjustable velocity curve for your MIDI keyboard.

Features

Automated non-trivial changing of MIDI note velocity in real time

Enhancer, compressor, limiter, expander and gate function implementation in MIDI velocity domain (some of these features available in full version only)

3 types of free curve available to satisfy all your needs in velocity programming (in full version only)

Working as adjustable velocity curve for your MIDI keyboard

Visualization of input and output velocity

Visualization of a current note velocity as a jumping point on the curve

Input and output velocity histograms

Saving all the adjustments in presets and CW documents

Interface overview

1. The velocity-transforming curve with draggable points for curve defining
2. Sliders for parametric curve defining
3. Horizontal indicator (blue), reflecting input velocity of notes played from a track or MIDI gear
4. Vertical indicator (green), reflecting output velocity transformed by your changes of the velocity curve
5. Input velocity histogram (i.e. statistics of relative number of notes with various velocity values - the more notes are present, the higher the blue bar is in the value point on the indicator)
6. Output velocity histogram (the resulting statistics)
7. Buttons for processor type and free curve type selecting
8. Bypass button for comparing adjustments with initial sound
9. Reset button for initiating the curve
10. Instant button for switching between instant (using playback stop/start) and delayed (using playback MIDI buffer adjustable in Cakewalk Global options) reaction of the plug-in to the adjustments

System requirements

Any sequencer with support of MIDI Plugins (MFX) technology (Cakewalk SONAR™ 1,2, Pro Audio™ 8 and higher, Guitar Studio™ and Cubase SX) or Yamaha Open Plug-in Technology (Sonic Foundry ACID Pro 4).

MINIMUM
Windows 95/98/ME: Pentium-class 200 MHz, 64 MB RAM
Windows NT/2000/XP: Pentium-class 400 MHz, 128 MB RAM

RECOMMENDED
Windows 95/98/ME: Pentium-class 500 MHz, 128 MB RAM
Windows NT/2000/XP: Pentium-class 800 MHz, 256 MB RAM