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The following is a growing list of third party instrument plugins that have "automagic" mapping to the VPOTS on the Novation FLKey series of keyboards for FL Studio (hint: there are now over 50!) CHERRY AUDIO Juno 106 Dream Synth Mercury 4 (Roland Jupiter 4) Mini Mode (Mini Moog) Quadra Surrealistic The “Lowdown” (Moog Taurus) The Lowdown... Continue Reading →
So we all know Reverb as the smartest place to buy and sell music related gear, but perhaps we didn't realise that they also host a bunch of great free plugins? Here I look at their synth collection and wire up automate the mapping of each plugin's key sonic parameters to the FLKey keyboard from... Continue Reading →
I was only 14 when this was released in 1974 so, like many of us, it completely passed me by. But now, with the release of this "official" plugin I have had the chance to explore it and also to set up permanent (default) links for Novations FLKey series of keyboards for FL Studio which... Continue Reading →
Just in case this helps someone. I found that the SSL Nucleus 2 software takes care of most of the installation of the Nucleus 1 under Windows (ie Control Surface and Soft Keys) but that as a result of the Nucleus 2 using "Dante" you need to go back to the older (ie Nucleus 1)... Continue Reading →
What is this post about? Ever wanted your plugins to automagically map to those vpots (knobs) on your keyboard midi comtroller? Well now you can have your wish! The Monolit is a great addition to the wealth of third party plugins that now work in this way using the python additions to the core scripts... Continue Reading →
This new script means that all "VPOTS" (knobs) on the FLKey keyboards are now "automagically" mapped to logical parameters within the plugins themselves (without requiring any user setup beyond the initial instalation) - now including the newly released "Lowdown": https://youtu.be/O94mOmoGlQE The "Lowdown" (Moog Taurus) The Lowdown Bass Synthesizer recreates the super-fat, room-rattling sounds of the most legendary... Continue Reading →
While the figures are still very modest the graph above shows the difference of highlighting one of your YouTube videos to the relevent audience. Over the weekend the video which was about the automatic manipulation of Cherry Audio plugins with the Novation FLKey keyboards, which had previously only managed to attract 50 views, got a... Continue Reading →
A full list of "standard" midi continous controller codes ... MIDI CCController NameComment0Bank SelectAllows user to switch bank for patch selection. Program change used with BankSelect. MIDI can access 16,384 patches per MIDI channel.1Modulation WheelGenerally this CC controls a vibrato effect (pitch, loudness, brightness). What is modulated is based on the patch.2Breath ControllerOften associated with... Continue Reading →
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At the time of writing, Softube has two magnificent Plugin Instruments that were crying out to be added to the automatic automation that can be achieved using Python scripting in FL Studio for this set of keyboards. Model 72 (MiniMoog Model "D" from 1972) https://youtu.be/UPVMgBd8TK4 Quite possibly the best emulation of a MiniMoog which also... Continue Reading →
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