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ChordPolyPad
Midi Chords Player
iPhone, iPad
© Laurent Colson
1. iPad overview ..................................................................................2
2. iPhone overview.............................................................................3
3. Preset manager ...............................................................................4
4. Save preset .......................................................................................5
5. Midi .....................................................................................................6
6. Midi setup .........................................................................................7
7. Pads .....................................................................................................8
8. Pads setup ........................................................................................9
9. Group select ..................................................................................10
10. Chord notes .................................................................................11
11. Pad pannel ................................................................................... 12
12. Control pannel............................................................................13
13. Chords library pannel ..............................................................14
14. Random chords pannel ...........................................................15
15. Chords Edit ..................................................................................16
16. Midi over WiFi connection...................................................... 17
17. Midi implementation ............................................................... 20
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1. iPad overview
Midi
Preset save
Preset
manager
Infos
Undo
/ redo
Full
screen
64
pads view
Chords
edit
Pads setup
Group select
Record chords
from Midi
Pads
Chord
notes
Pad
pannel
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2. iPhone overview
Save preset
Preset
manager
Undo
/ redo
Midi setup
Infos
Pads
setup
Full
screen
Pads
Group
select
Chord
notes
Pad
pannel
Record chords
from Midi
Chords
edit
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3. Preset manager
User presets
Factory presets
New
preset
Delete a preset
Search a preset
Sort the list
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4. Save preset
Enter a name
Enter a category
Choose a color
If selected, the
Midi out will be saved
with the preset
If selected, the
pads setup will be saved
with the preset
Save
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5. Midi
Main Midi
out port
Internal
sound selector
Activated
Midi in ports
Midi setup
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6. Midi setup
Connect automatically to the last used Midi
network if selected
Record the Midi
velocity when playing chords
from Midi
Midi pads triggering mode
Midi over Bluetooth
connection
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7. Pads
Selected Pad
Vertical controller
number
Horizontal controller
number
Use 2 fingers to
move pad
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8. Pads setup
Legato mode
does not play notes
already playing from
another pad
Stop
notes already
playing from another
pad and replay
them
Pads
velocity
Hold
mode
Random
or fixed velocity
mode
Random or
fixed velocity in real
time
Apply permanently transposition
to all pads
Transpose all
pads in real time
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9. Group select
Select a group of
16 pads
Copy, cut, paste
or clear the 16 pads
inside the group
Touch
the selected group to
edit it
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10. Chord notes
Touch the band to center the notes or to switch them
left and right if all notes can not
be viewed at same time
Touch
a key to create or delete a note
Slide the
node vertically to adjust
the velocity
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11. Pad pannel
Enter
a name for the pad. By
default, chord name is auA pad can be routomatically viewed in
ted to its Midi out port
the pad
and channel
Chord
strumming mode
and time
Pad
color
Pad
copy, cut, paste or
clear
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12. Control pannel
Choose pad
Midi control
Each Midi
control can be sent
to its Midi port or
channel
Midi control range
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13. Chords library pannel
Choose chord
octave
Add bass notes
Choose
chords available for
a scale
Choose the root
of the chord
Touch a
chord to listen to it, and drag it to
the pad you want
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14. Random chords pannel
Choose chord
octave
Add bass notes
Choose
the scale
Random
velocity
Choose the
complexity of chords
generated
Random
Random
all pads in the
empty pads in the
group
group
Random selected
pad
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15. Chords Edit
Transpose all
the notes
Adjust notes
velocities
Chord inversion
Random chord
dispersion
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16. Midi over WiFi connection
Wireless router or WiFi box
Sequencer
Virtual Instruments
Synths
Mac OS X
• On the iPad, open the Midi menu on the top right application
toolbar and select the Midi Out "Network Session".
• On the Mac, go to the Applications folder, then "Utilities" folder
and open the application "Audio Midi Setup".
• In Audio Midi Setup, choose Window > Show Midi Window, then
double-click the network icon in the window Midi Studio.
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• On the left side of the Midi Network Setup window, click the Add
button (+) button below the "My Sessions"to create a Session.
• At the bottom of the window, under "Who may connect to me" select "Anyone".
• Below "Directory", you should see the name of your iPad. Select it
and click "Connect". If your iPad does not appear, make sure it is
connected to the same WiFi network as your computer.
Your iPad is now connected, Midi In/Out are visible on your computer under
the name of the session you just created, the default name is "Session 1". As
long as you do not change the Bonjour name from the session, ChordPolyPad
will automatically reconnect to your computer. When using multiple computers, the application retains the last used connection and attempts to find
those that are available to reconnect automatically.
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Windows and Linux
To use the wireless Midi connection (Network Session) on Windows or Linux,
you must install a RTP Midi compatible driver. For more information on this
protocol, please visit the following page: http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~lazzaro/rtpmidi/
The installation should be similar to that described for Mac OS X above.
IMPORTANT: When using RTP Midi on Windows or Linux, please disable "Midi
Network auto connect" in the "Setup" Midi menu that is not compatible with
some drivers (notes not played , loss of sync, ...).
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17. Midi implementation
Functions
Transmitted
Recognized
Basic Channel
1 - 16
1 - 16
Note Number
0 - 127
0 - 127
Velocity
Note On
Note Off
O
X
O
X
After Touch
O
X
Pitch Bend
O
X
Control Change
16 Group change
0 - 127
0-7
Program Change
X
X
System Exclusive
X
X
Common
Song Position
X
X
System Real Time
Midi Clock
Start
Stop
Continue
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X