Audio Damage Ronin - Manual (Page 23)

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MIDI
Data from your MIDI keyboard or other MIDI controllers can be used as a modulator in several ways, enabling
Ronin’s effects to respond dynamically as you play.
One modulation signal is generated from MIDI note numbers received by Ronin. If you play middle C (MIDI
note number 64) on your keyboard, a modulation value of zero is generated. As you play up the keyboard
from middle C, the modulation value increases. If you play C one octave above middle C, the modulation
value is +1. If you play below middle C, the modulation value becomes negative. Playing C below middle C
generates a modulation value of -1. The modulation values, like all modulation values in Ronin, do not go
above or below +1 or -1, even if you play outside of the two-octave range centered on middle C.
Another modulation signal, similar to the gate signal found in analog synthesizers, is generated from MIDI
note messages. Normally this modulation signal has a value of zero. When you press any key on your MIDI
keyboard, the gate modulation signal becomes +1. If you play additional keys while still holding the first key,
the gate signal stays at +1. After you release all of the keys, the gate signal returns to zero.
A third modulation signal is generated from MIDI continuous controller messages. This modulation signal
responds to messages from MIDI continuous controller #1, which is the message usually sent by the
modulation control (or “mod wheel”) found on most MIDI keyboards. The modulation value is generated
directly from the data value sent by the controller. When the value of this controller message is zero, the
modulation signal is also zero. As the controller data value increases (e.g., as you push the mod wheel
forward), Ronin’s modulation value increases. When the controller value reaches 127, the modulation value
becomes +1.
These modulation signals are used within Ronin’s modulation routing matrix to modulate the parameters of
the audio modules. You can also control any of Ronin’s parameters with MIDI controllers by using the MIDI
Learn mode, which is described later in this manual.
Routing Matrix
The control routing matrix, found on the left in the Routing Matrix section of Ronin’s window, lets you connect
the output of the modulators to modulation destinations. Most modulation destinations affect parameters in
the audio modules, but the rates of the LFOs can also be modulated. All of the modulation signal sources and
all of the modulation destinations are represented in the modulation routing matrix. Any modulation signal can
be connected to one or more modulation destinations. Modulation signals from several sources can be mixed
together and connected to one or more destinations.