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INSTRUMENT EDITOR			AMCS
EDITING A CASCADE INSTRUMENT		the Advance Music Construction System


SUBJECT

	Instrument Editor: Editing a Cascade Instrument


SUMMARY

	The Cascade Instrument offers a way to perform quick musical ornaments
such as Rolls, Trills, Arpeggiation and Fills. The instrument acts as a
one-shot triggered track notated in the same way as the Track Matrix in the
Track Editor section. Because of the increased resolution in timing it allows
for many types of micro-timed flurries.


DESCRIPTION

	The editor in the Cascade Instrument is a single track version of the
Track Matrix in the Track Editor section with a step limit of 96 ticks (maximum
4 bars) although looping is not supported as this will be handled in the Track
Matrix apon being triggered. Much like the Track Editor, notes are entered in
to the track via positioning where you want to place a Cue with the cursor keys
and pressing the keyboard keys to preview and set a trigger for the currently
selected reference instrument, much like you would with a standard piano key
bed. If a cue has been misplaced you can clear the current cue with the space
key.

	Cues can then be later edited with the various modifying functions in
the Cascade Instrument Function Panel.

	Much like the Track Matrix, the Cascade Instrument Cues fully support
all instrument chain linking, Cue functions and will even transpose the entire
track according to which key in the octave was trigging the Cascade Instrument.

	Cue Trigger parameters can been edited with the mouse by pressing the
up/down buttons above the parameter you wish to change or on the keyboard left,
right cursor keys and pressing the 'i' key to edit the value.

	When Tempo aligned, the timing in the Cascade Instrument is triple the
main Tempo, so it should be considered that there are three ticks to every tick
in the Track Matrix, meaning a cue placed every three places will align with
the main tracks. However, when not Tempo aligned the cues will be every
centisecond, allowing for extremely high resolution timing, should it be
required.

	If Decay is invoked, apon triggering the Cascade Instrument the
velocities in the Track will gradually decrease over time, scaled depending on
the last Cue placement in the Track, for a relative fade out.


RELATED

	Instrument Editor: Overview
	Instrument Editor: Cascade Instrument Function Panel
	Side Bar: Cursor Panel
	Track Editor: Keyboard
	General: Glossary

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