Can I use BMT Pro to chromatically trigger sequences?

[SteveC (Steve)]

@rcook4

Can I configure a timer for each note? If I’m remembering correctly, way back when I learned to program machine language, Fortran and COBOL, way back in the early ice age, I would have written this as an IF-THEN-AND statement. But Bome doesn’t do ANDs. I’d need some kind of workaround.

I’m not sure why you would want additional timers. See this post about more complex logic. It is not pretty but it works. having more complex boolean logic is on our list of possible future enhancements. With that said, it is been on the list for a while which is why I posted the workaround.

@rcook4

Thinking about that, does the sequence counter increment with each rule completed? What if I didn’t specify the delay globally in translator 1.0, but rather specified it in translator 1.1, for each note in a separate rule? Something like: if gs==0 then ga=420, if gs==1 then pp=gb and so on, assigning a different delay, from ga to g?, for each different duration note?

I believe this would work but I haven’t tried it. Take care to save you file between tests as working with timers might be tricky and if you make a mistake, you might end up in a race condition causing Bome MIDI Translator Pro to hang.

@rcook4

In your attached script, am I correct that after rule ‘if gs==12 then pp=gb’ is completed execution passes to the next translator, if there is one? IE: The sequence plays as a ‘One shot’ and it’s unnecessary to stop any timer, as with your arpeggio tutorial?

The sequence ends at 12 based on the rule that you stated. The way it is set up the arpeggio will play through its entire sequence. The increment of gs happens after the completion of each note in the rules of translator 1.3. The outgoing action of 1.3 needs to change to kill timer instead of perform play and should be a safety net. The translators execute in sequence unless called out of sequence with perform. In this example, it is unecessary to stop the timer because we gave it a count.

@rcook4

In use, I would play the base note, let’s say it’s C4, and a sequence, like C4-E4-G4-C5-G4-E4-C4 would play through, one time. If I then played D4 the sequence D4-F#4-A4-C5-A4-F#4-D4 would be executed. Is that correct?

Yes that is correct.

@rcook4

At this point in time I have six vocal exercises/sequences that I need to program. I assume that each exercise would require a separate project, is that correct?

No, you could duplicate the preset and the modify the new preset to the sequence that you want. You would then make preset 0 as an ‘always on’ preset and you could add a traslator there to switch presets to the sequence that you want to use.

@rcook4

Thanks again! I deeply appreciate your assistance,

Happy to help!

Steve Caldwell
Bome Customer Care

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