Absynth 4: How to assign the Modwheel to control LFO Rate

Here is an example of how to assign the Modwheel to control LFO Rate:

1. Open Absynth.

2. Click File > New Sound (to initialize the Patch)

3. Click on LFO panel (at the top of the window).
4. Under LFO 1, Click Sine and select the "Squish" wave. Adjust Sec to 0.3557.

5. Also, click the 3 merged lines so they are 3 distinct arrows
(This retriggers the LFO to start at beginning of its cycle for each note)

6. Under Channel Parameters, adjust Pitch to 6.000

7. Under Controller, for LFO Rate, click the the drop down menu and Select Modwheel: CC1 (to assign the ModWheel)

8. Adjust the depth to 61.00.

9. Play A above Middle C on your Keyboard and move the mod wheel.
You should hear a definite change of frequency.

10. If you navigate to the Perform panel, and click the Controller tab,
you will see the LFO Rate: CC1 dial responds to the Modwheel movement.

11. On the Assignments tab, the Macro Control of LFO Rate: CC1 shows the Parameter: LFO A Rate is assigned with a Depth of 61%.

To save your patches in "my sounds", use File > Save Sound As, and then navigate
to the "my sounds" folder. (This is on a MAC but should be similar on a PC). Then name the sound.

ITunes: Auto import a Playlist's track names from a text file

Here is a quick tip on how to automate the track naming process when you are ripping CDs assuming that the CD does not have tracks registered at the online service used by ITunes. By the way, this was developed and tested on a Mac with OSX 10.4.10.

1. You will need the track names in a file with one track name per line. If this is for a sound effects library, this file may be located at the provider website. (Additional information can be added to import to the playlist, but this note is simplified to just deal with track names.)

2. You will also need to an Applescript that is located at dougscripts.com in the Tips sections. I found this easy to use script to import text from a file to a playlist. Get it here:

http://dougscripts.com/itunes/itinfo/importfromtext.php

3. So now that you have the raw track names, make sure you put that information in a text file using the program Tex-edit plus. (http://www.tex-edit.com/) (The native text editor in OS-X using .rtf or .txt formats did not work with the Applescript)

4. Edit the importfromtext.php script. Modify the text between the lines containing -– strings and –- numbers as follows:

-- strings
set name of track i of thePlaylist to item 1 of thisLineOfData

-- numbers

This reflects what is formatted in the text file destined for the playlist.

5. Launch ITunes. After the CD is ripped, place all the tracks in a playlist. Select that playlist. Make sure the list of tracks corresponds with the order of track names in the text file.

6. Launch the script. It will ask you to confirm the playlist and then ask for the import from filename.

If all goes well, your tracks will be named as listed in the text file. You can use ITunes preferences to insure that the corresponding filenames of the tracks are also renamed.

If you want, all the other common info (Album, Genre, Artist) can be entered as a group by Select-All of the tracks in the playlist then command-i for the group edit in ITunes. Or you can figure out how to import that info from the file also.

There ya go. Even if this may seem like a one-shot deal for one CD, it is worth it to figure out a prototype so when the larger job comes along, you will have a leg up on the automation process.

Happy Tracks, Vince

P.S. - Thanks to Jeanine for the encouragement.