Libertine Lush
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Hi everyone,
By chance, I recently encountered the concepts of 14-bit MIDI and NRPN. After some googling, I only have some fragments of understanding.
1) Are 14-bit MIDI and NRPN equivalent in their ability to accurately relay parameter tweaking?
2) At what points in the interaction with a DAW is it necessary to have 14-bit MIDI/NRPN? My understanding is that when recording to a MIDI track, then bouncing it to an Audio track, the resulting audio will reflect the 7-bit, 14-bit or NRPN resolution of the knobs tweaked from the MIDI track.
But what about this scenario?: If I monitor/record a synth's filter sweep to an Audio track, will the monitoring and recorded audio capture the filter in all its nuance, ignoring the MIDI resolution, since that's not what's being recorded?
3) Amongst better synths, is 14-bit MIDI/NRPN or some kind of interpolating used for the parameters that need that resolution, even when the rest of the pots/encoders are simply 7 bit MIDI?
4) If your synth/controller gives you the option to use 7-bit, 14-bit or NRPN, is there any good reason to use 7-bit instead? And if the choice is between 14-bit MIDI or NRPN, my guess, for a reason I can't say, is to use 14-bit MIDI.
Thank you for any help.
By chance, I recently encountered the concepts of 14-bit MIDI and NRPN. After some googling, I only have some fragments of understanding.
1) Are 14-bit MIDI and NRPN equivalent in their ability to accurately relay parameter tweaking?
2) At what points in the interaction with a DAW is it necessary to have 14-bit MIDI/NRPN? My understanding is that when recording to a MIDI track, then bouncing it to an Audio track, the resulting audio will reflect the 7-bit, 14-bit or NRPN resolution of the knobs tweaked from the MIDI track.
But what about this scenario?: If I monitor/record a synth's filter sweep to an Audio track, will the monitoring and recorded audio capture the filter in all its nuance, ignoring the MIDI resolution, since that's not what's being recorded?
3) Amongst better synths, is 14-bit MIDI/NRPN or some kind of interpolating used for the parameters that need that resolution, even when the rest of the pots/encoders are simply 7 bit MIDI?
4) If your synth/controller gives you the option to use 7-bit, 14-bit or NRPN, is there any good reason to use 7-bit instead? And if the choice is between 14-bit MIDI or NRPN, my guess, for a reason I can't say, is to use 14-bit MIDI.
Thank you for any help.
