Reggie,
>Hello all, I am a PLG Owner, but I am interested in the techniques you
>guys use for the ribbon controller. I am also interested in how it is
>set up. Is it set up automatically, or do you have to assign Z and X
>via the Matrix?
The ribbon does nothing unless programmed in the Matrix. The range of
functions which can be programmed, however are extensive.
>What sort of functions do you guys usually assign to them?
I tend to use the RibbonX for pitch bends, sync frequency, and filter
cutoff. Often, I'll assign both the PB wheel and the RibbonX to pitch
bend, with a milder setting -- somewhere between +/- 2 and +/-5 to the
wheel, and a more radical amount (2 octaves?) to the bender. I've also
assigned the ribbon to a low setting (ex: a half step), which allows adding
violin-like vibrato.
I use the RibbonZ for stabs of vibrato and sync frequency change. A good
example is the Farfisa-like setting in Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer": It
breaks into a very heavy vibrato at the end of each verse break; the Mod
wheel could suffice, but the vibrato has to end quickly, and if the wheel
is not fully returned to zero, the high level of pitch modulation will
leave a vibrato residue. The ribbon, with it's automatic RTZ, is just the
ticket.
The fast response of the Z-axis allows for "talk box" like effects when
programmed to change the sync frequency.
Regards,
-BW
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