Bloom responds to MIDI note input in a variety of performance-oriented ways. You can define a separate MIDI channel for each of these types of MIDI input control using the MIDI panel located in the Options menu.

Sending MIDI to Bloom is host-dependent.

LFO control

Both LFOs respond to MIDI note input for retriggering their phase and for setting their rate to BPM-based values.

The following MIDI note octave numbers assume that C-2 is the lowest MIDI note (MIDI note 0).

 

Note

Note no.

Function

D-2

2

Retrigger LFO1 module

D#-2

3

Retrigger LFO2 module

 

F-2

5-43

LFO1 Rate: 64 bars (dotted) to 1/64th note (triplet)

[also retriggers LFO1 phase]

to G1

 

G#1

44-82

LFO2 Rate: 64 bars (dotted) to 1/64th note (triplet)

[also retriggers LFO2 phase]

to A#4

 

Generation of Pitch, Velocity and Random TransMod sources from MIDI notes

MIDI note input is used for generating several modulation sources within the TransMod system.

Velocity

MIDI note velocity is converted to the Velocity source at every note-on.

Pitch

MIDI note pitch is converted to the Pitch keyboard tracking source at every note-on.

Random

A random number is generated when every MIDI note-on is received.

MIDI panel

The MIDI panel is evoked using the Options menu. It allows you to choose which MIDI channels to use for various MIDI functionality.

 

midipanel2

The following settings allow you to specify MIDI channel 1-16 or Omni for all channels.

LFO MIDI Channel

This allows you to set the MIDI channel for MIDI notes for retriggering and setting LFO rates.

Pitch MIDI Channel

This allows you to set the MIDI channel for MIDI notes to generate the Pitch TransMod source.

Velocity MIDI Channel

This allows you to set the MIDI channel for MIDI notes to generate the Velocity TransMod source.

Rand Retrigger MIDI Channel

This allows you to set the MIDI channel for MIDI notes to generate values for the Random TransMod source.

Apply

Click this button to apply the new settings and exit the MIDI panel.

Store as default

Click this button to store the current settings as the defaults used when launching an instance of the Bloom plugin.

Restore default

Click this button to restore the settings currently saved as the defaults.

Cancel

Click this button to cancel any changes to the previous settings and exit the MIDI panel.