ArticulatOR Pro 4.2 -- A Ultimate Articulation Control Toolset M4L Device
Currently, there exists a wide variety of instrument plugins and sound libraries with various articulations, while Ableton Live lacks a feature similar to Logic's articulation mapping or Cubase's/Nuendo's expression mapping. To enhance the performance of these instruments and facilitate easy and efficient control within Ableton Live, it becomes crucial to have a means of controlling the articulations of instruments. In order to accommodate as many instrument plugins and sound libraries as possible, this plugin has been designed to offer flexible combinations of control parameters, including key-switch, CC#, program change and MIDI channel. This simplifies the control of instrument plugins and sound libraries, allowing for effortless manipulation of articulations (starting from version 4.0, control modes are no longer differentiated). Additionally, the plugin features a latency fixer to address issues related to varying sound delays that may arise when using different articulations or playing note velocity with certain sound libraries or instrument plugins. With these capabilities, it is capable of meeting the requirements of almost all instrument plugins and sound libraries.
Its functionality is so extensive that it cannot be fully summarized in a short introduction. Here are the key features of ArticulatOR Pro 4.0:
1.The plugin's size has been reduced from 23.5MB (version 3.0) to 3.1MB(version 4.0).
2.Significantly shortened loading time for the plugin, preset calling, and language switching.
3.Greatly reduced CPU usage during plugin loading, preset calling, and language switching.
4.Now supports up to 48 articulations, with three adjustable positions: 16/32/48.
5.Unrestricted control of articulation using an unlimited number of controllers. The control mode selection has been eliminated, allowing you to freely combine keys, CC#, program changes, and MIDI channels for any articulation.
6.Reduced CPU consumption during usage.
7.Added the Hold Key function.
8.Improved compatibility with Cubase/Nuendo expression map preset files (.expressionmap). You can now directly drag and drop expression map preset files (.expressionmap) into the right half of ArticulatOR Pro's main UI for loading. Additionally, a preset converter is provided to convert older versions of preset files and expression map preset files.
9.Default support for Simplified Chinese and English languages. An additional Language File Maker is provided so you can create your own language file for ArticulatOR Pro.
10.MIDI Controller update: Added automatic pitch bending functionality.
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4.1 Update Log:
1. Added a button for unloading loaded instrument plugins.
2. Multi-instrument support: You can now load up to 16 instrument plugins into ArticulatOR Pro and use the new instrument channel feature to switch or freely combine the instruments you want to play.
3. Key mapping function: Remap configured articulations to specific keys in order.
4. Temporary key switching function: This function is available when the key mapping function is enabled. It is similar to the inverse function of the Hold Key function and is often used in performances. It allows you to switch to the corresponding articulation only when holding down a certain key, and automatically return to the "basic articulation" when released.
5.Several bug fixes.
Version 4.2 Update Log:
1.Multiple internal optimizations and button corner rounding.
This product needs to be activated before use, and there are two ways to activate it: self-activation and remote activation. Please read the user manual under "Documents". Supported platforms: MacOS/Windows 10 and above, Ableton Live Suite 11 and above.
