How to use MidiGate: Set Note To Attack to a higher value to make attack time longer on higher-pitched MIDI notes?

Set Note To Attack to a higher value to make attack time longer on higher-pitched MIDI notes

How to use MidiGate: Use Hold Mode set to Note Off to keep the gate open as long as the MIDI note sustains, then close after note-off plus Release time?

Use Hold Mode set to Note Off to keep the gate open as long as the MIDI note sustains, then close after note-off plus Release time

How to use MidiGate: Set Velocity To VCA to 127 to make output volume respond entirely to MIDI note velocity values?

Set Velocity To VCA to 127 to make output volume respond entirely to MIDI note velocity values

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MidiGate

Name: MidiGate
Author: Steinberg

Steinberg

Where to get itIncluded with Cubase. It is part of that DAW, not a separate download.steinberg.net

MidiGate is a MIDI-triggered gate that controls audio signals using MIDI note data rather than amplitude thresholds. It opens an audio gate when a MIDI note is received and closes it according to configurable attack, hold, and release times, with velocity and note pitch optionally shaping the gate behavior.

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Key Features

01MIDI-triggered gating (not threshold-based)

02Attack time 0–500 ms

03Release time 0–3000 ms

04Hold Mode: Note On or Note Off

05Note To Attack modulation of attack time by MIDI pitch

06Note To Release modulation of release time by MIDI pitch

07Velocity To VCA control of output volume by note velocity

Things to Try

01Set Note To Attack to a higher value to make attack time longer on higher-pitched MIDI notes
02Use Hold Mode set to Note Off to keep the gate open as long as the MIDI note sustains, then close after note-off plus Release time
03Set Velocity To VCA to 127 to make output volume respond entirely to MIDI note velocity values

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