Pinky VST 2.2: Play it like a turntable-scratching sampler!
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:50 am
Pinky VST 2.2 is now ready for registered Fan Club members to download. The main new feature of this new version is direct MIDI input for functions such as loop and cue point triggering, jog wheel scratching, on-the-fly loop creation and modification, and saving and restoring of loop and cue points.
Whereas the previous version of Pinky VST required the user to set loop and cue points graphically using the mouse and keyboard, Pinky VST 2.2 allows on-the-fly loop and cue point creation using MIDI control. Using the new MIDI Input tabbed view, select your MIDI input devices, specify the channel numbers, and note numbers corresponding to each command you wish to map a MIDI note to. Map a sequential range of MIDI notes to the loop and cue points, and you can play your loops and cue points using a MIDI keyboard, just like a sampler! Map other notes to the loop modification functions-- double, halve, forward shift, backward shift, and you have the ability to create interesting stutter effects, all while simultaneously scratching the sounds using your turntable and your Ms Pinky vinyl!
And did we mention MIDI jog wheel control? With the new version, in addition to scratching with your turntable and Ms Pinky vinyl, you have the option of using a MIDI jog wheel. While the MIDI jog wheel will never give you the same precision for scratching as the vinyl will, it may be a useful alternative for some users.
Hope you like it!
Whereas the previous version of Pinky VST required the user to set loop and cue points graphically using the mouse and keyboard, Pinky VST 2.2 allows on-the-fly loop and cue point creation using MIDI control. Using the new MIDI Input tabbed view, select your MIDI input devices, specify the channel numbers, and note numbers corresponding to each command you wish to map a MIDI note to. Map a sequential range of MIDI notes to the loop and cue points, and you can play your loops and cue points using a MIDI keyboard, just like a sampler! Map other notes to the loop modification functions-- double, halve, forward shift, backward shift, and you have the ability to create interesting stutter effects, all while simultaneously scratching the sounds using your turntable and your Ms Pinky vinyl!
And did we mention MIDI jog wheel control? With the new version, in addition to scratching with your turntable and Ms Pinky vinyl, you have the option of using a MIDI jog wheel. While the MIDI jog wheel will never give you the same precision for scratching as the vinyl will, it may be a useful alternative for some users.
Hope you like it!
