Once you’ve found an instrument you’d like to use in Musio and clicked Load, you can fine-tune its sound using the Instrument tab. This section provides an overview on how to adjust these controls, apply effects, and use MIDI CC automation.
Instrument Controls
Clicking the Instrument tab after loading an instrument will bring up a screen with various controls to shape its sound. As an example, let’s look at the Violins I | Legato Espressivo patch from CineStrings - Core:
For this instrument, the following controls are available:
- Dynamics: Controls the response to mod wheel input, affecting volume and timbre.
- Release: Adjusts how long a note continues to sound after the key is released.
- Release Curve: Changes how the sound fades—whether it decays smoothly, drops off quickly, or follows a nonlinear pattern.
- Expression: Controls the instrument's overall volume independently of note velocity.
How to Adjust Instrument Controls
Most instrument controls in Musio are adjusted using MIDI CC (Continuous Controller) automation. Here’s how it works:
Default CC Assignments:
Musio assigns default CC numbers to some key controls:
- Dynamics – CC1 (Mod Wheel)
- Expression – CC11
- Reverb – CC91
- Volume Slider – CC7
If you’d like to change these CC assignments globally for new instruments:
- Open Musio Connect (Musio’s companion app).
- Click Settings.
- Under Mapping Preferences, adjust the CC assignments as needed.
Customizing Other Controls:
Most other control knobs in Musio can also be assigned to CC automation, but they are unassigned by default. To assign them:
- Right-click on the control knob.
- Select Reassign CC.
- Enter your preferred CC number and click OK.
Using an External MIDI Controller
- The mod wheel (CC1) should work automatically for dynamics.
- At this time, Musio does not allow direct assignment of other knobs to specific faders or knobs on external MIDI controllers. However, this is something we plan to add in the future!
Instrument Effects
Musio includes a built-in Reverb effect, accessible in the Instrument tab after loading an instrument. Here’s what each reverb control does:
- Bypass: Temporarily disables the reverb effect without removing it.
- Decay: Controls how long the reverb lasts before fading away.
- Damping: Adjusts how much of the high-frequency content of the reverb tail is reduced over time.
- Wet: Sets the amount of reverb in the mix relative to the dry signal.
- Dry: Controls how much of the unprocessed (original) signal is blended with the reverb.
Need More Help?
If you have any other questions, we’re here to help! Email our Support team at support@musio.com, and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.