‹curve›

A header for defining curves for MIDI CC controls.

One curve header is used to define each curve. The values for various points along the curve can then be set, from v000 to v127. The default is v000=0 and v127=1. Any points along the curve not defined explicitly will be interpolated linearly between points which are defined.

There are default built-in curves in ARIA. If no curve is specified for a modulation, curve 0 is used. The built-in ARIA curves are:

Default curve (number 0). linear, from 0 to 1

  1. bipolar, from -1 to 1 (useful for things such as tuning and panning, used by CC10 panning by default)
  2. linear inverted, from 1 to 0
  3. bipolar inverted, from 1 to -1
  4. concave (used for CC7 volume tracking and amp_veltrack)
  5. Xfin power curve
  6. Xfout power curve

These can be overwritten, but as they are used by the engine for their normal functions, it’s safer to use curve_index numbers of 7 and above for custom curves. Curve_index in ARIA can be any integer from 0 to 255.

Examples # 

<curve>curve_index=17
v000=0
v095=1
v127=1

<curve>curve_index=18
v000=0
v095=0.5
v127=1

Here’s a scenario using one MIDI CC to control the amplitude of two samples along two different curves.

<region>
amplitude_oncc110=100
amplitude_curvecc110=9
sample=bigger.wav

<region>
amplitude_oncc110=100
amplitude_curvecc110=10
sample=smaller.wav

//The curves for the room ambiences - bigger room first

<curve>curve_index=9
v000=0
v063=0
v127=1

<curve>curve_index=10
v000=0
v063=1
v127=0.1

And how to use the default curve 1 to create a tuning control which goes down and up, with the pitch unmodulated when the control is in the middle.

pitch_oncc27=100
pitch_curvecc27=1