I bought 'Reaktor', which seems pretty nifty.  I'm just
starting to look into the docs.  One of the first things
that came to my mind was how I'd get a python program to
drive it, I suppose to send MIDI events to it.  Moreover,
I'd like to operate as I do with Csound where I just
create the score then let it run.  I suppose I could
use csound for this as always, but just have it send
the MIDI on to the Reaktor program.  Would that be possible?

MIDI in itself bothers me, because it is bound so heavily
to 12 equal steps in an octave.  I can send pitch bend, but
that in itself is awkward and can not be applied to individual
notes.  I could wrap midi note + pitch bend in a python function
in order to specify raw frequency as I am accustomed (I imagine
that this is how the soundfont opcode does it) but the
individual tuning of individual notes seems as though it is
difficult.

Thanks,

Tobiah

> VST MIDI event has 2 fields. One is the MIDI key, and one is detune
> (integral values plus or minus 63 cents). But that might not be precise
> enough for you.

Ah, that would be quite precise enough for most things.  Now, I haven't
looked into the VST opcodes extensively, but am I to understand that
I'd be able to express this per-note detuning using the VST for csound
opcodes?  That would put me where I'd like to be.

Thanks,

Tobiah

On 4/29/2012 3:15 PM, Michael Gogins wrote:
> Yes. The vst4cs code converts Csound pitches in real-valued MIDI key
> numbers into VSTEvent integer-valued MIDI key number and detune in
> cents. This only works if the hosted plugin understands detune to be
> cents, but I think they do.

I made a score using floating point MIDI key values between
60 and 61.  Using a couple of random free synths from the net
along with the Akoustik piano from Native instruments, each
event delivered either 60 or 61, with nothing in between.

Using Kontakt, and Absynth from Native Instruments, I got
no sound at all, unless I delivered an integer note number.

Thanks,

Tobiah