Is there any way to trigger poly without MIDI

[Youlean]

I want to play sound without using MIDI. Is this possible?

[KG_is_back]

Is this possible?

No it is not. However, the source of the midi may be internal (for example from midi event prim or ruby) and although you will actually input pitch and velocity as note parameters, those two values are just numbers - you may use them to transmit various numeric data (maybe to make each channel unique in some way).

For example look at Multivoice chorus I've made some time ago. I've made ruby module that creates given number of voices (up to 128). Each voice receives signal via mono to poly module and applies some effects to the signal. The note number is used to uniquely identify the voices, so each voice uses different parameters (delay, modulation speed, depth,...) that are read from parameter arrays.

[Youlean]

Oh, thats really sad. I was looking for this as green triggers could be not precise enough...
Thanks anyway...

[KG_is_back]

Oh, thats really sad. I was looking for this as green triggers could be not precise enough... Thanks anyway...

You may combine ruby frames input to detect some events on stream (like transition from 0 to 1 in mono stream) and send midi at will with sample rate precision, however mono to frame requires buffering, so it will add one buffer length latency to your schematic.

[Youlean]

Oh, thats really sad. I was looking for this as green triggers could be not precise enough... Thanks anyway...

You may combine ruby frames input to detect some events on stream (like transition from 0 to 1 in mono stream) and send midi at will with sample rate precision, however mono to frame requires buffering, so it will add one buffer length latency to your schematic.

OK, can you help me with that as I am total ruby noob?

[KG_is_back]

Here you go. The ruby module receives frame input. Checks all values in the frame and when value is 1 schedules a note to be played index/samplerate fraction of second later.

[Youlean]

Here you go. The ruby module receives frame input. Checks all values in the frame and when value is 1 schedules a note to be played index/samplerate fraction of second later.

Wow, this is really insane! Thanks for helping me out!