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1. How it works � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 4
2. Installation � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 5
3. Nextmidi Hub� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 6
3.1 Nextmidi Merger Port� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 6
4. Activation � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 7
5. Overview � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 8
5.1 Orchestrate/Perform� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 8
5.2 Power and Bypass � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 8
5.3 Global scale & tempo � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 9
6. Settings � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 11
6.1 Input Devices � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 11
6.2 Zoom� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 11
6.3 Loopback Input� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 12
6.4 Logic Mode � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 12
7. Orchestrate View � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 13
7.1 Divisi Engine, Voices and Ranges � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 13
7.2 Matrix� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 15
7.3 Presets� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 15
7.4 Port Properties � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 17
8. Modifier Plugins � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 18
8.1 Transposer � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 18
8.2 Trigger � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 19
8.3 Arpeggiator � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 20
8.4 Transformer � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 25
8.5 Repeater� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 26
9. Humanization � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 27
10. Perform Page� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 28
10.1 Perform View � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 28
10.2 Multipads � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 29
10.3 Performances � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 30
10.4 Performance Settings � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 32
11. App � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 35
12. Midi Remote � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 36
13. Keyboard Shortcuts � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 37
INTRODUCTION

The idea of Divisimate started with two composers simply needing a solution for a common problem.
Some of the most expressive and playable virtual instruments out there are monophonic – meaning
they regularly can only play one note at a time.

But we wanted to be able to play and record a well voiced woodwind choir, a full brass section or
essentially any orchestration. Immediately, without additional steps, in real time.

This could be achieved by splitting a chord into its individual voices and assigning each voice to an
instrument. So the highest note could be sent to the first trumpet, the second highest to the second
trumpet, and so on. Doing that by addressing each instrument individually through a dedicated MIDI
port was the core idea. We approached Ben to see if he wanted to build it, maybe as a private tool.

When we started development in 2018 we quickly realized that this idea had more potential. And
that’s how we ended up releasing Divisimate in late 2019. After the initial release we kept building
on the concept, adding features and exploring possibilities in free updates. The team grew, and so
did the userbase. But eventually we realized that to make the things work that we had in mind, we
needed to go back to the very foundations of the app and rebuild it from the ground up. And we did.

Now we are introducing Divisimate 2 to the world. It finally has the features that we have been
dreaming of for years. Features that have been impossible to just build on top of Divisimate 1. And we
have the technical foundation to keep building on it.

It has been an incredible adventure for us to create this tool that musicians around the world use
regularly and to get to know so many wonderful and inspiring people in the process. We hope you
enjoy working with Divisimate 2. We know we do.

All the best,

The Nextmidi Team

Steffen Peter Benedikt

David Jonas
1. HOW IT WORKS
Divisimate has two core modes of operation. It can run as a standalone software that runs
independently from your DAW or as a VST/AU/AAX plugin in your DAW. In both cases Divisimate
connects to 32 virtual MIDI ports which will appear in your sequencer as separate midi devices.

Within Divisimate, live input is split up into individual voices which you can modify and route to any
of the output ports. For the standalone the live input comes directly from the midi controller, with the
plugin it could also be prerecorded MIDI that is played back on the instrument track.

In most DAWs* you can select a distinct midi device for every single track, so it is possible to have
every Divisimate output port assigned to a different instrument. Every combination of routings in
Divisimate will now correspond to a specific instrumentation and voicing in your template.

Now you can edit and build presets to fit your personal template and workflow. Do you need Divisi-
mate only for the brass, and prefer to program the rest normally? Do you want to perform the full
orchestra? Or a big band? Or even experimental synth sounds? In the studio? On stage? It’s up to
you.

We built Divisimate, so you can build your own personal workflow!

*The setup is very different between the DAWs. We advise to check out our quickstart documents.

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2. INSTALLATION
When you have downloaded the install package, unpack it first to a folder of your choice. If needed,
use an archive software like 7-Zip or WinRar.

There are distinct installers for Mac and PC – select the installer fitting your operating system and
open it. The install wizard will now guide you through the installation.

The installation will install Divisimate as a Standalone software, the selected plugin versions and the
Nextmidi Hub application.

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3. NEXTMIDI HUB
The virtual MIDI ports that Divisimate uses are created and managed by the Nextmidi Hub, which is
a helper application that runs in the background in your system tray. If the Nextmidi Hub is not already
running, it will be automatically started when Divisimate is opened or an instance of the plugin is
created.

By clicking on the Nextmidi Icon in your system tray you can open a menu that allows you to choose
the port configuration or close the hub – note that the latter will remove the Divisimate Ports, so we
don’t recommend closing the Nextmidi Hub when you have an open DAW project that has existing
routings.

Depending on the Nextmidi products you own, the hub will display different configurations for you to
choose from. [SB1]

3.1 NEXTMIDI MERGER PORT

Below the port configurations you can open another window under the “more” option. This opens up
an input section and a button to activate the Nextmidi Merger Port.

When the Nextmidi Merger Port is activated, the Nextmidi Hub will create another virtual MIDI port.
All inputs selected in the Nextmidi Hub will be mirrored and merged onto the Nextmidi Merger Port.

This allows you to combine multiple MIDI controllers into a single input device to select as input on
a track in your DAW. This way you can use multiple controllers on the Divisimate 2 plugin version
without building a feedback loop with the Divisimate Ports.

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4. ACTIVATION
Your license is managed in your account through our licensing platform moonbase. As you purchase
Divisimate on our website, an account will be created for you and a license deposited in that account.
You will receive an e-mail prompting you to choose a password, and then you will be able to log in.
You can access and manage your license at any time in your User Area on our website. Should our
website ever be unavailable, you can use the direct platform at nextmidi.moonbase.sh.

As you open up Divisimate for the first time, the software will prompt you to activate your copy.
Clicking the “Activate Divisimate”-Button will lead you to a screen where you can choose to activate
in your browser or perform an offline activation. Unless your system is permanently off the grid, we
do recommend the browser activation. Just follow the instructions in the browser window to complete
the activation process.

You can activate your Divisimate license on two machines at a time. In the moonbase portal you are
able to remotely deactivate your copy to free up your activation, in case you no longer have access
to the original machine. This is not possible for offline activations.

You can also manually deactivate the license from within Divisimate by heading to the Settings page
and clicking on “Manage Activation” on the lower right side.

If you were using an older version of Divisimate on the same machine before, Divisimate will prompt
you to migrate your license to the new system.This will not affect your ability to use older versions of
the software on the same machine, but prompt you to create an account at moonbase and deposit
your license in the account.

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5. OVERVIEW

5.1 ORCHESTRATE/PERFORM

Now that your copy of Divisimate is activated, you can start using the software.

There are two main views – Orchestrate and Perform. The Orchestrate view serves to build an orches-
tration, distribute voices across parts and add plugins. The Perform page allows you to organize and
recall your favorite orchestrations quickly.

You can switch between the two main views using the button centered at the top.

5.2 POWER AND BYPASS

On the upper left there are two buttons that will appear in both views.

Power On/Off: The power button can turn off all notes and controller data that would have been sent
to the outputs. If this one is set to off all ports will be silent, all caches will be cleared and any active
notes will be stopped. It also works as a panic button, should you ever need it.

Bypass: The Bypass Button will deactivate basically all functionality of Divisimate - Divisi Engine,
Routing Matrix and Modifier Plugins - and simply pass through all incoming notes and controllers to
each and every output port. This allows you to return to a conventional working method for individual
tracks without having to change the routing in the template.

In the plugin the Bypass function is coupled with the DAW bypass of the plugin and can be triggered
and automated through it interchangeably.

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5.3 GLOBAL SCALE & TEMPO

Divisimate contains multiple plugins and settings that reference and respond musically to a global
tempo and scale setting.

5.3.1 GLOBAL SCALE DISPLAY & LOCK

The global scale can be found on the lower right side of the window on
both orchestrate and perform pages. It displays the currently active root
note and scale on the surface of the user interface. Click on it to open
the scale editor.

Next to the display there is a lock icon that activates the Global Scale Lock. Every preset is saved
with a specific scale setting which is loaded with the preset. When the Global Scale Lock is activated,
the scale will remain unaffected by preset changes and just retain the current setting throughout
anything. This does not affect the possibility of scales being changed through automations, the
“Follow Low” function or the remote app.

5.3.2 GLOBAL SCALE EDITOR

The scale editor is opened by clicking on the Global Scale Display.

Choose the root note of your scale on the left and a scale from the prepared list on the right. You can
also manually activate and deactivate notes in the scale on the keyboard display below to create your
own scales.

The Follow Low option is a powerful feature, which allows you to switch the root note of your scale
on the fly. Any note played in an active Low Range will be used as the new root note.

Activating the Global Scale Lock changes the behavior of the transposition control. While it normally
allows you to transpose several half-tone steps up or down, it now defines the number of scale-steps
up or down by which the incoming note is transposed. So if the scale is C Ionian (Major) and the
incoming note is a C, a +2 would transpose this C two scale degrees up to an E. The 8va and 8vb
options will still transpose by one octave up or down.

So with the scale lock activated a note from within the selected scale will always result in a different
transposed note within that scale. Normally if the input note is not part of the selected scale, the scale

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transposer will by default treat it as a chromatic approaching note. This means that the resulting note
will be one half-step below of whatever would be the next higher transposed scale note.

If the Follow Low option is enabled, this behavior is slightly different and outside-scale notes will
instead be directly moved the next higher scale degree. This leads to a more interesting color change
as the root note of the scale is changed on the fly.

5.3.3 GLOBAL TEMPO

The global tempo control can be found on the lower left of the of the
window on both orchestrate and perform page. It displays the currently
active tempo (presented as beats per minute in quarter notes) that arpeg-
giator and repeater plugins will refer to.

Left of the display there is a lock icon that activates the Global Tempo Lock. Every preset is saved
with a specific tempo setting which is usually loaded with the preset. When the Global Tempo Lock
is activated, the tempo will remain unaffected by preset changes and just retain the current setting
throughout anything.

By clicking on the “EXT” on the right of the tempo value you can have the tempo follow an external
source. If you are using the plugin version of Divisimate, it will open up with the tempo locked and set
to follow the DAW tempo with this function by default. In the standalone the tempo can be controlled
externally by sending MIDI Clock messages to the Divisimate Loopback Port.

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6. SETTINGS
The Settings button at the top right will bring you to the settings menu, which presents you with a
couple of options. Most of them will be explained in more detail later.

6.1 INPUT DEVICES

The first thing you should do is check the “Input Devices” window. Here you can select which MIDI
Devices should serve as input for Divisimate.

On Windows some devices can only be used by one application at a time. To use these in Divisi-
mate, they have to be deactivated in the DAW. That doesn’t have to impact your original workflow
at all, you can just use Divisimate as a kind of MIDI-merger and pass through the data unmodified
using the bypass-button.

6.2 ZOOM

The user interface of Divisimate is fully scalable to accommodate everyone from visually impaired
composers to people with very large monitors. The first time you open Divisimate the scaling will
be automatically set depending on your monitor size. You can rescale the window freely without
changing the proportions of the orchestrate page to display more ports.

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On the settings page however there is a “Zoom” option. If you turn it up, everything on the Orches-
trate-Page will get larger, while retaining the core ratios of the interface. Feel free to adjust this value
to your liking. Your changes will be saved when you close Divisimate and open up again.

6.3 LOOPBACK INPUT

The Loopback Input appears as an individual MIDI Device with the name “Divisimate Loopback” in
your system. This way it is possible to route MIDI from other software, for example a MIDI track with
prerecorded MIDI data in your DAW, to Divisimate.

When using this feature be especially careful, that you have a good overview of the signal flow, as it
is possible to build a feedback loop using this Input.

6.4 LOGIC MODE

To accomodate the specific behaviour of older versions of Logic Pro

(10.6 and earlier) there is a switch on the settings page to turn on the
“Logic Mode”.

This changes the behavior and display of ports and channels.

All routings and other settings on the orches- trate page stay the
same, but Port 1-16 are displayed as A-1 to A-16, and Port 17-32 are
displayed as B-1 to B-16.

A-1 to A-16 will be sent to Divisimate Port 01 across the MIDI

Channels 1-16. B-1 to B-16 will be sent to Divisimate Port 02 across
the MIDI Channels 1-16.

This allows you to just connect Divisimate Port 01 to your Sequencer

Input in Logic and access the 16 Outputs in the channel selection of
your instrument tracks. Unfortunately by the nature of this feature,
Multitimbral Ports can not be used in Logic Mode and will all output
on the same channel.

All other functionality of Divisimate remains untouched by the Logic

Mode.

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7. ORCHESTRATE VIEW
The Orchestrate View allows you to control all aspects of your orchestration – divisi voices and
ranges, routing and modifier plugins. Here you can create and save orchestrations and adjust
voicings, doublings and routings.

7.1 DIVISI ENGINE, VOICES AND RANGES

7.1.1 VOICES

The heart of Divisimate is the Divisi Engine. This is the algorithm which splits up your live input into
separate voices. For the engine to work correctly, you need to select the number of voices you want to
play. If you want to perform simple triads, you select 3, if you want to play 4 part voicings, you select
4, and so on. The engine can split up to 8 voices at a time.

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7.1.2 ANALYSIS TIME

The engine reacts directly to your playing and can’t look into the future. If you play nonsense, the
engine will turn out nonsense. To compensate for small timing issues, the engine will wait a set
amount of time before splitting up the chord and distributing the notes.

You can adjust that waiting time, essentially a latency for analysis, with the Analysis Time slider on
the Settings Page.

Analysis Time and Memory Reset are global controls, meaning they will not change when you switch
presets. They will be saved as your preference when you close Divisimate.

7.1.3 DIVISI MODES

The Divisi Mode determines the way the played notes are distrib- uted
across the voices. There are three Divisi Modes available:

Bottom Up: The played notes are assigned to the voices from bottom
to top. If there are less notes than active voices played, the notes will be
each assigned one voice and the remaining voices will stay silent. The
engine will remember the last complete voicing for a certain amount
of time. If you play less notes than selected, the engine will make a
decision based on that, which voice will receive the notes and which
will remain silent. Again, it’s about keeping the voice leading as intact as possible. You can set the
time in ms the last full voicing is held in memory with the Memory Reset slider on the Settings Page.

Top Down: This mode is essentially the same as Bottom Up, only that notes are sorted from the top
down. If there is no previous chord in memory, a single note will be assigned to the highest note. Any
other number of notes will be assigned in a way that the lowest voice will be the last one to receive
a note.

Fill Voices: The played notes are spread and duplicated across the voices in a way, that all voices are
always assigned a note. If there is only one note pressed, all active voices will play that note in unison.
If two or more notes are pressed, the notes will be duplicated across the active voices as evenly as
possible. This mode is powerful for various situations, but introduces some artifacts and dropouts as
a price for its flexibility.

The Memory Reset value for the Fill Voices mode defines the time window for the voicing to correct
itself. With a low memory reset, short chords will have less artifacts on releases, while a high memory
reset value will reduce voice dropouts in legato passages. A medium value should be suffi- cient for
most situations.

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7.1.4 LOW & MELODY RANGES

On the left and right side of the voice buttons you can activate the
Low and Melody ranges by clicking on the respective buttons. When
they are activated, colored sliders will appear above the keyboard. By
dragging the slider you can set the boundaries of each range.

Everything happening outside of those ranges will be split up into the

set number of voices. But all notes within the Melody and Low range
will not be affected or analyzed by the Divisi Engine. They will simply
be sent through to wherever they are routed. All modifier plugins and
humanization will still apply.

This is useful for a number of uses, especially for chord + melody or

bass + chord kind of arrangements. We also like to use the low range
for keyswitches.

7.2 MATRIX

The routing matrix allows you to distribute the voices and ranges across the output ports and modify
the notes and controllers that are coming through.

In the grid every vertical line corresponds to one of the voices and ranges, while every horizontal line
points to an output port number. By clicking on an intersection you can set a connection and send all
notes from that voice or range to the respective output port.

Every voice and range can be routed an unlimited number of times, and a single port can receive any
number of routings. Basically every kind of routing is possible, giving you every freedom for creating
your own orchestrations.

You can drag a selection with the mouse and multi-select multiple routings on the matrix and drag
and drop them around or delete them at once.

On the right edge of the window next to the modifier plugins you have the option to write in a part
name. This will not change the device name of the port (this will stay Divisimate Port XY), but helps
you remember which track receives data from this port.

7.3 PRESETS

All orchestrations, everything that is going on in the Orchestrate View, can be saved into presets.
This is pretty straight forward. Presets are saved as individual files with the extension *.dmpreset into
your personal user folder under User/Documents/Nextmidi/Divisimate 2. This makes it super easy to
organize your presets into sub-folders and easily share them between machines.

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The options here are pretty straight forward.

Save will re-save the current preset, Save As will save the
current orchestration as a new preset, and Open let’s you
select a preset to recall.

Manage opens the parent folder of your presets, so you

can easily organize your presets in the explorer/finder.

Save as Default will re-save this preset and set it as the

default preset for the current Performance. Clicking New
will create a completely empty orchestration, discard any
changes you have made and reset to the default preset if
you have set one.

7.3.1 PRESET IMPORT

The option Import from Preset warrants a sub-chapter.

It allows you to import individual settings and information
from an existing preset to either the current preset or all
presets within a performance.

When the option is selected it will prompt you to select a

preset to import settings from. Next you will be asked to
select different properties to import from. The following
options can be selected:

Routings: Exact configuration of routings on the matrix, as

well as the number of active voices and the active ranges.

Port Properties: Port numbers, Channels and Multitimbral

settings on each individual row

Plugins Slot 1: Inserted plugins (or lack thereof) including all settings on the first plugin slot

Plugins Slot 2-3: As above for the middle and right plugin slot

Section Headings: Name, position and state of any Section Headings

Names: All names assigned to ports or sub-channels of multitimbral ports

After making a selection the properties can be directly imported to the current preset by clicking on
Import to preset. Or they can be batch-imported to all presets assigned in the current performance
by clicking Import to performance.

All imports are destructive and will remove all information previously saved in the imported areas. Any
pre-existing plugins, routings and names will be cleared.

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7.4 PORT PROPERTIES

By clicking on a port number in a Matrix Row, you can access

the port properties. Here you can adjust the ouput MIDI channel
for notes and controllers on this row and even change the port
number associated with that row. Instead of choosing a single
MIDI channel enabling the Multitimbral Port functionality which
allows you to use multiple channels on the same port side by
side.

7.4.1 MULTITIMBRAL PORTS

When the Multitimbral Port option is enabled, a set of buttons for

all 16 MIDI channels is displayed to activate or deactivate them
individually.

On the orchestrate page a multitimbral port is displayed as a

collapsable group where each channel has its own row. Every
channel of a multitimbral port can has its own unique routings,
plugins and name. This allows Divisimate 2 to individually address
and orchestrate 16 individual instruments for each ports.

When multitimbral ports are configured in the orchestration, the

bypass function will treat the sub-channels as individual ports
and duplicate incoming MIDI across all the active channels, as
well as all the regular ports.

Using Multitimbral Ports in different DAWs can have specific and

varying workflows. Have a look at our guides on our website.

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8. MODIFIER PLUGINS
Next to the port number in the Orchestrate view there are three slots where
modifier plugins can be inserted. All MIDI data routed to this port will be
affected by these plugins depending on the kind of plugin. There is a total of
five different plugins.

Plugins can be moved between slots by clicking and dragging them to another
port. You can copy a plugin by holding the alt-key and dragging it to another slot. Dragging a plugin
onto a slot which is already occupied by a plugin a dialogue will for confirmation to overwrite the
existing plugin. You can suppress this dialogue by holding the shift key as you drag and drop the
plugin.

Plugins can be bypassed to temporarily deactivate their effect. Click on a plugin slot holding Cmd(Mac)
/Ctrl(Win) to quickly bypass and un-bypass it.

It is possible to save and load presets for all plugins

(except the transposer, because the plugin is so simple).
The preset system works essentially the same as the
main orchestration presets. Only here the presets
are shown within a dropdown menu, as opposed to a
separate window.

Preset files are stored as individual files under Divisimate/Plugins in the folder that you can access
quickly by pressing Cmd+M (Mac) / Ctrl+M (Win). Subfolders within that directory will be displayed in
the menu as well, so you can organize your presets in more detail.

8.1 TRANSPOSER

8.1.1 BASIC TRANSPOSITION

On first look the Transposer does exactly what you might expect. On
the transposition control you can transpose all notes on this port a set
number of steps up or down. Since the most common use of this plugin
is to transpose in octaves, we included buttons for quick octave trans-
position.

8.1.2 GLOBAL SCALE LOCK

By default the transposer will transpose all incoming notes by the specified number of half tone
steps on a chromatic scale up or down. But it is also possible to lock the transposer to the global
scale. When this option is activated, the global scale editor will open in addition to the transposer
window. Whereas the number of the transposer usually refers to half-tone steps, it now refers to scale
degrees.

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When a note natural to the global scale is played, it is transposed within the scale to the set higher
or lower scale note.

If the incoming note does not belong to the global scale, the transposer will transpose by the distance
of half-steps between the next higher scale note and the resulting transposed scale note from there.

Activating the Global Scale Lock changes the behaviour of the transposition control. While it normally
allows you to transpose several half-tone steps up or down, it now defines the number of scale-steps
up or down by which the incoming note is transposed. So if the scale is C Ionian (Major) and the
incoming note is a C, a +2 would transpose this C two scale degrees up to an E. The 8va and 8vb
options will still transpose by one octave up or down.

So with the scale lock activated a note from within the selected scale will always result in a different
transposed note within that scale. Normally if the input note is not part of the selected scale, the scale
transposer will by default treat it as a chromatic approaching note. This means that the resulting note
will be one half-step below of whatever would be the next higher transposed scale note.

If the Follow Low option is enabled, this behaviour is slightly different and outside-scale notes will
instead be directly moved the next higher scale degree. This leads to a more interesting color change
as the root note of the scale is changed on the fly.

8.1.3 RANGE SETTING

Below the transposition controls there are three buttons

dedicated to the three keyboard ranges (Low, Voices, Mel).
Using these you can control whether the notes of a partic-
ular range should be affected by the transposition. This way
you can for example exclude the Low range from the trans-
position to use it to send through keyswitches unaltered. If
the Follow Low option for the Global Scale is enabled, the
Low Range will be deactivated automatically.

8.2 TRIGGER

Different than the transposer, this one does not modify

any part of the input but adds on it. The Trigger gener-
ates new notes and controller values, whenever the
plugin is initialized or “triggered”.

Everytime a preset containing a Trigger plugin is

loaded, the trigger will generate and send up to 8
different MIDI-messages to the respective port simul-
taneously. By activating and deactivating a row within
the trigger, the respective values will also be sent.

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You can choose whether that message should be a note, a controller or a Program Change. Select
the CC number or specific note, and also set a velocity or value.

This plugin is designed for quickly changing articulations, mutes, ensemble sizes or anything else
within the assigned instrument. By firing keyswitches, program changes or controllers you can
switch articulations at the same time you are switching the orchestration in Divisimate. This opens
up countless new possibilities within your template!

By default there is always just one line of the trigger active, but you can multi-select by holding the
Alt-key.

8.3 ARPEGGIATOR

The arpeggiator plugin is a powerful tool to create rhythmic patterns, textures or melodies from
incoming notes. The arpeggiator will repeat and arrange the routed notes according to a set of rules.

The arpeggiator plugin is structured in two parts. The upper half of the interface mainly offers controls
to determine the playback order and modification of the received notes. There are two modes to this
half, the Basic Mode and the Expert Mode which can be toggled at the top right.

The lower half offers control over the rhythm, velocity and expression of those notes with the velocity
and controller lanes. The lanes can have up to three pages with up to 24 steps each, which can be set
at the bottom right of the panel. If there are multiple pages they can be skipped through with arrows
on the sides or through the page indicators at the bottom center of the panel.

A Solo (Shortcut [S]) button next to the plugin title at the top center of the window gives you the
possibility to temporarily solo the port this plugin is inserted on. This setting will reset as you close
the plugin window.

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8.3.1 BASIC MODE

In basic mode the upper panel offers you a number of different settings.

Note Order: If multiple notes are received through the routed voices or ranges, the notes will be
played one after the other in a specific order. Here you can select from a list of note orders that
specify how the resulting pattern will arpeggiate through the chord. If you want to play all notes at
once as chords choose All.

Rate: Select the rate at which the arpeggiator should trigger notes. A step on the velocity lane has
the duration of the selected rate.

Swing: Introduce a swing percentage based on the selected rate.

Repeat: Determine how often a note should be repeated in the pattern before moving on to the next
one. Single means that each note will be played only once, Double will play each note twice in a row.

Octaves: Determine whether or not the resulting pattern should be repeated one or multiple octaves
above or below before starting at the original pitch again. “1” will repeat the note pattern once an
octave above. “-2” will repeat the note pattern once one octave below and another time two octaves
below.

Pattern Reset: Determines whether there should be a “hard” reset done on the pattern every time
the stepper runs through so the stepper starts with the same notes every time. At “none” the resulting
note pattern will be spread across the steps without regard for the position within the stepper. At
“Once” the note pattern will reset every time the stepper loops back to step 1. At “Twice” the pattern
will reset every second time it loops back to step 1.

Arp - Key/CC Slider: Determines how strongly the contents of the Velocity lanes should be scaled
by the dynamic scaling through Velocity or CC. All the way to the left it will play exactly the values
as entered in the lanes. All the way to the right it will play the exact values from the selected scaling
source. In the middle the content of the lanes will be scaled and influenced by the selected value.

Velocity/CC Scaling: Selects either Key Velocity or a specific CC number as the source for the
dynamic scaling.

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8.3.2 EXPERT MODE

The expert mode allows you to make more granular decisions over the exact note pattern. Instead of
generating from a set of rules and iterating across all routed notes, here you can decide what exactly
should be played at each step. At the top you see the rate, swing and dynamic scaling controls that
function the same way as in basic mode. Below that you have the sequencer view.

This view changes dynamically as you assign more or less voices on the routing matrix. On the left
you see all the voices and ranges currently routed to this arpeggiator. Each of these has a node for
every step of the arpeggiator that can be activated and deactivated. If the node is active on a step,
the note of that voice will be played on that step..

Click and drag on a node up and down to transpose the note by a number of half-tone steps. It is
possible to activate multiple voices per step to chreate custom chords and even to transpose those
steps differently. The transposition stops at an octave up and down by default, but you can hold shift
to transpose by up to two octaves.

The Lock to Global Scale option at the top left of the panel allows you to lock those transpositions
to scale degrees instead of half-tone steps. The maximum range will remain around 2 octaves up and
down while the principles of transposition are the same as in the Transposer Plugin.

At the left side of the Voice indicators there is a Fill Voices button. When you are using the voices
from the Divisi Engine to build your pattern, there may be situations where a certain voice is not
playing (especially in Bottom Up or Top Down mode). In those situations you may want to keep the
rhythmic integrity of your pattern intact instead of those voices falling silent. The Fill Voices option in
expert modes fills silent voices with notes from playing voices to keep the pattern complete.

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8.3.3 VELOCITY LANE

The velocity lane is where the rhythm and velocity pattern of the arpeggiater is controlled. Each step
represents one note that will be played at the set velocity. Click and drag on the center of a step to
set the velocity value. Click and drag on the right edge of each step to change the width of the step
to make it shorter or even extend it across the next steps.

When two steps have no gap in between them, the stepper shows a little connector icon at the
bottom of the two steps. When activated, these two steps will be played legato, meaning that the
first note will be extended slightly to have the two notes overlap. If any two steps are set to legato,
a legato delay control will be displayed at the lower left of the stepper. Here you can set a negative
latency for legato notes so they get triggered a set number of milliseconds before the beat. This is to
compensate for delays from virtual instruments that utilize recorded legato transitions. This way you
can make sure that your pattern stays in time even though the legato transitions.

When the selected note pattern results in two identical notes having to be played legato, the legato
connection will be temporarily suspended for those notes.

Shortcuts & Tips:

Drag and draw velocities continuously across multiple steps

Hold cmd (Mac) ctrl (Win) to edit all steps at once. This applies to changing height and width and
activating the legato connectors

Hold the alt key to reset steps to their default state. This applies to changing height and width of the
steps.

Click and drag across multiple legato connectors to quickly toggle them on/off

Hold Shift while adjusting the width of a step to fine-adjust and disable the snap-to-grid function

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8.3.4 CONTROLLER LANES

In addition to the velocity lane you can assign up to four different controllers (or pitch bend) to
additional controller lanes. Click on the lane selector to assign a controller, which will activate the
lane.

In a controller lane you can paint a curve for the selected controller to be played back in conjunction
with the generated notes. This allows you to paint dynamic swells, vibrato details, pitch variations,
flutter or whatever else your instruments are capable of. For orientation the grid of the velocity stepper
is displayed in the background. If a controller lane is active, incoming data on that controller will no
longer be passed through.

Shortcuts & Tips:

Right click+Drag to draw a straight line

Cmd+Scroll will scale the whole current curve up or down

Alt+drag to reset the envelope to default value (center position)

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8.4 TRANSFORMER

The Transformer plugin was designed to provide a variety of possibilities of changing, transforming
and remapping data in real time.

By default it opens up with four active lines, but lines can be added and removed to a total of 8 lines.

Each line represents an operation that will be performed upon incoming MIDI data. Each operation
will be performed in parallel, referencing the original input on the plugin. The power button on the left
of each line activates or deactivates the line. Inactive lines are without effect.

Within each operation there is an input side on the left, where you can specify the exact type and
range of values that should be transformed. And on the left side there is the output, where you can
specify the output values and ranges that the input side should be mapped to.

Any transformed values will no passed through in their original form with the exception of notes that
were transformed into something other than notes (like into CC or Program Changes).

The following kinds of data can be selected on the input side:

Note Range, Note, CC, Program Change, Channel Pressure, Pitch Bend

The available output options are widely the same though they depend slightly on the selection of
input. There are two options that are unique to the output section:

The Block option simply blocks that kind of message of coming through without transforming it into
anything.

Global Scale (Only available for Note Range input): Quantizes the incoming notes to the global
scale, meaning out-of-scale notes will be transposed to the next closest scale note.

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8.5 REPEATER

The Repeater was included in Divisimate

1.0 – it is included in the software to keep
old presets compatible, but anything the
Repeater does can be done with the Arpeg-
giator (and then some). So we consider it
a “Legacy” plugin. The Repeater was built
to add rhythm to static chords. Any notes
routed to this port will be repeated in a set
pattern and tempo which can be adjusted in
a number of ways.

8.5.1 RHYTHM STEPPER

The most important part of the Repeater is the Rhythm Stepper. With the numbered buttons below
you can activate or deactivate single steps by clicking on the buttons. The amount of steps and the
note value of each step can be set below the stepper.

For every active step, the Repeater will play the incoming note once with a certain note velocity
depending on the dynamic scaling source. The slider on the top right adjusts the length of the gener-
ated notes – set all the way to the right, the notes will sound over the full duration of the step, the
further to the left, the shorter and more precise the notes get.

8.5.2 DYNAMIC SCALING AND STEPPER OUT

If the scaling source is set to Dyn. via Key Vel, the stepper will display values between -64 and 64,
centered around 0. The value you set in the stepper will be added or subtracted from the originally
performed note velocity of the note to calculate the final velocity of that step.

If you switch to Dyn. Via CC#, the stepper will change and now display values from 0 to 127. The
original note velocity will now have no impact on the stepper dynamics. Instead you can set absolute
values within the stepper, which will then be scaled by the MIDI controller of your choice. Depending
on the state of your controller, the resulting velocity values will be between 0% and 127% of the
stepper values.

Not every instrument reacts to key velocity though. To accommodate these instruments, we included
the option to mirror the generated velocity values to a CC of your choice. For example if the dynamics
of your instrument are controlled by Expression, you can activate the Stepper out to CC option and
put in CC number 11.

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9. HUMANIZATION
In an ensemble of multiple musicians, no one will play the same note at the exact same moment.
Human inaccuracy is essential to creating a realistic and musical arrangement.

Divisimate contains a Humanization Engine which make sure that no two parts are exactly the same
On the Settings page you will find four sliders:

Note Timing: The Humanization Engine will randomly delay different notes on different ports. This
slider controls the amount of that randomization in percent.

Velocity: Every note velocity is added or subtracted a random number. This slider controls the amount
of that randomization in percent.

CC Timing: Every port receives a quasi-random static value by which all controller data on this port
will be delayed. This slider scales these random values in percent. CC64 (Sustain Pedal) and UAC
(CC32) are by default exempt from this randomization.

CC Val.: Every port receives a quasi-random static value which will subtracted or added to any
controller data on sent to this port. This slider scales these values in percent. CC64 (Sustain Pedal)
and UAC (CC32) are by default exempt from this randomization.

The Humanization values are global controls, meaning they will not change when you switch presets.
They will be saved as your preference when you close Divisimate.

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10. PERFORM PAGE

10.1 PERFORM VIEW

The Perform View is the place where you can organize your orchestration presets and quickly change
between them. On each page it features 20 pads. By default there are five pages of pads you can
fill with your favorite presets and flip through them by dragging the panels to the sides or clicking the
points at the bottom of the page.

10.1.1 EDITING PERFORM PADS

Right click on a panel to edit its content. Here you can Assign an existing Preset, Create a New
Preset to assign to this slot, or clear the contents of this particular slot with Clear Slot. The latter will
not delete the preset, only remove it from this particular slot. If there is already a preset assigned, you
will also be able to choose Set as default preset which will save this preset as the default preset for
the current performance. More about this under -> Default Presets.

And finally you have the option to transform the current pad into a multipad with the Create Multipad
option. More on Multipads later.

Once you have assigned your favorite presets, you can quickly switch between them by clicking on
the slots and perform different orchestrations back-to-back.

If you try to switch presets while you are playing, Divisimate will switch presets based on the Preset
Change preferences of the current Performance specified on the Performance Settings.

As a quicker way to fill up your perform page, you can drag and drop presets from your finder/
explorer to the pads on the perform page. Try it – it makes a big difference.

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10.1.2 REORDERING PERFORM PADS

If you want to change the position of the presets on the perform pad you can click and drag each
preset to a different slot. By default there is a short delay before a preset can be dragged (to distin-
guish between drag&drop and swiping operations). You can hold Cmd on Mac / Ctrl on Windows to
drag and drop presets on the perform pages instantly without delay.

If you drag a preset to the right or left border of the window, you can also move presets between
pages.

If you drop a preset onto a pad that already has a preset

assigned, a dialogue will open to let you choose what opera-
tion should be performed. You can Cancel the operation if you
dropped the preset by mistake.

The Switch option will place the dragged preset at this slot and the already assigned preset will take
the original place of the former. So essentially the two presets will swap positions on the page.

And finally Replace will just replace the existing preset in this slot.

10.2 MULTIPADS

Multipads are a way to assign multiple presets to a single perform pad and switch between them
based on dynamic parameters.

You can create a Multipad on an empty slot or transform a slot with an assigned preset into a
Multipad. In the latter case the assigned preset will be directly moved into the multipad editor.

10.2.1 MULTIPAD EDITOR

The Multipad editor looks like a little

perform page with just 9 pads. Presets
can be assigned to and moved around
the slots just like on the perform page.
On the X and Y axis of the multipad there
is a panel that is populated with different
sliders depending on the number of preset
on the slots. At the outer end of each panel
you can specify the condition that should
be used to switch between presets on the
respective axis.

You can choose on each axis between Velocity, Note, Top Note, Lowest Note, CC and Pitch Bend.

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When more than one preset is present in the Multipad Editor, sliders will appear on the x- and y-axis
based on the number of rows or colums that are occupied by presets. The sliders can be moved
freely across the value range to specify the exact threshold at which the preset should switch to the
next. When a threshold is crossed, the Multipad will immediately switch to the designated slot.

On the top right you can select the Preset Transition Mode, choosing between Merge, Overlap and
Retrigger. See the chapter on the Performance Settings where we go into detail how these work.
This selection is exclusive to the Multipad

On the bottom of the Multipad Editor you can exlude the Low and Melody Range or the Voices from
triggering conditions like Velocity or Top Note. So if e.g. you only want notes in the Low Range to
switch the preset based on velocity, you can do so by deactivating the Voices and Mel button.

You can save presets for the multipad editor through the menu in the top center of the editor. This
does not save the presets alongside the multipad, but merely the references to presets and their
configuration in the Multipad. The same presets can be assigned to multiple Multipads or to a regular
Perform Pad and a Multipad at the same time.

10.2.2 EDITING ORCHESTRATIONS IN A MULTIPAD

As this is a very essential part of the workflow for Multipads, there are a few special functions that we
have built in combination with the Multipad Editor to make your life easier.

While the automatic switching is useful once it’s set up, it also prevents you from auditioning and
editing your orchestrations freely. With the power button on the bottom left of the Multipad Editor you
can suspend the automatic switching and audition your presets as is. This way the slots in the editor
are just a little Perform Page.

If you double click on a preset within a Multipad Editor, or hit the [Tab] key, Divisimate will jump to the
orchestrate page and at the same time suspend the multipad for as long as you are on the orches-
trate page. You can edit your preset and return to the perform page, where you will find the Multipad
Editor still open and active again. If you make any changes to your orchestration without saving,
the Multipad Editor will warn you before automatically loading another preset. Once all changes are
either saved or discarded, everything is back on autopilot again.

10.3 PERFORMANCES

The layout of presets assigned to the pads in the perform view are saved in Performances, which can
be saved and recalled through the Performance Manager and the Performance Quickload.

This way you can have different selections and layouts of presets at your fingertips for different situa-
tions. For example you can set up Performances to use with specific templates or tailor the layout of
presets to a single project.

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10.3.1 PERFORMANCE QUICK LOAD

On the top left of the Perform View there is a dropdown

menu that is the entry to managing your Performances.
Here all performances assigned to the quickload slots can
be loaded immediately with one click. Empty slots will be
hidden, unless they are inbetween two slots that have a
preset assigned. If there are no Performances attached to
the quickload, this menu will only offer the option “Manage”,
which will open the Performance Manager.

10.3.2 PERFORMANCE MANAGER

In the Performance Manager window you will find the

Quickload Menu Slots at the left and a list of all saved
Performances on the right. Drag and Drop a perfor-
mance from the right column to the left to assign it to a
specifc quickload slot.

The currently loaded Performance will be printed bold,

while the temporary selection is highlighted blue. Press
the enter key or click Load to load the current selection.

Use the Create New button to create a new, empty

performance to start with a completely blank perform
page.

As you hover over a performance you will see a little X symbol on the right of the line. Clicking the X
in the Quickload column will remove this performance from this quickload slot. Clicking the X in the
All Saved Performances column will open a dialogue to permanently delete this performance from
your machine.

Double-click on a performance’s name to edit it.

10.3.3 DEFAULT PRESETS

Every performance can have a dedicated default preset. When Divisimate is opened, or a perfor-
mance is newly loaded, it will automatically load the default preset associated with the Performance.
Also the New option on the Orchestrate Page will automatically reset your orchestration back to your
default preset. So it makes sense to define your default preset as you preferred starting point or a
blank slate.

There are two places where you can set a default preset. On the Orchestrate Page you can save
the current preset as the default preset by using the Save as Default... option. You can also define a
default preset by right clicking on a preset on a Perform Pad and choose Set as default.

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10.3.4 EXPORT/IMPORT PERFORMANCES

The Export/Import options are a convenient way to move the entirety of a Performance between two
machines and share it with other musicians. When you export a Performance using this function, all
presets mapped within the Performance will be included along with the layout, default preset and all
other settings in one self-contained file with the extension *.dpfe.

If you import an exported performance into Divisimate, all included presets will be placed in a
dedicated subfolder, and the performance becomes available in the Performance Manager.

10.4 PERFORMANCE SETTINGS

The Performance Settings window can be accessed by clicking the gear icon next to the Perfor-
mance Quickload. It contains settings that are specific to the current performance and will apply to all
orchestrations while that performance is loaded.

10.4.1 GENERAL

In the General tab there are three essential settings.

Performance Name allows you to rename the current performance quickly.

Number of Pages allows you to customize the number of pages on your perform page. The maximum
of 20 pages gives you up to 400 perform pads to fill – or you can build a smaller performance without
a bunch of empty pages at the end.

Global Keyswitch Area allows you to specify a note range on

the keyboard that will be sent to all routed ports of any orches-
tration within the performance. These notes will be sent through
unaltered by any plugins directly to the routed instruments to
quickly and reliably switch articulations without cluttering up the
Orchestrate Page or occupying the Low Range. On the keyboard
the Keyswitch Area is displayed in light green color.

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0.4.2 HUMANIZATION

In the Humanization tab you have the option to override the global Humanization values specified in
the Global Settings. If you have a template or performance that relies heavily on very specific human-
ization values, you can make sure those are recalled each time you load the performance.

10.4.3 PRESET CHANGE

The Preset Change tab lets you specify the behaviour of how presets should change when notes
are still playing. In Divisimate 1.0 preset could only change when all notes and the sustain pedal was
released, and would wait in a suspended state for that event.

You can activate this behaviour with the first switch on this tab. Since this was the default behaviour
on Divisimate 1, all legacy performances will have this option activated for backwards compatibility.

If this switch is turned off however, presets will be changed immediately as they are selected on
the perform page. The Transition Behaviour lets you choose between three different modes how
currently playing notes should be treated in the event of a preset change.

Retrigger: All currently playing notes are stopped immediately in the old orchestration and retrig-
gered entirely, including the last received CC values, within the new orchestration

Merge: The new orchestration is triggered immediately with all currently playing notes and last
received CC values. Notes from the previous orchestrations are stopped if they are not present on

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the same instruments in the new orchestration as well. So essentially: Common notes are continued,
everything else is retriggered.

Overlap: Currently playing notes continue playing in the old orchestration. Any new notes played after
the preset change will be performed by the new orchestration. This applies to arpeggiators as well,
continuing the pattern of the old preset until the notes are released while you can already play the
new orchestration on top.

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11. APP
This Perform View is of course only useful if you have Divisimate in the foreground on your computer
– and moving the mouse and clicking on a preset mid-performance is not very intuitive.

That’s why we created a remote control app for iOS and Android which can control the Perform View,
Power and Bypass Buttons to make it easier to work with Divisimate.

The app can be downloaded for free in the App Store and on Google Play.

The app connects to the host Divisimate via WIFI. This means, that your device and your instance of
Divisimate have to be connected to the same network in order to connect with each other.

When you open the app, it will show the Network Setup window. If there is an compatible instance of
Divisimate in the same network, the app will show the respective IP address with a symbol.

By tapping that symbol, the app will connect to the host and show all corresponding presets and
pages. If you are unsure if you are connecting to the correct address, you can open the “Remote
Setup” tab on the settings page of the main app to display all ip addresses belonging to your host
machine.

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12. MIDI REMOTE
We know that the different ways of working on music are very individual, so next to the app remote
we also included the possibility to change presets on the perform page using MIDI values.

When Divisimate receives CC31 or Program Change between 1 and 100 from any input device, it
will load a preset corresponding to the value. The same is true for the values 101-110 and the perfor-
mance quickload slots. There are a few other that can be accessedby MIDI Remote, so here’s a full
list:

Program Change / CC31 Value Action

1-100 Perform Pads 1-100
101-110 Performance Quickload Slot 1-10
121 Power on
122 Power Off
123 Bypass On
124 Bypass Off
125 Set Divisi Mode: Top Down
126 Set Divisi Mode: Bottom Up
127 Set Divisi Mode: Fill Voices

If you usually use CC31 or Program Change

differently and this functionality gets in the way
of you usual workflow, you can turn off this MIDI
Remote functionality for each kind of value on the
Remote Setup page, which can be found on the
bottom of the settings page.

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13. KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
General

Action Win Mac

Save as Ctrl+Shift+S Cmd+Shift+S
Save Preset Ctrl+S Cmd+S
New Preset Ctrl+N Cmd+N
Load/Open Preset Ctrl+O Cmd+O
Manage Preset Ctrl+M Cmd+M
Bypass on/off B B
Power on/off Esc Esc
Set number of voices Number Row 1-8 Number Row 1-8
Switch to Perform Page Tab Tab
Close Window Esc Esc
Bypass Plugin Slot Ctrl+Click Cmd+Click
Duplicate Plugin (Orchestrate Alt+Click/Drag Alt+Click/Drag
Page)
Skip Plugin Override Warning Shift + Drag&Drop Shift+Drag&Drop
Instant Drag & Drop (Perform Cmd+Click/Drag Cmd+Click/Drag
Page)
Change Pages (Perform Page) Arrow Keys Arrow Keys
Manage Performance (Perform Cmd+Alt+M Ctrl+Alt+M
Page)

Plugins & Editors

Action Win Mac

Trigger Plugin: Multi-Select Alt+Click / Shift+Click Alt+Click / Shift+Click
Lines
Multipad: Save Multipad Preset Ctrl+S Cmd+S
Multipad: Empty Multipad Ctrl+N Cmd+N
Multipad: Open Multipad Preset Ctrl+O Cmd+O
Multipad: Edit Current Preset Tab Tab
Arpeggiator: Edit all Steps
Ctrl + Click/Drag Cmd + Click/Drag
Arpeggiator: Reset to Default Alt + Click/Drag Alt + Click/Drag
Arpeggiator: Reset all to default Ctrl + Alt + Click/Drag Cmd + Alt + Click/Drag
Arpeggiator: Scale Step Mouse Wheel Mouse Wheel
Arpeggiator: Scale Controller Ctrl + Mouse Wheel Cmd + Mouse Wheel
Lane
Arpeggiator: Suspend Snap to Shift Shift
Step

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