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MIDI Output

RESERVOIR is a MIDI generator — it produces MIDI note and CC data that you route to instruments in your DAW.

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Real-Time Output

RESERVOIR outputs MIDI in real-time, synchronized to your DAW’s transport:

• Note On/Off messages for each generated event across all active layers
• Continuous Controller data from the Expression system (CC1, CC2, CC11, CC21, CC71, CC72, CC73, CC74, CC76, CC77)
• Pitch Bend for vibrato (or per-note in MPE mode)
• Channel Aftertouch following the Dynamics envelope

All timing is PPQ-based (pulses per quarter note), ensuring perfect sync with DAW tempo changes, time signature changes, and transport jumps.

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Per-Layer Channel Routing

Each of the 12 layers can be routed to its own MIDI channel (1–16). This lets you split layers across multiple instruments in your DAW using channel-based routing — for example, layers 1–4 to a drum instrument on channel 10, layers 5–8 to a pad on channel 1, layers 9–12 to a bass on channel 2. In MPE Mode, layers automatically allocate channels for per-note expression following the MPE specification.

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Standalone GM Synth

In Standalone mode, RESERVOIR includes a built-in General MIDI synthesizer. You can:

• Pick from 128 GM instruments via the Instrument parameter
• Hear sound immediately without any external software
• Layer 10 is automatically routed to GM drums

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Transport Sync

In Standalone mode, RESERVOIR uses an internal clock at a configurable BPM. Toggle Generation On to start/stop.

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MIDI Export

The Export button writes the current or most recent generation to a standard MIDI file. The export produces one track per active layer, preserving the polyphonic structure for editing in your DAW.

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Duration Modes

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MIDI Program Change

When enabled, incoming MIDI program change messages switch the active preset. This allows external controllers, hardware sequencers, or other plugins to select RESERVOIR presets via standard MIDI.