Ultimately RapidComposer isn't for everyone. You'll still ultimately have to export the generated standard MIDI file from RapidComposer and import it into your DAW's arrangement, but at least you can have both programs working at once. This is one of the features we found most exciting, as it puts the power of musically intelligent MIDI editing right inside your production environment of choice. On the other side of the coin, RapidComposer also comes in a VST plug-in version, so you can use it from within your DAW. Notably, keyswitch compatibility has been implemented for a selection of popular ROMplers, so you can easily write articulations into your compositions and hear how they sound immediately. We tested it with a number of synths and didn't have any problems, but the developers have warned that some third-party plug-ins might not work. The playback of your composition is voiced through a selection of SoundFonts by default, but RapidComposer is also a VST host.
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It's jam-packed full of sophisticated tricks and features to help you compose better music. The nuances of RapidComposer have been tweaked to satisfy a composer - from the generating of phrases and variations, to the library of chords and the drag-and-drop interface. Once you have the workflow down, though, it's incredibly freeing and when you find yourself making complex edits by second nature, then its value becomes obvious. If you go into it expecting RapidComposer to work like Logic or Cubase, then you're likely to find yourself confused: it definitely requires a fresh perspective and an open mind. Initially, we were quite stunned by how differently RapidComposer operates in comparison to a regular DAW - it looks like a DAW, but it's not a DAW. Once you're working with phrases, you can do all manner of useful things to them, changing the voicing, inversion or rhythm, perhaps - all the while confined to the boundaries of the Master Track's scale and chord (unless you specify otherwise). Things get a little wilder when you get into using the Generator, which is actually capable of coming up with new musical phrases based on your specifications.
So where do the phrases come from? You can simply play them in via MIDI, create a new phrase with the Phrase Editor, or select one from a huge library of ready-made examples.
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