Portamento
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2019 10:05 am
Please could someone explain how portamento works? I understand portamento is the polyphonic version of glide or slide, where the pitch of a tone is approached from the last played tone's pitch. But how is it done when,say, you play a 5 tone chord, then a 4 tone chord and, while holding it, you add another two notes. This is just one example to illustrate the ambiguity in what is the "previous note" in polyphony.
Is there a standard algo that tells you for each new note where to slide from based on the key pressing history? Some paper where this is explained?
Is there a standard algo that tells you for each new note where to slide from based on the key pressing history? Some paper where this is explained?