===== Articulations (Full Edition Only) =====

Articulations specify how individual notes are to be performed within a phrase or passage.

Articulations are described in an editable text file with **.rcCTRL** extension in one of these locations:\\ 
Windows: ''C:\Users\<user name>\Documents\RapidComposerV3\DB''\\ 
OS X: ''~\Documents\RapidComposerV3\DB''\\ 

Each library or virtual instrument requires such an **.rcCTRL** file that defines the possible articulations, arranged in groups.

An articulation can be a key-switch or a controller value change or both. It can be assigned to a phrase, or individual phrase notes, or even a track can have its default articulation.


E.g. if you open “Garritan Personal Orchestra 4.rcCTRL” you’ll see that there are articulations with just key-switch or controller change or with both as in\\ 
''group="GPOSoloStrings"; articulation="Legato"; keyswitch="C-1"; ctrl=68; ctrlval=127;''

**Explanation**:\\ 
''"group"'': articulation group\\ 
''"articulation"'': articulation name\\ 
''"keyswitch"'' (//together with// ''"keyvelocity"''//, optional//): specify keyswitch note as note name (C4=MIDI note 60) or MIDI note number (0-127)\\ 
''"keyvelocity"'' (//together with// ''"keyswitch"''//, optional//): specify note on velocity for the key switch (0 is a note off event!)\\
''"ctrl"'' (//together with// ''"ctrlval"''//, optional//): MIDI controller number (0-127)\\ 
''"ctrlval"'' (//together with// ''"ctrl"''//, optional//): MIDI controller value (0-127)\\ 

The author will gladly help to create an articulations definition file, assuming there is a specification.