Posted by: Toby

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I was just sitting in Category Search on the M8X for the BRASS section with the AUDITION button pressed listening to each of the performances for a few seconds looking for something interesting.

Boy did I find it! When I got to the Scott's Teacher audition I couldn't stop laughing. I'm still trying to figure out what the audition is doing.

The MS master and Arp master switches are both OFF and it is just a one part performance with 6 velocity mapped elements.

The Super Knob lights are twirling some and the sound is just so funny.

Turns out that performance in on the original Montage and Modx also.

Does anyone have an idea what the audition might be doing. They must have programmed in some automated parameter changes for the Super Knob because you can see it and the 1st five common knob lights changing.

I associated it with the how the teachers and adults sounded like on the old Charlie Brown shows. The shows used a muted trumpet to produce it. Why it’s called “Scott’s” I’m not sure. Here’s an example. 
https://youtu.be/CxC_AjFxS68?feature=shared

My guess is "Scott" refers to the sound designer who may be Scott Plunkett.

Auditions can play back every gesture just like MIDI record (Performance recorder) can.  Auditions do not need to use any automation (Superknob or MS Lanes) to modulate values.  The knobs can be moved through SysEx or CC messages embedded in Audition MIDI files.  

In other words, auditions can simulate manually moving Superknob, ribbon, pitch bend, mod wheel, pressing buttons, etc.

You'll notice you can record a MIDI file that documents scene changes.  Then if you try to convert this to an arpeggio, you'll get a "No Data ..." error.  This is because arps don't let you save scene changes and they are filtered out resulting in the No Data message.   When you play this MIDI file with the recorder you see the scenes changing so you know there is data.   Auditions are therefore more flexible than Arps in what is documented.  And of course Auditions can trigger Arps and MS Lanes if desired.

My guess is "Scott" refers to the sound designer who may be Scott Plunkett.

That would be a good guess and be in line with the tie in Christopher said about the Charlie Brown show.

On the plus side I haven't seen anyone complain about not being able to play that performance and get the same sound the AUDITION produces.