VSampler 3.5 Version history

• Volume reset to 100 instead of 127 (GM mode only!)
• MIDI controller 11 (Expression) supported by default (GM mode only!)
• MIDI controller 7 (Volume) follows logarithmic instead of linear curve (GM mode only!)
• the "MIDI Panic" button (see screenshot) now does a full GM reset incl. instruments reset when in GM mode: MIDI channel 10 to standard drumkit, the other channels to Piano
• to reset controllers and instruments, be sure to click the "MIDI Panic" button before you play the next song

Please note: all those changes only apply to GM mode to not become incompatible with your existing non-GM projects (we'll have a better backward-compatible solution in VSampler 4)
 

• no reset for Volume (#7) and Pan (#10) anymore as suggested by the MMA, if you want to manually reset Volume and Pan click at the little red "MIDI Panic" button in the upper right corner of VSampler (see screenshot above)
• Expression (#11) was initialized with the generic value "0" instead of the Volume-like value "127", which made it impossible to add your own Expression handling at VSamplers "Mod" page because initial value "0" means silence (as long as no Expression value was received, e.g. after loading your library)
  
  Please note:
  In order to stay compatible to your existing VSampler projects, there's still no automatic Expression handling outside of GM mode, but you're free to use the Expression controller for custom Volume modulations. The typical Expression modulation works this way:
  • go to the "Mod" page, click right mousekey, select "Instrument Options" and as the 1st User Controller choose "Expression Coarse" (screenshot)
  • activate a free modulation slot and select "User Controller 1" as source, an available factor (value "1") as factor and "Zone Volume" as target (screenshot)
  • for extended dynamics change the curve type to logarithmic by changing the modulation details (click at the mini-button at the end of your modulation slot): click at the "Curve" button (screenshot) and select the "SoftHAL" preset
  • to have this modulation available for other instruments you should save it as Mod Template, but don't forget to change their instrument options (User Controller 1 = "Expression Coarse") before you apply the template