Great news, thanks Paul. Sounds like a great combo, being able to record external tweaks via the Cirklon. Very excited. I just paid off the Moog Voyager XL just minutes ago and am looking at the Vermona DRM1 MK3 as well, so the Cirklon will certainly give them a smashing! Cheers Steve G --- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, Paul Nagle <softroom@...> wrote: > > On 13/09/2011 00:39, digitalbunny81 wrote: > > Ahh ok, > > Thanks Paul > > So just to get my head around this (i've been skimming the manual, but haven't really got my head around this sort of part) - can you have the 'mixer' page open at the same time as changing parts/patterns etc? That would indeed make an external box redundant... as long as you can freely assign CC's, as you say there's an issue with controlling your octatrack. > > There's no issue controlling my Octatrack, in fact some operations are > slicker using Cirklon than from the Octatrack's own controls (e.g. > Cirklon has true independent track lengths, something Octatrack doesn't, > yet). > Cirklon's mixer can stay open as scenes change but if you need to > manually change a pattern you currently need to leave the mixer page. > Similarly to access the track values you currently need to get to the > track and page for the values you want in order to tweak the encoders. > > I have a couple of MIDI controllers routed permanently through Cirklon > to a specific synth and hardware looper (Repeater) and those controllers > give me instant access regardless of Cirklon's pages - a technique I > think that will always be useful even as Cirklon's control powers grow. > I can record a new Cirklon pattern with controller tweaks in it at any > time, which is rather lovely also. > > > More info on the bitstream: http://www.waveidea.com/en/products/bitstream_3x/ > > Looks a wicked controller - I seem to recall the SOS review now you > mention it. > > -- > Paul > --- > http://www.softroom.co.uk > http://paulnagle.bandcamp.com/ ** live album available ** >
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Re: Cirklon + Midi fader/knobby box?
2011-09-13 by digitalbunny81
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