Elektron Musical Instruments

I had just sent a suggestion to the guys at elektron for a new MIDI mode 
which would use only one channel.  The controllers would be set up to map to 
the actual buttons on the MD instead of having a controller for EVERY 
machine parameter spread across 4 channels, you would have 8 controllers for 
the parameter knobs, 1 controller for the [SYNTHESIS/EFFECTS/ROUTING] 
button, 1 controller for the SOUND SELECT KNOB, etc...  Then you would 
record or send the actual button sequences to get to what to what you needed 
to control.

You of course would still have the option to have the MIDI setup the way it 
is right now also.

This is the way the Yamaha DX100 works (in sysex), it is a bit wierd at 
first, but it would make things alot lighter on the MIDI control side.

cheers
ripe


>From: "Anthony Justman" <ajj@...>
>Reply-To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com
>To: <elektron-users@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: [elektron] Re: recording MD to a sequencer.
>Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2002 14:46:58 -0700
>
>I always record CC info on a separate track anyway
>
>the reasons for that are multiple:  with cubase's piano roll (key edit, I 
>think), you have to split the screen between the actual piano roll and the 
>space below for controller info.  Using a separate track allows you to 
>allocate all the space to controller info so you don't have to redo it 
>everytime you go into the track.  also, if you need to chop up a track or, 
>more likely, hate the whole thing, you can just delete the CC info without 
>deleting your notes.  and with MD's MIDI implementation you have to, at 
>least for those controllers that use the three channels other than the one 
>used for note on/off information.


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