Elektron Musical Instruments

Yes,  this was the reason I didn't suggest NRPN, since the added complexity 
and controller resolution would not add much benefit in terms of usability.

My suggestion was trying to reduce the need for 4 MIDI channels (not MIDI 
bandwidth), and also to make it possible to have a standard controller box 
(PC1600, control freak, etc) control all MD parameters from a single 
'preset'.  You could also record an entire editing 'session' via MIDI and 
every single button push would be recorded, including pressing the step 
triggers, and somehow parameter locks (parameter knob presses).

The current setup needs ((8 x 3) x 16) = 384 controllers just for the 
parameter knobs for each machine, which can't be easily set up in a 
controller box without creating up a bunch of different presets for each 
different machine of the kit.

My scheme would only need 10 controllers to get the same control over the 
parameter knobs (1 for sound selection, 1 for synthesis/LFO/routing, 8 for 
the parameter knobs) and it would only take up one MIDI channel.  If this 
was also implemented in conjunction with the suggested custom knob 'page' 
that would allow a user defined group of knob parameters, then you could get 
away with using the eight parameter knob controllers for these custom 
controls also.  In addition Elektron could provide a MIDI LOCAL ON/OFF 
function to ensure that the control is always on the right page (pressing 
buttons on the MD while using the MIDI control could cause things to get 
messed up because the controllers would be changing the wrong parameters)

cheers
ripe


>From: kevin montuori <montuori@...>
>Reply-To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com
>To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [elektron] Re: recording MD to a sequencer.
>Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2002 10:36:52 -0400
>
> >>>>> mrhardacid  writes:
>
>   m> I don't know why they didn't just program it to use
>   m> non-registered parameters... that would simplify everything, and
>   m> as far as I know every modern sequencer supports them...
>
>      yes, but nrpn is not as trivially (or even at all) possible if
>      you're using a hardware controller.  i'd imagine that many people
>      who enjoy the hands-on aspect of the MD might also shy away from
>      "heavy" computer sequencer programming if they use a c.s. at all.
>
>      cheers,
>      k.
>
>--
>kevin montuori
>


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