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Re: [elektron] Re: Using Machinedrum to Trigger External Sound Modules

Re: [elektron] Re: Using Machinedrum to Trigger External Sound Modules

2003-06-21 by steve bean

this has just become a problem for myself yesterday when my new nord lead 2 
arrived in the mail.  i want to program a midi sequence onto my MD via the 
nord's keyboard... but it wont record the notes.  I could live with using 
the MD's interface to program velocity and aftertouch, but not being able to 
program notes via a keyboard makes the midi machines on the MD pretty much 
useless to me.  who really wants to spend an hour writing one bass line with 
the pitch knob.

guess i have to buy myself a dedicated midi sequencer.


steve



>thanks for the info. can you at least select the midi note you want
>tramsmitted? we couldn;t seem to figure out where to do that.
>
>--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "endlessnessisticman"
><endlessnessisticman@y...> wrote:
> > You can control velocity but it's not like an Akai pad.  The
>sequencer
> > requires alot of programming with a very simple user interface.
>It's
> > not easy but you need patience to program it that way.  The basic
>fact
> > is you can't record velocity and volume in real time.  At least
>that's
> > what I know...  I wish there was more realtime recording.  (My only
> > peave.)
> >
> > --- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "Machine Love"
> > <machinelov@y...> wrote:
> > > I was checking out a friends machinedrum last night and we
>couldn;t
> > > figure out if it was possible to use the machinedrum via MIDI
>to
> > > select midi note numbers on various external sound modules, and
>if
> > > it's possible to control things like velocity and volume too. i
>know
> > > the MIDI control is quite extensive in the other direction, but
>is
> > > anyone using the machinedrum to sequence patterns that are then
> > > triggered by external sound racks?
>

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[elektron] Re: Using Machinedrum to Trigger External Sound Modules

2003-06-21 by analogback

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "steve bean"
<artificialretard@h...> wrote:
> 
> 
> this has just become a problem for myself yesterday when my new nord
lead 2 
> arrived in the mail.  i want to program a midi sequence onto my MD
via the 
> nord's keyboard... but it wont record the notes. 

yea, it never did that. its a little bit sad. kinda puts you off using
it as yur main sequencer. but with a little patience...

 I could live with using 
> the MD's interface to program velocity and aftertouch, but not being
able to 
> program notes via a keyboard makes the midi machines on the MD
pretty much 
> useless to me. 

ok. 


 who really wants to spend an hour writing one bass line with 
> the pitch knob.

thats a long time...dont forget copy paste functions!

> 
> guess i have to buy myself a dedicated midi sequencer.


yea, or just sell eveything and buy a laptop  jajaja!
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> 
> 
> steve
> 
> 
> 
> >thanks for the info. can you at least select the midi note you want
> >tramsmitted? we couldn;t seem to figure out where to do that.
> >
> >--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "endlessnessisticman"
> ><endlessnessisticman@y...> wrote:
> > > You can control velocity but it's not like an Akai pad.  The
> >sequencer
> > > requires alot of programming with a very simple user interface.
> >It's
> > > not easy but you need patience to program it that way.  The basic
> >fact
> > > is you can't record velocity and volume in real time.  At least
> >that's
> > > what I know...  I wish there was more realtime recording.  (My only
> > > peave.)
> > >
> > > --- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "Machine Love"
> > > <machinelov@y...> wrote:
> > > > I was checking out a friends machinedrum last night and we
> >couldn;t
> > > > figure out if it was possible to use the machinedrum via MIDI
> >to
> > > > select midi note numbers on various external sound modules, and
> >if
> > > > it's possible to control things like velocity and volume too. i
> >know
> > > > the MIDI control is quite extensive in the other direction, but
> >is
> > > > anyone using the machinedrum to sequence patterns that are then
> > > > triggered by external sound racks?
> >
> 
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[elektron] Re: Using Machinedrum to Trigger External Sound Modules

2003-06-22 by endlessnessisticman

I'm debating getting a midi sequecer to do live record.  But it's not
hard to program notes in if you remember how you played them.  You
just use the extended mode and step program the midi note with the
knob in the midi machine.

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "steve bean"
<artificialretard@h...> wrote:
> 
> 
> this has just become a problem for myself yesterday when my new nord
lead 2 
> arrived in the mail.  i want to program a midi sequence onto my MD
via the 
> nord's keyboard... but it wont record the notes.  I could live with
using 
> the MD's interface to program velocity and aftertouch, but not being
able to 
> program notes via a keyboard makes the midi machines on the MD
pretty much 
> useless to me.  who really wants to spend an hour writing one bass
line with
Show quoted textHide quoted text
> the pitch knob.
> 
> guess i have to buy myself a dedicated midi sequencer.
> 
> 
> steve
> 
> 
> 
> >thanks for the info. can you at least select the midi note you want
> >tramsmitted? we couldn;t seem to figure out where to do that.
> >
> >--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "endlessnessisticman"
> ><endlessnessisticman@y...> wrote:
> > > You can control velocity but it's not like an Akai pad.  The
> >sequencer
> > > requires alot of programming with a very simple user interface.
> >It's
> > > not easy but you need patience to program it that way.  The basic
> >fact
> > > is you can't record velocity and volume in real time.  At least
> >that's
> > > what I know...  I wish there was more realtime recording.  (My only
> > > peave.)
> > >
> > > --- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "Machine Love"
> > > <machinelov@y...> wrote:
> > > > I was checking out a friends machinedrum last night and we
> >couldn;t
> > > > figure out if it was possible to use the machinedrum via MIDI
> >to
> > > > select midi note numbers on various external sound modules, and
> >if
> > > > it's possible to control things like velocity and volume too. i
> >know
> > > > the MIDI control is quite extensive in the other direction, but
> >is
> > > > anyone using the machinedrum to sequence patterns that are then
> > > > triggered by external sound racks?
> >
> 
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[elektron] Re: Using Machinedrum to Trigger External Sound Modules

2003-06-22 by endlessnessisticman

It really does not take that long to program a bass line on the MD. 
It takes a few seconds per bar.  

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "steve bean"
<artificialretard@h...> wrote:
> 
> 
> this has just become a problem for myself yesterday when my new nord
lead 2 
> arrived in the mail.  i want to program a midi sequence onto my MD
via the 
> nord's keyboard... but it wont record the notes.  I could live with
using 
> the MD's interface to program velocity and aftertouch, but not being
able to 
> program notes via a keyboard makes the midi machines on the MD
pretty much 
> useless to me.  who really wants to spend an hour writing one bass
line with
Show quoted textHide quoted text
> the pitch knob.
> 
> guess i have to buy myself a dedicated midi sequencer.
> 
> 
> steve
> 
> 
> 
> >thanks for the info. can you at least select the midi note you want
> >tramsmitted? we couldn;t seem to figure out where to do that.
> >
> >--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "endlessnessisticman"
> ><endlessnessisticman@y...> wrote:
> > > You can control velocity but it's not like an Akai pad.  The
> >sequencer
> > > requires alot of programming with a very simple user interface.
> >It's
> > > not easy but you need patience to program it that way.  The basic
> >fact
> > > is you can't record velocity and volume in real time.  At least
> >that's
> > > what I know...  I wish there was more realtime recording.  (My only
> > > peave.)
> > >
> > > --- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "Machine Love"
> > > <machinelov@y...> wrote:
> > > > I was checking out a friends machinedrum last night and we
> >couldn;t
> > > > figure out if it was possible to use the machinedrum via MIDI
> >to
> > > > select midi note numbers on various external sound modules, and
> >if
> > > > it's possible to control things like velocity and volume too. i
> >know
> > > > the MIDI control is quite extensive in the other direction, but
> >is
> > > > anyone using the machinedrum to sequence patterns that are then
> > > > triggered by external sound racks?
> >
> 
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