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Midi CC Step Automation for External Synths

Discussion in 'MASCHINE Area' started by hubiedubie, May 23, 2013.

  1. hubiedubie

    hubiedubie NI Product Owner

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    If I have macros assigned to midi CCs to control parameters of external synths. If i put in step automation (parameter locks in Elektron-land). Does this get sent through Maschine's midi out?
    I can see that the step automation works but I can't confirm whether it's coming through the midi out?
     
    hubiedubie, May 23, 2013
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  2. theinvis

    theinvis NI Product Owner

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    What does it sound like
     
    theinvis, May 23, 2013
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  3. hubiedubie

    hubiedubie NI Product Owner

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    Ha - I can't tell you because I don't have any external synths yet. But I'm about to buy a Minitaur so I just want to know if it works:)
     
    hubiedubie, May 23, 2013
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  4. timmytimkins

    timmytimkins NI Product Owner

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    Unfortunately Maschine won't send cc that way. Midi out module only sends note, pitchbend and mod wheel and midi control mode sends cc but not the sequencer so it works like a padkontrol in that mode. It's a real bummer that Maschine software doesn't send cc, It sends midi notes out but not CC?. I wanted to use Maschine mostly to sequence my Hardware but it's just not very good for that. I use an Octatrack for that instead, Much better. The new Akai Renaissance controllers have extensive midi out capabilities that work really well also.
     
    timmytimkins, May 24, 2013
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  5. theinvis

    theinvis NI Product Owner

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    As do the other akai mpcs that were made probably before the devs of maschine were born :( And they say the past is dead.... Long live the past.
     
    theinvis, May 24, 2013
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  6. hubiedubie

    hubiedubie NI Product Owner

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    That's a large omission, and deceptive - i did a test and mapped the macros to MIDI CC in midi out mode. You can actually set different CC values for each step in the sequence...so it's allowing you to set them but not sending them to the midi output. That's worse than not allowing you to set them at all!
     
    hubiedubie, May 24, 2013
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  7. timmytimkins

    timmytimkins NI Product Owner

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    Yeah It's a huge omission. Not being able to sequence CC's with the rest of Maschine sequencer is a big disappointment for me. It's like the midi out module in the Maschine software is only Half midi and I had to rely on another host to sequence hardware with machine which to me made using Maschine bothersome as I ended up just using Battery or Reaktor for my drums. If the Maschine software was updated to being able to sequence CC's even on just the macro's it would make Maschine a lot more useful live and in the studio. Though per sound CC mapping would be best.
     
    timmytimkins, May 24, 2013
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