Elektron-Users

A static midi machine (more than 4 bars midi) ?
hi , really i just want it doing what it was advertised as doing but seeing as everyone is asking i thought i should stick my oar in . i know nothing about the architecture of this machine but i thought it would be great if u could stream midi off the card the way the static machines do, as in longer than 4 bars to outside midi gear and if possible to its own sequencer too . Would this be feasible cause it would result in a seriously less restricted the machine and its probably not that far off technically what is possible / easy ? The static machine go past 4 bars why not a static midi machine Akai been doing this for a long time now not to talk about computers , etc , etc . Maybe a (simple even) Octatrack native midi editor tacked onto C6 ?
And roll on OS V1 ASAP please ! I knew it'd be not finished but half built is a bit mad(from my perspective) . I'm trusting Elektron on the pretext that they are instrument builders not a consumer technology company . i hope I'm right . Its a very interesting / cool piece of kit by the way . I'm down with working with restriction , you get more out of less that way but don't over limit it tho , the music tech bar is set very high these days !

neilbaldwin wrote:
Rusty wrote:
Midi file import.

(already requested this to Elektron)

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Say what!?
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Hey, not all of us are going to / want to use the OT as the heart of our setup.

I got the OT to be my main sequencer / sampler to drive my live rig, and to use as an additional tool in the studio. It's not the centrepiece, and it's not the be all and end all.

I don't think I have much interest in diligently reprogramming all my synth parts onto the OT's midi tracks when they become available.

Importing/Exporting of midi files is basic sequencer functionality, so why not?

I think I posted it already somewhere, but I have my concerns about the octatrack.

When you see the pictures in the manual showing how to hook the OT up, its either as the centerpiece / audio hub, an FX box or a DJ tool.

I miss having the ability to route the tracks to the outputs. When I ordered the octatrack the site told me it had 4 outputs (2 stereo).
No real info about two outputs being wasted (in my opinion) as CUE outs, without the option to freely assign tracks them to either the normal or the CUE outs.
Also it would be neat if you can decide where the CUE audio signal is routed to.
I'd prefer to have the CUE routed to the headphone output for example, thus freeing the four outputs to use them on the mixer.

just my two eurocents

.R

RobbieNerve wrote:
I think I posted it already somewhere, but I have my concerns about the octatrack.

When you see the pictures in the manual showing how to hook the OT up, its either as the centerpiece / audio hub, an FX box or a DJ tool.

I miss having the ability to route the tracks to the outputs. When I ordered the octatrack the site told me it had 4 outputs (2 stereo).
No real info about two outputs being wasted (in my opinion) as CUE outs, without the option to freely assign tracks them to either the normal or the CUE outs.
Also it would be neat if you can decide where the CUE audio signal is routed to.
I'd prefer to have the CUE routed to the headphone output for example, thus freeing the four outputs to use them on the mixer.

just my two eurocents

.R

i feel really strongly about the output handling of the Octatrack and sent Elektron an email. I hope they change things. I'd encourage you to write an email explaining how you would like to use the OT and why the current routing options don't work.

M

Hi PT

already did that and I personally would like to have the same flexibility the monomachine has , got a reply they understood what I meant.

It's just crazy such a flexible machine is totally inflexible concerning assigning tracks to outputs.
It's like buying a new car, and the heating can only be off or on, nothing in between..

Ah well, I have faith in elektron and I guess it will be changed in a newer OS sometime.

and I'm a bit impatient for the midi machines / midi slave abilities. For me this would be the moment I am in business with the OT, and I can slave it to my MPC2500 .

.R

i'm confused, i hold cue+track button and it assigns that track to cue out. pretty straight forward. i do wish the cue out would run thru some "copy" of the master-out channel (track 8).... can u guys talk more about what's wrong w/ the cue out functionality?

i believe if you bring up the mixer pane you can choose whether the headphones listens to cue or master or a mix of both.... will turn on octa later to confirm that.

Yeah, you can kinda use the cue as an alt stereo out as it is, but I admit before I found out I was like WTF? But a proper option would be nice. Then with panning you could have 4 mono.

@daren and @dog

I know the cue trick but you cant mute a track that's routed to CUE like you mute normal tracks.
I'm hoping for a solution not a ducktape-paperclip-chewinggum workaround

.R

Not sure if it has been posted yet or if it's possible but it would be cool to make groove templates from analyzing audio like you can do in DAWs. I'd imagine it would be a matter of applying the slicing of a sample, saved as a midi pattern, to the swing of a track, or something along those lines. You can do a lot with the micro-timing but I'm a drummer and would love to add my own feel (or perhaps some other drummer's) to the patterns I make with the OT.

The OT NEEDS "Per-Track-Accent-Tracks", urgently! Right now there isn't any accent functionality as it seems