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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!



> 
> 
> 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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