Elektron Musical Instruments

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, Dave Dawson <dd1200202@y...> wrote:
> In song mode, can the machinedrum record midi changes using the
> machinedrums internal sequencer? this would be a real plus, and
> I dont know how to do it if its possible. Ie: record midi knob
> tweaks, and then play them back.

you're using the MD to "play" the virus, right? that is, you've
assigned a MIDI machine in the MD to control the virus note sequence.
assuming this, all you have to do is decide what are your six most
favored MIDI controls that you'd like to tweak on the virus and assign
them to CC's on the MIDI machine. then tweak those while the pattern
is recording and it will play them back correctly (assuming your
changes fell where triggering was being done).

now, you'd like to do this in song mode. this IS possible, but the
solution is ugly :-)  for example, if you're talking about having a
pattern repeat 8 times while you tweak the parameters for it...you can
have the MD record these changes as described above; BUT you would
have to use 8 versions of the "base" pattern and have the parameter
changes effect the pattern that they fall on. make sense?

BTW, if you want more than six CC controls for a given MIDI channel
(for example on your virus) then you can just use another MD MIDI
machine assigned to the same channel. this feature can also be used to
increase the polyphony of the MD's external MIDI triggering ability.
(since MD MIDI machines only use monophonic triggering.)

Joe.