Elektron Musical Instruments

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> From: Joe <jmelnyk@...>
> Reply-To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 12:02:17 -0500
> To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [elektron] Monomachine with computer sequencer
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> I'm glad to see that I could help some of your problems.  Regarding your
> other ones... from your explanation, I gather that you're doing (or want
> to be doing) the following:
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> KB->Logic-> { MnM->Logic, Virus->Logic }
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> where the MnM is sequencing the Virus as well. and the problem is that
> the MnM, in transmitting its note and the notes meant for the Virus, is
> receiving its notes back from Logic and thus creating a loop?
> 

When recording the info from the keyboard, yes.

> if this is the case, my only solution is to:
> 1) turn MIDI echo off for the channels the MnM is listening to (if this is
> possible in Logic)

The MIDI needs to be sent to the autochannel on the MNM in order to record
it. So, turning off the MIDI output from the sequencer isn't the solution
(although easy to do in Logic). The problem arises from the data being
echoed from the MNM and then being sent back again. I think I might be able
to fix it by toggling a setting in Logic, where you tell it not to use a
synth as a 'thru instrument', but it didn't seem to work last night
(although the Chimay might have been competing). And the downside is, that
with all this toggling, it's easy to forget, and then MIDI goes crazy, and
sometimes I lose MIDI altogether and have to play around with OMS to get it
back. So, right now, the direct hookup seems more pleasing.

Especially loving syncing up my evolvers. The sequencers on it are good to
(very different). What they have, lacking in the monomachine, is the ability
to set up 4 sequences of different lengths.

I'm thinking of trying out some warped setup later where I also send MIDI
back from the evolver to the monomachine, so that I can lose myself in
insanity, if I haven't already.

> 2) turn MIDI reception off in the MnM (set the base channel but then set
> the channel span to 0) so that it won't respond to its own notes received
> from Logic
> 

Well, again - the problem arises when recording, so I can't turn MIDI
reception off. 

I really am surprised that there isn't a way to suppress MIDI out on it. It
seems like a standard feature.

> Note that #2 seems to affect the functionality of multi-trig, though.  I
> haven't quite figured this out yet.
> 

Another project for this weekend - I haven't even tried multi-trig yet! Or
many of the other 'advanced' features. Too easy to get hypnotized...





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