Elektron Musical Instruments

I have a gig coming up using the machinedrum and an access
virus. It works great (i hope) but i had a few questions i could
use some help with.

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.

Also, is it possible to string songs together?

This would be much help,

thanks,

Dave

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You have my same set up.  I have never tried to record my virus
movements with the midi machines.  I know they don't record notes. 
Try using the live record on the MD and turning the virus knobs.  If
it does'nt work, it doesn't work.  

Use song edit in the song menu to string patterns.  Function and Kit
button at the same time.  There is no reason to string songs.  

You just have to program it all.  One good plus is using the MD to
tweak another patch in the virus multi-mode.  The MD lfo's can tweak
the virus.  You have to set your most wanted CC#s in the MD midi
machine.  Using the envelope input machine is something I have been
discovering, too.

I don't think it can do the recording, i really wish it could.  

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, Dave Dawson <dd1200202@y...> wrote:

> I have a gig coming up using the machinedrum and an access
> virus. It works great (i hope) but i had a few questions i could
> use some help with.
> 
> 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.
> 
> Also, is it possible to string songs together?
> 
> This would be much help,
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Dave
> 
> =====
> DAEDAU 
> -----------------carbon based
> 
> www.metrotechno.net
> www.mp313.org
> 
> 
> 
> 
> __________________________________
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> Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software
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--- 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.