Hi guys, what are your thoughts on my MIDI-Setup? Is there a good chance to improve my current setup? Any Ideas? How would you wire Octatrack MK1 & MK2, Pisound, Kenton MKII and OP1? I’m so curious.
Cheers, Thomas
Hi guys, what are your thoughts on my MIDI-Setup? Is there a good chance to improve my current setup? Any Ideas? How would you wire Octatrack MK1 & MK2, Pisound, Kenton MKII and OP1? I’m so curious.
Cheers, Thomas
Could you explain a bit more how you want to control everything?
To me, the scheme looks like…
Right?
If it works for you and the OP-1 is your sequencer/keyboard of choice, keep it. I would restructure the layout and use one of the OTs as center unit, but it depends on your goals.
OT: What do use on the PiSound? PureData or other stuff? Any recommendations? Thank you.
I use the Octatrack MKII to control everything and use it as a midi keyboard for commands on MKI and Pisound. The Pi is running Puredata. Kenton Midi is used to send piano roll to UFX2, but I was thinking that this isn’t optimal at all…
What’s the other Octatrack for? Isn’t 1 enough?
What about going from one octatrack into a thru-splitter and from there to all other instruments?
Great idea! The other Octatrack is for even more Samples, I got this instead of the A4 because I’m not that great of a synth programmer and like to work with my software synth-samples.
Is there a good midi splitter you can recommend? Cheers, Thomas
I’ve got an ESI 1 - 4 splitter. But I’m sure you can use Kenton or another one.
In my setup I go from octatrack to splitter and then to 4 synths. With 2 synths I go into a merger and back to octatrack. So I can record midi data in octatrack.
also maybe avoid the thru chain?
I have also two OTs and two synths (a volca keys and a modular with two channels MIDI interface)… the best for me is to use it all with the iConnectivity Mio4. Because I can route anyway I want for different proposes. Even the computer become lot easier the connect and route… clock, control, notes… all easy and fast to change
Another great idea. The network capabilities of the mio are mighty. What is your setup using two OTs? Which machines are you running on your OTs?
I use two OT so I can have more channels and more outs. Some projects I use even 8 outs - especially when I play with bands with lots of instruments. I use almost every machine OT have… lots of static and flex machines, but also thru and neighbor for synth or vocal processing. rarely pickup machine… those I never learn properly how to use it… the OT is great to control other synths by MIDI, so I often use it as a master or center of the setup.
I use a Kenton Thru-12 (not the less expensive but never problem with sync ) to send clock, notes, CC, PgCh […] from OT to 4 synths, 3 drum machines and clock only to 2 effects.