When in live record mode I have 16 trigs placed on a 16 step loop. When I live record tweaking the ratio B parameter I get all these interesting effects but when I stop live record and playback the pattern most of the interesting sounds are not recorded and only pitch changes seem to be kept per step. Any ideas as to why this happens? If it helps it seems a lot of the character that’s lost is generated in my effects setup and I know for sure live record is active.
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Automation isn’t as granular as in a DAW…the resolution is per-step
But I’m not using a DAW to get that effect initially. So in other words, if I want to recreate the same effect I have to play it live on the Digitone every time?
Is your LFO on randomize or. Free ?
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Yep, or if you can figure out a way to use the LFO to achieve the same effect. The LFO’s resolution is obviously not restricted to a step
I’m not using an Lfo. I’m in live record mode recording the knob movement of ratio B
Thanks Mekohler, I’ll give that a shot. Still not sure I understand the resolution issue though.
If you do it manually then you have to be very precise… Maybe use a lfo
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It’s a step sequencer, things are recorded “per step”. In a DAW you can get perfectly smooth automation because the resolution is infinite. In a step sequencer the parameter value is stored on each step… so if in the span of a bar you move Ratio B like crazy covering 100’s of values, we can only store 16 of them.
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Ah, now I think I see. So in other words the movement between each step isn’t really recorded, only the value of the knob at its current state when the step is triggered?
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Yep
It would be so great to have it sound like the live recording. I agree the sounds in between steps are so good. Will try the lfo workaround.
I think you can also achieve a higher resolution if you set the pattern scale to x2. But you need to set this before you start building a pattern, otherwise your track will be messed up.
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I’m having a huge problem automating my Digitone from Ableton Live. I’m trying via Overbridge and MIDI CC.
-When I automate overbridge it works for a minute or two and then the digitone completely freezes. If I pull the USB cable it will unfreeze but the lights and display on the Digitone start going a little crazy. I have to power cycle to fix it.
- When I attempt to automate via MIDI it just doesn’t work at all. I can manually move a virtual knob in Ableton and it will move the corresponding parameter on the Digitone but if I draw an automation line for the same knob nothing will happen. Same thing happens if I assign an LFO device.
I have the latest version of Overbridge and Digitone firmware installed and a brand new mac book pro. I cannot figure this one out.
Hve you tried sending midi straight from Ableton to the Digitone? Maybe just take overbridge out of the equation and try that.
I have used ableton with all manner of synths and it always works fine. all you need is the midi chart, which is in the manual.
hope that helps.
I haven’t tried this yet since I’m at work. But record te sequence and automation like you already did. Then set the LFO destination to ratio B, trig mode to half, the waveform to ramp. With the depth you should be able to control how much the ratio goes up or down ( positive or negative) and ofcourse parameter lock it per step.
Ps. You probably have to adjust the speed and multiplier.