Hello, is there anyone using the retrokits cables with Digitakt and has been able to use the ARP mode? I am assuming that in this latest update you can chose between the POLY mode (Channel 9), Euclidian mode (Channel 10), and ARP mode (Channel 11). I cannot get anything from the ARP, and I might be missing something basic. The Euclidian is just amazing! it turns the DIGITAKT into an instant rhythm machine, adding even more to an already fantastic Fab box
Arp is turned off per default. Itās mentioned in your link.
You need to set the Arp channel in your browser. If you connect your DT and use chrome you will see the interface showing up at the bottom of your linked page.
Yeah, if anyone figures out how to turn on the Arp outside a browser connection, Iād love to hear about it.
Iāve never been able to successfully establish a connection with the gear I have. The default device-only PC and CC implementation seems good for the Poly and Euclidean modes, but seemed not quite complete for Arp unless Iām missing somethingā¦
I have been travelling and cannot reprogram the Retrokits without a proper MIDI interface. I will report back in a couple of days after testing activating the ARP feature
second line:
ARP_CH = MIDI channel for Arpeggiator control (default=0; off)
This needs to be set up in the browser window interface on the same site at the bottom.
The UI becomes visible when the retrokits cable is connected.
You will need chrome for that.
yes by default the arp is off, we thought it would occupy even another MIDI channel for this extra which you could perhaps also āemulateā on the DT itself so we kept it optional. (The arp also needs a midi clock from the digitakt to function by the way, but then again, also does the euclid generator)
To activate the ARP you need to set it to a channel (ARP_CH which is indeed done with the browser) After that the ARP can be controlled with the CCās. Iām not quite sure how I can make ARP_CH available through the Digitakt controls. CC77 is tempting but the RK002 would initially need to scan all MIDI channels on this controller to de/activate ARP. Preferably it would also be an input which is not so variable as a controller since there are only 16 valuesā¦
I meant once you activated arp choosing a channel between 1-16, CC70 can also turn it on/off, so there are different things to check. I suppose CC70 default state is different from 0 though.
(EDIT : Arp seems set to off by default, CC 70 value below 25)
So I made it work, apparently CC70 value has to be 25 or above, otherwise itās off. Seems off beat. Checking settingsā¦there is clock length, but I donāt know the valuesā¦seem to change every 3 incrementsā¦
Also random randomize note values. Should randomize note order, as regular arps.
Is there any possibility you could make the code for the Polymux available? I would like to change a few things here and there for my purposes, i.e. note allocation, parametrized base channel via CCā¦
Seems already the case. And there is a beta editing page, but @grit will tell you more about itā¦ @orionka my bad, this script doesnāt seem editableā¦
Thanks for confirming! Iād been wondering if an undocumented āextraā CC message in the Arpās channel might toggle this flag. (Iād gone in thinking the Arp would be activated on channel 11 by default.)
(Iāve been unable to make a browser connection at all with my gear, Iād hoped that using a usb-to-midi cable chained to a Digitaktās midi thru would give both sysex and power, but apparently not.)
Wasnāt the primary reason I bought it, though I had wondered about programming it further myself. Euclid and Poly work fine because of the complete midi-only implementationā¦
The code is downloadable, but we have the ācloud duyāsā in development now which also allows for changes like this and have an online compiler (no need to install the arduino IDE anymore, compilation can be done from the browser) with this link you can see the updated DT firmware compiled from within the browser. if you click away the pop-in window you can also click on a link to go to the online compiler:
There are also a couple of alternatives to Retrokits (great products): first option is to try digitakt in loopback mode - midi out into midi in - . This open up a lot more possibilities, much more control on parameters, and it is free!
Second option is for Novation launchpad owners: install a custom firmware into Launchpad, this in order to control scales, chords, arps and dozen more features via midi on Digitakt.
