Did you do a factory reset after upgrading, it seems to be a common re-occurrence here on the forum. I have the exact same setup as you, I also have the freeze problem, but itās not consistent, I tried using midi-ox to find out if there is an issue with the messages from the OT and all seems to work fine.
I am also considering going back to X.05 or using the MD as master.
I think the upgrades are great and I am grateful for all the work that has been put in. But I would not gig with anything other than the original last OS from Elektron. Meaning that it doesnt have all the features and extra sounds but itās stable, the X firmwares are for the studio so far, or should I say experimental, these are just my 2 cents.
Never got feedback from the CTL-ALL machine rec+hold encoder suggestion.
But I also understand that itās better to have a stable firmware than adding more and moreā¦
Yes, it did for most people in this thread, but sadly I am still having freezes once in a while. My setup is pretty big using lots and lots of midi channel, but all in all the OT is master going to a Kenton through 5 and to the MD, so there should not be a problem, but there is.
This leads me to say that I think itās best to use the X firmware only in the studio, but your case might be different.
I would try with X.07 and a factory reset first of all. Run a test for an hour, if itās working for you, thatās great.
OT has more advanced song mode, if that is what you are going for.
I think most people use the OT as master, but I have used the MD as master for years as well, itās capable indeed.
This is definitely something Iād love to see. Itās the main reason I donāt use the internal sequencer of the Machinedrum. @JustinValer was the first to confirm the bug that I brought up back in 2019 (I hadnāt previously heard anyone mention it, which seems so baffling because it was immediately a problem when I bought my MD).
I donāt think the dev team has mentioned any interest in pursuing that bugfix - so I wouldnāt count on it being fixed/implemented. I think I brought it up a few times here but never got a reply, at least I didnāt see one. Itās great work anyway, I do appreciate the effort thatās gone into it. Iām still on X.04 myselfā¦ the MD freeze stuff people have mentioned keeps me from upgrading further.
Iāve considered moving over to the syntakt, but Iām not sure Iāll like it.
What do you mean not a bug? That it unmutes 2 steps late? I agree thatās āhow it worksā but disagree that itās not a bug. It seems for sure a bug. None of the other Elektron devices work this way. None of my other devices at all work this way.
The Octatrack does āaudio muteā and for drums that is pretty much worthless. Itās the reason I listed my Octatrack for sale.
JustinValer had agreed that it was a bug in another thread that I created.
Definitely not what I would consider ānormal behavior.ā
I didnāt switch on my MD for a while so I need to check ! But weāre definitely not talking about the same thing.
What you describe is clearly wrong.
This was an issue on the latest official firmware (and still is up to X.04). I havenāt tested the X firmware above that. But this bug was confirmed in my thread here:
You can see that Justin confirmed it. Later on I think the thread sort of got derailed, but in my OP I show exactly what the behavior is on my MD. You can follow that thread there if youād like to test it out for yourself. Maybe it was an issue with the MD mkii UW+ and not other units. I donāt know. I know that my monomachines do not behave this way, nor do my electribes, RS7000, EMU MP7, Spectralis 2, analog keys, Roland MC units. The MD is the only device that takes two steps for an unmute to activate. Interestingly, it mutes as expected and hitting shift extended brings the sound back to the saved pattern instantly.
You are correct, but it never seems to have bothered me much. Think I got used to it. You might want to use one of your other sequencers to send sysex to simply turn the volume up and down per track, just me trying to make a quick fix for you.
What bothers me more is that I loose resolution when using CTRL-ALL and pushing the encoder, it makes the MD still a 90s machine. If that got solved, and the freezes stopped, I am very very very happy.
Yeah, this is why I use my Spectralis to sequence the Machinedrum. The thing I end up missing is parameter locks, although I also gain per track length changes that can be quite nice. So itās a trade off.
Iām having an issue that I think might be a bug on the latest unofficial release. Sometimes, when I mute tracks, they donāt actually mute. On the mute screen, it shows them muted, and red light above the trackās corresponding button is off. But, the sound still plays. The only way for me to fix it is to turn off my MD, turn it back on, and try again. Has anybody else had this happen? Mine is a UW+ mk2.
I can actually md record mutes on the akai mpc 2000xl
Also can record most controls - extra plocking and crtall. And I donāt run out of plocks
And jam back to midi with the xl
Itās pretty awesome.
Anyone know if you can record midi of say function plus left arrow to move or shift the sequencer notes ?