MIDI Learn with DSI Tempest anyone?

Elektron Gear Octatrack
#1

Hey all

Just bought my buddy’s OT last week. So far I absolutely love this machine. I was trying to do something yesterday and it didnt work so now I am here asking for your advice. One of my other favorite pieces of gear is my DSI Tempest. I want so dearly to be able to write CC automation on the DSI with my OT but when i tried to do MIDI Learn with the OT and the Tempest, the OT didnt get back and CC info. I couldnt get any pertinent info from DSI’s website but could it be possible that the Tempest does NOT transmit CC info? Is it THAT analog? Anybody know? MIDI Learn is a fairly new thing for me but i thought I was doing it right.

#2

Perhaps I should ask a more specific question - does anyone know where to acquire a MIDI Implementation CC List for a DSI Tempest? If one exists…

Thanks!
j

#3

so far as i know tempest has very poor midi implementation. perheps this will change someday but for now it isn’t much you can do midiwise with it…
i look at the tempest more as a standalone machine then a sound module.
anyway there will be an update for the tempest soon (oktober?). look at the dsi forum.
cheers!

#4

got this from dsi forum

[ul]
[li]CC# 12 - Distortion[/li]

[li]CC# 13 - Compression[/li]

[li]CC# 19 - a value other than 0 reverts Beat FX params to defaults[/li]

[li]CC# 20 - Beat FX All Osc Frequency[/li]

[li]CC# 21 - Beat FX Feedback[/li]

[li]CC# 22 - Beat FX Lowpass Filter Cutoff[/li]

[li]CC# 23 - Beat FX Lowpass Filter Resonance[/li]

[li]CC# 24 - Beat FX Lowpass Filter Audio Mod[/li]

[li]CC# 25 - Beat FX Highpass Filter Cutoff[/li]

[li]CC# 26 - Beat FX All Env Attack[/li]

[li]CC# 27 - Beat FX All Env Decay[/li]

[/ul]

#5

The octatrack midi-learn function, doesnt behave as expected if you have ANY shared midi-channels…

so if i want to use midi-learn to setup automation for my machinedrum and monomachine. i have to turn off midi for the audiotracks entirely.

#6

Guys, THANK YOU! Those were all very helpful answers. As soon as I get home i’m locking myself in the lab! Thanks!

#7

j_tana - did you ever get this working? I’ve got cc learn figured out on my other stuff but not the Tempest…

#8

i needed midi learn because i wanted to write in a filter sweep on the tempest from the octatrack. No dice. Tempest didn’t have a,CC for that. I’ve since sold the tempest and bought an analog rytm and everything is cool.

#9

After the fact i found out id totally overlooked the CC for the beat fx, which is how i would have accomplished that. Live and learn. Still, tempest cc is limited. Still a kick ass instrument. I miss it.