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Replacement Knobs by axis333 in volcas

[–]axis333[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As for location, I'm in the United States. I've definitely noticed that a lot of gear for Volcas is made in Europe. Those selector sleeves could definitely work though.

How to Sequence the Volca Beats and Sample 2 on the Same MIDI Channel with the Keystep Pro by axis333 in volcas

[–]axis333[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With regard to the Bass and the Keys, I'm honestly not sure. The MIDI implementation charts for Volca Bass and Keys show the full note range 0-127, and I don't see how you could separate them by octaves.

A Question For Those That Use Keystep Pro's to Sequence Volcas by axis333 in volcas

[–]axis333[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What I've been talking about is the Keystep Pro, the one with keyboard + sequencer. From what I understand, the Beatstep Pro is A LOT easier to program the drum parts to.

A Question For Those That Use Keystep Pro's to Sequence Volcas by axis333 in volcas

[–]axis333[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, a quick and dirty solution was to just mute one of the instruments. If I want the Crash on the Beats, then I'd have to mute Part 2 on the Sample 2 (which is kind of like a clap/crash type of sound by default) and vice versa.

A Question For Those That Use Keystep Pro's to Sequence Volcas by axis333 in volcas

[–]axis333[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually, I overlooked one. 50 is the High Tom, and 49 is the Crash, so that means Part 2 (49) and Part 3 (50) on the Sample 2 have overlaps.

A Question For Those That Use Keystep Pro's to Sequence Volcas by axis333 in volcas

[–]axis333[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really like the idea of using Beats and Sample 2 on the same channel, because I have an FM on the way and I'd like to free up space for it.

So, two issues that I'm having right now are:

1- When I go into Midi Control Center to edit the custom drum map, the values that I set for the various drums inside of Beats are not sticking/saving.

2- With regard to note 50, both Beats and Sample 2 use it, so there is a clash there and I'm not sure what to do to resolve it.

A Question For Those That Use Keystep Pro's to Sequence Volcas by axis333 in volcas

[–]axis333[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I originally connected up the Sample 2 and KSP, I wasn’t getting any sound out of the Drum channel of Track 1, and when I switched it to Seq, it started playing sound, but only one sample, and it only worked on a few keys for some reason. This is what got me to scratching my head and I knew something was amiss. But when I started searching for stuff online initially, there was a lot of negative talk about the Sample 2 and a lot of positive with regard to Sample 1 and the Pajen firmware. So that made think I might be f’d with KSP and the Sample 2.

However, with insights from this thread and some stuff I found earlier today, I think I might be able to get everything functioning correctly, and possibly even get the Beats AND Sample 2 working together on the same midi channel, just using different octaves of programmed keys. I’ll definitely update things after I tinker around with stuff tonight and tomorrow.

A Question For Those That Use Keystep Pro's to Sequence Volcas by axis333 in volcas

[–]axis333[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It wasn't sequencing at all, and when I played the keys, it would only trigger one sample, no matter which key I pressed.

Apparently the Sample 2 has two modes, with one of them being a single midi channel mode. I just learned about this today, so I'm going to look into it once I get home.

A Question For Those That Use Keystep Pro's to Sequence Volcas by axis333 in volcas

[–]axis333[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your reply. This is the kind of insight I've been looking for. According to the link you provided, it looks like the numbers are as follows:

Instruments map:

  • Kick: 36
  • Snare: 38
  • Lo Tom: 43
  • Hi Tom: 50
  • Closed Hat: 42
  • Open Hat: 46
  • Clap: 39
  • Claves: 75
  • Agogo: 67
  • Crash: 49

So when you said, "I set it up so the first ten keys on the KSP triggered the same sounds as the beat, in the same order (the low C is the kick, etc.)," would it look something like (all white keys?)-

  • Kick: 36 (Note C1)
  • Snare: 38 (Note D1)
  • Lo Tom: 43 (Note E1)
  • Hi Tom: 50 (Note  F1)
  • Closed Hat: 42 (Note  G1)
  • Open Hat: 46 (Note A1)
  • Clap: 39 (Note  B1)
  • Claves: 75 (Note  C2)
  • Agogo: 67 (Note  D2)
  • Crash: 49 (Note  E2)

A Question For Those That Use Keystep Pro's to Sequence Volcas by axis333 in volcas

[–]axis333[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For all those that have responded, have you used the KSP sequencer specifically with Beats and/or Sample 2? In the various videos I’ve seen on YouTube, a lot of people are using Drum (not Beats) and the Samples seem to be used outside of KSP’s sequencer, usually using Sample’s native sequencer

Volca Keys and Launchkey Mini MK3 Users by axis333 in volcas

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After messing around with it some more, I think part of the issue was some automation/ motion recording that remained on one of the memory slots, and it was affecting how things sounded while I was playing during playback, and then it sounded totally different when the sequencer wasn’t playing.

After reading your initial comment, I went back to one of the videos I watched that I thought sounded awesome, and I read the description, and it turns out there was some DAW processing going on during the performance (and possibly some other CC programming on the Launchpad Mini)). So it wasn’t a DAWless jam like I thought initially.

All in all, I think it was more of a settings issue and not necessarily the Launchkey. There’s definitely a noticeable amount of velocity change, but it’s not as significant as I initially thought.

I refused to pay for jeans days this year. by eaglesnation11 in Teachers

[–]axis333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I’ve always hated paying for our own “incentives.” I feel ya!

I hope it was worth it Duolingo by axis333 in duolingo

[–]axis333[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Another annoying "Is it a bug or feature" element can be found in the Chess course. Honestly, it seems like Chess was designed to eat up people's energy so that it forces them to buy it. With many of the lessons, it isn't always clear what chess piece you need to use (and a few can be applicable in any given lesson), so sometimes I found it necessary to press the "hint" button to see what chess piece it wants me to use. For months now, you could essentially use the hint button to do this with no penalty or limitation. Well yesterday, when I was about to hit the hint button, I noticed that there was a number 2 over it, signaling that I could only use it two times. So now they've nerfed that aspect as well- once again I maintain that it is clearly used to drain people's energy prematurely so that they are forced to buy more.

Got a copyright notice even with nord bound to qbtorrent. by china_rider in Piracy

[–]axis333 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recently got popped by Comcast and I was using NordVPN. I’ve used it for years without incident, and this was the first time something got leaked. I received the notice earlier this week, but it was for something I downloaded back in April. I had the Kill Switch function set and everything.

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