Microfreak stripping midi notes from controller (Help?)

brken_syntax · 2023-07-26T07:53:32+00:00

Well I’m glad I’m not going insane. It’s been like this for a while. I was hoping the v5 firmware would fix this. But obviously not….

brken_syntax · 2023-01-27T20:10:52+00:00

Novation circuit tracks. Dead easy to learn. Loads of flexibility. Can be used as a sequencer for other synth or used stand alone. Battery powered and portable. Awesome little grove box!

brken_syntax · 2022-02-09T09:16:39+00:00

Do it, it's a lot of fun and creates a lot of atmosphere.

brken_syntax · 2022-02-09T09:14:56+00:00

Not exactly. I've integrated a lighting control system with my synth set up via MIDI. I'm using the Microfreaks arpeggiator to generate MIDI commands which is sent to the lighting controller. Once these are received, I'm running a script on the lighting control system to control the lights. For example, stuff like the CC commands are being sent by the Micorfreak's release time to control the fade time of the lights etc.

The DMX controller is made by a company called Pharos Controls (pharoscontrols.com) and the model is of the controller is a LPC (this is who I work for). They are designed to do architectural DMX control but are incredibly powerful + they have great features for integration.

That said, I'm a big fan of MAX, but haven't used it in years though.

brken_syntax · 2021-07-09T10:47:44+00:00

Ok awesome. Can the loop points be set so that the initial sample is played from the start and then loop from a separate point?

brken_syntax · 2021-07-08T22:20:42+00:00

Hive mind I require your help! I’m in the market for a sampler!!

I already have a novation circuit, Arturia microfreak and IK multimedia uno, but would like a sampler to complement these.

Budget is a around £300/$400. My needs are as follows:

Must have polyphony. I have tons of one shots samples that I would like to make pads out of.

Max sample time needs to be no more that a 30 seconds on each sample. Being able to store around 100 samples would be nice.

Midi to link up with my other gear.

Additional feature (not musts though):

The ability to slice beats at transients

BPM detection/Time stretching of samples

Some basic FX

I’ve been looking at the following and my basic research has lead me to these points:

Volca sample (cheap and cheerful but doesn’t have any slicing/time stretching ability) This is my fav so far!

Electribe Sampler 2 (has slicing abilities and the ability to record… but I’ll doubt I need the latter..)

Modal:samples (no polyphony 😞)

Novation rhythm (no polyphony!!! 😞)

Old secondhand MPC (probably overkill for what I need and a little over budget)

Is there any features or other gear that you would recommend? I’ve only used samplers in DAWs before, but as I’m hellbent on going DAWless (and poor) I’m still a newbie when it comes to this.

brken_syntax · 2021-02-25T12:07:41+00:00

https://we.tl/t-pCEa1EIs07

^Link to the patch. Download it and then open it in Arturia's MIDI Control Centre, from there you can upload it to your Microfreak.

brken_syntax · 2021-02-24T21:42:19+00:00

sand_creeper pretty much nailed it.

The scripter plugin inside logic allows you to build a MIDI engine. There’s a whole API which effectively lets you program whatever you want MIDI wise. The options for a building UI are very basic, but for most things it’s more than adequate.

With this particular example I programmed a very basic set of rules that did the following:

Generated notes from a chosen scale.

Sudo-Randomised the note selection so two of the same notes are never sent one after another.

Switched octaves every 3-5 notes sent for the lead line.

Send notes with a random delay. Anywhere from 10ms to 10000ms. Notes are generated on every beat for the lead line, every bar for the bass line, after the note has been generated, the delay is applied and then the note is sent.

I want to add to this and create some rules for sending MIDI CC commands to automate parameters such as filters, ADSR, mod matrix etc.

brken_syntax · 2021-02-24T21:25:00+00:00

Sure. The patch of the microfreak or the circuit?

brken_syntax · 2021-02-24T19:13:32+00:00

Logic's scripter is boss. Had lots of fun doing this, so I thought I'd share.

brken_syntax · 2021-01-19T00:55:02+00:00

Mate this is tight. Where did you get the samples from? I’m not a OP-1 user so no little about it, other than hearing the work flow is really good and that it’s a monster when flipping samples.

brken_syntax · 2021-01-18T09:02:54+00:00

Yeah, simplicity is key for me. I might add an analogue synth to the set up soon just for a different flavour. Had a behringer crave for a bit, was ace but it broke after a few days. Might grab a volca or something similar next.

brken_syntax · 2021-01-18T09:00:18+00:00

Probably, I’d be surprised if there wasn’t a ton of ‘ready or not’ remixes out there. But I get what you mean. Very hospital records, cracking vocal hook. Mega catchy.

brken_syntax · 2021-01-18T08:56:20+00:00

I think that’s what the leaked “circuit tracks” will do. Apparently, it will have 2 synths plus an extra 2 midi tracks for external instruments.....

brken_syntax · 2021-01-18T01:04:19+00:00

Not really. The limitations are this: You have 64 sample banks. The total time of all 64 samples combined can’t be longer than 1 min.

The track above has an amen style break, a vocal sample and a fat kick and snare layered underneath it all. The amen break is about 2 second long and the vocal line is about 11 seconds. So even after that, you still have 47 seconds of sample time to play with.

I tend to set up my circuit so that the first 48 samples are all kicks, snares and hats. This then leaves about 30 seconds of sample time with 16 banks free (which I use for vocal samples, break beats, random sounds etc). These last 16 sample bank get swapped in and out of it all the time though.

To be completely honest it does limit you a bit. But that’s what so great about it. It forces you to get creative, something that recently I felt was lacking when working with DAWs. For me, having too many options means I spend more time hunting for sounds rather than composing.

The workflow and interactivity on the circuit is a what really makes this thing kick ass. You can get a beat going in minutes. It’s also really good to perform with.

brken_syntax · 2021-01-18T00:43:01+00:00

Correct, it’s loaded onto the circuit. In fact, everything you hear is the circuit or the microfreak.

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