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Hi Matt,
are you connecting directly between computer and Octopus? I have triple-checked the sysex files, and replayed the update step here without any problems..
Do you have a chance to maybe try another MIDI interface?
Cheers, GabrielHello!
I guess this discussion belongs to the topic "Step atrributes – some confusion" in the User Exchange area..right?… Or are you talking about another "bug fix" for 1.60? I’m a bit confused…am I? :unsure:Hope you will have this solved!
Good luck!
BoYeah..it was freezing halfway for me as well until I used the 1.42 to 1.60. So many great things in here. Loving the feel on these changes with the step mutes.
Ok, my dots get a lot better after a few liters of beer:lol: Or not…
So I get that you are in the southern part of our southern neighbour country.
LDT wrote:
Quote:Make that a cortadoB) On the other side of the planet or…?…actually, I was in Copenhagen (guess you’re there or nearby) on wednesday…
…but – alas – not enough time for anything – and I didnt have the Octopus with me…
…but, hey, cortado: no problem! – and it is a good one! Just make sure you drop by next time you visit the Oktoberfest:woohoo: …
Hahaha! I did have a vague feeling that I was missing something. I use the select button all the time for doing stuff to multiple tracks, but I just never related that to chaining tracks. Duh! But of course I will keep on using my nose just for the show.
Anyway I still think that "vertical track rotation" would be fun.
-And yes, that was only from coffeeB)
Post edited by: LDT, at: 2008/10/23 23:46
..and that’s just from coffee?? :whistle:
Anyway, how to select 8 tracks to chain them:
Hold the SEL button pressed with one finger on the hand of your choice and the use the nose to click individually all the tracks you want to add to the selection.
Once the selection is active as you want it, you click the chain button.
:kiss:Quote:…care for some cappuccino at my place?Make that a cortadoB) On the other side of the planet or…?
Anyway, those dots are really easy to do. Took me about 2 minutes I guess. Just dont do it if you have alzheimers or you just drank 6 cups of coffee.
If you are not satisfied you can just scrape it off with a nail.LDT wrote:
Quote:Here is a pic if anyone´s interested:…boah – nice dots
– really: I wouldn’t dare to do it this way, but it’s a great idea actually!…now I have to choose to either invite you over to my place to have you make such nice dots onto my BlackSea (just had to drop this to stay in course of the beginning of this thread
) – or to find something to pin/glue such nice dots onto it……care for some cappuccino at my place?
Post edited by: fairplay, at: 2008/10/23 13:48
Like Ripe said pre-production of n basic tracks and
additional live playing and knob tweaking on top is a good way of performing and less risky like starting from Zero.I know Kraftwerk very well and saw several shows. They are all the same like playing a backgroud CD or Hard Disk of "Kraftwerk´s Best" plus sometimes one or two notes on top.
But they are the master minds of the machine music produced 20/ 30 years ago:) in opposite to glamour rock, etc and they setting trends. :woohoo:
Here is a pic if anyone´s interested:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3021/2964096116_8186ce4e4f_o.jpgHmmm, the Octopus, from the front to the back,
including the control box is exactly the same dimensions
as my Minimoog.At the moment, I have a Little Phatty on my desk
but I am hoping I can squeeze the Octopus on there instead.
I will measure the height of the shelf tonight and see
if it is more than 125mm!Thanks!
softroom wrote:
Quote:These guys might be checking their email for all the crowd knows or cares…That’s the exact phrase I used after seeing Kraftwerk in Milwaukee earlier this year. I’ll make an exception for them, however, because, well–they’re Kraftwerk. The historical context of the group along with an impressive video/light display and superior sound quality helped save the day. But, I would have loved to see them back when they actually played live instruments and used live hardware sequences. These other, newer groups/DJs that are just farting out pre-recorded samples are, with a few exceptions, exceedingly lame.
Post edited by: breitt, at: 2008/10/22 04:51
Yeah, I know where you’re coming from. Personally, it’s been my quest to try and show audiences that live, improvised electronic music cannot and should not equate to the obsessive perfection that DJs bring us.
The distinction is increasingly blurred anyway as DJs and ‘live’ acts can be seen lined up behind their laptops with no obvious relationship between what they do and what you then hear. If a DJ and a live act both hit play on Ableton and then twiddle a few controllers or fiddle with knobs on the mixing desk, how on earth can we compete on anything like a level playing field? These guys might be checking their email for all the crowd knows or cares…
Sorry, a bit OT I guess.
ripe wrote:
Quote:If you don’t structure stuff for maximum impact, you get what I consider, long-winded, live "wanking" where the only excitement comes from "dropping the kick"
Hey, I’ve done gigs where everyone is glum if extensive live wanking is not on the menu! :sick: A lot depends on the type of music you’re doing – but for pretty much any kind of dance music, even chillout these days, structure is important, sometimes obsessively so (I’ve discovered through experience).
Personally I’m still searching for the ultimate live dance sequencer in hardware. I’ve resisted gigging Ableton, although I use it at home.
regards
