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Hi charly,
yes what you ask is possible.
You can have ableton as master, send the clock to the Zaquencer and connect the Jomox to it´s outs to sequence it. The Midi connection you describe seems the way to go.You need to map the Zaquencer´s and the Jomox´ drum notes to correspond to each other.
Please check out the getting started here (starting with “to create a drum track”):
https://zaqaudio.com/forums/topic/sticky-usage-getting-startedYou have one velocity value per step (not per drum instrument), and can make it work similar to the accent on an 808.
You should be able to control the Jomox´ sound parameters with the CC lanes on the Zaquencer (2 per track). These are mapped from the Global Menu. If you only use one Zaquencer track for sequencing notes, you can use the CCs of the other tracks as well and route them to the same receiver (for a total of 8 CCs).Let us know how you go!
No worries. I have sent an email to fix the situation.
Cheers!
Hi and thanks for your question!
It´s perfectly possible to control software on the computer with the Zaquencer, as long as the software can be triggered by Midi notes. For this you would hook up the Zaquencer to the computer with a standard Midi-USB interface, or sometimes this might be integrated in your Audio Interface.I guess all VST instruments should be able to receive Midi notes and play them. While I haven´t personally used Reason, I´m quite sure it´s devices can also be controlled by incoming Midi notes, as it´s a pretty standard feature. Maybe some Reason users can weigh in here?
Hi dean,
thanks for your question!Applying the scale works by pressing the two buttons “Midi CTRL Alpha” and “Midi CTRL Beta” in Global menu. The scale does not get reset to chromatic automatically after applying the scale, it has to be done manually.
The scaling feature itself works by looking at the notes just before they are being played out and moving these onto a scale without altering the underlying note info.
What happens underneath by applying the scale is that the note values that are in RAM are really being changed according to the global scale that is selected at the moment.
You then can make that alteration permanent by storing the pattern in flash.After that it´s recommended to turn off the scale setting in Global menu to prevent the note from being scaled again (it was already scaled by applying the scale).
If you would apply the same scale it wouldn´t matter, but for different scales it might be undesirable.The workflow was intended so that if you plan to use different scales over your patterns, you would individually apply them to every pattern and then turn off the global scaling (= chromatic setting).
Please let me know if you have more questions in this regard.
Cheers!
Hi Crunky,
thanks for your comment! I´ll take it as a +1 for the step recording.I can´t promise anything, but I can tell you at least that it would be possible from a technical point of view (unlike some other features).
Hi Andreas, thanks for sharing your reqeuset, it´s hereby noted!
No worries, it is not in the Zaquencer yet, so you didn´t miss anything.
There is only realtime recording so far, called “Tap Write”.Best,
ChristianHi kobayashi,
sorry for the late reply, I must have missed the post.As I´ve commented before, Midi over USB is unfortunately not on our list right now.
The thing is, it would cost a huge chunk of development time which we´d rather spend on more fun features.
We recommend getting a Midi to USB interface to work with the DAW. If the BCR outputs are already taken up by hardware, there is always the option of checking your hardware (or DAW for that matter) for Midi-Through functionality or getting a Midi Splitter, like the Kenton Midi Through.Alien is right. Unfortunately, 4 tracks is the maximum that the BCR has Flash and CPU power for.
I´m not too familiar with the MX-1 but from what I read you can use USB to connect other AIRA devices for sync, so this would be recommended for the TR-8 (because you´ll be using it´s internal sequencer).
Then, hook up the Midi Out of the MX-1 to the 1st Zaquencer´s Midi In to deliver the clock (Global Clock on Ext). Then you can either use your other two synths with outputs A/B on different tracks of the same Zaquencer, or you distribute the clock to your second Zaquencer like mentioned above (but by using the Midi Through Global functionality on the 1st Zaquencer). That way you could connect one synth per Zaquencer and have a dedicated interface for every synth. In addition you´re already prepared for new synths as well.
Let us know how you go!
Hi Lee,
first of all, congrats on the nice setup!I like to help you where I can.
A big Midi setup with lots of devices is always a challenge and also lots of personal preference.
Ultimately I don´t think there is a right or wrong way in your case and you can find out what setup works best for you through trying out different stuff.A big decision is, what device do you want to have as a master clock.
So from that device you need a Midi connection to every other, to distribute the clock signal.Another big decision is, where do you want your sequences to come from?
Obviously you are well prepared here with the 2 Zaquencers, but you could also decide to use the built in sequencers on your Rolands, and only have them to be synchronized with the other devices.If you want to hook up all your synths to the Zaquencers, at some point you might run out of physical Midi outputs on the Zaquencers.
Then you can either check if your synths have a Midi Through functionality, or you could get a little box like the Kenton Midi Through to distribute your Midi data:
http://www.thomann.de/de/kenton_midi_thru_5.htmAre you planning on integrating a PC/Mac as well? Or what is the MidiSport for?
Having said all that, I recommend a very simple setup to start out with:
All sequences created by the Zaquencers;
Zaquencer 1: creates Master clock, sends it on Midi Output A to Zaquencer 2. Midi Output B is connected to one synth (for example TR-8)
Zaquencer 2: recieves Master clock on IN (Global Clock Int/Ext setting on ext), Midi Out A/B are connected to the other synths (TB-3 and system 1)
Make sure that the Global settings for Midi Out/AB and Midi Channel of the tracks you want to use match the physical output and the Synths settings.
For a general getting started with the Zaquencer (hooking up, setting it up for notes/drums), please see here: https://zaqaudio.com/forums/topic/sticky-usage-getting-startedThis simple setup would get you going controlling all your synths and being able to adress all of them through the Zaquencers.
Once you are comfortable with that setup and wish to do more or different things you can change it around again etc.I´m sorry if this is still a bit unspecific, but it´s hard to give more concrete advice here.
If you run into more specific questions, please let me know, I´m happy to help.Hi Patrick,
thanks for writing.
To return an un-authorized order within 14 days is covered by our revocation policy.
Please do not authorize the order you wish to return.On quick glance I can only find one order of yours (#732).
Please write an email with your request to support@zaqaudio.com and attach the order data of both orders (order nr., codes if activated). We´ll work it out from there.Hi Lee,
I´ve just sent you an email.Best,
ChristianThanks for bringing this to my attention.
First of all, I´m also interested in what Alien asked, can you say by how much the clock is delayed?
What I could reproduce here is the following:
- clock through is indeed delayed by one Midi tick (approx. 20ms), when “Clock out” is used.
- clock through is NOT delayed when “Midi Through” is used.This led me to the place of the bug in the code, and I was already able to fix the discrepancy. With the next update clock through will not be delayed in either mode. In the meantime I advise to use “Midi Through” also for clock duties (will be no disadvantage).
If you also observe a delayed clock when using Midi Through, or if it´s more than one Midi tick (20ms) then you might be having a different issue. I then would be happy about more details about your setup (which outputs are you using, what is creating the master clock, which BPM, etc…), to try and reproduce it here.
Hi Luigi,
thanks for the kudos and for sharing your feature request!
While the idea seems straightforward, it sounds like a lot of work to realize it.
I guess we would need a copy/paste scheme first and then trigger it in the way you´ve described above.I´m not understanding the outcome as well. What´s your intention with this feature? It seems to me if you just double the sequence with the same content that it would sound the same in a loop? Or is it about crossrhythms with the other tracks?
Best,
ChristianHello,
thanks for the kudos
Unfortunately what you ask is not possible. This is an intentional design to always be in sync, which was inspired by other sequencers/drummachines/DAWs.The workaround to make the Zaquencer start playing later is to either mute all tracks and unmute them when it should start, or to store an empty (mute) pattern and load a full one.
Cheers!