02-03-2019, 06:51 PM
To skip mambo jumbo go to "here is how this feature looks in manual” a few lines down
In order to make a single session more responsive for live musicians we could introduce snapshots.
As with my previous feature request we could use Motif Knob #5 and it’s 3rd slot with arrow/triangle pointing to the right.
Also you need a small "real estate on display”; You can shrink the "Pad, Motif ranges" area by 25% thus getting extra real estate
For this feature you need an extra letter+number into the right top corner (the left corner could be used for my previous feature quick sequencer)
Create adhesive or sticker that advice that there is one more function on the knob #5 (I can chip in here
)
The only drawback is that you need 26 values, when compressed you’d still need approx. 15 bytes per one panel snapshot x 3 thus 45 bytes for panel and 6x4 24x2 (the only one you can compress is source only 10 values there and let say 2 modulation snapshots would be enough)
so snapshot memory will cost 50+45 ~ 100 Bytes per session. Yaaack
Here is how this feature will look in the NDLR manual
You can save/recall 3 panel snapshots and 2 modulation snapshots with most of the values.
The panel snapshots will save all motif1-2 values and all Drone and Pad values (9x2+4+3)
How to save a snapshot
1. Dial Snapshot feature by pushing the encoder #5 and setting the triangle pointing right
2. Choose S (Save) in the top right corner
2. Then hold the button “II” for 3 seconds. All the settings for 4 channels will be saved to snapshot position II
3. You can use button ‘III”, ‘IV’ to save 2 additional snapshots per session
To recall a panel snapshot:
1. by pushing the encoder #5 get to the snapshot function (triangle pointing to the left)
2. A letter appears in the right top corner. Choose R for Recall
3. Click one of the 3 left buttons (‘II’,’III’,’IV’) to recall one of the panel snapshots
You can also save and recall modulation matrix All sources, destinations, ranges and offsets for modulation slots 3-8. 1-2 are the same for all snapshots within a session.
The procedure for mod matrix snapshot is similar to saving the panel snapshots but you will use ‘V’,’VI’,’VII’ buttons for this (3 if you have enough memory).
Notes:
I purposely left the fourth knob values out of the snapshot b/c it is unlikely to change a key (unless you’d do transition) in a middle of a session
I purposely left 2 first modulations “static" b/c the chances are that you'd NOT be chaining ALL the modulations.
You essentially increasing number of modulations slots using this feature.
This feature is NOT as easy to program as the "quick sequence” feature (my previous post). When you change a lot of parameters at the same time you'd need some order at which these changes are sequenced applied so no MIDI panic is needed after applying snapshot (Especially modulation snapshot). But I guess you’ve done this work with recalling sessions right ?
Yes no more memory left in the unit ... yeah I got that, but again I'd sacrifice a few chord patterns for 2-3 snapshots.
And this is NOT "shooting in dark feature request". I spent with NDLR closed to 60 hours. (Count that hours not spent with my kids)
And Darryl, you can take this to the next level by altering some of this description to fit into your schedule,
especially the memory issue. I hope you will keep improving this.
The future for NDLR is bright... I will hook the NDLR soon to my modular via some "MIDI to CV" interface, just give me note length humanization into next release.
In order to make a single session more responsive for live musicians we could introduce snapshots.
As with my previous feature request we could use Motif Knob #5 and it’s 3rd slot with arrow/triangle pointing to the right.
Also you need a small "real estate on display”; You can shrink the "Pad, Motif ranges" area by 25% thus getting extra real estate
For this feature you need an extra letter+number into the right top corner (the left corner could be used for my previous feature quick sequencer)
Create adhesive or sticker that advice that there is one more function on the knob #5 (I can chip in here
) The only drawback is that you need 26 values, when compressed you’d still need approx. 15 bytes per one panel snapshot x 3 thus 45 bytes for panel and 6x4 24x2 (the only one you can compress is source only 10 values there and let say 2 modulation snapshots would be enough)
so snapshot memory will cost 50+45 ~ 100 Bytes per session. Yaaack
Here is how this feature will look in the NDLR manual
You can save/recall 3 panel snapshots and 2 modulation snapshots with most of the values.
The panel snapshots will save all motif1-2 values and all Drone and Pad values (9x2+4+3)
How to save a snapshot
1. Dial Snapshot feature by pushing the encoder #5 and setting the triangle pointing right
2. Choose S (Save) in the top right corner
2. Then hold the button “II” for 3 seconds. All the settings for 4 channels will be saved to snapshot position II
3. You can use button ‘III”, ‘IV’ to save 2 additional snapshots per session
To recall a panel snapshot:
1. by pushing the encoder #5 get to the snapshot function (triangle pointing to the left)
2. A letter appears in the right top corner. Choose R for Recall
3. Click one of the 3 left buttons (‘II’,’III’,’IV’) to recall one of the panel snapshots
You can also save and recall modulation matrix All sources, destinations, ranges and offsets for modulation slots 3-8. 1-2 are the same for all snapshots within a session.
The procedure for mod matrix snapshot is similar to saving the panel snapshots but you will use ‘V’,’VI’,’VII’ buttons for this (3 if you have enough memory
).Notes:
I purposely left the fourth knob values out of the snapshot b/c it is unlikely to change a key (unless you’d do transition) in a middle of a session
I purposely left 2 first modulations “static" b/c the chances are that you'd NOT be chaining ALL the modulations.
You essentially increasing number of modulations slots using this feature.
This feature is NOT as easy to program as the "quick sequence” feature (my previous post). When you change a lot of parameters at the same time you'd need some order at which these changes are sequenced applied so no MIDI panic is needed after applying snapshot (Especially modulation snapshot). But I guess you’ve done this work with recalling sessions right ?
Yes no more memory left in the unit ... yeah I got that, but again I'd sacrifice a few chord patterns for 2-3 snapshots.
And this is NOT "shooting in dark feature request". I spent with NDLR closed to 60 hours. (Count that hours not spent with my kids
) And Darryl, you can take this to the next level by altering some of this description to fit into your schedule,
especially the memory issue. I hope you will keep improving this.
The future for NDLR is bright... I will hook the NDLR soon to my modular via some "MIDI to CV" interface, just give me note length humanization into next release.