03-23-2021, 07:21 PM
Ok so for some reason the NDLR likes the Roland MV8800 quite a bit more than the Octatrack. I am able to use the note on/off trigger method without crashing the system and I can send midi cc data to change the attributes as pulses and the overall performance and response is better.
I did crash NDLR #2 when I would directly modulate(noodle) the pad knobs as it was reading in midi cc from the roland mv8800....which is telling. But at this point the roland mv8800 can send the instructions to the NDLRs...and if I leave them be...it can track in the note on/off and cc data without freezing.
I’m super bummed about the octatrack and NDLR not being able to have a stable relationship. I understand the likelihood of the issue being addressed in a firmware release will prolly be a remix of ‘hopes and prayers.’
I do understand that Jesse Johansson has a life and can’t do a thorough testing of using an octatrack as a control/sequencer device for the NDLR(on top of everything else)....and the reason for this thread was not to bash the NDLR...but to try and get to why it was so easy to crash a normally functioning forward thinking futuristic sequencer with the Octatrack...which isn’t a slouch sequencer.
I’m also currently increasing the midi cc load by adding more continuous data.(this is for the mv8800 and NDLR). Due to the responsiveness of the NDLR to the MV8800....I have now made a pattern template which can be ported to song mode.
The good news about using the mv8800 is there is a much tighter response so far....and while it demands a more ponderous workflow...I have other goodies like groove quantize templates and organizational gems.
Hopefully this is helpful to others who might be in my same boat down the road.
I did crash NDLR #2 when I would directly modulate(noodle) the pad knobs as it was reading in midi cc from the roland mv8800....which is telling. But at this point the roland mv8800 can send the instructions to the NDLRs...and if I leave them be...it can track in the note on/off and cc data without freezing.
I’m super bummed about the octatrack and NDLR not being able to have a stable relationship. I understand the likelihood of the issue being addressed in a firmware release will prolly be a remix of ‘hopes and prayers.’
I do understand that Jesse Johansson has a life and can’t do a thorough testing of using an octatrack as a control/sequencer device for the NDLR(on top of everything else)....and the reason for this thread was not to bash the NDLR...but to try and get to why it was so easy to crash a normally functioning forward thinking futuristic sequencer with the Octatrack...which isn’t a slouch sequencer.
I’m also currently increasing the midi cc load by adding more continuous data.(this is for the mv8800 and NDLR). Due to the responsiveness of the NDLR to the MV8800....I have now made a pattern template which can be ported to song mode.
The good news about using the mv8800 is there is a much tighter response so far....and while it demands a more ponderous workflow...I have other goodies like groove quantize templates and organizational gems.
Hopefully this is helpful to others who might be in my same boat down the road.