![]() One thing I’d like to see across all machines (if it is at all possible) is for the BPMs set in rows to override external clock, so you could program in more fluid changes in song mode-say drop or increase the tempo in a pattern per row for fills. Probably an impossible pipe dream, but it would really free things up from the step sequencing paradigm, and it would ultimately be a lot more eloquent than making a bunch of patterns with different tempo multipliers/arp settings to get you close. ![]() Probably my biggest issue with my gear is timing related, and it would be much more useful if I could send the master from the OT (at something like 138 bpm), but program a few rows on my MD to play at 75 bpm against the external clock…you could chop up a pattern on another device to play against the rest of the arrangement to get a jazzier feel, then resync on the next row that doesn’t have specific tempo settings. You can kind of get there by using multiple patterns with tempo multipliers, but you’re still dependent on whatever is received by the master. I think I’m going to start making Elektron videos soon, and song mode is one of the first things I want to tackle, as I think it is underrepresented and a bit hard to grok from the manuals. Personally, I’ve used song mode a lot on the MD and MNM (and recently started to explore it on the OT…the cumulative build from the other machines is great, and at least being able to set scenes per row is quite handy). If you feel comfortable saying something (with the understanding that you’re also an Elektron representative), what improvements would you like to see in song mode? Biggest issues regarding this IMHO, are if any of your track pitch are controlled by the fader.īig fun to be had with the Arranger, still there is room for improvements IMHO. Due to the fact that you´ve actually forgot to place your fader in your ‘start’ position for that (nextcoming) row. But have not thought of what is controlled in the nextcoming rows (ie other patterns selected in Scene A/B) it might give you some unwanted/unexpected results. However, if you move the fader during this ‘neutralized’ pattern. However, this fader override control can temporarily be ‘neutralized’ if you choose the same pattern to be in both Scene A/B. Not only for the current pattern being played, but also for the nextcoming patterns (rows) if the fader is left untouched. The Arranger can let you select which patterns that will be in Scene A/B for each row, but the fader position will (in realtime) make the last call of which one you actually hear. Logical in a sense, but still it confuses you sometimes…Īnother thing to keep in mind also is that the fader position overrides anything the Arranger does. If set to On and/or Auto it will just continue to sound, regardless of your Arranger attempts to try to mute again. But if you want the Arranger to mute again, the result depends on the Loop setting. But keep in mind that the Loop setting in playback-menu may lead to some unwanted sideeffects: if a track is in mute first, everything is fine. And of course, not to mention the control of how many times you may want things to get repeated.Īnother example is to use the Arranger to Mute any each track whenever you want it, for building song dynamic/structure variations. Will get you some small variations of the same pattern, instead of needing to ‘program’ them in other patterns. One example would be having several Arranger Rows with the same pattern but setting different lenght and/or start position.
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