This is important to remember -- it's not just Local Off that may not work on all devices. When it comes down to it every part of the MIDI specification is optional except for the basic two (now three) port configurations (5 pin DIN, XLR, and USB) and the basic protocol structure. There are devices that read no controllers or no banks or no program changes, and even some that don't read velocity or even notes. (Not all at the same time, of course) That's why MIDI Implementation Charts are so important, because they give you a concise road map of just what the device will send and receive. And if it's not on the chart, then you can assume it doesn't understand it at all -- they show what the device does, not what it can't do.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Seth Lowman > Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2015 9:51 PM > To: QWS list > Subject: RE: QWS List got it working > > Also something to note, the local off command sent from QWS doesn't > work with all keyboards. If you turn local off directly on the synth, > you can be sure it's off. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Seth Lowman > Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2015 12:30 PM > To: QWS list > Subject: Re: QWS List got it working > > It's in the midi menu in QWS > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 23, 2015, at 8:32 AM, Scott Lawlor <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > do you do that from qws or do you have to turn it off from the synth > itself? > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > > Of > Seth > > Lowman > > Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2015 10:11 AM > > To: QWS list > > Subject: Re: QWS List got it working > > > > Did you turn on midi clock? Sometimes that can cause issues between > > QWS > and > > your keyboard. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Aug 23, 2015, at 6:46 AM, Scott Lawlor <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Hi James. > >> > >> Thanks for the info. > >> > >> I'm finding that sometimes when I insert tracks, the second track > >> will be a combination of the instruments that I've selected for that > >> track and the first one. > >> > >> For example, I go to track, choose my instrument, set it to channel > >> 1, hit okay, insert track 2, choose another instrument, assign it to > >> channel two and when I arrow between the two tracks, the first track > >> will play it's instrument but the second track will play a layer of > >> the second assigned instrument plus the patch that I selected for > the > >> first track. I made sure that local was off as well so I'm not > clear > >> on what would be causing this strange behavior. > >> > >> Thanks for the help. > >> > >> Scott > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > >> Of James Bowden > >> Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2015 10:48 AM > >> To: QWS list > >> Subject: Re: QWS List got it working > >> > >> Hi Scott, > >> > >> Yes, you can loop a track and it will go round as long as you like. > >> However, if you record on another track, please be aware that the > >> other track is also looping. > >> > >> So, if you want a free length on the second track, your best option > >> is to Copy the first track and use the Paste Multiple command to > make > >> lots of copies of it, effectively making a finite loop. > >> > >> Regarding your questions about the Quantise tool, can I refer you to > >> the Audio Tutorial on the QWS website about the tools: Go to > >> qws.andrelouis.com, then choose Downloads, then Audio, and it's > >> Tutorial > > 5. > >> > >> The beat division in the Quantise dialog, by the way, is a beat > >> division, not a bar division. So if you are using sixteenth notes > (we > >> call them semiquavers in the UK), there are four notes to a beat, so > >> the value you really wanted is 4, not 16. > >> > >> I hope this helps, but do get in touch if you have any further > questions. > >> > >> With best regards, > >> > >> James. > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Scott Lawlor" <[email protected]> > >> To: "QWS list" <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 11:59 PM > >> Subject: RE: QWS List got it working > >> > >> > >>> Hi James. > >>> > >>> So I could create my own arpeggio patterns, record them to whatever > >>> note value I want to use, quantize it and then if I wasn't sure how > >>> long I wanted it to play, could I loop that one track to play > >>> indefinitely while I recorded other instruments on other tracks? > >>> > >>> Also, I had a couple of questions about the value fields in the > >>> quantize dialog. > >>> > >>> I recorded a piano part and it had some 16th notes and when I > >>> quantized it and chose 16 as the beat number, strict was at 100 and > swing > > was at 0. > >>> when > >>> I played it back, it sounded too perfect, like there was no human > >>> feel to the playing so I'm assuming that the strict value needs to > >>> maybe be half or do I need to change the swing value from 0 to 50? > >>> > >>> Now, what I'd eventually like to do is maybe get into some VST > >>> synths, nothing like Omnisphere because this computer probably > >>> couldn't handle it and you have to jump through a bunch of hoops > >>> with hotspot clicker and third party scripts to get it to work but > >>> I'm sure there are pretty simple VST's out there that still have a > >>> lot of sounds. > >>> > >>> If I can create loops that can play for a long time, I can play > >>> those tracks while improvising over them for my live performances > on > >>> the internet, something that Andre and I were talking about a > little > >>> at any rate. > >>> > >>> I'm really excited to start exploring the possibilities of all this > >>> to enhance what I already do which, according to my wife and some > >>> other people, is really weird anyway. lol. > >>> > >>> Scot > >>> > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf > >>> Of James Bowden > >>> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 4:20 PM > >>> To: QWS list > >>> Subject: Re: QWS List got it working > >>> > >>> Hi Scott, > >>> > >>> That's great you got QWS working. Well done for sorting out your > > computer. > >>> > >>> With arpeggios, you have two options: > >>> > >>> Either you can just play the notes - sequencers are good at playing > >>> notes, and yes, you could use the Step Record function, or RealTime > >>> Record and Quantise. > >>> > >>> The other option, as you say, is to use the Arpeggiator on the FA8. > >>> I don't personally own an FA8, so will only speak from my > experience > >>> with other Roland gear: yes, you can send MIDI clo ck to > synchronise > >>> things, but you'll also need to tell the synth to be in Slave, > >>> instead of Master mode. If you do this, make sure to switch it back > >>> to master mode when you're not sequencing - otherwise, without a > >>> clock, the arpeggios just might not move at all! > >>> > >>> Hope this helps. > >>> > >>> With best regards, > >>> > >>> James. > >>> > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "Scott Lawlor" <[email protected]> > >>> To: "QWS list" <[email protected]> > >>> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 8:58 PM > >>> Subject: QWS List got it working > >>> > >>> > >>>> Hi there. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> I got the program working after eliminating duplicate ports and > >>>> removing a bunch of entries from sound video and game controllers, > >>>> stuff that I didn't even know what it was like microsoft sync > clock > >>>> and microsoft streaming server. Sound video and game controlers > >>>> had > >>>> 17 items in it and now it has > >>> > >>>> 4 > >>>> and things seem to be working better. That's an area I never > >>>> really checked on in all the years I've had this computer so that > >>>> probably accounted > > for > >>>> a > >>>> lot of problems so thank you Andre for that document in the roland > > folder > >>>> about removing ports. How's that for a run-on sentence? lol. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> one thing I'm wondering about is the following situation. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> The roland fa08 has an arpagiator and I'm guessing that you can > use > step > >>>> recording in QWS to create arpageos. but I like playing these in > >>>> real-time, it just feels more natural to my way of doing things. > >>>> If you've got arpagiator mode turned on in the hardware side of > >>>> things and you play chords into QWS, I'm assuming that if you > don't > >>>> quantize anything that it > > should > >>>> play back correctly right? I'm guessing that the trick would be > to > >>>> get the metronome to time exactly in sync with the arpagiator on > >>>> your keyboard but > >>> > >>>> I > >>>> guess midi clocking would take care of all that wouldn't it? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Thanks for the tips. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Scott > >>> > >>> To unsubscribe or change list options, see > >>> http://lists.andrelouis.com > >>> > >>> for archived list posts, see > >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > >>> > >>> To unsubscribe or change list options, see > >>> http://lists.andrelouis.com > >>> > >>> for archived list posts, see > >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > >> > >> To unsubscribe or change list options, see > >> http://lists.andrelouis.com > >> > >> for archived list posts, see > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > >> > >> To unsubscribe or change list options, see > >> http://lists.andrelouis.com > >> > >> for archived list posts, see > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > To unsubscribe or change list options, see > http://lists.andrelouis.com > > > > for archived list posts, see > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > > To unsubscribe or change list options, see > http://lists.andrelouis.com > > > > for archived list posts, see > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com > > for archived list posts, see http://www.mail- > archive.com/[email protected] > > To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com > > for archived list posts, see http://www.mail- > archive.com/[email protected] To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
