Use MIIDI processor output to enter steps?
hI!
If I have a MIDI processor, e.g. the Chord module that gives me a chord by pressing a single key, is there a way for that to be used as if I actually pressed all the keys for that chord using the keyboard, so that when I click one of the steps it inputs the chord and not the individual note?
I appreciate that this behaviour would then trigger the module "twice" (or more if recording / in a loop), however in that case it would be enough to disable the module before hitting play/record.
By the way, it's possible to achieve this (and it works fine) having a drambo instance loaded within drambo (in the same track) and activating step recording and then dragging and dropping it into the host, however it would be much quicker if there was a way of routing the output directly into the "last keyboard input" buffer if that makes sense 😅
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I think this is not possible because of the way the sequencer of the active track, or a sequencer module within the active track are automatically connected to the controller section (pads and keys).
I already made a feature request to allow the controllers to be locked to a specific track, what would probably allow what you want.
https://forum.beepstreet.com/discussion/2762/ability-to-lock-controller-section-pads-pianokeys-to-one-track#latest
hi catherder,
thanks for your reply!
With MIDI FXs audio units it seems possible to have those "reach" the keyboard, through MIDI Out module (to feedback if I remember correctly) and then with a MIDI Mixer to make sure it doesn't loop.
However my issue is that with MIDI processor or MIDI FX that do not have MIDI out, that's not possible. That said, I'm not sure I understood why allowing the controllers to be locked to a track would solve this?
Thanks
About feedback: I always had problems with the "feedback" MIDI port, so that never worked for me.
And you are right that locking the controls to a particular track would not work. It would only work if it was possible to have the controls locked to one track while recording MIDI into the sequencer of another track.