Wormhelmet wrote:Not sure exactly what you are trying to accomplish trying to record arp notes though. Do you plan on recording arp notes so you can assign it to another synth? I use an mv8800 and use a Novation KS4 for my master synth. When I change tracks on the mv8800 to record notes for another synth, it changes focus to play the synth that is set to the tracks midi channel. It doesn’t need arp notes recorded because the preset used has arp on the Virus. Unless I want those notes to use for a different synth, there isn’t a need to record them.
If I wanted to record the arp notes, I would connect my KS4 to Virus in and out from Virus with arp note send on into the mv8800 to record on a track, then put my KS4 back to master and make sure the track with recorded arp notes was set to the midi channel of the new synth I wanted that arp on. The new synth receiving the recorded arp notes would not have arp enabled on the patch that it was set to play because it would double the attempts to play notes and original arp note track would be lost in a mess of notes as it tried to arp the arp notes. Possibly sounding like the behavior you are describing.
My KS4 also has nice arp abilities. If I was to record the arp notes from my KS4 in a track assigned to play on a Virus patch, the Virus patch would have to have its arp off.
I generally don’t run midi into my mv8800 except for the KS4 out to MV in to use to play all the other synths hooked up to my MV. If I am looking to record parameter changes like Live knob movements on the synth as it is playing its track assigned to it, then I might send the midi in from that particular synth to record into the track, but I wouldn’t send a recorded arp passage into a synth with a patch that had arp on. I would turn arp off and let the track feed it notes while I tweaked the knobs for recording parameter changes.
Sorry if this isn’t any help. Trying to understand more
I suppose you could leave everything hooked up as is and use a blank track to record the Virus note out, but would have to turn off the arp on the patch for playback after recording. Unless you think that is exactly what is causing your midi feedback loop. In which case it might make more sense to just use mopho to Virus and Virus to in on MPC, record your arp notes and then change up again to have MPC trigger Virus with arp off on the Virus patch.
I use the arp on the Virus a good deal but always just root note recording so the Virus arp can do it’s thing with the root notes
Yes, I am trying to record the actual TI2 arpeggio notes, so that not only I could play them with another synth, but I could also play them with another TI2 preset or patch (which doesn't have a native arpeggio or if it does I turn the arpeggio OFF). Lots more flexibility and creative space.
The MPC IN is needed to get the arpeggio recorded, but what it does also is send
instantly what it records to the MPC OUT ( meaning the TI2 IN).
Even if I set the "Output MIDI field" to "OFF" (lower right), it must still sends some junk data to the TI2, because the TI2 arpeggiator gets knocked out..
I did try another method:
MIDI track 1 contains the "seed" notes, with MIDI send set on channel of the TI2
MIDI track 2 is empty, with MIDI send "OFF"
With track 2 being active, I would set the MPC to record: the seed notes would be sent to the TI2, and arpeggio received/recorded on track 2.
This way it sort of works: arpeggio notes are recorded on track 2. But upon playing them on the TI2 (with arpeggio OFF), the timing is all messed up.
