Menno --
I'm under the impression that the Rm1x transmits controller data on
channels 1 and 2 only. Is this true? What happens if you have a volume
swell on channel 13 that you want to send to an external synth or
sampler?
Cheers,
Scott
Menno M Jansz wrote:
> I had a few days holiday, so spent some time with my Rm1x
> Here's what I thought (btw I am a total hobbyist so dont
> take this as gospel :)
>
> > to Acid. The loops I made were really easy to sync to the
> > Rm1x. I guess the
> > issue that I'm encountering is that unless the the songs
> live
> > primarily inside
> > the Rm1x (that is, it's the master) most of it's cool live
> > features go to waste.
>
> Yes, I spent some time thinking how to hook all my stuff up.
> At the moment I ended up doing all my sequencing in the rm1x
> and have it also driving my Ex5 synth and Pulsar synths. Now
> I also have it feeding into Cakewalk, and the plan is that
> once I have everything sequenced to my satisfaction I will
> play it all live into Cakewalk to record the midi. Then I
> intend to record each seperate midi track as an audio track.
> ( I am used to doing this anyway because of my Ex5 which has
> DSP limitations on certain sounds ). Then I add more inserts
> and stuff to make each audio track sound right in the mix.
> And also add more Ex5 tracks because of the DSP limits. Well
> this is the plan! I also like totally messing with the audio
> at that point to create something totally different sounding
> again. I have spent the last few days just sequencing, and
> doing a lot of learning about all the aspects of my
> equipment. I must say the rm1x has been a joy to sequence
> with. Really spontanious.
>
> > ever. The sounds on
> > the Rm1x requires a bit (a shitload) of tweaking to get to
> in
> > a pleasing shape.
> > Are you using the Rm1x as a standalone or in combination
> with
> > other stuff?
>
> Well like I said above I use it with my EX5 and Pulsar.
> However in the last few days I often have my rm1x alone, and
> I just enter some ideas into it, just using the internal
> sound generator. Then I later sometimes change the sounds to
> something more suitable on my other equipment.
> However I found that I could get some nice sounds out of the
> rm1x if I tweaked them enough. I use different variation
> inserts a lot to beef up the sound. I wish there was more
> than one variation insert though! Also layering some sounds
> gives a nice effect sometimes.
>
> OK that's it. I'll let you know if my plan works. Of course
> now I just need to finally finish one of my creations,
> something that I always find hard to do as I get bored and
> move onto the next thing, or head down the pub :)
>
> Menno
