Re: [LAD] Midi tempo sync'd live drum machine

From: Tim E. Real <termtech@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Sat Jul 17 2010 - 04:31:02 EEST

On July 16, 2010 05:34:11 pm m.wolkstein@email-addr-hidden wrote:
> Am Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:27:35 -0500
>
> schrieb Nathanael Anderson <wirelessdreamer@email-addr-hidden>:
> > Here is the setup i'm looking to do:
> >
> > midi master -> special program
> > ddr pad -> special program
> > special program -> hydrogen
> >
> > I've got a hardware midi device controlling the master tempo. aseqdump
> > shows the tempo messages x times a second.
> >
> > I want to either find or make a program so I can use a ddr pad (usb
> > gamepad) and assign different timed midi patterns to the buttons, so for
> > example: if the program is configured for 4/4 time, when I hold down or
> > toggle a button
> >
> > if note 36 is a bass drum and 41 is a snare then you'd have a basic drum
> > and snare beat when both buttons are held down or toggled, of course i'd
> > like to be able to have multiple patterns bound per button as well
> >
> > button one is set to play a quarter note midi note 36, then rest for the
> > remaining 3 beats
> > 1 - 36,quarter|rest,quarter|36,quarter|rest,quarter
> > 2 -
> > 41,eighth|rest,eighth|41,eighth|rest,eighth|41,eighth|rest,eighth|41,eigh
> >th|rest,eighth
> >
> > Each pattern would describe one measure, and the flow of a live solo
> > performance could easily be changed on the fly, leaving hands free to
> > play guitar.
> >
> > Anything out there like this, and I just don't know about it?
> >
> > If I don't find anything I want to hack something together, so a primer
> > on midi tempo sync, and how to program with it would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Nathanael
>
> hi, try the hydrogen-midi-clock branch.
> http://svn.assembla.com/svn/hydrogen/branches/midi-clock
Hey, cool! Thanks for the tip. I didn't know there were other branches.
Seems an important branch. I think someone else was asking about this before.
Hope they see this.
Tim.

>
> with this branch you can send and receive midi clock ,spp and midi-start &
> stop. this make it possible to control external hardware like a korg
> kaossilator pro or a mopho.
> also hydrogen comes with a build in tap-tempo. its possible to map midi
> note or midi cc massages to the different tap tempo functions.
> hydrogen has two differnt tap tempo implementation.
> 1. normal taptempo with 1/4 tapping (AltGr + \)
> 2. advanced beat counter. 1/1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 tapping is adjustable( , key).
> also it's adjustable, how many taps will calculate the tempo. minimum is
> two maximum is 16.
>
> now you can tap the tempo in hydrogen and other jack transport or midi
> clock applications and devices can follow your tapping.
>
> i personal prefer midi clock to sync different sequencers.
> 1. because its the easy to use and most hardware devices comes with midi
> clock implementation.
> 2. midi clock will also send if the trasnsport is stopped.
> 3. midi clock is independent from frame positions or song positions. it
> only send a simple quarter note based clock rate. this keep you against
> many side effects you will run if you try to use jack transport.
>
> greetings wolke
>
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