8 pads controller to control 8 midi tracks simultaneously?

Elektron Gear Digitakt
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Hi Elektronauts,

Here is what I have been trying to achieve for some time, without success.

I wish to use the 8 pads of my MIDI controller to simultaneously enter trigs to the Digitakt’s 8 MIDI tracks in LIVE RECORDING mode. The 8 MIDI tracks are set to send notes to 8 instruments of the TR-8 (35 38 43 39 37 42 46 51).

Easily done for the DT’s 8 audio tracks by setting the controller pads to send notes C0 to G0. Would love to do the same thing for the DT’s 8 MIDI tracks. Do you think it is possible to set this up without a DAW? If yes, how?

Thanks,

Christian

Technical details:

  1. MPK Mini mkII to MacBook Pro via USB. Options available in MPK Mini mkII Editor app. Can assign a MIDI channel to the 8 pads, but not to an individual pad. Can assign a specific note to a pad.

  2. MacBook Pro to Digitakt via USB. Options available in MIDI Patchbay app.

  3. Digitakt to TR-8 via standard MIDI cable.

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you need smth to remap the notes to different channels, there are many ways to do this, from diy solutions like the raspberry pi as a midi processor or commercial products like the blokas midi thing for example (forgot the name)

3

Do you mean that each controller pad should send its information on a distinct MIDI channel?

4

exactly

5

I will get my MPK25 from storage and give it a try. Thanks for the cue.

6

I do this exact thing with a BeatStep Pro because I can program the pads to send on different MIDI channels.

7

UPDATE:
Problem solved.
MPK Mini mkII to MacBookPro, to MidiHub (blokas.io/midihub), to Digitakt, to TR-8.

8

I thought you could only record in to the sequencer on the Autochannel?
Does this mean I can play six different drum samples on the Digitakt using my Nord Drum 3P?

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My MIDI controller’s pads send on channel 10. The patch I’ve created for the MidiHub catches the the 8 notes and dispatches them to MIDI channels 2 to 9. On the Digitakt, the MIDI tracks A to H are assigned to the MIDI channels 2 to 9, AUTOCHANNEL is set to OFF.

Here is the MidiHub patch.
https://christianthibault.com/temp/MPK-Digitakt-TR8.mhp.zip

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Are you able to play and record all 8 pads live into the Digitakt sequencer?

I guess what I’d like to be able to do is play the first 6 sample tracks using my Nord Drum 3P and record this in to the DT sequencer.

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I am indeed able to record in Live Mode. It was my goal, use the Digitakt to sequence the TR-8 sounds off the grid.

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I’m pretty sure a few devices can do this. I’m certain the older M-Audio Axioms could do this as you could assign the pads to even the fancy midi nprnn or whatever or CC’s. Also, fairly sure the more expensive Korg midi controllers could do this. Maybe try the Korg PadKontrol? The manual will tell you.