Here it is.
This took me a very long time to get right. First let me start by saying this… the Virus is an attention whore. Make sure only the Virus is powered on and set it as follows.
MIDI
OT out to TI in
TI out to OT in
TI thru to AR in
Must be used in MULTI on the Virus TI
That being said. Here are the settings for the Virus.
FIRST. Roll back your OS and firmware something other then the current beta. Anything 5 or above.
MiDi page 1/3
Global chan 9
Soft thru OFF
Device ID Omni
MiDi page 2/3
Arp not send OFF
sync to external
MiDi volume enabled. MiDi volume is CC 7 on the TI
Output TI to input AB on OT and press MIXER to TURN DIR UP
RYTM On CD. And TURN DIR UP
Keyboard page 1/5
Local OFF
ONE CHANNEL
Audio clock AUTO
44.1
Now this is important.
The KNOB BEHAVIOR PAGE
set it to JUMP
Display time to 127
Target to INTERNAL + MIDI
Set RECEIVE DUMP to ENABLE
Set Trasmit MIDI dump type to controller data to enable but don’t hit STORE (yet)
On MiDi control page set page A to controller Data
Set page B to poly pressure
Exit the CONFIG menu, and power off.
Power back on and go back into MULTI mode and press shift edit. Turn all channels from 9 to 16 OFF. Turn 1 through 8 ON. Save the MULTI patch and Power the TI off.
Now… turn the OT on. Load a new set and project
MiDi controls as follows
CC direct connect ON
MiDi control menu should have no boxes checked and both values set to INT + EXT
MiDi sync menu check the following boxes
Trans send
Clock send
Receive chan checked and set to auto
Channels menu
Auto channel to 9
And all track channels to OFF
Go to the main track view and push the MIDI button.
Select MiDi track 1 and set chan to 1 click the knob so it’ll take or just press yes.
Do the same track 2… chan 3
3… chan 3. Etc.
Exit the menu do a save and power the OT off.
Power the TI back on and wait until you have your MULTI bank that you saved selected.
Power the OT on and go to the config menu of the Virus and hit store to transmit the controller data dump.
When this is complete. Enter back into your MULTI patch… save it. Turn off the OT. Then turn off the Virus. Now for the RYTM
Basically all you need checked is for the RYTM to receive clock and trans commands. But make sure you turn the auto chan and performance channels to OFF. Also make sure that anything that says anything about receiving anything from anywhere is off/ unchecked.
Turn the RYTM off.
Now here’s the key. The power on sequence begins with the first slave and then proceeds down the line. The master clock comes on last. So turn on the TI. Wait. Then turn on the RYTM… wait for all the kits to load. Turn on the OT.
Set your TI to MULTI part 9. Push MiDi track one on the OT. Select bank ZERO… click the knob. Select program 1… click the kno . You should hear notes when you play keys on the Virus. You should also see little dots appearing on the the OT screen indicating MiDi data is present. Turn a knob on the TI and you should also see dots on the OT indicating CC data is present. You should be good to go. No need to change from Part 9 on the Virus. Whatever track you’re in on the OT will control whatever parameters you ha e setup for your sounds 1-8.
You can set knob functions to control the TI by double tapping effects 1… then pressing FUNCTION and the knob you need to control. A dialog box will come up indicating that the OT is ready to learn the MiDi… so then turn whatever Knob on the Virus and it will automatically assign it.
You can now step record… assignCC controls… realtime record chords across multiple channels… the works.
What I have learned through this process…
MIDI sucks.
Slave priority power on is crucial. Power on whatever slave is first in the chain and go down the thru chain. Then turn the master on.
The problem is the config menu in the TI sets default page A data to SYSEX. The knob behavior and value scaling must match the OT. I think the TI was defaulted at 75. The OT is 0 to 127.
What you need to know is that you can only run 4 MiDi track per PART on the OT. So limit your patterns to using 4 MiDi tracks. Setup a neighbor machine as well because running the effects in the Virus seriously hogs.
EVERYTIME you make changes to the CONFIG menu on the TI… you must power the TI off and back on. You can make multiple changes at a time… but when you are done making changes… the unit must be powered off.
Also, it’s a good idea to go ahead and save your favorite sounds in your MULTI slots beforehand so you have a good idea where you are at when you want to change the bank and program through the Octatrack.
If you don’t hear audio. It’s because you did the power up sequence wrong. Or you didn’t follow this tutorial correctly. TI. Then RYTM. Then OT. Verify that the OT is recievin the TI data by observing the dots on the main playback page.
Good luck.