Does anyone know how to successfully reset the LFOs on M:S? I don’t mean the actual reset parameter, I have some slower LFOs that need to be started when the first pattern is started if possible.
Looking at the midi chart, I see that LFO reset has a cc. If it’s there then is it also possible on the device itself?
Thanks, I’ve actually already tried that and it doesn’t work for my uses. What I wanted to do was trigger the LFO at the start of a pattern and have it run for the duration of that pattern. On the Octatrack there is ‘SYNC TRIG’ setting that does exactly that.
The only way I have found to do this is to use a pre-recorded loop that triggers on the first step, this way there are no trigs getting in the way of the LFO, not really ideal though!
I don’t think there is a SYNC TRIG setting on the M:S at present.
This would be an excellent addition, though.
It’s a shame that the LFO modes are only accessible via velocity modulation. If they were accessible via the LFO menu, you could simply P-Lock the LFO mode to reset on the first step of a pattern. This would also allow the LFO to be reset at given ratios (say 1:8) rather than constraining it to the length of the pattern.
Here’s hoping for another wee update, then
In the meantime, kraster’s tip does work, but you lose velocity > amp, and it takes a bit more work to get it going.
Yeah, that’s one of the ways I use LFOs on the OT. I like that the LFO waveform can be p-locked on M:S though, it lets you take things that little bit further
Speaking of which: you could P-Lock the LFO’s waveform to ENV on a Trig to reset the LFO. The LFO on that Trig doesn’t even need a destination for this to work.
The caveat is that the Trig will be outside of the scope of your synced LFO. I’ve tried using this on Trig 1 with the volume turned off, and it works pretty well for filter sweeps. Trig 16 is also a workable, but I don’t think the LFO will reset when you first play the pattern.
I do something similar for white noise sweeps on M:S but in this case there are no other trigs in the sequence so I can use 1:4 trc to get a long sweep.
I find it a bit odd that there’s no way to restart the lfo on beat, the actual lfo itself is actually more precise than on OT (it ends a bit early if it’s running across 64 bars, 32 bars max if precision is needed)
Maybe in an update… I think there will be an update to at least add the 100% trc that Digitakt now has…