Live Recording Mode: How to record using a Start command?

Elektron Gear Digitakt
#1

I want to record an external MIDI pattern in Quantized Live Recording Mode.

Is there a trick to arm the Live Recording Mode and start the recording via an incoming Start command?

With the Roland MCs, I can do it this way. With the DT, unfortunately, I do not know how to do that.

#2

according to this thread, no.

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#3

Too bad. Anyway, thank you.

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#4

Not…yet…
For next update, a lot of chance that they implement a way to quantize recording start, at least to sequencer Start.

Threshold doesn’t work properly for external noisy sources…

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#5

I’m talking about MIDI recording, not sampling :wink:

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#6

Ah misunderstood, sorry.

But I found a trick a while ago :

  • Set a long PREROLL in METRONOME page (up to 16 bars by memory)

  • Rec + Play for Live Recording.

  • Send external midi Start

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#7

Sounds like a brilliant idea :+1:. Unfortunately I can’t try it out until tomorrow.

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#8

I did it on A4 and DN iirc, should work on DT but no promises…
Let me know ! (Too late/lazy to test it right now).

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#9

It works! Thanks for this great hint.

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#10

I like this thread. gives us hope for humanity.

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#11

With gear and especially Elektron, double check before saying something is not possible…:wink:

Doesn’t seem that simple with humanity…:meh:

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