Live trig recording on multiple midi tracks at the same time?

Elektron Gear Octatrack
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I’m exploring using the OT as a basic midi looper and I’ve just hit a wall with something I took for granted: I always thought that if live recording mode was on, receiving notes from multiple midi channel would record on their associated midi tracks. But it seems like it will only record to the currently active track regardless?

Setup:

  • T1 (midi ch1)
  • T2 (midi ch2)

I’m using two external midi keyboard to input notes on either channel.

With live record activated, ch1 will only record if in midi mode on OT + T1 selected and so on.
If I’m on any other midi track, or back to audio mode, nothing will record.

Am I right on this? Or did I misunderstood something?

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Yes, the OT can live record only on the active MIDI track.

The only Elektron device I’m aware of which let you live record “melodies” (different notes) on multiple tracks is the Analog Four (when LIVE REC ON TRACK CHANNEL is activated).

(updated to be more precise - thx to @sezare56’s comment below)

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Precision : it’s possible to record multiple tracks with OT audio tracks (Trigs 9-16, notes C2-G2, not sure with notes C5-C7).

Also possible with DT audio tracks, triggering 0-7 notes, AR with 0-11 notes, MD…

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Monomachine also records on multiple tracks. Very nice. Send it midi to two channels and it will record on both the tracks assigned those channels.

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That’s a bummer, I also took that from granted doing it on the AR live recording playing multiple tracks with the trig buttons. Oh well, thanks all for confirming!

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Well, yes. You can record sample triggers on multiple audio tracks. At least for drums, that’s very useful.

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That’s how I record my drums. Unfortunately it can’t be possible by Midi.

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For completion: Recording on multiple midi tracks simultaneously also works fine on the Digitone.

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Has anyone tried this with the rk002? Will try later on but just in case anyone has already

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Yes, possible to record notes on 8 track, even slices in Slice mode (FOLLOW TM, MAP TRACK).
I did it here with a 64 slices Rhodes sample.

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Thanks man, will this also apply while live recording into midi tracks?

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No.

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im sure ive found some bug this time. live recording midi into multiple tracks via external controller. once ive recorded, the data is in the tracks but I get no audio from any tracks. none of the trigs have any locks or anything, all parameters normal. complete silence. only thing that makes it work is turning the machine off and on, after which all the recorded data plays audio. is there something I might be missing here? @sezare56?

is anyone else using their OT like this currently? just using a controller to trigger audio tracks via midi. note 36(c2) up on autochannel. (11, default)

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Stuck notes maybe ?
Does your controller send notes off ?

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aaah youre a genius. brand new to using loopypro on ipad as a controller maker. its very deep. you can set actions for all sorts of gestures to send multiple messages per pad. I set it to trigger a midi note on press, but I had to set it to send another note off message on release of the pad. thanks man I knew youd know! interesting that OT will record a note on message but not automatically add a note off until power cycle. I was scratching my head at that one

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…:content:…

Midi notes have priority over sequencer trigs and trigless. OT may consider you’re still playing, as it doesn’t receive note off…

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oh see I was under the impression OT didnt account for note length from a vague memory of trying to play midi into it many moons ago

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It does when you play, with Hold set to Inf (Release below 64 for tests). Not recorded in live rec unfortunately.