If it was between more drum tracks and the ability to. Have caring track lengths I would choose the latter.
This is the right way to approach things - rather than focussing on what it canāt do, explore what it can do.
I use the note mode for drums & samplers all the time like this as well.
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I was on the original waiting list a few years ago and then didnāt go forwards with the purchase, then I was offered another spot on the waiting list a few months ago and it should arrive in January, I think.
With two screens and dual-project modes, the Hapax seems quite capable. Do you think it can technically do what the Neuzeit Drop does?
Hello guys, is there anyone who uses Hapax with Twisted Electrons TwistFm and uses Hapax to change programs on TwistFm? I canāt get it to work. If anyone uses the two devices together and can guide me, I would be grateful, best regards
I donāt use TwistFM but I do use the Hapax to send PC to many synths, and it works fine.
Make sure you the channels match on the Hapax and TwistFM.
Make sure you have the correct output selected on the Hapax (ie A, B, C D etc).
Are the 2 devices connected via a single MIDI lead, or is there something inbetween? If so connect with just a lead.
Try sending PC from something else and see if that works.
Try sending PC to something else and see if that works.
Try sending PC from the Hapax to a MIDI monitor and confirm thatās working. There are free apps on PC and Mac to do this, and youād only need a USB cable connected.
Hope that helps!
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I know that everything is well connected because i can play TwistFm with Linnstrument through Hapax. So MIDI Out from Hapax to TwistFm works.
I can also record TwistFm slider movement on Hapax automation lanes, so MIDI In on Hapax from Twist also works.
But no program changesā¦
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Have you been able to send program changes to the TwistFM from other gear?
Iāve sent program change messages to a bunch of gear with my Hapax and thus far have had no issues.
Intriguing! This photo seems to show a revamp of the mod matrix, at least thatās my best guess.
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Hi,
Trying to get my head around the logic of these proper sequencers, and
wondering how can I use Hapax with DT2 tracks exactly :
-can you separate any and all DT2 tracks (samples) with Hapax, say I have all 16 tracks loaded for DT2, andā¦ then the idea is to create new sequences on Hapax with them?
-how can Hapax treat the DT2 patterns? is the purpose to create all the patterns on Hapax then?
and finally: -what about trig parameters on DT2, are they lost, or would I be able to play the custom trigs via Hapax?
Sorry for newbie stuffā¦ but just trying to be prepared, as Hapax is a bit pricey (for a student anyhow lol)
Thereās different choices possible there.
You can use one drum track on the Hapax to sequence 8 of the tracks of DT2, Ć³r you use individual tracks on Hapax to sequence the individual tracks of DT2. Ćr a combination: for example for a while I used one Hapax track to sequence my ābasicsā on DT2 (kick, hihat, cymbals, claps; all in the same sequencer page of the Hapax), and then Iād use an individual Hapax track or two for more specific lead percussions or basslines.
You kinda loose Plocks abilities if you use Hapax instead of DT2 sequencer. BUT you cĆ”n use the Hapax modulation abilities on DT2. I donāt perse think thatās a step up though.
And/or you can even (I think) use triggles trigs (like plocks without notes but with plocked data) on the DT2, in conjunction to the incoming notes from Hapax. Personally Iāve never liked doing that, since itās a bit much for my brain to separate/combine two sequencers in one. Also, this might be a bit more advance for a beginner.
What I personally like most and how I use them: DT2 (or any Elektron drum machine) sequences itself. And I use Hapax for other gear. When I perform live, this means I switch Patterns/Projects on the Hapax and the DT2 (or before on the ST when that was my drum machine) separately.
For me itās the best of both words; the great Eletron sequencer for my drum machine. And the benefits of easy saving/loading of the Hapax for the lead/bass/lead percussion parts.
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Cool!
Thank you. Lots of possibilities then, many paths to take.
I suppose one can always sample the plocks into new samples on DT2 itself, if they are so precious/necessary.
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You can kind of emulate p-locks on the Hapax.
You set the automation lane to 4ppqn, and turn interpolation off.
Then it sends the modulation only on the 16th notes, like Elektron sequencers.
Iāve asked Squarp for a new feature to be added, you could hold a pad (in automation mode), and turn a knob on your synth, and an automation point would be created on the correct lane.
Which would basically be p-locks.
Anyway, itās already very easy to automate on the Hapax. I just hit record and move any control on my synths, and that control is automated.
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Quick question on that. Some devices only support DAW-like modulation, as opposed to proper step p-locking (modify a single step only). Can the Hapax just modify that one step and then go back to the base value, and send that value, or does it just send the value for the parameter to the device and let it deal with the consequences?
You need to revert that parameter back to its base value after the āp lockedā step.
Your automation lane would look something like this
ā________-_______ā
Itās not as fast as a true p lock, but the upside is that you can do something similar to slide locks if you wish to do so
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Thank you. I was wondering if I could use the Hapax to bypass the default behaviour, but it looks like it doesnāt come with a special mode 
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The hapax does have a ādefault valueā option for an automation lane, which means when you switch from a clip (sequence) that has automation to one that doesnāt itāll return to the default. Not the same as step locks but this resolves a major issue that a lot of sequencers have with automation.
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Thank you
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In my eperience, sending a āp-lockā via hapax, even with midi timing tweaked to perfection, the resulting sound is typically not exactly the same as if I had p-locked directly from the Elektron machine. Not sure why, or what, and not sayimg it isnāt totally workable but that is my findings.
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