Best way to sequence this bad boy with elektron gear?
Sequence it with Octatrack would be the best solution I guess ?
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I prefer to sync things together and use its own sequencer , maybe sequence some ccās on octatrack with different time sig / step count.
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I control it with Octatrack. Usually write my patterns on the TB-03 because I like the randomness of original mode. Have it hooked up to the Midi Thru on Analog Rytm. Pattern Change doesnāt work. Pattern Chaining on the TB-03 is easy and works well though. Having the Octatrackās LFO affect the different parameters works nicely and keeps it from being stagnant. Tweaking the knobs manually + LFOs can get it quite wild in a good way.
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Iām really having trouble fitting the tb-03 into my setup. It doesnāt take pattern change commands. I am not really good at sequencing it externally with OT or MNM. Any ideas for better integration before I offload it? Iād prefer to either master sequencing it from the OT so it sounds just like the internal sequencer or have a good way if changing the patterns on the device. Both seem impossible right now.
I just sync it and change patterns along the way. Or i record the patterns into my pyramid and replay them.
Dataline has a video where he controls it from the OT and there is a paid instructional video on bandcamp where you probably can see how he is doing it.
If you sell it cheap i would love to buy it as i want 2 x tb 03 in my setup 
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In what way is that not working for you? You should be able to sequence notes on the TB-03 fine from the OT using one of its MIDI tracks. Just keep in mind that:
- you should set the Note On velocity to a value lower than 100 for an unaccented note and to 100 or higher for an accented note, and that you
- need to overlap notes when you want to trigger a slide.
As long as you do that, you should be able to program patterns on your OT that play back exactly as they would when using the internal sequencer on the TB-03.
You can even use CC messages to control the parameters of the TB-03 from your OT which is especially cool combined with its MIDI LFO. See https://static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/TB-03_MIDI_Imple_e01_W.pdf for the CC numbers.
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Yer would love be to see that Dataline vid.
Iāve tried it cant seem to get the slide effect to work at all. TB 03 is very boring playing plain notes.
I no longer have an OT so I canāt test if it supports overlapping notes on MIDI tracks, but I am absolutely sure this is how I create slides when I play patterns from Bitwig into my TB-03.
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Iām getting it working to some extent using the legato, it required parameter locking legato on off per trig. Itās kind of doing what I want, but itās new to me so still fiddling around.
here is the video
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Yer ive seen the performance, might have to pay for the ādataline brain implant chipā video.
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On the OT, just make sure the note is long enough to fill the gap (for example; with a gap of one step between the two notes, note length of the first note has to be minimum 1/8 note), then lock the arpās legato to āonā for the second note.
Dialing in note pitch and note length + note pitch with legato on takes just one second
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That paid video is great, but just to set your expectations heās not sequencing the TB with the OT. Heās stepping the TBās internal sequencer with the TR-09 trigger out. Lots of good tips on re-sampling both Rolands with the OT and whatnot though 
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Yes this is exactly what I figured out seems to work but still lots of trial and error to get something sounding right. But itās progressing so thanks everyone for your advice!
The OT Legato is just note on/off sending, if you want pitch slide (like glide or portamento) it has to be available in the device receiving the notes.
Which youād think the TB-03 would have? I donāt have one to try.
Iād just try sequence overlapping notes on the OT by using long note lens
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apparently you have to overlap notes AND send a midi CC 102. and the value of cc102 changes the slide characteristic. something like this.
I am having troubles with the midi control for the tb-03 from octatrack and digitone.
what I want to do is setup a midi channel (on OT or DN), and configure the midi ccās they way I want. To create different āpatchesā on the TB-03 for each song so to speak.
Problem is that it doesnāt work. I tried P-locking a step with the values, but still doesnāt work. the assigned midi control work, so I can tweak the TB-03 from the OT or DN, but the parameters wonāt change when I switch patterns. am I missing something?
Sold my TB-03ā¦ pretty fast it is not possible to get slides from external sequencing. Not like on the TB itself. For me that was a deal breaker. But if you want the thing and have the nice slides. Use its own sequencer.