Tonverk: technical Q&A

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910

I’m not really sure I understand your issue, but to me this sounds like expected behavior.

I’ve noticed this issue:

  • On Subtrack, I have a trig placed on step 9.
  • On Supertrack, I have a p-lock placed on step 9, which increases the send amount to Send FX 3 for every second time around the loop (Probability set to 2/2)
  • I expected the trigs on Supertracks to not have any effect on the triggers for Subtracks, but this setup effects the trigger probability for the Subtrack sound, not just the Send value

Lol, now that I am writing this out, I think my issue will probably be resolved by placing a trigless-trig on my Supertrack…

Or maybe the new update made Supertrack trigs behave more like how I initially expected? Sorry if this comes across as a brain dump…

911

No worry, actually i feel a bit like this : are actually the subtracks the most complicated part of the tonverk to understand and grasp or are actually the subtracks the most bugged out part of the tonverk. anyway gonna read the manual again for the 3rd time :joy:

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912

I noticed the same thing but I hope you’re right that a trigless trig will allow the subtrack trigs to trigger. Still a somewhat odd behaviour I would say.

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913

Yeah, I feel like the interaction between the two layers of p-locks is still pretty buggy, or I am totally misunderstanding how they’re supposed to work.

I definitely still notice bugginess around the state of a trig after a p-lock has been removed from the Supertrack. For example, once I remove a p-lock, I still have to manually remove the previously p-locked values from the step where the p-lock used to exist.

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914

Same experience. I pretty much gave up on subtracks for the time being if i plan on doing any p-locking.

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915

They appear to have fixed this in FW 1.2.1!

916

Hi all,

Is there some handy way to trade patterns (sounds & seqs) between projects?

917

I would switch it off in between sessions. Saves electricity costs. Even if it might not be much.

Amp env delay could be modulated by lfo to achieve minimal timing fluctuations for example. To give a groove more natural flow like a drummer.

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918

Now that ARP notes can rotate the ARP sequence using [FUNC] + [LEFT]/[RIGHT], I tried and realised it was very playable to have an LFO which can modulate [Trig] lengths, e.g. 1-32 and 1-8, etc. which would lend to the provision of another way to play our tracks. Can the LFO do that?

919

You can copy the trigs and paste them in a MIDI track, if you ever need to record these.

There are still corners that need to be addressed. Don’t hesitate to formulate your request to Elektron.

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920

I received communication by Elektron that it is supposed to be fixed but I still have to test it. Will report back when I do.

EDIT: something has definetely changed. I feel it gets the trigger 99% of the time, I felt on 16th hi hats that sometimes it was skipping a hit. This becomes almost a random skip so it could be even good for the groove. Also, now it works no matter the gate lenght, so this definetely improved.

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921

Since a Multi or Single track (1-8) will respond to MIDI, could you maybe use a MIDI track first, send that to your synth, then Thru back in to the Tonverk to a Multi or Single track? I haven’t tried it, it’s just an idea.

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922

I tried to use the OXI ONE MK2 sending MIDI via USB and I got mixed results.

First of all, in the manual it is written that USB 2 is for power and USB 1 is for MIDI and audio over USB but I could not sync and sequence the device via MIDI following this indication, the clock especially was all over the place, jittering between 143/145/147 BPM (145 BPM on OXI ONE MK2).

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Instead, I found that I could sync and sequence the device if I plugged the power in USB 1 and sequence on USB2. I hope this does not create problems on the device itself. Used it for half an hour without any issues at all.

So, is the manual not correct or my device has inverted USBs? I specify that OXI ONE MK2 was used in MIDI HOST mode without power charge.

923

nope this does not appear to be the case, trigless trigs on the supertrack still cause subtract trigs not to trigger when plocked and condition is not true

924

Interestingly, they’ve changed this language in the new revision of the manual.

On page 16, it used to say:

USB 2 - For connecting a power supply to Tonverk. Use the included PSU-5 power adapter, connected to a power outlet. Make sure to use the fastening screw to secure the USB cable to the device.

USB 1 - For connecting to a computer to transfer audio, MIDI, and files. Use the included USB-C to USB-C connector cable to connect to a computer host.

but now it says:

USB 1 and 2: Both of these ports can be used to power Tonverk. Connect the included PSU-5 power adapter to a power outlet, and make sure to use the fastening screw to secure the USB cable to the device. These ports can also be used to connect Tonverk to a computer for transferring audio, MIDI, and other files. Use the included USB-C to USB-C cable when connecting to a computer host.

There are similar changes on pages 23 and 24.

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925

Interesting! Maybe I downloaded an old version of the manual then. But it doesn’t explain why the two ports behave differently.

926

does anyone have any recommendations for a usb c mic/field recorder to plug directly into the TV?

just for found sound recordings really. de about budget, just looking for ideas.

edit: I have an iPhone 14 so could get the apple camera adapter.

927

You won’t be able to plug any audio device in via usb—the TV is not an audio host. A phone would work though.

928

Can confirm that the CCK works going from a Lightning iPad to the TV.

929

it would be nice to have a usb mic going into it, thanks tho.

nice thank you.