What’s next for Ess / Fors?

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#467

Just a quicky quick dumb thingie to say hi to Opal.

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#468

checked the manual but didn’t see anything about multi-outs so i can separate all the instruments. i know it comes with individual voices for dropping in drum racks… which is really amazing and i wish more people would do that… but i’m wondering about sequencing/jamming and spitting out all the audio from the voices to their own tracks so i can edit/mix etc later.

any word on that?

sounds fantastic btw.

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#469

awesome, this plus glänta will be my holiday fun :slight_smile: cheers ess

#470

Definitely – would be amazing if it could be keyboard-navigated.

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#471

Any chance a future update could have micro-timing? :pray:

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#472

This is pretty much 3 instances of Opal and some sample snippets. It’s a bit discordant and not what I usually make at all, but interesting that it inspired a different vibe. It’s a completely different workflow in live!

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#473

This would pretty much be the only thing I would be asking for at any pace

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#474

Dream setup would be: OPAL + SUPERBERRY but in hardware form…
Can’t stare at a screen for long time anymore :confused:
Great pieces of software anyway!!

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#475

Hoping Opal ends up getting released as an iOS app at some point(with added song mode), the interface seems perfect for it imo

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#476

more :smiley:

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#477

would iOS be possible?

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#478

This would be incredible with touch.

#479

I think I might try mapping these to the OP-Z via MIDI for a kind of mini Digitone

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#480

+3 !!!

Also: I’d love to see all Fors devices on iOS 'cause I won’t ever be buying Ableton Live.

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#481

I will love that the sequencer could send MIDI out to other devices on Ableton.
Thanks again for your superb work!

#482

This is not possible in Max for Live unfortunately. As in, a Max instrument cannot have multi-out tracks like a VST. Would have if I could!

EDIT: I was wrong – it is possible and will likely be available in an update.

There’s a chance! :smiley:

No, not at all. To clarify what I meant regarding making a standalone application; it’s possible to author a standalone desktop application in Max, but that’s a fairly limited format.

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#483

thanks for the clarification. not a deal breaker for me. great drum machine. the instruments are really flexible. wide range of sounds available.

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#484

Just bought this as a Xmas gift to myself…

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#485

I wonder if you could use the send/receive mechanism they talk about here? Article: Audio Routes: A new system for multi-channel routing in Ableton Live | Cycling '74

Edit: or this seems to suggest multi outs are possible: [plugout~] multiple outputs - Max For Live Forum | Cycling '74

Disclaimer: I know nothing about Max so have no idea if this is actually usable, was just surprised there is such a limitation

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#486

AFAIK it wasn’t a possibility, but perhaps something has changed. I don’t want a hacky solution (which send/receive would involve), but if this is now supported I’ll of course add it in. :slight_smile:

The format is very quirky and has a lot of caveats, so some things simply aren’t viable.

EDIT: Haha well you learn something new every day. Next update will probably have multichannel output from the looks of it.

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