Who's using a Qunexus and how?

izzymonkey · 2014-05-29T21:20:02.000Z

I have the QuNexus + the MIDI Expander, and I use that combo with my A4 and my modular.

For the A4, I really enjoy using the QuNexus: the expressive quality you can pull from the voices is remarkable. I really liked my A4 before, but once I began to play with the QuNexus, I discovered much more life in those sounds!

The KMI cable kit is also useful–both to connect QuNexus to my eurorack gear and as a set of perfect cables for the A4 CV outs. I simply plug in a 1/4" stereo headphone adapter (nice, small, no bigger really in dimension than the CV output jack itself) then plug in the 1/8" Y breakout cables. . . convenient! Alternatively, I can control the A4 via MIDI at the same time as I modulate things in the modular space all with just the QuNexus + expander. Brilliant.

One thing I learned: take time to set up the sensitivity of the pads on the controller to your liking. They are extremely responsive.

namnibor · 2014-05-30T04:20:51.000Z

""sleepytm"":

2 namnibor - can you tell, if the ‘toggle’ function works with a4? like hold, for holding arp chord, for example.

No luck, but does not mean it’s not possible. I got a bit frustrated when I found out that A4 sequencer would not or at least I could not get it to, record after touch and such. A bit of creativity killjoy for me to have to dial these things per trig/note. So have been spending more time with my Spectralis in recent months. However, am approaching the A4 again this weekend with a new outlook and mind-set because as mentioned above, the QuNexus is probably the closest to the Analog Key’s Joy Stick as far as versatile controllers and as of yet I do not think AK users can record joy stick movements into sequencer.
+1 on adjusting the sensitivity curves of the QuNexus. It’s wonderfully responsive.
+1 on worth buying the QuNexus cable kit. You get A LOT of connectivity options for all the cv stuff that can be used in so many set-ups.

sleepytm · 2014-05-30T08:29:43.000Z

thanks a lot for replies!

nortski101 · 2015-03-05T08:43:37.000Z

Hi There,

I too have this combination of A4 and Qunexus. When I plug the Qunexus into iPad its so nice to play. Yet when I plug (via midi expander) into A4 its just plays very oddly. For example I hit 2 different keys in the same way, one plays much quieter. Again this isn’t the case on the iPad. Last night I did try to edit some settings with the editor but this doest seem to make any difference interestingly.

I have been using A4 since last summer and I know it fairly well. But Logic would seem to indicate that as its playing well on 1 device and not the other it should be the A4 possibly. So is there a setting I am missing that will get rid of the inconsistent feel? Or are there settings that you can share that work well please??

Help appreciated.

subq · 2015-03-05T17:53:27.000Z

I don’t know if this is it but what you describe above almost sounds like it is not reading velocity when plugged into the iPad but is when plugged into the A4. I’ve never actually used mine into an iPad so I’m not sure, however, it functions as it should going into the midi expander and then my A4 or OT.

Lymtronics · 2015-03-05T18:47:03.000Z

I use the Qunexus with a Kenton USB midi host. The retailer warned me that I would need the KMI midi expander to get the results I was after, but it is not the case. I thought I’d put that out there since the Kenton is more versatile and can be used with gear such as the OP-1 to control or be controlled by other gear.

rempdx · 2015-04-03T06:33:17.000Z

Hey guys,

I just got a QuNexus to control my A4.
I tried to edit some presets with the editor but I am still not getting some interesting results.

Looking for some presets/tips/ideas. Basically need more expressivity when I am playing the A4 live (pressure, velocity etc…).

Thanks!

rempdx · 2015-04-05T20:22:19.000Z

Also having some issues when controlling the A4 from the Quenexus (monophonic setting).

When I am playing a track from the Quenexus (for example a lead), the new note cuts off as the previous note is released. Note sure if this is a velocity issue or a Quenexus bug. Playing the same patch from the A4 keyboard works fine. Thoughts?

jim5 · 2015-04-15T12:49:39.000Z

""rempdx"":

Also having some issues when controlling the A4 from the Quenexus (monophonic setting).

When I am playing a track from the Quenexus (for example a lead), the new note cuts off as the previous note is released. Note sure if this is a velocity issue or a Quenexus bug. Playing the same patch from the A4 keyboard works fine. Thoughts?

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Turn the velocity off from Quenexus and see what happens. You can do it without the computer by holding down the preset button for few seconds then turning on/off various features.

rempdx · 2015-04-23T17:44:35.000Z

Thank you I actually ended up selling the A4+QueNexus combo to replace it with the AK.

Jaspmf · 2015-08-11T00:32:05.000Z

""subq"":

I have one with the midi extender. It is actually my main external keyboard. However, I’m going from OT midi in, then midi out from there to everything else, including my A4. That allows me to sequence everything with it.

How did you get it to work in this setup?
I have OT, A4, Rytm and just got Qunexus.
Before the Nexus I just had the gear setup OT MIDI OUT>Rytm IN, Rytm THRU > A4 IN.

If I go Qunexus directly into the A4 it works perfectly. (OT + rytm aren’t hooked up)

If I have it go to OT IN with my normal chain (OT MIDI OUT>Rytm IN, Rytm THRU > A4 IN) it doesn’t do anything.

Tried going OT OUT > Rytm IN, Rytm THRU > MidiXpander IN, MidiXpander OUT > A4
That kills the MIDI on the A4 (no clock from OT etc) But the Qunexus controls it fine in this setup.

Any advice?

PeterHanes · 2015-08-11T18:23:36.000Z

""Jaspmf"":

[quote=“subq”]I have one with the midi extender. It is actually my main external keyboard. However, I’m going from OT midi in, then midi out from there to everything else, including my A4. That allows me to sequence everything with it.

How did you get it to work in this setup?
I have OT, A4, Rytm and just got Qunexus.
Before the Nexus I just had the gear setup OT MIDI OUT>Rytm IN, Rytm THRU > A4 IN.

If I go Qunexus directly into the A4 it works perfectly. (OT + rytm aren’t hooked up)

If I have it go to OT IN with my normal chain (OT MIDI OUT>Rytm IN, Rytm THRU > A4 IN) it doesn’t do anything.

Tried going OT OUT > Rytm IN, Rytm THRU > MidiXpander IN, MidiXpander OUT > A4
That kills the MIDI on the A4 (no clock from OT etc) But the Qunexus controls it fine in this setup.

Any advice?[/quote]

I don’t have a QuNexus but (with the KMI MIDI Expander) it should work just like any MIDI keyboard. That means that you will need to ensure that the MIDI channels are set up appropriately on each Elektron instrument.

Connect the MIDI Out of the MIDI Expander to the MIDI In of the OT. Set the MIDI channel for the MIDI Expander to be the same as that of the Auto channel of the OT. Then, when the OT is in MIDI sequencer mode, it will pass on what you play through its MIDI Out port to the connected instruments.

You will need to set the MIDI channels of the OT’s MIDI sequencer tracks to match the channel numbers you have set for the tracks on the AR and AF that you want to play using the QuNexus. You will probably need to deactivate MIDI receipt for some of the tracks on the AR and AF in order to prevent conflicts.

Madchiller · 2015-08-11T18:42:06.000Z

I am using the qunexus with midi expander.

Octatrack out to midi expander. Cv out of qunexus to modular. Works pretty well for one track. I get one gate and 3cv this way. Plocked cv control! Wicked!

I did however try the expert sleeper fh1 with this combo and it works great! Adding 8 channels of gate/cv to the setup… Really sick!

subq · 2015-09-04T19:16:20.000Z

""Jaspmf"":

[quote=“subq”]I have one with the midi extender. It is actually my main external keyboard. However, I’m going from OT midi in, then midi out from there to everything else, including my A4. That allows me to sequence everything with it.

How did you get it to work in this setup?
I have OT, A4, Rytm and just got Qunexus.
Before the Nexus I just had the gear setup OT MIDI OUT>Rytm IN, Rytm THRU > A4 IN.

If I go Qunexus directly into the A4 it works perfectly. (OT + rytm aren’t hooked up)

If I have it go to OT IN with my normal chain (OT MIDI OUT>Rytm IN, Rytm THRU > A4 IN) it doesn’t do anything.

Tried going OT OUT > Rytm IN, Rytm THRU > MidiXpander IN, MidiXpander OUT > A4
That kills the MIDI on the A4 (no clock from OT etc) But the Qunexus controls it fine in this setup.

Any advice?[/quote]
I missed the notification on this…sorry for the late reply, did you get it working? Basically, it should just be about auto-channel config and whatnot…I can hit everything in the system from kb and it goes into the OT…I’ve run MIDI straight to A4 and Rytm and everything else and also run MIDI to A4 and then thru to Rytm for example no problems…I even interface into modular and use kb on that too (not using the CV outs on kb)

Terrific_Broth · 2015-10-30T13:50:16.000Z

Hi all

Wanted to check with users on a couple of things before I go ahead on this And possibly midi expander too:

Does it have a separate psu allowing me to use it without a computer or is it all USB powered?
I have an Iconnect midi2+. Would this work like the expander, power the unit and hook up to my DIN hardware?

thanks for your help

nfim · 2015-10-30T17:27:53.000Z

[quote=““Terrific Broth””]
Hi all

Wanted to check with users on a couple of things before I go ahead on this And possibly midi expander too:

Does it have a separate psu allowing me to use it without a computer or is it all USB powered?
I have an Iconnect midi2+. Would this work like the expander, power the unit and hook up to my DIN hardware?

thanks for your help
[/quote]

It can be bus powered if you’re using a computer but to use without a computer you need the midi expander, which requires a psu.
I think only the iconnect 4 has usb host capabilities.

Terrific_Broth · 2015-10-30T17:42:37.000Z

Thanks Anfim

sleepytm · 2017-01-05T09:36:52.808Z

ok, so i’ve tried to get into using qunexus with a4 once again, with pressure and tilt functions mapped to modulation wheel or breath controller or aftertouch settings… and it’s pretty tricky to play, cause if you map filter resonance to pressure, for example, it’s always somewhere in the middle, not from zero value. so as you playing, you don’t get the same results, as with a4 keyboard…
i mean, guys, how do you use it? or do you use pressure and tilt stuff at all?

also i turned pitch bend stuff off, cause it gets so difficult to play in key.

sezare56 · 2017-01-05T09:38:50.894Z

Try A4 Perf settings on filters if you can.

sleepytm · 2017-01-05T09:42:02.672Z

yeah, it’s just i’m thinking that it’s so much better to get arturia keystep, for complimenting a4