GitP/A/Session/26/10/22-Thu

• Voidom and MIDI clock

  • A Ghost in the Patch session with MicroFreak preset 016 Voidom: tracing MIDI connections and clock problems between the Launchpad Pro, MicroFreak and Ableton Live, then combining Launchpad sequencing with recorded Session clips.
  • Open recording: Episode recording

  • Recording

    • GitP/A/Session/26/10/22-Thu/Asset/Audio/Trimmed/mp3
    • Recorded in Ableton Live at 109 BPM.

  • Preset

    • Microfreak/Preset/016 Voidom — SFX.

  • Chapters

    • 00:00 Voidom and the MIDI connections

      • Testing the Launchpad sequencer, checking the MIDI cables and comparing the sequencer clocks.
      • Dialogue

        • Recorded commentary · 00:01:02 — Now, if I'm not mistaken here, it's gonna be a little bit interesting because in theory the Ableton is the clock source. So maybe I'm not gonna mess with the tempo Because I've got a slight MIDI connection with the Novation, and by slight, what do I mean?
        • Recorded commentary · 00:01:39 — An unverified MIDI connection between the Launchpad and Ableton.

    • 10:13 Trying to align the sequencers

      • Investigating sync source, Launchpad ports and clock transmission while recording into Ableton Live.
      • Launchpad/UG/10 Setup/05 MIDI Settings
      • Dialogue

        • Recorded commentary · 00:10:14 — Okay, there I started the sequencer on the launchpad by pressing play. Everything freaked out.
        • Recorded commentary · 00:10:25 — And now I'm seeing random parameters being ingested on the MicroFreak in the OLED display, which is a little bit concerning.

    • 19:01 Recovering the MicroFreak

      • Troubleshooting lost sound, disconnecting MIDI and restoring local control before reconnecting the Launchpad.
      • Dialogue

        • Recorded commentary · 00:19:44 — Well now I'm not getting any sound out of the Microfreak. I can see that the MIDI is going in from the Microfreak. That's kind of interesting. When I press a key on the MicroFreak, I'm seeing MIDI come in.
        • Recorded commentary · 00:20:12 — But I'm not hearing anything. Let's try changing the preset.

    • 26:45 Sequencing and Session clips

      • Returning to the Launchpad sequencer and recorded clips for the final performance.
      • Dialogue

        • Recorded commentary · 00:26:45 — What happens if I do just the MIDI out?

    • 45:12 What worked in the final passage

      • Reflecting on the combination of Launchpad sequencing and Session clip recording, with send and pan adjustments, and the remaining MIDI sync problems.
      • Dialogue

        • Recorded commentary · 00:45:19 — Alright, well it ended up being kind of fun.
        • Recorded commentary · 00:45:23 — That ended up being kind of fun. What was I doing differently there?
        • Recorded commentary · 00:45:32 — I did have local control on. I mostly was using the sequencer on the launchpad, and then also combining that with session mode clip recording. And I did adjust some of the sends and pan a little bit, which was cool.
        • Recorded commentary · 00:45:59 — Well, I think that's all for today. I gotta figure out what's going on with those MIDI sequencing issues where it ends up causing panics. I need to figure out how to prevent that during a performance.