Massive Animoog problem - features missing in new updates?
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2016 6:53 pm
Hi
I'm pretty sure the problem I have is caused by one of the recent Animoog updates...
The thing is, I want to complete an old track which I started 2 years ago or so. It relies on the Animoog keyboard sending exactly the controller data needed to play back everything as it was entered. To be exact, it contains long slides over 2 octaves while holding the same note.
With versions from 2 years ago I remember having timing problems while doing this. The data recorded into Cubase was always off for several notes (since separate notes are recorded (but not triggered separately) even when holding a long note if you slide over the keyboard), so I spent a long time fixing the MIDI that but never really got it right.
Then some time last year there was an update which caught my attention since it promised Animoog could now handle large amounts of controller data better. And indeed, I could finally record MIDI from they keyboard without timing problems!
Unfortunately I didn't have the time to do the real finals (improvisations, slight variations) back then but I was really happy to see that fixed.
Now I finally wanted to do those final recordings. But instead spent 2 evenings just to find out the controller data sent from Animoog keyboard is further than ever from what I hear in the synth itself. When playing back the MIDI recording I hear stuck notes, the controller movement is abrupt, not smooth at all. To put it short, it sounds quite catastrophic.
To rule out Cubase desktop as culprit, I also tried Cubasis - exactly the same messy result unfortunately.
When checking old MIDI recordings I found out that the controller types sent when sliding over they keys have changed apparently (some seem to be gone), so I wonder if something is broken or if it's intentional.
Maybe someone could do a simple test to confirm this - just record, hold a note, slide over 2 octaves, and check if the MIDI recording sounds the same. As it looks now, I'll not be able to ever complete this track, except by recording audio only. But this would take me a long time to get right, since I'm no keyboarder...
Thanks for any hints!
I'm pretty sure the problem I have is caused by one of the recent Animoog updates...
The thing is, I want to complete an old track which I started 2 years ago or so. It relies on the Animoog keyboard sending exactly the controller data needed to play back everything as it was entered. To be exact, it contains long slides over 2 octaves while holding the same note.
With versions from 2 years ago I remember having timing problems while doing this. The data recorded into Cubase was always off for several notes (since separate notes are recorded (but not triggered separately) even when holding a long note if you slide over the keyboard), so I spent a long time fixing the MIDI that but never really got it right.
Then some time last year there was an update which caught my attention since it promised Animoog could now handle large amounts of controller data better. And indeed, I could finally record MIDI from they keyboard without timing problems!
Unfortunately I didn't have the time to do the real finals (improvisations, slight variations) back then but I was really happy to see that fixed.
Now I finally wanted to do those final recordings. But instead spent 2 evenings just to find out the controller data sent from Animoog keyboard is further than ever from what I hear in the synth itself. When playing back the MIDI recording I hear stuck notes, the controller movement is abrupt, not smooth at all. To put it short, it sounds quite catastrophic.
To rule out Cubase desktop as culprit, I also tried Cubasis - exactly the same messy result unfortunately.
When checking old MIDI recordings I found out that the controller types sent when sliding over they keys have changed apparently (some seem to be gone), so I wonder if something is broken or if it's intentional.
Maybe someone could do a simple test to confirm this - just record, hold a note, slide over 2 octaves, and check if the MIDI recording sounds the same. As it looks now, I'll not be able to ever complete this track, except by recording audio only. But this would take me a long time to get right, since I'm no keyboarder...
Thanks for any hints!
Thanks a lot hmtx, I'm so happy I probably have found -thanks to you- a way to properly record Animoog in MIDI directly on the iPad! Sincere regards -- Alex / Satri