a second issue thats bugging me is the LFO clock divider doesn't have any effect. when I set one of the CV's to LFO clock divider, i can see the expression pedal changing the clock division while i have the stand alone editior open, so it is working. the expression pedal is sweeping through all the clock divisions, however there is no audible change in the LFO. what am i doing wrong here?
From the manual, it states this: "When the Minitaur powers up, the settings on the VCO LFO AMOUNT and VCF LFO AMOUNT controls have a direct effect on the VCO and VCF. This behavior continues until the Minitaur receives a MIDI Mod Wheel command, from which point the Mod Wheel takes master control of the LFO modulation amount set by the Amount controls." I am using a weird midi controller, it is a bass guitar, and it does not have a traditional mod wheel like a midi keyboard would have, but it does have a footswitch modulation control that unfortunately does not have an option to turn off. i tested this by plugging one of my expression pedals into the footswitch port of my midi controller and sure enough it turns on the LFO, but acts as a sort of on/off switch. Im thinking that this is what is causing the LFO clock divider issue, is there a global setting in the stand alone editor that i can change to stop the minitaur from receiving this MIDI mod wheel command from my midi controller?
third issue...i have a 4th EP-3 plugged into the gate CV, I know this CV only controls a couple selections of on/off parameters, but it does not work at all. i have tried plugging other expression pedals into the gate CV to confirm that it is NOT a faulty cable or pedal. is the gate CV broken? or maybe its because i need a footswitch instead of expression pedal? will a FS-1 do the trick?
#4...my midi controller seems to want to change the minitaur settings. i dont want this to happen. which of the global settings do i need to change in the stand alone editor to stop the minitaur from receiving commands from my midi controller on sound changes. obviously i need my midi controller to be sending note and pitch wheel commands, but for some reason, whenever i change a setting of my midi controller (be it, dynamics, velocity, sensitivity, ect...) the minitaur goes to bleep.
#5...how can i add more expression pedals? is it possible? I have been eye balling the CP-251, but not sure its going to add any more functionality with my feet. If it allows me add more expression pedals or to better control the LFO rate time and VCF LFO amount with my feet, then i'm sold. what i would like is to be able to control: LFO rate time, VCF LFO amount, decay, attack, and cutoff freq with my feet.
#6...midi sync and midi clock generator without the use of a DAW. is there a hardware midi clock generator that i can use with the minituar? how would i send the midi clock message if the ONE midi in port is tied up with my midi controller? my midi controller has a midi in that is free however, can i send the clock message through the midi controller to sync the LFO? would this solve any of my LFO troubles?
SORRY for this wall of text and quite possibly gibberish. i know the minitaur was not really designed to be used in this fashion, but then again, no synthesizers really are...yet...
My philosophy and what i'm trying to do is simple, from about the 50's to early 2000's the music industry was driven by record sales. bands would basically go on tour to promote the sale of their albums. since the internet renaissance, all that has flip flopped. albums and music downloads sell for pennies if anything, and concert tickets sell for big $$$ Electronic music is AWESOME, but the death of it is going to be the live performance. People still have the love to see a live band and the emotion that goes along with it. i believe live performance of live electronic instruments by live people is the future. im not trying to say I invented this idea, there are many out there already doing this, but I believe it will be mainstream soon.
