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  • The one minor drawback of using lanes for this is that you can't mute individual track lanes via the track header like you can with normal tracks. Instead, you have to mute the clips on that lane. Maybe you already know but just in case... when you have one or more clips selected, double tapping 'Properties' in the lower…
  • I can't think of a better/faster/easier way than your current "Approach 1". fwiw, you should be able to store a "master copy" of the original as a separate track lane (instead of a new track), muting the clips you want to keep as a back up, but that won't speed anything up as far as importing/replacing. It might make…
  • With a very handsome binding no less! :cookie:
  • You could also change the autobeat division in real time while recording or playing a given pad. It was quite simple but very effective/musical!
    in AUTOBEAT Comment by Will February 2021
  • Yep. It basically requires audio tracks to be complete!
  • You could also move the sample to an Obsidian instance and use a random LFO to control volume and/or filter frequency and/or whatever you want to randomize. If you also assign a macro knob to that LFO's "Level" control, you can automate the "amount" as you see fit.
  • +1 on the "personality" of Eden. Absolutely true!
  • Solid "What Stiksi Said" thread right here. :) Mainly because I've always really admired his mixing chops. In case you want to keep it all NS, I'll just add this... as mentioned, NS' EQ and Compression are super transparent so don't be afraid to stack them up. I often have two (or more) EQs on a channel—one for HP and LP…
  • Love this sort of thinking but probably best as a MIDI FX. There are a few out there. I tend to use http://www.artkerns.com/midifiltrpg.html most often. Reading this post though made me think that this is probably a good use case for custom Moziac preset. Slate instrument that has no sounds sending MIDI to a Slate kit with…
  • Another member of team hoping-for-aftertouch here. Mono aftertouch would be plenty for my needs. Would really expand the playability of the synth. One of these days! If "note repeat" ever lands in Slate, aftertouch would be an obvious/delightful candidate to auto-map to note velocity.
    in MPE Support Comment by Will October 2020
  • Agreed. Live switching note-repeat on/off—as well as adjusting the interval in real time—is sort of critical for certain styles of drum programming. I get around this in what probably sounds like a cumbersome process but it works ok for me. First, copy the pad to multiple pads. Then, record each pad as if autobeat were on…
  • Fingers crossed.
  • Totally agree that cc123 would be a good and "proper" thing for NS to support but think you're probably correct about Akai being lazy here. I've used NS as an multi-timbral synth with a variety of external sequencers and can't recall anything like this. Well, at least not anything close to regularly. I reach for the Panic…
  • That said, +1 to the original request. Especially if could be set per MIDI input port. I imagine lots of folks have a few different pad controllers. Loopy and AB3 kindly work this way—the MIDI mappings are saved per port.
  • Nice, thanks for sharing @BearBazooka. Another solution: use a MIDI mapper. I don't think these will work within NS* but you can host one in something like AudioBus or AUM. Point your controller at the hosted AU within AB/AUM and then point AB/AUM at NS. There's some overhead with loading another app or whatever but the…
  • It would be hard to see the iPad screen from 6 feet away anyway. :\
  • I can both confirm that MIDI clock sync has 1) been on my wishlist since beta testing the app and 2) AB3 MIDI clock<-->Link works really really well. Sure, not as elegant as native MIDI clock output but there's always something in every synth/app/beatbox/mixer/whatever. I look at it this way: in order to use MIDI clock…
  • If I'm honest, most of my favorite NS projects came from "throw away" projects where I was trying to learn about or experiment with something or other.
  • Might feel like cheating at first but the NS2 song/midi editor is so good, it doesn't really matter: host Bassline (or any midi sequencer you want to capture to the timeline as MIDI) in AudioBus, or AUM or where ever and record the notes to the NS sequencer using Virtual MIDI. Easy to setup and with AB/AUM presets, easy…
  • Just a little NS jam/work break. Found myself wanting this feature even more after reading this thread earlier. So, I blame you, @rory. :) UI-wise, I could see it working in any of a few different ways. * As an additional state in the "Audition" button: "Off", "When Selected" (current version of 'ON') and "When playhead is…
  • Really like this idea.
  • You can also use the Slate hamburger menu to copy a single pad from one Slate instance to another.
  • As for a specific automation target, automating Filter 3 (set to some sort of overdrive) can be really musical. Essentially giving you precise control over pattern 'emphasis'. Along with the variable clip lengths, you can make the same 8 note line punch and groove in a whole lot of different ways.
  • This is my favorite as well. The idea is to create additional track lanes for a given instrument track. Then, instead of automating instrument controls on the same track/clip as your note data, automate instrument controls on one of the track lanes instead. This opens up a few possibilities. First is practical: it's easy…
  • So! Awesome!
  • There is no note slice but you can import your own wavs as well as sample live. It's all in the manual. https://www.blipinteractive.co.uk/nanostudio2/user-manual/index.html
  • I forgot all about that app. I just got a new iPad. Will definitely give this a solid mess about with my previous iPad (air v1) transmitting. Thanks for reporting back!
  • If you want to print song-length stems and just mix them, Cubasis is probably the better option. NS can totally handle long stems (like, crazy long) but it doesn't have a way to start playback from within the sample. Meaning, you can't start playback in your chorus at minute 2, for instance. If you want to print sections…