The Art of MIDI Hacking: Extend your gear (converting Analog Four to a "Paraphonic A8")
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As you may have seen previously on my channel, I've used "MIDI hacking" - real time MIDI manipulation - to extend the functionality of quite a few musical instruments. Playing melodies with samples on the Novation Circuit, turning the Korg Electribe 2 into a 3 oscillator synth, adding CC to CV functionality to the Arturia BeatStep Pro - all of those things cannot be done out of the box with those devices.
I've demonstrated these solutions but never really explained how you can create them yourself because the scripting language I used (Lemur) is quite complex and out of the reach of many people, and requires a phone to work, which is an inconvenience.
Then I came across the Bome Box and MIDI Translator Pro, which are much easier to program, so I thought I'd not just put together another "MIDI hack" but also explain what's going on behind the scenes.
This time I decided to see if I could extend the capabilities of Elektron's Analog Four. The A4 is an amazing synth with four analog voices which can either play different sounds each, play one sound with up to 4 voices polyphonically, or any combination in between.
However, with this "MIDI hack" it can do more.
Each of the A4's voices has 2 oscillators. Out of the box, you can't configure these voices to be played separately with the internal keys or an external keyboard. You can manually step sequence each of the oscillators using parameter locking, but that precludes real time play and is hard to do using a tuning knob.
That's where this short 3 line script saves the day. With it, you can play each of the 4 voices of the A4 paraphonically with a simple keyboard split on an external MIDI keyboard.
Playing paraphonically has a different character than playing two separate notes. Both notes share the same envelope, filter and fx, which is a limitation, but actually gives the music created a unique feel, similar to what can be done on the Moog Sub 37.
With this short script you can potentially turn your A4 to a "paraphonic A8", by applying this script to all 4 voices.
This should work on the Analog Keys as well, but you would need an external keyboard for that.
Enjoy!
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Great! Elektron should add paraphony as a patch option in an OS update!
Got the "Bome Midi Translator Pro" SOFTWARE, and it is SUPER AWESOME!!! With this software, and how i have set it up, i can control about 2.000 parameters with only my "Akai Advance 25" keyboard (with only has 8 knobs, 8 buttons - used as the main shift buttons - and the 32MPC pads as secondary shift buttons) 👍
Can’t wait to try this out when my A4 comes in. Thanks for sharing these gems with us!
Thanks! It's just a fun (somewhat convoluted) hack do please do enjoy A4's basics before - it's got a lot to offer without this!
Great vid. Awesome channel! Thanx for sharin the love. As mentioned, this can be done in a lot of DAWs. I recommend the midi translator in Cubase. Sending CC to pitch using a midi controller in realtime (and automate) Drum machines and Samplers opened up a whole new world for me.
Cool hack! I might have to try this with my A4 Mk1. Just FYI - a few other devices *could* do this: 1) MidiPal/Gal/Bro, 2) Midi Solutions Event Processor, 3) Polymer App, 4) Ableton Max4Live, 5) Retrokits RK-002 Cable - and 6) an Arduino with a MIDI Host (programming required). When I say *could* do it, I haven't tried your specific idea - but these are all capable of being programmed to filter MIDI based on a ruleset. I personally own a MidiBro - so I might just have to test it out on this!
ranzee av thanks and yeah should work just fine with MK1
I'm really hoping you can do a workflow video for the analog four MKII. How does someone setup kits, how do they relate to patterns, songs, chains, and projects. I'm doing well with sound design, but I need to understand how to prepare a workflow for concerts.
Nice vid. Too many musicians are tech-unsavy and have no idea what can be done when you're able to manipulate MIDI data directly. Other ways to achieve similar results: use Max (rather obvious but quite complex as well, and probably overkill for most). If your masterkeyboard is hooked up to a Mac: use the (MIDI) Environment in Logic -- the environment allows you to do incredibly complex midi manipulations fairly easily (although I do appreciate the fact that different folks give different meaning to "fairly easily" -- which esp. is true when talking about Logic's environment :-).
I think you may be able to program an Axiloti to accomplish the same type of midi translation function.
I just ordered a new Octatrack since I needed to sample/sequence a few of my synths BUT the Elektron A4 and Rytm are on my list for future gear. That and modular setup.
Budget tip: I do this sort of thing with a teensy 3.1& with a pc900 IC and a few resistors; a fine option@ 25€ and expandable with knobs and potentiometers as wel.
just had my bome box arrive
want to use it for advanced multi-timbral control of my Virus TI desktop...
especially as it can do sysex commands for part selecting, part enable and reverb send amounts....
Plan to use it with a Launch Control XL
For the MIDI to CC translator, it makes sense that you translate the midi notes to CC to change the oscillator, but why do you have to specify that notes above a certain value are to be passed on? In other words, why wouldn't the. first two lines just be redunatnt?
This is super useful, thank you!
Looking to trade a barely played inbox Circuit for SP 404sx .. cool vid✌🏿️
Used this idea to make a sub phatty paraphonic!
but what is the advantage if you limit yourself to 1 note.. is it possible to do it in poly mode like playing 4 polyphonic and the 5th para ?:D
Great video and great channel. I’m recently new to having the a4 and want to use a usb mpk mini to play the 4 tracks but unfortunately only plays track 1 no matter what I do. I’m using ableton, overbridge and I’m thinking it’s just something silly I’ve not selected. Wondering if you can help or if anyone else has had this problem.
Can you do an overview of the BomeBox, please? It is often overlooked, but it looks like a killer MIDI solution!
MarekThe42 that was actually the purpose of this video - any more is really just a manual and the tutorials on their channel - they do a really good job explaining it
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Hi thank you for this video!how about a simple yamaha reface organ yc?its possible use some pedal?or add some artigianal mod wheel?
Niiiice job dude. I'll have to give this a shoot
I think you can do something like this with Pure Data which you can run on single board computers like Raspberry PI
Yes
hey Ziv! Worth pointing out that this is now also doable using Blokas Midihub as featured in your later "Generative MIDI Effects Chains, inspired by Ólafur Arnalds"?
Great point - I've pinned a comment linking to that video!
@@loopop short discussion linking to this vid with Midihub patch diagram for your MIDI hack (linking to this vid) in recent Blokas Midihub forum topic "Note to CC based on pitch"
Insightful!
how does one do this without the bomebox? (via computer)
I think a better question would be "where do I learn how to do this?"
I'd say if you don't know how to code it's going to be a steep, steep learning curve. A good place (I'm guessing) to learn the basics of what you want to accomplish would be in Loopop's Patreon exclusive monthly download. It may not answer your specific questions but that's where I'd start.
Edit: Actually, the next question down he answers a similar question: Midi Translator Pro software.
To fully comntrol 1 analog 4 MKII and a Digitone in a livee set could I do this with just one Keystep Pro?
That's cool but a lot of coin. In the meantime I am going map OSC1 pitch to a macro at full depth and see if I can train myself to turn the knob accurately to hit the right pitches.
I'm thinking you could do something very similar with the Yamaha MEP-4 (MIDI Event Processor)
What about playing scenes from OT notes ? as keyboard or stuff like this on other elektrons ?
Nice !
Synergy Y thanks! Do you mean midi notes from OT? Sure, it should work just fine
i am searching the bome forums but seeming to come up empty handed. i think the answer is yes but i would like assurance.
is it possible to with the bome to take incoming midi data and quantize it to set note values?
ex. im generating aleatoric cv voltages in eurorack, those voltages are being translated to midi data via say a disting mk4 and then i want that midi data to enter the bome box, conform to specific notes i establish and then output said data to a tabletop synth.
possible?
could you try with atari st computer+ unitor interface?
great video , great tutorials ! to be honest I'm really noob and just switch to gear after using vsts for years. can you please explain how I can make it in Ableton or other daw?
Hi! Do I get it right? Is the software working independently from BomeBox? So BomeBox is necessary if you want to play DAWless?
I guess it's impossible to make Behringer's Model D paraphonic through MIDI only, right?
The software can run on Bome box standalone, or on a computer. See my video for ways to make D paraphonic.
Sick! Does this work on the Analog Keys aswell just with the internal keybed? Cant wait to try when I get home
Thanks! It will probably work using an external keyboard. Regarding the internal one, since I don't have an Analog Keys I can't say for sure - but here's an idea: in MULTIMAP, split the keyboard so that the left side sends notes to the track as usual, but the right side sends out MIDI. Then, loop that MIDI back into the AK (AK MIDI OUT -> Computer/BomeBox -> AK MIDI IN) and use the third line of my script to convert that MIDI to CC. You don't need the BomeBox or to buy the software to try this out, you could use a computer running MIDI Translator Pro but you'd need a USB MIDI interface. Let me know if you have a chance to try it out!
It does - I don't have a BomeBox (yet), but I have an Analog Keys and the MIDI Translator Pro software, and I have done similar things. The OS for the AK and A4 are essentially the same.
Josh Reineke but one more thing you cant play paraphonicly without the soft?? i mean you musto to do that with a pc ?
@@Gianluccazz you need some sort of intermediate involved to do this with the ak
clever
Is it usefull for vermona perfoumer mkII?
I don't think the perfourmer allows cc of any parameters so that would be a no.
can you sequence notes paraphonically?
Antonio229 yes - sequence and record live
Can't you do a lot of this using Max or PureData?
bill wolf yes of course. The advantage of this approach is that scripting is more accessible but absolutely you could implement this in pd/max - you would still need some form of hardware in the middle though
@@loopop i managed to get pure data working on a raspberry pi, but had alot of midi issues. this seems alot more stable: bela.io/ which also runs pure data sketches. But the bomebox is really a great tool to do things very fast without alot of technical searching
I have a product idea that involved a midi hack. Do you know enough about Midi to discuss and partner with me perhaps? Thanks for considering
Happy to give feedback on ideas but I don’t really partner with device manufacturers or do consulting
@@loopop great. How could I contact you privately?
beatsthattalk there’s an email in the description
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