12-14-2020, 06:14 AM
(12-14-2020, 05:17 AM)muhimnest Wrote: Incredible work on this. I'm still waiting on delivery of my NDLR but this looks like something I would definitely use.
Part of my interest in the NDLR is to capture the MIDI it puts out for further tweaking. Am I correct in understanding this M4L device would allow for precise remote control of the NDLR (vs realtime, by hand)? If so, this sounds perfect for executing and recording variations on a composition.
Where and when do you hope to get the device out? Many thanks!
Hey there @muhimnest. Thanks for that. All being well I'll get something out by the end of this week (although the scheduled arrival of a Make Noise 0-Coast this afternoon might distract me
) Automation was the big driver for me. You can create multiple automation lanes to control many parameters "simultaneously" (its a serial link, but you know what I mean). You can play these lanes to the NDLR whilst it goes about its business. If you've got other MIDI controllers you can record motion on those controls - map them to one of the M4L device's exposed parameters.
The NDLR doesn't send CC continuously, as you change its controls, sadly - you have to click the "Retrieve" button to get an update on the state if you use the NDLR's own knobs and buttons.
It should all be clearer once I've written a set of step-by-step instructions. But basically, yes, it'll let you play CCs to the NDLR and remote control everything that's listed in Appendix A of the manual. One notable omission from that Appendix is the Motif Offset, which is tiresome and hopefully only a temporary omission. Nothing I can do to get around that, sadly.