Feature Suggestion : Render pattern audio channels to wav file on SD card

Jamboid_gyno

Thats my suggestion:-

Render pattern audio channels to wav file on SD card.

just an idea!!

useful for people focusing on production.

fcd72

Wheres the point rendering it to a card if i could record it directly in my DAW (if i would use one ;-) )

Jamboid_gyno

lol!....the only 'point' of using music hardware in general is ease of use, and enjoyment.......hardware devices such as these are musical 'toys' .......tedious processes..like connecting it to my DAW, syncing it with ableton blah blah blah!! pretty much ruin the fun of it.....

rudeog

I also like to stay away from the computer sometimes. I have a korg D888 hard drive mixer recorder which I use when I like to be all "hardware  based". I still end up pulling the files into the computer at some point though for mixing and production.
I don't know if the LXR has enough bandwidth to write to the SD card while it's playing anyway.

Jamboid_gyno

No worries. just an idea. I really do love this thing......Its so interesting and unique.....many thanks for your efforts rudeog....and of course many thanks Julian.

fcd72

yeah, connecting anything to ableton is harrowing….. if this would be the "DAW" of my choice id prefer rendered files on a SD Card for sure ;-)

Jamboid_gyno

lol If you're not using Ableton then you probably should 

erwanone

The wav on the sd thing is a good idea but Audio thru the usb would be more convienent IMHO

Tebbes

Although I use a pc, I try to use it as little as possible, or only as a midi clock sequencer (and recording). I do use Ableton though, because it rocks in automation  :-bd Fortunately I've grown up with MIDI, so I like connecting stuff.... 

But maybe a sample reverse option would be a nice feature.

MusicCircus

^^ render files to SD ^^
As one pattern=1 audio file, with "one sample" timing accuracy? COOL!
For people using any type of DAW, this could be useful (not myself).
I´m already thinking of feeding those single "Häppchen" into a HW sampler, nice idea.
Maybe if its easily doable, but if not, I wouldn´t miss it either...
I record on a VS1824 or on tape and then to the VS.

fcd72

My VS has no Audio in, did i miss something???  :x

fcd72

@jombold_gyno

I have a copy at hand but don't use it due to insufficient MIDI Timing…. but i commit I'm overly picky at this.

Jamboid_gyno

yeah i know what u mean. Midi is so old and so inadequate.

nightworxx

Ahem, that's not what he said. He said that the MIDI timing of Ableton Live sucks, and this is the reason for not using it...MIDI may be old, but used in the way it is supposed to be (NOT over USB), it is more than sufficient.

And btw. CV is even a lot older and still more than usable ;-)

Jamboid_gyno

Midi cant handle much control data without slowing down. Thats in-sufficient...usb or otherwise....

fcd72

I repeat my self: MIDI is has a limited bandwidth, OK, but its isochron which means i have a predictable, determined time i need to send a Note (or whatever). USB works more like stuffing in the Data into a pipeline and hope it gets delivered on time. Theres no predictable time your Data takes to travel the the zillion layers of Software, the only thing thats good is that its faster so it *looks* like it has a good timing. In fact if theres only little traffic on the USB timing is much worst than what i would expect and the Cirklon or eMagic AMT Interfaces driven by Logic logic set the standard. MPCs seem to have the same accuray, but i haven't one to prove.

To make things worse Abletons MIDI Implementation its ahem - well - it just doesn't groove.

If you have a problem with "slowing down" its not MIDIs fault, its your Sequencers/DAW/whatevers failure not to handle Note ON/Offs with higher priority thus better timing. The Cirklon mentioned above can drive all its 5 MIDI Ports (and the USB Ports also, if needed) with absolute accurate Timing on all 80 MIDI Channels, just because it rearranges CCs to the available timing slots giving accurate Timing highest priority - thats the way it should be and you should not rely on a bigger bandwidth and hope its fast enough nobody notices the sluggish implementation….

So yes, MIDI is old and has limited bandwidth. But its well designed and isochron and i haven't seen any better the last 30 years. 

Jamboid_gyno

thats interesting stuff Fcd72. - thanks. 

I have to say that Abletons 'external instrument' device seems to solve most of my midi woes....I believe its designed to irradiate these timing issues. Though i don't believe it works with midi clock....just notes and CC's

The Cirklon does look sexy. but not £1000 pound sexy

fcd72

Believe me, its way sexier than GBP1000  ;-)

Jamboid_gyno

lol! I am tempted ..

fcd72

Prepare for a little waiting time…..

MusicCircus

@fcd72 Frank your VS has no audio ins because it was made by SC, my VS was made by Roland and they gave it even a number 1824 :-)
Besides the Cirklon rocks, spending US$1660 is not so sexy, because it would render to US$2656 in my case (import taxes) and in worst case they could charge over 100% import taxes and that is beyond funny :-(

fcd72

@MusicCircus

Maybe you could take a trip to scotland, buy one, make a scratch into it so its used and then take it home as carry on luggage? Thats how we got cheap Black Diamond Camalots back then…..

Jojjelito

Isn't that how you buy DSI and Moog synths even today? Somewhere in the US, then do the terror carry on luggage shuffle. It saves a shitload of money I'd rather use for fun...

ceasless

No offense to the OP, but this would be the very last feature I would ask for on the LXR. The only way I could see it as definitively useful would be if it could record all 7 voices separately. Given that it can't stream WAV files from the SD in real-time, I think that would be off the table.

Jamboid_gyno

Yeah, it was just an idea. Its definitely not essential. 

One thing i would like is 'Reverse' playback.....as i mentioned in another post.

fcd72

Flip your LXR upside down ;-)

Jamboid_gyno

lol!

fcd72

And having your LXR render Audio onto a storage device is also easy, just implement somehow this Part:

Jamboid_gyno

true dat.

ceasless

Now that would make for a cool mod