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Syric

Can the Digitakt send JUST program change (no note values) via MIDI?

Currently I'm using the Digitakt as a sequencer for my Minilogue. I'm making heavy use of the feature of sending program changes via MIDI, so the Digitakt tells the Minilogue to change program via MIDI when different patterns kick in. This works fine for the sections where I'm having the Digitakt send note data to the Minilogue, but I have some sections where I want to play the Minilogue manually (improv). In other words, I need it to stop sending note data while still sending program change values so the patch changes during my solo.

For those sections, can I get the Digitakt to send JUST the program change data without it being attached to a note value?

It seems like it should be as simple as setting the note data to "mute" or "none" or something, but I can't figure out how to do this.

Posted Nov 27, 2017, 12:41 AM UTC · edited

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funkalotopus•

In the step sequencer press func + desired step and it will light up yellow instead of red, letting you motion sequence without note data.

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SyricOP•

This was what I was missing; thank you. It did what I want.

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Cockur•

For future reference, in the Elektron world these are known as Trigless Trigs. They have many other uses too

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SyricOP•

Good to know. I was having a hell of a time Ctrl-F'ing it in the manual because I didn't know what to call it.

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haruspex_00Digitakt/JX-03/OP-1/Minilogue/Micromonsta/Microsampler/VolcaFm•

Yep it can send just program changes, even to itself if you route a midi cable back in. I personally don't know of any way that you can selectively "mute" some midi data on a single track.

What you can do is create a duplicate midi track for your minilogue. Set up both midi tracks to send to the minilogue's midi channel: one can have all the note data, the other just the program changes. Then you can mute the tracks to mute their midi data.

This assumes you have unused tracks, otherwise you could clone the entire pattern and remove the note data from the duplicate pattern.

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SyricOP•

This was helpful; thanks.

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TofuforestDigitakt, System 1M, Electribe2, Roland SC-88, Microgranny 2•

The way you will have to do it is to copy and past it to 2 different midi pads and change them to be trigger less trigs.. you could also just make sure to keep the midi CC sequencing on a separate midi pad than the note data then you can just mute and be fine. No simple setting to do this as what you want while it kind of makes sense would most often be the less desired result especially because there is an easy work around.

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SyricOP•

This was helpful; thanks.

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sluggybear•

Great question and responses on using MIDI with the Digitakt. I'm going to try it with my JD-Xi.

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