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benhahn
Total Posts: 9
Joined 05-26-2015 status: Newcomer |
Hello, I am trying to understand how my MOX is routing audiosignals but got somehow confused. Here is what I am doing:
I am using the Native Instruments Maschine Software as my DAW to trigger sounds in my MOX. For that matter I configured the Maschine in a way that allows me to send MIDI to the MOX and receive audio from it via channels 3/4. When I record MIDI in Maschine it plays back the sounds from my MOX as it is supposed to. I am using the editor VST to browse sounds and save my settings. My problem now is that when I want a second sound to be played back from Maschine I just can not get the MOX to play it alone. It always plays back the first one as well.
Thanks for helping
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philwoodmusic
Total Posts: 1055
Joined 07-01-2013 status: Guru |
Hi Ben, Firstly, I don’t use Maschine so I can’t help you test anything, but I’ve got a few observations which may or may not be helpful. What MODE are you using the MOX in? SONG/PATTERN/VOICE/PERFORMANCE? Is your MIDI Local control set to OFF?
Press the [UTILITY] button.
I’m curious as to why you appear to be using Maschine, presumably as a standalone app instead of using it as a plugin inside a more typical DAW. That theory is because you haven’t said you use Cubase, or Logic or the other well used DAWs? So, I wonder what would happen if you did? I also wonder, presuming that you ARE using maschine as a standalone, if it is a truly compatible host for your MOX? As far as the MOX USB audio routing goes, you can treat it as having two stereo USB audio outputs or four mono. You can use it as four mono outputs by hard panning four voices at the same time: For example:
Piano ----> 1 & 2 ----> Hard Left = 1
I’d also be interested to hear: How you are cabling everything, audio outs to amps etc? If you are using the DAW level slider? As much detail as you can give will help clue us in a bit better. Cheers |
benhahn
Total Posts: 9
Joined 05-26-2015 status: Newcomer |
Hey philwoodmusic, thanks for your reply. First of all, I do use Cubase as well. But using Maschine as standalone has got benefits in terms of workflow and hardware-software-integration. When used as a VSTi you lose a lot of the flexibility and the hardware control functions. Besides you have to work in a very small window. Maschine has its downsides when it comes to arranging and mixing. But for some basic productions it does the job pretty well (and is a lot of fun). I took up some of your questions/ suggestions from above and played around a bit. I think I now have a setup that works but I still have some more general questions left. What I did may be relevant for other users as well so I here is my setup:
I use the MOX in PATTERN mode and apply the STANDALONE quick setup (all other quick setups didn’t work, I don’t really understand why).
But what I don’t understand is how to switch between parts when using the editor VST? I am clicking in the editor window but nothing happens I only hear the part that is activated by default. When I turn local control on I can switch between parts on the hardware. This does not affect my setup but how do I do it within the editor? Second thing I wanted to ask is if there is a possibility to save a template for my editor VST or to change the default boot setting for it so that I don’t have to do all my settings every time I start the editor.
Greetings
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philwoodmusic
Total Posts: 1055
Joined 07-01-2013 status: Guru |
Even if you don’t know why other quick set ups don’t work yet, Standalone is the wrong quick set up for what you’re trying to do. You should look at QUICK SETUP 5 (VST Rec) for recording MIDI data using the VST Editor, and then QUICK SETUP 1 (DAW Rec) for recording audio. When was the last time you did a factory reset on your MOX? (make sure to back up using an ALL file so that you don’t lose anything, first.) You might also want to look at this article: http://www.motifator.com/index.php/support/view/mox6_mox8_and_your_computer_a_getting_started_guide In particular, the part about setting up your MOX
And…
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