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  • Record Quantize Value Independent from Current Zoom Level

    Would like to be able to record with a quantization value that's independent from the current zoom level. I've found myself zooming out so I can watch playback progress through a long sequence. But at that zoom level, recordings are quantized to values of 1- or 2-bars (which, of course, doesn't capture what I'm playing at all). Would be great to somehow specify 16th notes, for example, in spite of whatever zoom level I'm using at the moment.

  • How do I make realtime synth parameter changes apply to all tracks that use the same synth preset?

    Firmware version 2.1.4

    If anyone can help me here, you'd be my hero as this is driving me absolutely crazy. To help make my point, I will first illustrate a simple workflow using an external MIDI synth, which works as expected, and then I'll compare that to using the Deluge's internal synth (which doesn't work as expected):

    First, I've got an external synth (let's say it's my Virus TI) connected to the MIDI Out of the Deluge. I create two tracks on the Deluge and set them both to Channel 1A—this means that both tracks will output their notes on Channel 1, but only one of the tracks can play at a time. On the first track, I program a simple pattern that will basically be repeating itself for the majority of the song. On the second track, I program a variation that I will want to trigger from time-to-time to spice things up (like a drum fill, but on the synth part).

    I press play on the Deluge and play track 1 to the Virus. The Virus is playing the notes I've programmed and, while it's playing, I start to twist the knobs on the Virus to change the sound, like opening up the filter or increasing distortion (the exact parameters don't matter—this is just an example). Now, when I get to the point on the song where I want to spice things up, I trigger track 2 on the Deluge. The new part starts playing to the Virus while the previous part stops. The critical bit: The new part is playing on the Virus using the same/current state of its parameters. For example, if I had slowly increased the filter cutoff to 127 while track 1 was playing and then triggered track 2, now track 2 would be playing the sound with the filter cutoff still at 127. "The new track picks up where the last one left off" in terms of the sound it's playing (which is natural, of course, since the Virus has just been receiving MIDI notes and doesn't have any idea of which "track" this came from on the MIDI host).

    Now, let's compare this to the same process with the Deluge's internal synth:

    I set up two tracks on the Deluge and set them to the same preset. As above, because the two tracks (supposedly) share the same preset, only one of the tracks can be playing at any given time. Track 1 is the basic repeating part and track 2 is again the spicy "interesting/fill-in" part.

    I press play on the Deluge and play track 1. While it's playing, I start to increase the cutoff on the synth to make the sound brighter. Then, when I get to the point in the song where I want to spice things up, I trigger track 2. Track 2 starts to play but jumps back to the original preset sound before I had started tweaking the cutoff. As a result, this wonderful build-up I'd created with the first track is suddenly killed when the synth reverts to playing the original mellow sound with the second track.

    The reason for this, it seems, is that, the moment I tweak the cutoff when playing track 1, this instantly and automatically creates a "dirty", "temporary", or "alternate" version of the synth preset (which can be seen by the preset suddenly getting an "A" suffix added to its number). Even though it looks like tracks 1 and 2 are sharing the same preset since only one track can play the synth preset at any time and because they both have "A" in their names, they're actually not sharing it at all since tweaks applied to the preset on one track aren't "shared" with any other tracks using the same preset; each track just has its own copy of the preset which doesn't actually stay in sync across tracks. Thus, the musically-expressive and intuitive workflow that is possible with an external MIDI synth is not possible with the internal synths (as far as I can tell).

    Am I missing something? Is there a way to get multiple tracks that are sharing the same preset to also share any real-time changes made to that preset?

    Thanks!

  • Make Timestretching not related to note length and add automation of Sample Start

    In the current (1.1.1) firmware, when setting a Sample to "Stretch" mode in order to have it sync to the tempo, this behavior is connected to the note's length in the pattern. For example, if I have a 1-bar loop and I put in a 1-bar note, the sample will play in sync at the correct tempo. But if I shorten the note to only 1/2-bar -- because I only want to trigger the first half of the loop -- the sample will now play twice as fast as it should. And if I set the note length to something odd, like 3 beats (3/4 of a bar), now the sample will pay at a totally bizarre speed...basically trying to cram the sample's entire 1-bar length into 3 beats. I don't see how this is musically useful at all.

    Ideally, I'd prefer if the playback speed of a stretched sample was independent from the note lengths. In this case, the "Speed" parameter could be used to set the sync length for the sample. For example, with "Stretch" enabled for the sample, I could then set Speed to "1bar" which would tell the Deluge that the sample I'm playing is a bar long -- the Deluge will then know the correct speed to play the sample to maintain sync with the Project. If I have a 2-bar sample loaded, I'd set Speed to "2bar" and it would then also play at the correct speed regardless of how long the notes are (if I set it to "1bar" in this case, now the sample would play twice as fast as it should). I can then re-trigger this loop throughout the sequence by putting in new notes in the track of different lengths.

    If this feature can be introduced along with the ability to parameter lock the Sample Start position (especially if the Start Position was fractional while in Stretch mode so you can tell playback to start at the 1/4, 1/2, 5/16 position, or whatever) it would be possible to "remix" a time-stretched sample. You could trigger the sample multiple times for whatever duration you wish, and you could also start the sample from different positions while doing so. This would allow new rhythms to be created from a loop which brings lots of creative power without introducing any sort of complex slicing modes that occupy multiple tracks in the sequencer.

  • Option to apply Swing setting to Trigger Clock Output

    I'd like an option for the current Swing setting to affect the timing of the Trigger Clock Output so that the slaved device will exhibit the same swing feel as the Deluge.

    I have built a little cable which connects Gate Out 3 and Gate Out 4 to Run and Clock inputs on my TB-303. Everything works as it should--the TB-303 runs in sync when the Deluge is running. Awesome.

    However, if I turn up the Swing setting on the Deluge to introduce some feel and funkiness to the rhythm, the TB-303 will continue to run straight (which is a bummer since the TB-303 does not have a swing control of its own).

    By enabling an option on the Clock page of the Settings, the timing of the Trigger Clock Output be modulated in a way such that the timing of 16th-notes on the slaved device match those of the Deluge even with Swing applied. This is achieved by slowing down the output of the clock (6 slow pulses @ 24ppqn) then speeding it up (6 fast pulses @ 24ppqn). By switching between slow and fast pulses every 16th-note, a 16th-note swing is introduced on the slaved device.

  • Save All

    The fact the track presets are saved with the Song is a great thing! This would be worth noting in the manual.

  • Where to download the Deluge Firmware?

    All fixed! Got the firmware from someone on the FaceBook group. Deluge is now alive!