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The issues I had (mentioned above) seem fixed. Great 👍
@MatthewAtZenbeats possible bug...if adjusting the level of effects inside ZC1 ( top right knob) will cut the sound. By bypassing the effect will bring back the sound.
That's actually by design so you can adjust the volume of the patch from MFX screen. I see the point of confusion though.
Thanks! Is there any chance for the clips to be triggered externally by a midi controller?> @MatthewAtZenbeats said:
Hi @MatthewAtZenbeats, I think I found a problem with Zenbeats as Midi Clock master. I recently bought an Arturia BeatStep Pro - a hardware sequencer. It syncs great with AUM but not with Zenbeats.
The problem occurs when Zenbeats is the master and the BSP is the slave. In Zenbeats I send Midi Clock and Start/Stop to the BSP but then the BSP tempo is always some beats too slow. I set 110 in Zenbeats and then the BSP is just 107. If I turn things around so that the BSP is the master and Zenbeats the slave, then everything is fine.
When AUM is the master and BSP is the slave then it’s also fine, so I does not seem to be a BSP problem.
Zenbeats 2.2.0.8408, iPad 6, iPadOs 14.5. Controllers: Korg nanoKeys Studio, Arturia BeatStep Pro
I really like Zenbeats but there are two more wishes from my side:
@MatthewAtZenbeats How are we on the MIDI Learn issue when using external hardware?
Regards,
DMfan🇸🇪
What is your problem? I have a lot of wishes for improving Zenbeats but Midi learn works just great for me and I use controllers a lot.
Well, basically I can’t seem to map AUv3 controllers in Zenbeats to my hardware. It is working fine when using AUv3s directly using their own MIDI Learn functions. I thought this was still being worked on so now I’m putting my stupid hat on. Could you please guide me from the point I press the green MIDI Learn in the top row ?
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Ah right, that is a bit cumbersome to do. You need to open the synth UI, then in the four-dot menu top left you switch to 'show parameters', you find your parameter and do Midi learn.
Well, while checking that I found another bug @MatthewAtZenbeats. When you send a lot of CCs to a synth it easily crashes the synth. Not only with Midi learn but also when drawing automation. It happens with every synth I tried: Volt, Viking, Zeeon, Lagrange. It's starting to be dangerous when you start hearing the crackles. Looks like something gets overwhelmed. This makes controlling synths via automation or Midi learning controllers absolutely impossible
Zenbeats 2.2.0.8408, iPad 6, iPadOs 14.5. Controllers: Korg nanoKeys Studio, Arturia BeatStep Pro
I really like Zenbeats, it's probably the most feature complete DAW on the iPad but it still has too many bugs.
Thanks, I will give it a try again.
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I just filed two proper bug reports instead of calling for Matthew here
I received the feedback that the problem with unreliable timing when sending out MIDI clock is a known issue and the team is on it.
Regarding midi learn and mapping parameters in general... Is there a way to use an auv3 to automate another?. Like Rozeta LFO or Mozaic to modulate a synth... in general I wish the parameters could be exposed like in aum where you can set the channel and cc number manually.
If I buy one of the presets for ZC1 but haven’t bought the upgrade, will I be severely limited? Will they even work?
Hi @MatthewAtZenbeats, could we have an update which includes the ability to see AUV3 picture icons as well as just the names of AUV3 plugins? Would be a great help in quickly identifying them!
Noted!
In the clip mode, the loops i record (say 4 bars long) drift out of time very slightly, if i have the same vertical column playing. I always turn stretch off.
Hi @MatthewAtZenbeats, could I also make one more request: it’d be really fantastic if “Pitch” was made available as a Automation option (along with the usual Volume, Pan etc. options), it would open up a whole new world of creativity especially as Zenbeats pitch shift algorithm is really high quality (Elastique I think it is, correct me if I’m wrong Matthew).
Thanks for the feedback here. Currently we do not allow pitch automation since we render pitch and tempo changes in the background to save CPU performance. Will look into it though.
@MatthewAtZenbeats now that you’re here… 😬
You know what would be absolutely killer?. Opening up audio routing/bussing… Now this a tricky one to explain, let me try.
We are hoping group tracks are included at some point. We already have fx sends.
I’m guessing internally that means there’s audio routing. A group track is just a type of “bus” routing, right?. If that was opened to a bussing system it’d be soooo powerful. The only other daw I know of that can do this is Auria. This would let you create group tracks but also send fx tracks with multiple effects, like a send with chorus and delay, or parallel processing with a compressor and distorsion…. You could also set a tracks input to another track to do a bounce in place kind of thing… It’d blow the fish out of the water!. It’d open up a ton of possibilities. I know it’s a more advanced user kind of thing. My wishful thinking is that there’s under the hood routing anyway for things like send FX and group tracks, and it’d be a matter of letting the user take control of it. It would take things to a new level in par with desktop daws.
Hi @MatthewAtZenbeats,
Will you consider CC and program change for external hardware ?
Thanks
Why dont we fix the current problems before adding new stuff?
Hi @Sirt Can you PM me details on your setup? We have been working on several audio engine enhancements (fixes) and I want to make sure your issue is looked at.
@tahiche Thanks for the thoughts. Besides group tracks, are you asking for inter-track routing with the primary ability being able to assign a track output as a recording source? Our send tracks can currently have multiple effects inserted in series, each of which has its own dry/wet mix.
Certainly, will consider.
Inter track routing - yes.
But not in series, you can send to a chorus and a delay but not to a “chorused delay”. This could be achieved via a bus track. Bus track could also serve as parallel processing, for example distorison + eq + compressor.
In general I’m talking about opening up the bus system. Don’t know if it’s feasible.
A group track is a bus where you send the output of tracks 1,2 and 3
An fx send track is a bus where you send a variable amount from tracks 1,2 and 3.
You can create a track that has its input set to bus 3 and will record whatever is coming into bus 3…
I might be totally out of line here, but opening up these routings would provide a whole array of possibilities beyond group tracks.
Hi @MatthewAtZenbeats, in a future update could we have a more comprehensive list of track icons please.
Hi @MatthewAtZenbeats in future update, could be possible to have tempo changes for scene in audio clips mode ?
Love the app and I have all my live set in it, but all my tracks have different tempo and I play stems as audio clips.
I know I can change with global bol, but it would be dope to have abilities to add tempo on name for each scene and have bpm changes when you launch the next track . It’s kind of ableton live thing but you’re so close to have this kind of workflow on iPad
Thanks to you
Hi!
Is there any way of sending Program Change messages from ZB?.
I’d like to send a PC message on scene trigger so I can sync my Zenebats Clip scenes to the Digitakt. That is, if I trigger scene 1 it plays Digitakt pattern 1, scene 2 plays Digitakt pattern 2… the Digitakt uses Pc messages for pattern triggers, can send and receive.
Maybe it can be done in some “complicated” with a third party midi tool or audiobus and some Mozaic of streambyter script in the middle to convert Cc to PC but that’s probably overkill.
Cheers!.
A bit off topic - but does anyone have any idea why zenbeats takes about 10 to 15 mins to startup on my surface pro 3 and or how I can fully delete and restore it.
Deleting it via windows must leave a whole lot of stuff behind as after I reinstall it it still knows my login details and my OneDrive account