Drambo is an AU host now / the new Drambo mega thread

ronnieb

I’ve tried to search but I can only find people asking the same question. I’m on iOS 14 and the option to import a folder from my AudioShare folders is greyed out? I can accesS them when importing a single sample but not for folders. Is this a known issue/is there any work around? Importing 1 by 1 with no quick audition is a big buzzkill 🐝

wim

@ronnieb said:
I’ve tried to search but I can only find people asking the same question. I’m on iOS 14 and the option to import a folder from my AudioShare folders is greyed out? I can accesS them when importing a single sample but not for folders. Is this a known issue/is there any work around? Importing 1 by 1 with no quick audition is a big buzzkill 🐝

It's a known limitation of the app working with AudioShare. I think it has something to do with AudioShare being a "file provider" app. I don't think there's a solution in the works unless something changes with AudioShare.

When I've wanted to import large folder sets, I've temporarily copied them to a folder on my iPad using the files app, then have imported them from there. There may be some kind of workaround using the webDAV server too. I can't remember.

A search on this forum, or more preferably on the Drambo forum might yield some more solid information.

lazyass

Sorry if it was already asked. Is it possible to capture midi from auv3 seqencers like rozeta and riffer into drambo own sequencer? I wanna go mad with auv3 stuff and p-locks.

sigma79

@lazyass said:
Sorry if it was already asked. Is it possible to capture midi from auv3 seqencers like rozeta and riffer into drambo own sequencer? I wanna go mad with auv3 stuff and p-locks.

Sent midi from stepbud. Should be fine.

Frank303

@lazyass said:
Sorry if it was already asked. Is it possible to capture midi from auv3 seqencers like rozeta and riffer into drambo own sequencer? I wanna go mad with auv3 stuff and p-locks.

It’s possible, with a workaround, at least that’s the only way I know of. It’s in this thread, on https://forum.audiob.us/discussion/42554/drambo-is-an-au-host-now-the-new-drambo-mega-thread/p12 find it about half way on the page, it’s a post by Horsetrainer.

@horsetrainer said:

@muzka said:

Been using drambo for a while now and happy with its sequencing etc.

Before I ran it in aum, I'd have all my midi generators on a aum channel and I'd send them to each track in drambo via different midi channels Then I'd hit record in drambo and the midi would record into each drambo track in the step sequencer and I could delete the aum midi tracker and work in drambo

I'd hoped for a similar workaround, hist my midi apps such as rozetta and chordbud in a midi channel and send to auv3 tracks and record or have midi generator and synth on same track and record

To get round it I've been adding a flexi sampler at the end and recording as audio, make 3 or 4 variations then open eg pulse on a track and use it as an audio clip launcher.

Its actually similar to how I work in ableton with bouncing midi patterns down to audio

Here's an example setup. It can be done in multiple ways, but the principles are the same.

Step one.
Set up your AU's and connect each to a MIDI OUTPUT.
All these AU's will be receiving from the KB1.
Notice that all the MIDI OUTPUTs will be pointed to AUM (After AUM is setup)

This is where you setup the KB1.
Notice you are not connecting the KB1 input, only the output.
The KB1 is outputting on Ch 1.
In this example we'll be using AUM as the Midi loopback App.
AUM will receive each Midi Ch, and bounce it right back into Drambo.

In this photo you can see that Track one is set to receive on Ch 1 (The KB1's loopback Midi)
All the other AU's are connected to Track One's main midi in (The KB1's loopback Midi).

Setting up AUM is simple.
You don't have to create any channel at all.
Just go into the routing grid and send "AUM virtual" to "Drambo virtual".
Make sure you start AUM's transport playing or it won't work.

This shows how I set up the tracks.
I set each track Ch to correspond with it's track number.
"Receives Midi" is set to "always" on each track used.

With this setup, I'm able to record the Midi from the Audio Units directly into Drambo's Sequencer.
This last pic show that you can turn off any of the MIDI OUTPUTS by deselecting AUM and changing it to "- -".
Do this after recording to stop the loopback.

Note that you can change midi Channels on the MIDI OUTPUTS too. This way you can configure which track to send the Midi.

Hope this is helpful.

lazyass

Frank303, so there's no easy way

aleyas

@lazyass said:
Frank303, so there's no easy way

Not yet. But Giku’s always working on enhancements.

Frank303

@lazyass it looks more complicated as it actually is. Especially if you set it up and save as a template

bleep

Were there issues with the recent soft piano patch? Seems to have gone from patchstorage, and the thread here, too ...

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baccharis

Has anyone been able export audio as a current pattern using a pattern other than the first? Even when I have the third pattern selected (top left buttons), it still exports the first.

rs2000

@baccharis said:
Has anyone been able export audio as a current pattern using a pattern other than the first? Even when I have the third pattern selected (top left buttons), it still exports the first.

Have you enabled the red Cycle button so Drambo will stay at that pattern?

baccharis

That worked @rs2000 ...turning on the Cycle while on the pattern I wanted export. Thanks!

zilld2017

Ok, so I present this modest request for assistance as a Drambo Puzzle—trigger multiple midi mapped Flexi recordings from a single trigger [see screenshot]. There may be a simple solution to this, but my various meanderings have uncovered nothing, surely revealing a lack of understanding rather than a lack of ingenuity. Anyone caring to share their insight would be much appreciated.

rs2000

@zilld2017 You need CC messages.
Add two MIDI CC Generator modules behind the trig button. One sends CC120, the second one sends CC121.
Then loop back MIDI to receive these CCs back in Drambo using a 3rd party util.
As for the latest info from @giku_beepstreet, MIDI Loopback in Drambo is still in the works.

aleyas

@rs2000 said:
@zilld2017 You need CC messages.
Add two MIDI CC Generator modules behind the trig button. One sends CC120, the second one sends CC121.
Then loop back MIDI to receive these CCs back in Drambo using a 3rd party util.
As for the latest info from @giku_beepstreet, MIDI Loopback in Drambo is still in the works.

Soooo happy it's in the works at all! I remember him mentioning it some time ago - has been one of my most anticipated features since.

dvi

I’ve struggled with this too. Going through midi loopback to accomplish it seems like such a roundabout, it would be simpler and so much powerful if the record/clear buttons responded to gates. Big feature request from me!
Edit: gates and/or trigs.

zilld2017

@rs2000 said:
@zilld2017 You need CC messages.
Add two MIDI CC Generator modules behind the trig button. One sends CC120, the second one sends CC121.
Then loop back MIDI to receive these CCs back in Drambo using a 3rd party util.
As for the latest info from @giku_beepstreet, MIDI Loopback in Drambo is still in the works.

@rs2000: can you give me an example of a third party util? I am using Drambo standalone, in case that wasn’t obvious. Thanks.

rs2000

@zilld2017 said:

@rs2000 said:
@zilld2017 You need CC messages.
Add two MIDI CC Generator modules behind the trig button. One sends CC120, the second one sends CC121.
Then loop back MIDI to receive these CCs back in Drambo using a 3rd party util.
As for the latest info from @giku_beepstreet, MIDI Loopback in Drambo is still in the works.

@rs2000: can you give me an example of a third party util? I am using Drambo standalone, in case that wasn’t obvious. Thanks.

Sure.
https://apps.apple.com/en/app/freewi/id485711674?l=en

Run the app and leave it open in the background. It will create a virtual loopack MIDI port that mirrors your MIDI messages.

zilld2017

@rs2000 said:

@zilld2017 said:

@rs2000 said:
@zilld2017 You need CC messages.
Add two MIDI CC Generator modules behind the trig button. One sends CC120, the second one sends CC121.
Then loop back MIDI to receive these CCs back in Drambo using a 3rd party util.
As for the latest info from @giku_beepstreet, MIDI Loopback in Drambo is still in the works.

@rs2000: can you give me an example of a third party util? I am using Drambo standalone, in case that wasn’t obvious. Thanks.

Sure.
https://apps.apple.com/en/app/freewi/id485711674?l=en

Run the app and leave it open in the background. It will create a virtual loopack MIDI port that mirrors your MIDI messages.

Ok, got it—I think that you’ve described is a process for using a single button on an external device to multiple destinations. What I am looking for: using the trigger button in Drambo to trigger record (that are already cc mapped) in 2+ Flexi instances. Normally, I would just use a single cc to trigger those Recs, but Drambo only allows one cc per parameter if I’m not mistaken. Hope this makes sense. Anyway, continuing to acquire Drambo skills....

rs2000

@zilld2017 said:

@rs2000 said:

@zilld2017 said:

@rs2000 said:
@zilld2017 You need CC messages.
Add two MIDI CC Generator modules behind the trig button. One sends CC120, the second one sends CC121.
Then loop back MIDI to receive these CCs back in Drambo using a 3rd party util.
As for the latest info from @giku_beepstreet, MIDI Loopback in Drambo is still in the works.

@rs2000: can you give me an example of a third party util? I am using Drambo standalone, in case that wasn’t obvious. Thanks.

Sure.
https://apps.apple.com/en/app/freewi/id485711674?l=en

Run the app and leave it open in the background. It will create a virtual loopack MIDI port that mirrors your MIDI messages.

Ok, got it—I think that you’ve described is a process for using a single button on an external device to multiple destinations. What I am looking for: using the trigger button in Drambo to trigger record (that are already cc mapped) in 2+ Flexi instances. Normally, I would just use a single cc to trigger those Recs, but Drambo only allows one cc per parameter if I’m not mistaken. Hope this makes sense. Anyway, continuing to acquire Drambo skills....

That's why I wrote "add two CC generators".

zilld2017

@rs2000 said:
@zilld2017 You need CC messages.
Add two MIDI CC Generator modules behind the trig button. One sends CC120, the second one sends CC121.
Then loop back MIDI to receive these CCs back in Drambo using a 3rd party util.
As for the latest info from @giku_beepstreet, MIDI Loopback in Drambo is still in the works.

That does it. One button to trigger four Flexi Recs. Used four Midi CC Generator/Midi Output pairs in Drambo and MidiFlow as the loopback. Thanks as always, @rs2000

rs2000

You're welcome @zilld2017!
Since you're using more CCs: If you want to simplify your rack a little, you can use the MIDI mixer to merge all CCs and follow it by one single MIDI output.

zilld2017

Of course!

rs2000

👍🏼😊

tahiche

Hi!
I was wondering if there’s any way to convert from other formats to Drambo sampler.
I purchased the Samples From Mars whole pack and it’s got all sorts of kits in “standard” formats like EXS, Battery, MPC, SFV and so on... I wonder if there’s a quick way to get them to Drambo. Like AudioLayer can import EXS. Maybe some converter script or something... Otherwise it’s gonna be very time consuming doing it by hand, I might just stick to AudioLayer in that case.
Cheers!.

ronnieb

@tahiche said:
Hi!
I was wondering if there’s any way to convert from other formats to Drambo sampler.
I purchased the Samples From Mars whole pack and it’s got all sorts of kits in “standard” formats like EXS, Battery, MPC, SFV and so on... I wonder if there’s a quick way to get them to Drambo. Like AudioLayer can import EXS. Maybe some converter script or something... Otherwise it’s gonna be very time consuming doing it by hand, I might just stick to AudioLayer in that case.
Cheers!.

This would be great.
I have a python script that Expert Sleepers made to convert Soundfont files into folders the Disting Ex can load.
Maybe there is someone with a bit of python knowledge that wants to take a look and see if they can reverse engineer for Drambo?

rs2000

@tahiche & @ronnieb No foreign format import but auto-mapping based on a similar file naming convention as in AudioLayer is in the works. For now, AL is your best bet.

McD

@tahiche said:
Hi!
I was wondering if there’s any way to convert from other formats to Drambo sampler.
I purchased the Samples From Mars whole pack and it’s got all sorts of kits in “standard” formats like EXS, Battery, MPC, SFV and so on... I wonder if there’s a quick way to get them to Drambo. Like AudioLayer can import EXS. Maybe some converter script or something... Otherwise it’s gonna be very time consuming doing it by hand, I might just stick to AudioLayer in that case.
Cheers!.

The FlexiSampler in Drambo is a "one-shot" or "slice" sample player. So, a collection of samples doesn't really match the use case.

AudioLayer assumes a collection of samples that are mapped to zones and layers to re-generate an instrument.

AudioLayer could exist in a hardware Studio Digital Workstation with 67, 76 or 88 keys.
FlexiSampler has the limited capability of an early MPC sampler.

One is a Sample-based Instrument and the other defines what I think of as a "Sampler"

McD

@cozido said:
@McD Scripts downloaded, now I got lots of them to go through...

How does it go? Do you have any special scripts worth calling out? I generally
follow the @rs2000 projects for useful tools to my tastes. Some of them just elude me.