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I recommend signing up for the cloud academy advanced class and asking questions.
Good tip. Will do.
Question for the Zenbeats zealots here…
Is Zenbeats more of a writing tool/daw than it is a performance improv tool?
It seems most posts allude to people looking at it or using it as a daw…
I’ve become an AUM wizard over the years because most of what I do is improvised/performed… I basically start with an AUM session I’ve meticulously set up, and then perform it/record jamming… lots of clever routings, fx routings, etc.
I’ve started using the mc-707 as a hardware version of iPad+AUM because that’s basically what it is.
But when I open Zenbeats, it just screams DAW. And I hate DAWs.
Am I just misinterpreting Zenbeats? Are there any people that focus on improv that have made a switch from an AUM-based approach to Zenbeats that care to share their approach?
Thanks.
I would only use it as a DAW, not as a performance tool - albeit a DAW that encourages and rewards jamming as a means to building up tracks.
Deleted… figured it out..
@CapnWillie i love the form factor of the MV1 and was expectant when it was released. Then I learned about the audio time limitations (12 minutes mono per project?) and I just don’t get the “vocal tracks” concept. So it’s vocals but not bass or guitar?. I don’t know if it’s that I’m misunderstanding or that this device is focused on a very specific use case, that is, drum machine with synths and a vocal on top…
Since you seem to know the MV1 well. Can you do a whole song including guitars, bass, vocals or other external audio?. In this regard, another thing I mentioned in the past is that if using the MV1 with iOS Zenbeats it seems like the audio limit is “inherited” from MV1. I don’t understand why I can record unlimited audio in Zenbeats but I can’t if I’m using it with MV1, seems like instead of enhancing the features it’s limiting them.
Is there a way in Zenbeats to have the drum track be something other than 16 steps, not including the time sig option?
The synth tracks have the “fence” you can drag to change loop start or end, but the drum tracks don’t seem to do that.
Am I missing something? Maybe a limit in the free version?
I.e. how do I make a drum track 12 steps?
Press the (1) "pianoroll" icon
Also don’t forget to enable the “inspector” icon (2) , it’s one of best tools ZB3 has on setting various parameters and editing
Thanks for the response, but those don’t work. I’ve tried them.
In piano roll mode, moving the right “fence” just causes hits to the right to not play. It doesn’t seem to effect the actual loop length.
And the inspector only seems to work on individual notes. Setting length is only avail when a note/hit is selected…
Unless it works differently in the unlocked version…which I don’t want if I can’t have offset pattern lengths…
Is there a way to get the piano roll’s vertical piano to conform to the scale lock?
Let's forget that , I mentioned it as an extra feature many people forget it exists and make worflow easier , but it doesn't have anything to do for the length , sorry for the confusion
It's the same , you can start a one month free subscription on Roland site that includes Zenbeats if you want to demo ZB3
You are correct , it's supposed to work like that , but I meant something else , look at the photo :
unfortunately you found a bug , in the meantime make suse you set 2 bars and long press on the region and select "Set Region End"
@MatthewAtZenbeats , the region feature doesn't show if the Pattern Size is one bar , it shows on 2 and above
Also even if snap is disabled , the start/end is locked to one bar length
A suggestion : there shouldn't be extra region snap option IMO , the region should follow the snap (if enabled) of the grid
Also while messing with the time signature , if I choose eg 12/4 , notes on drum mode (not pianoroll) get messed . It's like the secong half of one measure shows on the same page but on drum slot below (maybe I should record a video , difficult to explain)
Hmmm… my view when I go into piano roll doesn’t look like yours…
How did you get it to show the zr1 logo and that region selection? I’ve pressed every button and can’t figure out how you got it.
open the inspector ,tap the track icon not the midi loop ( 1:Drums ) and set 2 bars ,
or it's already 2 bars ?
Here’s what I have… Maybe it’s a symptom of it being the free version…
But it sounds like it’s bugged anyway, so perhaps I’ll wait and see if it gets fixed then try again.
Basically it sounds like you can only change drum tracks in even multiple of full bars dictated by the "time sig".. Which is kinda odd and not very "TR"-ish...
Thanks a lot for your help.
That is the inspector.
/DMfan🇸🇪
Right... But where would I set a clip to be 12 beats? Or 7 Beats? Pattern size seems to be limited to full bars, and the bars have to constrain to a set time sig...
I'd like kick to be 16 beats
Snare to be 6
Closed hat to be 12
etc.
That doesn't seem to be possible...
Hi Evveryone,
Just getting back to work from an extended weekend... of more work lol. Some notes inline, below.
MIDI Hardware Support:
I too would love to see more compatible hardware support in Zenbeats and much discussion has been had by my team on this topic. Currently we are focused on improving other key areas in the app. We'll get to improving MIDI hardware mapping in the future.
Sometimes when we find issues that cannot be easily fixed, we may opt to remove them until they can be addressed. The MIDI mapping of the knobs in the MIDI inspector will be revisited when we address some of the other MIDI mapping tasks.
With Roli Blocks devices being discontinued, I don't believe the unofficial integration that worked in early versions of Zenbeats will be able to be updated/fixed. I'd recommend creating your own maps with their custom software. I know that's not ideal, but it is the only thing that can be done now.
Drum Track MIDI Editor:
We'll take a look at the odd time signature issues. We know there is plenty of room for improvement here.
Regarding ATOM
We've taken a look at Atom and can confirm an issue when having a note start on the first step. The plugin is essentially spamming midi data. I've reached out to the developer numerous times but have not received a reply. We'll be happy to work on this when we can get in touch with them.
Sounds good! An API and formal support for custom/user scripts would be great also, when y’all get a chance.
Looking forward to it.
So it isn’t possible to just re-insert the same script that was removed? I wouldn’t want/expect official support, just would like what we lost back into the app. It was a really nice feature to have. The blocks are still useful with the ZenBeats script, even discontinued.
So what’s interesting is that this last (ZenBeats) update specifically broke it within ZenBeats. Up until then it was working great. Is there a way to patch it internally? I ask because Atom’s dev isn’t easy to reach (for many) so It’d be a shame if that is what a fix relied on, especially since it worked before.
Also, Side request, could we get copy/paste from clipboard support and drag n drop (from files) support for audio and midi? Thanks
You can set whatever length you want ,but it's buggy now
For separate drum elements , polyrhythmic feature isn't possible , at least haven't found a way
It is in the backlog👍.
/DMfan🇸🇪
Is anyone else also experiencing that eventide au plugin gui is not showing, black hole,shimmerverb, etc ?
Eventide plugin fix is in the backlog.
/DMfan🇸🇪
Hopefully it’s not too far away as the Eventide AUv3’s are definitely my most frequently used ones…
Thanks, good to know they are working on it.
This should be fixed in the upcoming release. Stay tuned!
Great!
I also noticed that keys get stuck sometimes when using the internal keyboard. Most often after changing a patch in ZC1. But it’s a bit random. I’m using a M1 iPad Pro, 11 inch. Otherwise it’s nice workflow with the improvements in v3 👍
This used to happen when you change preset while holding a key on the screen keyboard.
Alright. It seems to happen from time to time over here. No biggie. I just press a lot of keys at the same time and the key locked get unstuck again.
Noted, confirmed and forwarded to the developer.
/DMfan🇸🇪
I also noticed that plug-ins that are deactivated are activated again when reopening a project. Is anyone else having this issue?
This issue will be fixed in our upcoming 3.1.4 update. I'll post here once it is released 👍