Force a Drambo track to output a specific note?

gregsmith

I’ve seen drum sequencers in Drambo use the number module connected to a note generator module to force output of a certain note, eg -0.090 is D1

Is there a nicer way to do this where you choose the actual note rather than having to work out a number?

gregsmith

I’ve found swapping the number module for a dial then limiting the range to the octave I want makes this a lot easier to literally dial in, especially with a midi monitor module to see the actual note changing.

I’m surprised if there isn’t something easier though. The Euclidean module has a note selector - I just want that bit on its own.

wim

@gregsmith said:
I’ve found swapping the number module for a dial then limiting the range to the octave I want makes this a lot easier to literally dial in, especially with a midi monitor module to see the actual note changing.

I’m surprised if there isn’t something easier though. The Euclidean module has a note selector - I just want that bit on its own.

Maybe substitute a the number module for a CV quantizer after the dial and select only the single note that you want.

gregsmith

@wim said:

@gregsmith said:
I’ve found swapping the number module for a dial then limiting the range to the octave I want makes this a lot easier to literally dial in, especially with a midi monitor module to see the actual note changing.

I’m surprised if there isn’t something easier though. The Euclidean module has a note selector - I just want that bit on its own.

Maybe substitute a the number module for a CV quantizer after the dial and select only the single note that you want.

That works great without the dial as long as the note is in the right octave.

Just need a way to force a certain octave now 😉

Edit: Got it! Just a number module beforehand set to the starting note of the octave works. This could be a dial/slider/whatever. Thanks @wim

rs2000

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@gregsmith said:

@wim said:

@gregsmith said:
I’ve found swapping the number module for a dial then limiting the range to the octave I want makes this a lot easier to literally dial in, especially with a midi monitor module to see the actual note changing.

I’m surprised if there isn’t something easier though. The Euclidean module has a note selector - I just want that bit on its own.

Maybe substitute a the number module for a CV quantizer after the dial and select only the single note that you want.

That works great without the dial as long as the note is in the right octave.

Just need a way to force a certain octave now 😉

What @wim said. Place the CV Quantizer after the "dial" (going into the pitch input of CVQ).
If you need to modulate that, you can also use "Scale & Offset" in the pitch line to move the pitch by octaves.

gregsmith

@rs2000 said:
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@gregsmith said:

@wim said:

@gregsmith said:
I’ve found swapping the number module for a dial then limiting the range to the octave I want makes this a lot easier to literally dial in, especially with a midi monitor module to see the actual note changing.

I’m surprised if there isn’t something easier though. The Euclidean module has a note selector - I just want that bit on its own.

Maybe substitute a the number module for a CV quantizer after the dial and select only the single note that you want.

That works great without the dial as long as the note is in the right octave.

Just need a way to force a certain octave now 😉

What @wim said. Place the CV Quantizer after the "dial" (going into the pitch input of CVQ).
If you need to modulate that, you can also use "Scale & Offset" in the pitch line to move the pitch by octaves.

Thanks. Already edited my answer after the penny dropped.

gregsmith

Ok, since we’ve come this far, here’s what I’ve got…

All working perfectly but the octave knob isn’t very elegant. Can you think of a module where I can select a whole number from -2 -1 0 1 2 3 etc? I’d probably need a maths operator in between or something to convert to the decimal?

@rs2000 said:
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@gregsmith said:

@wim said:

@gregsmith said:
I’ve found swapping the number module for a dial then limiting the range to the octave I want makes this a lot easier to literally dial in, especially with a midi monitor module to see the actual note changing.

I’m surprised if there isn’t something easier though. The Euclidean module has a note selector - I just want that bit on its own.

Maybe substitute a the number module for a CV quantizer after the dial and select only the single note that you want.

That works great without the dial as long as the note is in the right octave.

Just need a way to force a certain octave now 😉

What @wim said. Place the CV Quantizer after the "dial" (going into the pitch input of CVQ).
If you need to modulate that, you can also use "Scale & Offset" in the pitch line to move the pitch by octaves.

Is the ‘scale and offset’ module what I need? That went a bit over my head tbh