Request for videos for the next "LinnStrumentalists" compilation

[jcub]

I reached out to my contact at Modal and asked the question. I will report back…

[Dirk Diggler]

It's my belief that the global is the machine's on off switch, and within each patch the MPE specific modulations are either used or ignored.

As always I could be completely wrong.

However it couldn't hurt getting the info from the source.
Let us know.
Dirk

[John the Savage]

Thanks, guys. Yes, Jeremy, if you do confirm that with Modal, please do report back. I, for one, would greatly appreciate it. That detail is not trivial for my particular use case. Anyway...

Cheers!

[jcub]

Here is the answer:

MPE is a global setting. I doubt that a patch-by-patch approach is a workable solution or technically possible and therefore I see no feature on this in future firmware updates. Anyway, if you enable MPE mode, the major disadvantage is that you can’t use poly chain to increase the voice count.

[Dirk Diggler]

Well there you go, no poly chaining here, so no issues.
And it makes perfect sense why that can't happen.
Thanks for finding the official answer.
Dirk

[John the Savage]

Thanks, Jeremy.

To that end, can anyone confirm whether or not mono/legato patches work properly when the synth is in MPE mode. Therein lies the problem with the Hyrdasynth for instance.

If I can't switch seamlessly from mono/legato patches to poly/MPE patches without addressing the globals, or should there be any note-handling issues with mono/legato patches because the synth is in MPE mode, unfortunately that would render the synth useless for me.

Cheers!

[Dirk Diggler]

Mono patches work as expected in MPE, I always have it on globally and can switch between patches without changing the Linnstrument setup. No note handling issues, since as you say it's not really using MPE since we are in mono.
Dirk

[John the Savage]

Perfect. Thanks, Dirk.

Cheers!

[mano1music]

Hello,

I have recently started a new YouTube channel, and also got myself an amazing Linnstrument.

I published a video with my initial thoughts from 3 days of ownership, an overview of the interface and concept, and 3 short demos.

- Oberheim Xpander - Single patch mode works best, and each of the 6 voices still gets XYZ, velocity, and I can select any cc in the settings. Multi mode not needed. It’s quite usable considering it’s such an old synth.

- SWAM Cello, Violin

Roger, thank you again for everything. I hope you enjoy watching it.

Manuel / MANO 1

[Roger_Linn]

Hi mano1music,
Thank you for creating this very complimentary video! I'm very pleased that you like your LinnStrument 128.

[TigerBalm]

Jacob Collier did a nice rendition of "Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones in this

I like transcribing from vocal performances because they're great examples of how to be expressive.


 

[John the Savage]

Just an update... I went with the Argon8M.

I need the timbral flexibility of the wavetables, for emulating keys, strings, and various "acoustic" sounds onstage. That, and I'm just going with my heart on this one. While the Cobalt technically has a nicer filter, I just like the overall character of the Argon, for whatever undefinable reason, and I already have a few real analog, subtractive synths around here anyway.

First play, sounded great, but I did get a some stuck notes, connected directly to the LinnStrument via the DIN port. So, I endeavoured to update the firmware last night, and we'll see what we get in tonight's jam. Hopefully that's not going to be a persistent problem.

Have either of you guys, Dirk or Jeremy, experience stuck notes with the Argon or Cobalt?

Cheers!

[mano1music]

I just posted a new video where I make a track with my LinnStrument, SWAM Strings, my E-mu SP-1200, using my EHX 95000 looper to record

[Dirk Diggler]

Hey John,
no notes stuck notes on my Argon 8M, congrats on the purchase.
You might try USB instead of DIN.

[John the Savage]

Hey Dirk, thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated.

To be sure, I'd way rather use the USB connection (especially for MPE operations); however, in my live rig (where this synth will ultimately reside), I only have one MIDI host, and that's the MPC Live. To that end, I'm trying to avoid running MIDI through the MPC, because the MPC does occasionally exhibit random problems with the MIDI connection and throughput. My general rule, particularly when piecing-together a live rig, is to never put all my eggs in one basket. The goal is to keep things modular, should something fail mid-performance. I also don't use a computer onstage, so that's not an option either.

Mind you, I haven't yet tested it since I updated the firmware on the Argon last night. I suppose, if the problem persists, I could try slowing down the MIDI output from the LinnStrument (the speed of which can be adjusted in the Global Settings), but I've never touched that setting before, and I don't know what effect, if any, it might have on the LinnStrument's overall performance. I'd rather not mess with that, if at all possible.

Perhaps Roger Linn could weigh-in here, if he happens to read this.

Anyway, I'm excited, if a little apprehensive at this point, to have the Argon in my possession. It ticks a lot of boxes for me in terms of form-factor, interface, I/O, the synth engine, MPE capability, etc. Here's hoping it works out.

Cheers!