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liqih · Post by **liqih** » Tue Nov 03, 2020 9:05 am

This Monique thing is quite fun, makes a lot of noises (digital mostly). The GUI is a little too complex for my taste,
so that invites me to proceed randomly, anyone else got this feeling?
Time for me to make an "experimental" track, I guess.

ELEX · Post by **ELEX** » Tue Nov 03, 2020 9:57 am

Totally Agree on the GUI. Very convoluted affair. I find the distorting filters a bit of an acquired taste, too. Nice for percussion, though. And given the fact that is supposed to be a 'bass & lead synth' , the lack of pitchbend is beyond me. But it's supposed to be a challenge, isn't it ?

Can anyone confirm if the 'legato' knob associated with 'glide' doesn't do anything when playing ? According to manual it should work, but in Reaper it didn't.

Medniex · Post by **Medniex** » Tue Nov 03, 2020 10:07 am

Ahoy! I'm looking forward to participate this month. I really like the features, but the selection of presets is not that good to kickstart the first draft of the track. But maybe I just become slow from the big break from OSC. Need to get back in shape

opdobqo · Post by **opdobqo** » Tue Nov 03, 2020 10:10 am

ELEX wrote: Tue Nov 03, 2020 9:57 am Can anyone confirm if the 'legato' knob associated with 'glide' doesn't do anything when playing ? According to manual it should work, but in Reaper it didn't.

I can't get it to work outwith the ARP, which I think is the way it should work.

Also, has anyone noticed that there's a looper built into the FX section? I have no idea what I might use it for, but I assume it's legit if it's built into the synth?

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ahanysz · Post by **ahanysz** » Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:14 am

Ooh, a native Linux version! And we recently had Surge for Linux too. An encouraging trend :-)

Spring Goose · Post by **Spring Goose** » Tue Nov 03, 2020 1:09 pm

ELEX wrote: Tue Nov 03, 2020 9:57 am
Can anyone confirm if the 'legato' knob associated with 'glide' doesn't do anything when playing ? According to manual it should work, but in Reaper it didn't.

I think it's working in Bitwig 3.2.8

ELEX · Post by **ELEX** » Tue Nov 03, 2020 1:38 pm

ELEX wrote: Tue Nov 03, 2020 9:57 am Can anyone confirm if the 'legato' knob associated with 'glide' doesn't do anything when playing ? According to manual it should work, but in Reaper it didn't.
opdobqo wrote: Tue Nov 03, 2020 10:10 amI can't get it to work outwith the ARP, which I think is the way it should work.

Spring Goose wrote: Tue Nov 03, 2020 1:09 pm I think it's working in Bitwig 3.2.8

Thanks, guys ! Still doesn't do a %$#@ thing here. Pity, I much prefer legato-style glide.
edit: Ah...got misled by the GUI layout. Silly me !
re-edit: Not so silly after all. Seems to have been a midi mappings related bug. It now works !

opdobqo wrote: Tue Nov 03, 2020 10:10 am Also, has anyone noticed that there's a looper built into the FX section? I have no idea what I might use it for, but I assume it's legit if it's built into the synth?

Ah...that's what that knob is. Not at all sure how it fits in the rules, though. Not everything built-in is allowed when it comes to samplers. I suspect there will be a precedent for this, but I don't know what it is.

Leonard Bowman · Post by **Leonard Bowman** » Tue Nov 03, 2020 3:32 pm

it's probably fine - the only time sampling is not allowed is when you're sampling external material.
since this records the synth itself, you're free to use it, modulate it, automate it as you please.

Might be nice for a one instance track if you find such a thing appealing.

RichardSemper · Post by **RichardSemper** » Tue Nov 03, 2020 3:47 pm

Its built in to the synth, so its fair game...

gorgorgathgorgorgor · Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:04 pm

is anyone else having difficulty downloading it? I can't seem to get it down out of the shared Google Drive folder the link sent me to.

Dirtgrain · Post by **Dirtgrain** » Wed Nov 04, 2020 2:06 am

I right clicked the windows one in the shared Google folder and selected download.

ELEX · Post by **ELEX** » Wed Nov 04, 2020 9:39 am

Possibly useful:
It seems midi mappings can only be changed by actually sending controllers. since otherwise no changes are made to C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Monoplugs\Monique\patch.midi, which stores said mappings ; using the drop-down list only works temporarily ( previous mappings will be restored when reloading a project ). The file can be deleted ; a blank one will be created automatically.

Deleting it made the 'legato' button work as supposed too

, even though it wasn't mapped at all. Nice...

ahanysz · Post by **ahanysz** » Wed Nov 04, 2020 12:21 pm

Accidental discovery: in the amp envelope section, click on the word "slope", and the label will change to "sivity". I can't find this word in the manual, but it appears to be velocity sensitivity.

When you click on an "o" to edit an envelope or LFO, does anyone know what the little yellow and green buttons labelled "aCL" and "aSW" are for?

Spring Goose · Post by **Spring Goose** » Wed Nov 04, 2020 2:40 pm

Wow! What a synth, it's loads of fun!

IV! · Post by **IV!** » Thu Nov 05, 2020 2:37 pm

gorgorgathgorgorgor wrote: Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:04 pm is anyone else having difficulty downloading it? I can't seem to get it down out of the shared Google Drive folder the link sent me to.

I also couldn't download Monique for Windows separately, but I was able to download all the versions + some sequencer in one archive. Yes, it's 200 + MB, but apparently this is the only option

One Synth Challenge #141: Monique by Monoplugs (z.prime Wins!)