Gloopikat
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Hi gang, I've just got my first modular - well, semi-modular - and immediately running into a wall of my own noobness. For some reason it occurred to me that I could send MIDI messages out of the Keylab 49 to the MIDI In of the Dreadbox Nyx, and play the synth fine without a computer after fiddling about with some settings. Doesn't appear to be so.
I was planning to get a Keystep or Beatstep Pro later down the line to do the more nuanced CV/Gate routings - but I didn't expect to absolutely need one right now, and thought MIDI would do just fine for sending note on/off and gate stuff. What am I getting wrong? Is it possible to play a semi-modular from a MIDI controller, or is a CV/Gate option necessary?
Thanks very much for your patience!
I was planning to get a Keystep or Beatstep Pro later down the line to do the more nuanced CV/Gate routings - but I didn't expect to absolutely need one right now, and thought MIDI would do just fine for sending note on/off and gate stuff. What am I getting wrong? Is it possible to play a semi-modular from a MIDI controller, or is a CV/Gate option necessary?
Thanks very much for your patience!