User exchange - genoQs Machines Forum

Labeling on Octopus buttons and knobs?

companyofquail — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:37:17 +0000

There are quite a few labels on the octpopus panel that i have failed to see mentioned in the past and i would love to know if anyone has insight into this:

1. above the top row of the grid step 1 and 2 are labeled r1 and r2, step 15 and 16 are labeled r3 and r4?

2. the outer circle have roman numeral designators that i dont believe are mentioned in the manual?

3. there is an ALL LED below the left column of MIX knobs?

4a. there is an ALL LED with two symbols around is below the right column of EDIT knobs?

4b. the symbals around the ALL LED are next to VEL, PIT, LEN, STA, and POS knobs

5. MCC LED above the EDIT button?

ive been using this sequencer for years and have just never really payed attention to these things and am just not fully sure what they mean or do.

genoQs demo tape

companyofquail — Sun, 23 Jul 2023 12:04:59 +0000

Check this out, it’s on eBay right now for 30 bucks for anyone interested

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Chord Strum Editor?

companyofquail — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 23:59:22 +0000

the video below shows a chord strum editor that i cant seem to get into under any of the OS that i have tried.

any info on this would be helpful as i would like to play around with this. i am on v5 right now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QijzQeFoyw&list=PL4ABD72BF81715067&index=15

Do not go gentle into that good night (Buttons nonresponsive)

handsfelloff — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 11:54:29 +0000

Hey all got some micro-switch arthritis on my Nemo lately. A couple of buttons take some considerable effort to engage, which makes double clicks a PITA. I'll see what can be done with some switch cleaner or if possible dismantle the switch to remove gunk... Otherwise its a replacement job. If anyone know the part please let me know and I'll order a few.

Thanks!

Nemo external edit question

companyofquail — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 01:15:38 +0000

howdy, i am a hardware designer but dont know a lot about code. i was curious if there is a way to build a little knob and button box that added some quick access features? to keep the question simple for right now i would want to ask this: could i make a box with 6 knobs that would allow me to quickly edit POS DIR AMT GRV MCC MCH. i have a guy that codes stuff for my company but before i started bugging him with this i figured i would as the people more familiar with the code.

if this kind of stuff can be done i would love to make a box that has more controls than that to make a lot of the deeper features of nemo much quicker to access.

inside a nemo

companyofquail — Wed, 12 May 2021 21:52:11 +0000

in case anyone ever wanted to see what the inside looks like. and yes, that is finger grime on the tops of the tact switches i will be cleaning off shortly.

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Octopus Song Mode /TR8s troubles.

stratblue — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 19:05:11 +0000

I thought I would post this in case someone else has the same issues as I have had. I'm using a TR8s for some drums and it has a very irritating behaviour which is that if you send prog changes from the Octo to select different patterns on the TR8s there is an audio glitch on the 1st beat of the new pattern, it's a common gripe on the forums, I've burnt quite a bit of fuel trying to come up with workarounds all to no avail...until tonight. What I'm doing now is sending clock from the Octo to the TR8s which I have configured to send prog changes and on the Octo I have enabled prog change listening. The TR8s is sending on channel 10 which is the grid set selection channel so as I select different patterns on the TR8s, with the big friendly buttons, the grid set selections are triggered on the Octo. All cool so far, but what I found was that if you press, say, patterns 1 and 16 on the TR8s all the buttons in between are lined up ready to play and are fired off in sequence left to right. Patterns on the TR8s can be from 1 bar to 8 bars long so 8 bars times 16 patterns at 70bpm gives you 128 bars or over 7 minutes, it is pretty much a song mode.

Two new additions to the family this week!

stratblue — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 16:23:03 +0000

To the Octopus I am proud to announce that I have added the Blokas Midihub and the Conductive labs NDLR. Both are great companions, make sure you check them out on Youtube.

Bastl Midilooper

stratblue — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 14:50:29 +0000

Just bought one, like a loop pedal but for midi. Sync to MTC and is powered from the octopus midi socket. Instant looping! I like to play the 'keyboard' of the Octopus re pitching lines live etc, perfect for grabbing those.

https://bastl-instruments.com/instruments/midilooper

Is this forum dead?

stratblue — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 10:00:09 +0000

So...ummm...anyone going anywhere nice for their holidays? If there wasn't this virus thing, that is...