gwatcha
commented
4 years ago Cool ideas man! Personally, I don't use that many keys in the midi editor, as I found the most convenient way to record, dub, or replace midi for me is to set the record mode, and record a section with the 'r' operator. I designed RK for this method, so one can have their left hand on the computer keyboard, and right hand on the midi keyboard in these cases.
Your way has the advantage that you could create and alter songs faster than real time. I imagine if these modes get realized and your fingers learn to use them, you could probably make midi items very fast!
Since this project is mostly for myself, and I'm doing lot's of other things right now, I won't be implementing this. If you want to try yourself, here is a relevant page from the documentation.
I'm not sure what you mean by the "tap tempo in order to trigger and start recording events", but it seems like you want to use the keyboard as a midi keyboard, right? So you move to C3, play, and tap in the notes. I think that may be difficult to make, maybe you could find a keyboard->midi VST? Or use a midi keyboard? A quick search and this turned up. You could put it at the start of your fx chain, start recording, alt+tab to it, and use your keyboard as a midi controller. This may implement some of the 'midi_key' case as well.
molleweide
midi record mode feature
I have been thinking about trying to create a mode for programming and recording midi with my keyboard. Upon doing this I found out that one cannot use the regular keyboard but I am thinking that it wouldn't be so hard to build a custom mode for recording midi? I just came up with the idea so I haven't sketched it out or anything but I thought I'd just mention it here so that we can talk about it. Also if I create something I'll push it up and get back. I have to read up on how to create a new mode etc.
I have an idea also that it would be pretty cool if one could use tap tempo in order to trigger and start recording events. This way one could move around the midi editor and quickly record a couple drum notes where the edit cursor is.
"midi_rhythm" mode
If all notes on keyboard recorded the current note in midi editor or left hand keys record drum triggers and right hand controls velocity.
"midi_key" mode
the keyboard is mapped out where every key is an action command that either triggers a note or switches oct etc.
it would be quite cool if one had the ability to remap ones midi keyboard as one choses. So that the keyboard becomes a custom midi drum trigger/keyboard. And why not throw chords on top of it also somehow.