What operating system are you using, and what version of Renoise are you using?
It would be nice if you copied a screenshot of your configuration…
You should be able to do this:
Edit: If any of your instruments “does not sound” after correctly configuring KangarooX120, maybe it is because the samples of the instrument are not properly configured. That is, if you play a routed pad with the instrument 03 for the F#5 note, this note must have an associated sample in the instrument. Otherwise, the note will not return a sound. That is, in addition to correctly configure KangarooX120 (which is only compatible with version 3.1.1 of Renoise), you also have to check that your instruments in Renoise are well configured (do not play a note that does not have a sample associated. The same for VSTi instruments).
If you do not want to make a video, you can use the program LICEcap v1.28 to capture the screen in an animated GIF.
I also use VSTi instruments (orchestral libraries). I have no problem with KangarooX120. Everything works correctly.
The KangarooX120 tool should work exactly the same in Windows 7 as in Windows 10.
Actually, the tool does not care if the instrument is a native one with samples (an XRNI) than a VSTi. The issue is that the instrument must be configured correctly to reproduce the corresponding notes, those reproduced from the tool. You can use the lower virtual piano to play an instrument while the other pads play the associated notes, as if you were playing two separate things. It is best to map a MIDI controller keyboard for the lower virtual piano and a MIDI pad for the pads, both sensitive to the velocity of the pulsation.
One more detail. Renoise has a problem currently with OSC and the undocked window of the instrument editor. If you have the Renoise instrument editor window separated, OSC can not send the messages from note_on, note_off to the pattern editor. Therefore, the tool will not work correctly. @Taktik already knows about this problem and will supposedly fix it. I mention it to you because this scenario can be the cause of not playing / recording the notes correctly, and this is a Renoise problem, not the tool. This problem affects all the tools that use OSC.
For the tool to work properly, you must have the instrument editor anchored, without a floating window.
I diddent have floating window. It behaves diffrent every time I use it, but on linux it had an effect. it made dubble notes. still on the same track… click on pad dont make sounds
I can not test in Linux, but it should work just like in Windows, since the API is the same. You must have correctly configured the OSC and the corresponding port open for the notes to sound.
Yes, you can record a multitude of notes at a time by playing several pads at the same time with MIDI Input.
To rule out problems, test with native XRNI instruments, instead of using VSTi instruments.
forget linux, here on windows I have OSC configured like Tcp port 8000
and I try with native instruments now I get double note in tow columns on windows to.
what about the Oct value can it fuck it up?
so it works for everyone else but not me…
but I still don get the sound when i click on pads
Can you post a video to see what happens? I should show the tool and Renoise.
When you press a pad, the note that the tool should touch depends on what is written on the pad.
You can monitoring the OSC messages here: Edit/Preferences/OSC. See what happens in the message panel. When you press a note, and you release the same note, it appears:
Ok, in Renoise / OSC, you always have to use the “Udp” protocol (it must be the same as in the KangarooX120 preferences panel). I will add the instructions more specifically to avoid confusion in comment # 1.
Note: Be sure to place the valuebox in “PAD” when you finish assigning the pads. Otherwise, when playing the lower virtual piano, you will be assigning the selected pad again.
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The notes you record at the end of the video are not recorded by KangarooX120. To use the MIDI input, be sure to correctly map the tool, using the specific MIDI channel.
For MIDI Input, select Renoise and Press CTRL + M and assign the controls…
Watching your video, it seems that you want to use only one sample for each instrument. For example, your instrument 01 (the second), only has the note D-4 assigned to the Keyzones.
The advisable thing is, if you want to play a drum kit, use only one instrument, for example the 00, and in it you include all the samples of your drums (snare, kick drum, cymbals …) assigned correctly in the keyzones.
In this way, you can play instrument 00 on the same track, or play the notes of instrument 00 on different tracks, as long as you do not use the effects of the instrument editor (“Create FX chain”).
Always make sure to use the Keyzones correctly, to avoid touching a note that has not been assigned a sample.
If you set everything correctly, you should not have any problems, but you should know what Renoise and KangarooX120 are doing at all times.
I am just starting to wrap my head around Renoise after owning a license for several years. I have a quick question regarding this tool. Using a Novation Launchpad, is it possible to constrain the output to a certain key and scale with this tool? Can I create isomorphic layouts (or, better yet, are there settings that will allow me to do this easily)? How are the notes of each row assigned, and can the assignments be changes on a row-by-row basis, rather than requiring each note to be adjusted individually?
Hello @bharris222
It is possible to assign the note you want of the instrument you want to each pad. You cannot change the transpose scale. Each instrument has its own scale. You can change it in the instrument editor. The tool will only record the notes that are within each scale of each routed instrument.
Triggering a note also means triggering a phrase. Therefore, each pad can trigger a specific phrase.
You must assign note by note and create your banks. If you follow this thread above you will see that there are instructions on how to quickly route each note individually, here: New Tool (3.1.1): KangarooX120 v1.1 build 030 - #19 by Raul
I was thinking I wish I could insert notes in Edit mode or Phrases using the keyboard from Sampler/Instrument, this is a game changer and very useful for touchscreen devices and the steam deck, thank you
thank you