apologies if this topic has been asked before, but I did a quick search and probably used the wrong search terms entirely
I have a CME Bitstream 3x that I’m using for my liveset, which I’d like to treat like a Renoise based drum machine to use alongside vinyl and CDs to add drum fills and whatnot. The bitstream has 8 buttons on it that I’d like to use for different drum sounds, similar to the 909’s “tap” style of sequencing.
Unfortunately I can’t quite figure out how to map these buttons properly. Anybody have advice on what to do?
I’m guessing that the buttons on the CME output control change messages, which are meant for parameters, and no good for triggering samples.
However, it should be possible to rewrite those messages into MIDI notes, which can then trigger specific samples in Renoise
(if you send notes on different channels they can even play different instruments, this is something you can set up in the Renoise instrument settings)
To perform on-the-fly rewriting of messages you need a MIDI conversion utility (like MIDI-OX for PC), and a virtual MIDI cable driver - there are a few ones around (free as well as commercial)
no I’m talking about using the buttons as a sample trigger
there’s just not a way that I can do it that’s as easy as the way I have my launchpad set up
