Brilliant! Thank you so much for posting this video. That's a great setup. I don't spend nearly enough time with my Linnstrument. That's going to change :-)
very cool instrument, very interesting. wan't to try it, but cant find it in access.. yes, it's high-priced, but very good. :) nice, what somebody has it, happy for it! :)
Hi, does typhon have some kind of mpe. I have a few hardware synths. 2600, ms20, pro1 would these be able to do extra control using the linnstrument as this split and expression would be great addition. Thanks
No, Typhon doesn't have MPE. It does allow for custom MIDI CC mappings for a patch, so you could define what MIDI messages coming from LinnStrument do on the Typhon (which is actually what I did here.) You'd similarly be able to find expressive ways to control the other great instruments you named, too.
Boy that looks like too much fun. Thanks for the demo! Do you have any experience with Linnstrument + Software synths? If so, how does the latency feel? Especially with two beefy VSTs, I'm wondering how taxing all that midi data might be on my aging laptop....
Appreciate it--cheers! Yes, I've used LinnStrument with Arturia's Pigments (now v.4.0) and Spitfire Audio libraries in Ableton. I haven't encountered problematic issues of latency; it's more about how many instances of something I may have running at a time--managing CPU load. I don't feel like LinnStrument slows down the show. My MacBook Pro is running Monterey and it's the generation just prior to the M1 processor models.
Great set up you have there. I'm trying to sync up my Linnstrument with midi coming out of Moog Grandmother and into Linnstrument and connect Linnstrument to PC with usb but when I switch to midi I don't get sound from VST instrument and when I switch to USB I dont't get midi from Grandmother..is there a way to have both working at same time. I can do it with my Komplete Kontrol keyboard ok. Many thanks I'm also using a Elektron Digitakt with Midi going to Grandmother, just for syncing clock though.
Very kind of you--cheers! Glad you were able to check out the video. Speaking of great set-ups, I'll bet the Moog + Elektron make a lovely pair, and Digitakt can sample the Moog for even more variation. Would it work in your case to run LinnStrument into Grandmother (MIDI DIN) and then the Moog into the PC (USB)? With MIDI channel selections, that may be a way to control either the Moog and/or VSTs should you wish. Clock could still come from Digitakt into LinnStrument, then to Grandmother? The MIDI DIN/USB setting on LinnStrument is a global parameter, so when you switch between them I'm not surprised you only get the one type of output. I would also love to see a firmware update to allow for the Right or Left split to have its own DIN/USB assignment. I have LinnStrument controlling Arturia Pigments (via USB) at times, then using MIDI DIN for the hardware. I'll sometimes capture/sample some audio from a hardware instrument into the Octatrack, then switch to a LinnStrument preset that uses USB to overlay something from Pigments (running as a VST in Ableton.)
@@izzymonkey Yeah, some great sounds you got going there..what's the Irridium synth? I have yet to try different set ups to find out the best way of working, to be honest, just got Grandmother a couple of weeks ago and Digitakt at weekend so all abit new and I'm amazed I got it set up all linked last night lol. I've had Linnstrument for a while now but don't use it much, thinking of selling but then I seen your other video about setting it up and wondered if I can use it in my set up, much smaller footprint than my komplete Kontrol 49 MKii. yeah, that set up may work, not sure what you mean with midi channel selections though, sorry, still learning. I'm definitely wanting to sample Moog, just focusing on getting my set up right the now and learning how to use sequncer in Digitakt. I love Pigments, it's great for MPE. I use Cubase 11 pro. I done this simple track last night, programmed drums and had Grandmother play arpeggio and this was midi'd to keyboard and that was using Unify VST with 3 sound sources, Cello, Male Mongolian Chants and Female Vocals, loved the sound and how it all worked, first time doing this and it was one take with a bit of automation while mixing. I managed to seperate all the tracks from digitakt. The Grandmother was going into the Digitakt's input L, maybe should just put that into Interface as I couldn't get the channel to pan, just stay on left side, whereas all the drum ones let me pan themetc..all great fun though. Thanks so much for getting back to me. soundcloud.com/user-37796426/hidden?
@@izzymonkey I tried that set up but either I wasn’t doing something right or it’s not for me, couldn’t get my head round what was happening. When I played grandmother, the vst instrument came through as well as itself, so basically didn’t need Linnstrument. I’ll need to look into the Linnstrument more before I decide if I’m going to sell it. I would like another synth , was thinking about get the RYTM since that has full analogue built in and would link up to Digitakt.
@@Indianabones007 It sounds to me that you had some success at least: the Moog and your VST communicate just fine. If you wish to use LinnStrument as a controller for both the Moog and Unify VST at the same time--perhaps like in this video where I have each split controlling its own instrument--that's where the MIDI channels come into play. I don't know if Grandmother will transmit incoming MIDI (on its MIDI In jack) over USB, but I suspect it might. It would then be a matter of experimenting with which MIDI channels each listens to: for example Grandmother listening on MIDI channel #1 and Unify on any channel(s) *but* #1. I certainly didn't need LinnStrument in my setup, but as you point out, it takes up much less space than other keyboards I had. The real reason for me to keep it is purely its wanton, expressive qualities! I guess the grid layout also helps to shake up my approach + thinking over a standard key instrument. [The Iridium is the desktop version of Waldorf's Quantum and Iridium Keys synthesizers. It's MPE-capable, with many powerful, crazy synthesis engines--up to three per voice.]
Sorry I didn't respond to your question earlier. No, I haven't yet had any hands-on experience with Hydrasynth. If we compare desktop to desktop, no keyboard controllers, Hydrasynth offers a more robust, playable set of pads. I've only heard demos, but for me the Iridium/Quantum palette is more to my taste. I also very much like the Iridium interface--which only gets better over time with the OS releases.
