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Riklink · Joined: 28 Mar 2013 Posts: 14

Hello everyone,

Looking for a little advice.
Currently have a EMX1 connected via midi to an ESX1.
I have just purchesed a KP3 and was wondering the best way to connect this all together.
Was thinking just to connect the ESX1 to the KP3 via midi so essentially having a chain from EMX to ESX to KP3.
However if anyone has a better suggestion would love to know and if there are any setting I have to change to get all the units working together?

Thanks guys

robosardine · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2014 5:53 pm Post subject:

Get a mini mixer (four in- two out), then have both of them going through your KP at the same time Wink

Olivander12 · Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2011 Posts: 347

robosardine · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 1:29 am Post subject:

I don't think that Riklink actually wants to use midi- but perhaps thinks that he has to in order to get some fun going with his gear. I don't use/need to use midi with mine. It depends what you want to do with them.

The KP3 does not have to be in slave mode if you do what I suggested- and you will have a great time with it, and your gear will all work together like you wanted. Just set the BPM of the KP3 to match the Electribes.

Olivander12 · Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2011 Posts: 347

robosardine · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 2:07 pm Post subject:

Yes I can understand what you are saying. I tend to jam with my boxes and mix the patterns- so I don't actually want them to change together in tandem- for me that is part of the beauty of having a lot of small units instead of one big one. Nor do I often make many tempo changes when I am playing- I record everything I am playing then go back and sample the best bits- so a change in tempo for me just represents another pre sliced jam to add to the collection. Like I previously stated- it depends what you want to do with them. I don't have them connected by midi because I don't want or need them that way. All my instruments are clock sync'd- but that's it.
I am making the point that it is incorrect to say that the KP3 has
to be in midi slave mode- this is undeniable. I have had hours of productive sessions sending straight to my KP 3's (especially since I got my Roland TB-3's)- it's not like all the Kaoss pads have a midi option.
I don't use midi controllers of any kind...... Having said that.... perhaps I should give them a try! Smile

Olivander12 · Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2011 Posts: 347

robosardine · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 6:54 pm Post subject:

Hi

and thanks for your gracious reply.
In answer to your question- I don't actually use all my gear at the same time.
Typically a session would be- two boxes at the same time (say an ESX and a Roland 307 just as an example). Each of them go through a Mini KP then a KP 3 then a Kaoss Quad into the provisional mix- (I tend to use the Kaossilator for making samples for the ESX). Then I get lost jamming away with them (sometimes using my thumb and little finger to control two Kaoss pads at once- sometimes using both hands) for as long as I am enjoying it. Laughing

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Next I sit down and listen through- listening out for decent Drum/melodic parts that I like. I then sample them and bin the rest. I then arrange the drum parts into one ESX and the melodic parts into another. I then jam along again- swapping and changing patterns as I go-this time both will go through a single trio of Kaoss pads. I like to add some compression and reverb along the way. I will sometimes do the final arrangement on Sony Acid.

Riklink · Joined: 28 Mar 2013 Posts: 14

Olivander12 · Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2011 Posts: 347

You have to put the Kaoss Pad 3 into "external mode". Look that up in the manual.

Riklink · Joined: 28 Mar 2013 Posts: 14

Thanks everyone