So many great features in this update - thank you!
Unfortunately, I’m trying to use the Hz/V setting on my Korg MS-10 and it’s not working. When I change the “CV out 1 type” in CV Gate Pedal Settings to Hz/V, the voltage output are all negative, resulting in no audible notes.
I understand the gate outputs would ideally be trigs but the gates are working for my purposes. It’s just that I get no note information from the CV out
As Hapax hardware CV outputs have a range of -5V to +5V, it allows 10 octaves of V/OCTAVE notes, 8 octaves of 1.2V/OCTAVE notes, and only 3 octaves of HZ/V notes. The list below describes the notes availables when using the HZ/V standard, comparing to V/OCTAVE values:
C0 = -5V V/OCTAVE = out of range HZ/V
C1 = -4V V/OCTAVE = out of range HZ/V
C2 = -3V V/OCTAVE = out of range HZ/V
C3 = -2V V/OCTAVE = out of range HZ/V
C4 = -1V V/OCTAVE = out of range HZ/V
C5 = +0V V/OCTAVE = -5V HZ/V (lowest note)
C6 = +1V V/OCTAVE = -4V HZ/V
C7 = +2V V/OCTAVE = -2V HZ/V
C8 = +3V V/OCTAVE = +2V HZ/V
F8 = +3.42V V/OCTAVE = +4.68V HZ/V (highest note)
C9 = +4V V/OCTAVE = out of range HZ/V
C10 = +5V V/OCTAVE = out of range HZ/V
This is unfortunately a hardware limitation, due to the voltage, so we are sadly stuck with this. Korg synths don’t appear to accept negative voltages, so we’re really limited to C6 - F8. Which is a bummer to say the least.
I have a Kenton MIDI/CV converter and the highest output voltage from that appears tobe 9.33v, which is way out of Hapax’ range.
I am disappointed, been looking forward to Hz/v for a long long time, but sadly not to be…
ok stupid question: does ‘pattern trig’ = ‘free’ mean that when i invoke another pattern, it immediately switches but stays in the same relative bar and beat? or can i trigger a pattern out of time with the actual downbeat? sorry im not at my hapax.
Free just means the Pattern will continue to run or repeat as long as any other longest pattern within the Section, i believe. and no you can’t trigger a Pattern off the first beat of a measure, afaik
TRIG FREE RESTART
“RESTART” will reset the new pattern position to its beginning after a pattern change. Default value “FREE” will keep the previous pattern position : the playhead will not jump.
Yes, free will indeed trigger the new pattern immediately and it will start from the relative position of the previous pattern. So this is very useful to trigger a fill in (last couple of notes of the pattern play first, before it actually plays the pattern from the start), or to temporarily change a part the melody and then go back to the original, etc.
Restart will force the next pattern to always play from the start.
I don’t think that’s entirely the case but could be me misunderstanding the initial question.
When it switches still depends on the sync setting and to bypass the sync setting you press and hold the pattern mode button.
The pattern trig setting is the default value of a pattern trig mode, always restart when it switches or free, continue to play relative to previous pattern.
Fantastic. Am loving the new features, especially Arpoly. Haven’t had the time to play with them all. I am still a newbie, can someone please tell me if in LIVE CHORD mode it is possible to get some sort of functionality as the SCALER software (not the Hapax effect). I mean, not just playing chords yourself, but letting them be suggested by Hapax, like the Scaler software? I would love to be able to come up with nice chord progressions in Hapax, according to certain styles. Also randomising them would be cool, or getting suggestions by Hapax; The sonic possibilities of Hapax would be unlimited then, a real inspiration machine…
There is a new piece of hardware proposed at NAMM 25 called Groovebox by Chordcat, a Japanese manufacturer. This does exactly that: propose nice fitting chords progressions. This would be great to have on the Hapax, so we do not have to go to a new piece of hardware or a software such as scaler.