Hi!
I just got my Base in.
It was a refurbished model from Thomann in Germany and i had to reset it with the editor to get it working correctly with Bitwig 1.0.6
Only thing is the pads aren't very sensitive and i miss a lot of notes/cliplaunches when i hit it.
Midimonitor tells me i have to hit it SUPERhard to get at a velocity of 80. And i have put the drum pads group sensitivity at the Highest setting.
Does the bigwig script overwrite this when i start up Bitwig?
Or is the "sensitivity setting" related to aftertouch or something?
You never know with refurbished models!
I hope its fine.
Thanks!
Comments
At fixed velocity it works fine.
Not sure what the source of your problem is, but I wanted to note that the Bitwig script DOES switch between fixed and pressure based velocity settings, depending on what mode you are in with the script. However, it shouldn't cause what you are describing.
Hi Amounra,
i thought, o well i could live with the fixed velocity setting. but if the bigwig script overwrites that, its no use anyway.
You can change the script really easily in that regard. There are some arrays at the top of the script that define what the settings are for each mode, you can override those or put your own values in as you want.
Thanks Amounra!
Hi guys,
I now it is an old thread, but did you finally get better pad sensitivity with another model ?
I just bought a livid base myself and i find that the pads are not that responsive, the note velocity is not consistent (with the same hit strength i am getting different velocity values) and some notes are slightly delayed, making it impossible to play rhythms correctly.
I used to play with a m-audio trigger finger and all the notes were output perfectly.
To me it looks like the sensors sampling rate is too slow and the maximum pressure when you hit a pad is not detected (it falls between two captures), but it might also be that the model i have is broken.
Would getting a new model improve things ?
florent
The new model has majorly improved pads. They are about a half inch think now, which I'm noticing does 2 things:
-gives a more playable range between min and max velocity
-diffuses the light from the LED much better so the whole pad glows
Hi Mark,
but are all the notes output correctly, at the correct velocity ?
florent
Yes the pad response is great. I would argue that both the BASE I and BASE II output notes correctly at the correct velocity. You may have an issue with your unit. If you fill out a support ticket we can do some troubleshooting and repair if necessary:
http://lividinstruments.com/helpdesk/open.php?
Can base 1 owners purchase the new pads to update the controller? Don't need the whole new controller but would love the thicker pads
There is no way to update only the pads. The housing has changes to fit the new pads.
Okay, so would the original BASE logic board work in a BASE II housing w/ new pads?
Yes they are the same pad layout, so you could lay it onto the BASE 1 main board, but then your faders will be much lower than your pads, probably not a good idea.