In regards to recording pitch bend, mod wheel, and aftertouch data, I have been told that there may be memory limitations that would make that difficult. And also that the sequencer, being a "step" sequencer, can't send data continuously. Even tho Control Mode records CC data, and CC stands for Continuous Control.
So, seriously. How much RAM/storage does the KSP have? How limited is it? RAM is incredibly cheap, so I see no reason Arturia would skimp on that. Or did you?
MIDI data is inherently small. Takes up very little space. CC data is only 8-bit and PB, MW, and AT are 14-bit. VERY VERY little data. We're talking a few hundred kilobytes for a complete classical work in MIDI including all the instruments and control data for those instruments.
Soooo .... How is it even REMOTELY possible that memory could be a potential issue in recording such data? What, did you only put a couple megs in this thing? If so, shame on you! If not, then what's the problem? Is the data not stored as standard MIDI data and in some proprietary format instead? Why would you do that? That would be a ridiculous design decision.
Furthermore, regarding being a "step" sequencer and thus not being able to actually send continuous data.
Okay. Um ..... Well ... If we record notes without quantize on, it'll record EXACTLY as played. Not directly on the beat. This means that the data storage of notes is granular. I.E.- The data is not simply stored "per step." There are many many tinier divisions of each step. If this weren't true, then quantize mode wouldn't matter. All notes would be triggered on the beat.
As such, it makes zero sense that the KSP wouldn't be able to send continuous data. (See above regarding what "CC" means)
Finally, why are you ignoring the KSP so much? It's almost like you're embarrassed by it, when it could be one of your flagship products. HELL! You pushed the KeyStep 37 harder than you've pushed the KSP. WTAF.
Perhaps you should fire the KSP design team and put the original designers of the original KeyStep and BeatStep products on it. Why you didn't do that in the first place boggles my mind.
I have repeatedly defended Arturia. I have many Arturia products and, in general, am quite happy with them.
The way you've been treating the KSP tho .... Like it's some "problem child" that you'd rather not deal with. It's aggravating as hell. Seriously!! It took a year to get the 2.0 firmware out, which then broke several things. What, is it gonna be another year before there's another REAL firmware update? 2.0.1 doesn't count since it's pretty much just a bug fix.
Get on the ball here Arturia. WTAF. C'mon. You're a major company and there is ZERO excuse for this crap.
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