Im a new owner but I was hoping for a little more functionality for the Polybrute as it has a lot of midi already baked in and a few tweaks would make it powerful as a controller also. Is this where I suggest stuff or should I followup with Arturia directly too?
Midi Functionality:
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Bug: The keyboard can’t send notes 0-11 or 121-127, this is a bug, stops me from using it with devices that require these more extreme notes, for example Octatrack or triggering Electron Syntakt/digitakt tracks, they all start at note zero.
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Bug: External incoming Cc 9 should affect ribbon, its not currently
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Bug: External incoming CC114/115/89 should affect Morphee they are not
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Bug: External incoming Aftertouch on a specific channel from external control should be per channel, lower channel aftertouch doesn’t function independently, both upper and lower channel aftertouch affect both parts.
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Bug: Midi should send to DIN with polybrute connect running, it’s not sending until you close poly brute connect.
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Local Off Mode should be able to be saved per preset to override the global setting, that way we can have a global setting for all presets that dont have a separate preset local off saved value.
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Midi Channel per upper and lower zone should be saved per preset to override the global setting, allow a global setting like now but then a per preset override, so we dont have to update all presets and resave hundreds.
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Midi cc message assignment allowed per knob instead of fixed assignments, so we can choose and match our synths that have fixed assignments.
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Midi controller mode added to maintain the current state of the Polybrute, but then shift into controller mode, which allows us to send midi out from keys/knobs without affecting the current patch sound, would work great with 6, 7, 8 above. I suggest timbrality + wheel, see suggestion 13 below for the full idea.
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Display message or graphic on screen when incoming midi is affecting the patch. Or give us a midi monitor in settings. Also show us somewhere what midi is going out per knob, currently and if you implement this other stuff.
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If you do 8 above, then the Ability to name assignments and see names on screen as they are turned. Preferably through the polybrute connect app so we can use a keyboard, or use a text file instrument definition and add the ability to import these.
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Midi Split mode to allow local off on either side, use with 7 above to have one side affect external only, then the option to affect external only, internal only or both external and internal.
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BIG IDEA: And a new button combo I suggest timbrality + wheel to change knob control on the panel from affecting the sound, to only sending midi cc per knob, this combo + settings button could let us access the midi channel per Morph side and per keyboard split. When in this mode we can setup two knob profiles including channel for Morph A and B, two split channels for the keyboard upper and lower, along with local on/off. Then when midi control is activated, the morph knob can switch between two layers of midi cc control on top of the two layers of patch control, so side A can send different cc’s than side B on specific channels and not affect our current sound. The morph function could be applied to cc values as well when not in either full A or B position, it could allow interpolation between two values if set to the same midi channel for A and B.
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BIG IDEA CONTINUED: Mod Matrix Midi Channel Assignment to one or more channels simultaneously, for upper keyboard, lower keyboard, morph knobs side A and morph knobs side B. Essentially I see two mod destination pages for channels 1-16. To Access Press MOD + Settings to latch, you would see the midi sources which would include Lower keyboard, upper keyboard, Morph knob Side A and Morph Knob side B, and Local On/Off option from here for quickly turning it on or off when you are assigning upper/lower. You can then assign the 4 midi sources to one or more midi channels. Lets us control one or more devices with both keyboard zones and two knob cc profiles.
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BIG IDEA CONTINUED AGAIN: If you do 14 above, let the regular Mod Matrix can be used per knob/function to affect the current patch like normal but also to affect outgoing cc’s. The knobs would send the cc’s regardless if turned, but what if we could assign LFO 3 to turn the cc assigned to knob profile A for Master cutoff and send it out of channel 2, 6 and 7. This would be accessed by holding mod button, turning a knob to set a cc destination on an upper column. Then press a pad to assign a sidebar source to that cc destination, LFO affects cc now, then press 14 above Settings + Mod to assign knob A knobs to any single or multiple channel you want through the Midi Mod Matrix.
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AT MINIMUM: Quick midi channel assignment, its very menu divey now if you dont do the things above, I at least want shortcuts to change my upper and lower and local on/off settings with a quick settings + something button combo, and a way to send knob cc control without affecting our current patch. Maybe a mod matrix additional page could be used for this?