OP-1 Firmware Update #243 - USB AUDIO!

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#52

You can connect the op-1 to the op-z. The op-z is a usb host.

#53

just for clarity
Z is only a MIDI host
NOT an AUDIO host

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#54

Can you elaborate further about this?
Koala? Model15?
Raspberry pi?
Thanks

#55

Thanks for the info. I’ll look into PD on the PI.

-Shehryar

#56

So I used my old Apple CCK to connect my OP1 to the iPad successfully. I’m trying to play the keys from the OP1 to an iPad instrument and record that iPad instrument on the OP1 Tape.

Almost works. The iPad instrument gets recorded to the OP1 Tape. But so does whatever OP1 instrument was most recently selected. How do I avoid recording the OP1 instrument?

Any tips appreciated.

#57

either use a silent synth sample patch
or any synth sample patch and turn the gain all the way down

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Midi external synth , how disable local synth
#58

YES. I’m afraid it’s probably a processor limitation though :frowning:

#59

Had the EXACT same issue initially, came here immediately, and you already did all the work figuring this out for me. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I don’t think this implementation is turnkey enough for my workflow :frowning:

#60

I’ll give it a shot. Silence is golden.

#61

Success! I created the silent sample patch by using an existing synth preset’s and setting the blue and red knobs to the far right where the signal was flat.

Wasn’t sure which gain knob you had suggested, by the way. But it looks like we have a few ways to make a silent OP1 synth patch.

Also, I was able to apply and modify the OP1 Tape FX to the iPad instrument on the fly during recording.

Thanks!

#62

i think gain is shift+orange
check the guide its all there

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#63

I think that’s it. I had it mistaken for shifting pitch.

#64

Glad to help, I agree that it probably is more of a workflow distraction than workflow improvement unless TE updates something to work better with Windows. I personally don’t notice a quality difference between the USB audio and interface+TRS. Seems like a big boon for iPads.

I will probably stick with TRS cables and @docshermsticks sacred adapter for any OP1-OPZ-Windows sampling.

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#65

sound quality better via usb to daw or normal try cables?

#66

It it possible to use the audio in/out ports as a send/return to a pedal, for example, and then having the audio pass through USB, or would that a feedback loop? Not sure what the signal path looks like with this new firmware.

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#67

I found this old post of mine from a while ago. Pretty funny.

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#68

it prolly would result in a feedback loop
as the line out and the usb out are just copies of each other
not separate outs

send and return has been possible by using the tape tracks, panning and splitting the L & R outputs and treating them as 2 individual outs

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#69

I didn’t have to install ASIO4all on my Win10-64 PC. But the input device was disabled by default, so Ableton was only showing the OP-1 Speaker output option. Once you enable the input device under the Sound control panel the input device should show up in Live (after restarting Live with OP-1 connected via USB).

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#70

Good to know. Thanks!

#71

Hi there.

I have a question about the above functionality.

On the TE website they state “you can now sample and record to OP-1 directly from any usb audio host”

Apologies for my lack of understanding re computer peripherals, etc.

But just to clarify, can you sample/record to and from the Op-1, Ipad, DAW directly or do you need some kind of usb hub?

Many thanks!