Simple enquiry - drag n drop functionality

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Hey Gang,

First post! Going to pick up an OP1 soon for portability, fun, and getting me away from computers (I spend all day on them). I have a decent studio setup with Pro Tools Ableton, Maschine, some synths and outboard etc, which I know well and have a great workflow/output with, but I have an OP1 sized whole in my life that needs to be sorted! I also commute 2 hours a day to work, and I’ve found working on my MBP really difficult in this time - hoping the OP1 will help this.

I have one basic enquiry though, regarding connecting the OP1 to CPU via USB for transfer of files. After you’ve dragged the files across to your DAW/HD/Desktop/Whatever, if you then alter the files (e.g. record something different to tape mode), does it change in real time within the OP1 connetion on the CPU? This is essentially how I use maschine - make a drum loop, drag it from maschine into DAW, then if I feel something was off (like the snare is too low, needs a different hihat), I can do a quick edit and drag the new version into the DAW.

Also, does the OP1 output midi data from the sequencers? Hard to find exact info on this.

Thx!

Mill
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The op-1 acts like a USB-drive when connected to the computer in disk-mode. Copy and drag to DAW. You have to exit disk-mode to make changes to tape, so to make the changes in the daw you’ll have to go back to disk mode and copy the tape again. Furthermore, the tape-tracks are 6 min long, no matter how much of the tapespace used, wich makes dragging and dropping i little tiresome. I usually just record via audio interface, getting it in sync straight away. Make new recording to edit something. Make miditrack in daw, playback op-1 and adjust in realtime. The sequencer sends midi! So making miditracks in daw is simple enough!:wink:

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Oh man, that’s a bit annoying! Good to know it’s got good midi connection though - even though you need a hub for external stuff, I usually use my Maschine MIDI ports for this. Thx for the info!