Midifighter As a SYNTH!

[itsbentheboy]

so i like the idea of playing the midifighter as a synth. as you all know it spits out basic midi, and im using it to play notes in different synthesizers in Ableton live.

but my problem is that i cant change octaves without touching a keyboard... ick... i have an APC40 and the korg Nano series, if that helps a problem solution.

TL:DR, i need a way to switch octaves in a synthesizer and play my midifighter as the notes in the Synth

[Arbite]

Have you thought of mapping the top 8 buttons for notes, and then 4 for octaves shifts and 4 for something like keys/cue points?

Not sure if that would work, but just an idea.

[itsbentheboy]

i dont know if that would work, because i dont think that ableton would allow me to shift all the notes with one button push.

unless you know a way to do that?

i have no idea how that would work

[Onimode]

Bome's MIDI translator might be able to help you there.

[muffintop]

If you put 4 Pitch midi effects on the midi track you should be able to do something like that.
Make them have -24, -12,+12, +24 semitones (or whatever you want)
And set 4 buttons to turn them on/off. 8 buttons for a scale, and 4 for a couple different arps, a random, and a chord. That way you have 5 octaves to play in and some effects.

Those are the midi effects I would use at least

[Razehell]

If you use 4 banks mode, each bank (the top 4 buttons) select an octave.

[basspenetrator]

If you use 4 banks mode, each bank (the top 4 buttons) select an octave.

this..

[itsbentheboy]

but if i use 4 banks mode, then i loose out on one row of notes :/ but the idea to use a midi transpose effect is pretty good, i kike that one