Midi Channel leak

18 Oct 2013, 08:20

Hi I have an impulse 49 been using it with soft synths up til now.

Now when I got an I 7 and started to use the midi channel selector on the impulse.
I noticed that I get leakage when using any channel higher than 8!
Tested it with midi tools and every channel works OK up to 8, when I use channel 9 it leaks into 8 and the same with every channel over 8 always leaks into channel 8?

I tested with both USB midi and the Midi out from the Impulse! Same thing!

The weird thing is that this only happens on notes! when I move an slider,pot etc NO leak at all.

Must be an hardware problem with the Impulse or can it be anything else?
My midi knowledge is limited when it comes to things like this can it be driver/software issues?

I ruled out the I7 as I used the midi tools on the midi input of the impulse direct
Also the I7 works correctly when sending out of all the 16 channels via Cubase.

BTW anyone have an I7 midi device xml for cubase?

Thanks for any help
regards Martin

Re: Midi Channel leak

18 Oct 2013, 17:06

This may not be new info for you, but although the unit defaults to part numbers corresponding to the same midi channel, each part can be assigned whatever midi channel you wish. Is it possible that somehow parts 9-16 have all been assigned to channel 8?

Re: Midi Channel leak

18 Oct 2013, 17:34

Thanks for answering! I know that I can do layers/splits assign the same midi channels etc on the Integra7.But as I said I tested the impulse with midi tools it,s leaking as I stated.

when I played on the integra on a channel higher than 8 i get stuck notes due to this leakage.
it seems that the impulse sends note off like it should to the correct channel, but not the one it leaks to.
My question was a bit fuzzy, maybe someone have had the same problem and if it was fixable in anyway?

Now I change channels via Cantabile and do it with my Line 6 foot switch instead.That way I only use midi channel 1 as an input and makes Layers/splits etc on Cantabile. Maybe this was an good thing after all:)

Thanks again!
Martin

Re: Midi Channel leak

18 Oct 2013, 18:00

Martin, the problem with the Novation Impulse has already been covered here:

http://forums.rolandclan.com/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=46612

If anyone wants to discuss the Impulse, please post in the "Other gear" forum.

Post in "Other gear" forum

Tino64 wrote:
BTW anyone have an I7 midi device xml for cubase?

That would be a good new topic for this forum!

Re: Midi Channel leak

19 Oct 2013, 05:05

JunoJohn"]Martin, the problem with the Novation Impulse has already been covered here:

http://forums.rolandclan.com/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=46612

If anyone wants to discuss the Impulse, please post in the "Other gear" forum.

Sorry about that!! Thanks for the pointer in the right direction:)

Post in "Other gear" forum

Tino64 wrote:
BTW anyone have an I7 midi device xml for cubase?

That would be a good new topic for this forum!

Yeah you are right! strange tough that Roland have midi device xml,s for most of their Synths JP50-JP80 included but not for the one that really needs it - A Module needs it more than a real synth in my world!

Thanks
Martin

Re: Midi Channel leak

23 Oct 2013, 12:37

Hi, Novation have released a firmware update to fix this issue - here is a copy of the email they sent me. Hope this helps anyone else with this issue.

Hi Paul,

We have just released an update for Impulse to address the Note Off issue on
channels 9 - 16. Please follow the Awnserbase article below for the procedure.

http://uk.novationmusic.com/answerbase/what-to-do-if-a-impulse-firmware-update-fails

The Sys-Ex file is included in this email as an attachment.

Please let us know how you get on with this update.

Best Regards,

Ben Ware // Novation Technical Support

http://www.novationmusic.com/answerbase/en/category.php?id=106

Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited
Windsor House, Turnpike Road, High Wycombe HP12 3FX, United Kingdom

Re: Midi Channel leak

23 Oct 2013, 15:33

Guys, please post information about the Novation Impulse in the "Other gear" forum. Include "Novation Impulse" in the subject line so people can find your post.

Very few people will look for information on the Impulse in this, the Integra-7 forum.

(And thanks for the update, mrgijones1!)

JunoJohn wrote:
If anyone wants to discuss the Impulse, please post in the "Other gear" forum.

Post in "Other gear" forum