Lithium-ion Cell
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3000 mA or more
Latest posts made by Peter Ostry
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RE: Specifications of Sylphyo's battery
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RE: Controlling the channels that the Link Synth responds to
Ah, you have the labeling on the plugs. Yes, then the shrink tubing can be used without removing the plugs :-)
I have a cheap Brother labeling machine (P-Touch D210, up to 12 mm). The normal tapes come off plugs and cables. I tried a flexi-tape, which has held up so far. But shrink-wrap is certainly better.
Your wiring looks good, and you are taking nice photos!
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RE: Controlling the channels that the Link Synth responds to
@Clint said in Controlling the channels that the Link Synth responds to:
and cover most of those labels with clear heat shrink-wrap
What do you use for that? I don't suppose you'll remove the plugs for labeling. But what shrink wrap can you wrap around the cable?
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RE: Controlling the channels that the Link Synth responds to
I think 90 minutes is ok for the setup, there are a lot of small parts that need to be unpacked and well positioned, for audio you need gain staging, hum-free cabling, etc.
With the BomeBox it will hardly be any faster, the box offers more technical than practical advantages. There will be fewer DIN cables, but hubs and their power supplies will be added, as well as a MIDI interface. All in all, it may be the same clutter, but the star-shaped structure is more logical and better for the head. We can switch our brains between technology and art, but a structure that is as systematic as possible, helps.
Incidentally, I never have any problems with the Aodyo Link. At first I wanted to use everything it could (perhaps) do, but that wasn't a good idea. Since it's been connected to the USB hub and only the two audio outputs are plugged in, it simply always works.
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RE: Controlling the channels that the Link Synth responds to
Here is an example for a part of your setup in star configuration:
Everything is connected to the BomeBox. The Push 3 is the control center and tells the BomeBox what to do with all the ports and data. It can also send data on it's own.
There is no need to route DIN MIDI through the Aodyo Link or any other synth.
The MIDI Interface for the VL70-m is not critical, a fast and simple one like MIDItech 2x2 or 4x4 would do it.
If one group of devices is close to you and another is further away, simply give the remote devices their own, smaller USB hub that you plug into the main hub on the BomeBox. Cascading is no problem. All active hubs of course, then the power supply for the newer small devices is taken care of at the same time.
The BomeBox has many more options. But compared to your current setup, there is a layer in between. You are no longer directly connected to the devices, but are dependent on your programming of the BomeBox. It may sound strange, but it feels more abstract in operation than the daisy-chain with three times as many visible cables.
You need time. Everything changes. Cabling, power supply, etc. You have to figure out how best to program the BomeBox. Switching presets, converting CCs, MIDI channels.
You can convert the Sylphyo's performance data (roll, elevate, compass) in the BomeBox for each synth in order to trigger meaningful actions there without changing anything in the Sylphyo itself.
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RE: Controlling the channels that the Link Synth responds to
… mmh …
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Channel Filter
According to the manual, Link (Sylphyo) channels affect outgoing data. An input filter is not mentioned. However, my Link (Sylphyo) is set to channel 9 and when I send MIDI directly to the Link, it responds to Notes and Program Changes on channels 1-9 and is deaf for higher channel numbers. So the input is filtered somehow, but I almost doubt that this is intentional. You may try to set the Link (Sylphyo) to channel 1 and check if higher channels go through without changing anything in the Link. But if this works, will it still work after perhaps a firmware update has arrived at some time? -
MIDI Thru
My first setup was mostly daisy-chain and the Link was part of it. It did not work well. Maybe I overloaded the Link with SysEx or too much data or mangled events otherwise. My Eventide devices had similar problems. MIDI Clock was a disaster. The setup was unreliable, almost unusable.
… mmh …
Honestly, I wouldn't use the Link for MIDI Thru, but rather operate it as a single device. Especially with the level of support we are currently receiving for Sylphyo and Link.
I don't know if my method can give you any ideas, but below you see my current setup, consequently in star/parallel configuration. The computer and the BomeBox each have their own worlds and can work independently of each other.
My control center is the LaunchPad and also within the BomeBox domain. This is where I decide which controller goes to which destination. It activates/deactivates presets in the BomeBox that do the routing and channel- and CC conversion.
I no longer have any devices that only have MIDI DIN ports, but I would integrate them in a similar way. MIDI mergers and splitters are not ideal and relatively expensive. I think it's better to add a small MIDI interface to get to USB/BomeBox than to loop MIDI serially through several devices and hope that they don't make nonsense.
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RE: Balanced Outputs ?
According to technical specifications in the website and "Rear Panel" description in the manual, the outputs are "mono jacks".
This usually means type TS = Tip/Sleeve = not balanced.
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RE: Trumpet voice problem
@Takacsmatto said in Trumpet voice problem:
So something is not ok with the trumpet sound.
The conclusion seems right to me. It could be a software failure in the Link.
What about re-installing the firmware on Sylphyo and Link? The updates usually came with new instruments, so I suspect that the code for each instrument is included in the firmware. Maybe a fresh install will fix the trumpet.
It would be nice if someone from Aodyo could comment on this here.
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RE: Trumpet voice problem
It sounds to me as if some other controller is sending something to the Sylphyo Link. But why on the first note? Or, on an analog level, a compressor sending into a reverb and not kicking in fast enough, or a residual reverb or an error in an effects unit.
I'm fishing in the dark here. Can you describe your setup?
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RE: Pairing Gets Lost
Just an idea:
What if you store the Sylphyo upside down? If something trickles in somewhere, maybe it can also trickle out ...(You could also leave something absorbent in the instrument while it is at rest. But I'm not sure if that won't make things worse).