Instrument preset for VCVRack remote patch control using an Electra One Mk II

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I figured it out after a bit of hit and misses… amazing work you have done :slight_smile:

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(Cross - posting here from the VCVRack forum)

Hi all,

I have created a new Electra One Mini preset that works with the existing Orestes One VCVRack module and the factory mapping library. Find the preset in the Electra One Preset Library here.

E1MiniVCVRack
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Just like its bigger brother on the Electra One Mk II, this preset lets you control module parameters with 14-bit resolution, with full visual feedback of the parameter’s values on the device itself. You can switch to prev / next mapped modules by pressing buttons on the Mini, or load a Rack - level control map (very useful with Patchmaster modules).

Features

  1. Up to eight pages of eight continuous controls, 64 in total, per mapped VCVRack module (or a 64 - control Rack - level mapping) with full 2- way value feedback. Cycle through the mapped control pages by pressing the Mini hardware “NEXT PAGE” button.

  2. Navigate around the mapped modules in your VCVRack patch using the Mini hardware buttons for “PREV MODULE” and “NEXT MODULE”

  3. Press down the Mini hardware “APPLY” button to switch the Orestes One module into “Apply” mode (cursor changes to a cross), then click any module in the VCVRack patch. If Orestes One has a mapping for the selected module in its loaded mapping library, it will immediately load the mapping and send current parameter values for display on the Mini. This is great for efficiently moving around a larger patch (E1 Mini under your left hand, mouse with your right hand etc).

  4. Press the Mini MENU button, then the FUNCTIONS button to see more preset options. Press the “RACK MAPPING” preset function button to switch to a Rack-level control map , if defined on the loaded VCVRack patch.

More Information:

  • Getting Started with Orestes One and the Electra One Mini VCVRack Preset (Github Wiki)

  • Note that the 700+ module mappings in the Orestes One factory library are designed for the 6 page x 36 controls of the Electra One Mk II. The Mini will only show the first 64 slots (so all of the Mk II first page plus almost all of the second page only) of each mapped module, which includes any gaps and spaces in the mapped layout. I would be very happy to accept any contributions for a new Mini - specific factory mapping library file that could be loaded into an Orestes One module instead, but currently I do not have any plans to that work myself.

  • Given the more limited nature of the Electra One Mini vs the MK II (but much cheaper!), I think the Mini will work best by controlling a single Rack - level control map of 64 controls (e.g. mapped to Patchmaster modules or specific parameters on individual modules) and used as a performance controller (vs. building and tweaking a patch). Of course you still get the benefit of the 14-bit encoder control and value feedback on the Mini display.

Excited to hear how this works for any Mini owners out there, do please let me know…

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