I am on OS 3.54. Just to be totally clear with what’s happening .
Env 1: Can control all 4 rates. Rate 3 is inversely correlated with level 3 ie: when i turn rate 3 to its fastest speed, which is 31, level 3 moves down to 32. When I change rate 3 to 0, level 3 goes to 80.
Rest of envelopes: Same thing except 3rd parameter’s level goes up to 85 or 80, seemingly randomly when I open the envelope when rate 3 is at 0. Level 4 changes visually, but the number stays stuck at a different negative value every time I open an env. Sometimes that value is -24, sometimes -12, sometimes -96, sometimes -48. Really appreciate your prompt replies. Am very much looking forward to diving back into my tx81z, which I tend to avoid due to finding using computer and ipad editors very uninspiring.
Perhaps the visual of the envelope will be enough to draw out sounds. I really love the way the whole thing is laid out and the visual representations of the algorithm’s on each operators’ pad.
The Electra One can’t display the unique TX81Z/DX11 envelope, but a decent approximation was created by adjusting the DX7’s ADDSR envelope. Whereas the ADDSR has 4 rates and 4 levels, the TX81Z has 4 rates but only one level (and “EG Shift” has been mapped onto level 4).
I loaded firmware 3.5.4, and it still seems to be working as I intended. I’m attempting to display the TX81Z envelope, but the Electra One can’t do it, so I have to approximate.
Common envelopes have the “rate” as a measurement of time, but on the TX81Z the rate value actually represents an angle (that’s why the diagram in the manual on page 18 shows AR, D1R, D2R and RR as little arcs).
The envelope only has one level control, D1L, so the other “angle” parameters change the invisible “levels”. Maybe this was Yamaha’s space-saving solution to doing more with fewer parameters. It’s unusual.
Since there were controls left over I on the ADDSR envelope, I included “EG Shift” as the last parameter. It compresses the whole envelope, but I couldn’t figure out how to show that graphically without messing up the other parameters, but it did seem like a good place to put it as it is an envelope control.
Finally getting a day to just mess with gear and electra one. Loving the workflow of your latest tx81z preset but I noticed theres no where to change the wave forms, which another user preset had, unless the waveforms are on a page I can’t get to.
Anytime I hit the page buttons on the bottom left hand corner of the screen, the unit bricks
Yeah, the waveforms are at the top of the second page (2 of 3). Maybe the page buttons broke with the OS update(?)…but that still works fine on mine. You should also be able to change the pages by pressing the menu button (lower right button).
I will look at how to resolve that. As of 3.6, momentary pads always emit their “off” state when page is changed and they were pressed at that moment. For this particular preset it means it tries to change page when page change is in progress.
