I’m using an Aeros and a MIDI Maestro, having transitioned my entire live set from the Pigtronix Infinity. I’m really excited about the possibilities the Aeros offers, but I’ve encountered a few challenges I’d like to address.
Here are my questions:
Muted State Behavior During Recording:
Is there a setting that controls how recording behaves when tracks are muted? For example, I want to loop the first part of a saved song live while keeping other parts saved with loops. Since the first part can’t be deleted, I mute the tracks and save the song. However, when I load the song, the tracks are unmuted. If I mute all tracks in Part 1 and press the Undo button, the tracks remain muted when loaded, but this creates another issue: I can’t loop live in the same way as I would with an empty track.
I’d like to record in Track 2 directly by pressing the Next Track button without needing to press Next Track and then the RPO button. I’ve managed to create a workaround by programming the MIDI Maestro to send a combined Next Track + RPO command, but it’s tricky to remember the workflow in live situations. Is there a setting in the Aeros that simplifies this?
MIDI Command to Restart a Track:
Is there a MIDI command that allows me to start a track from the beginning? For example, if I’m somewhere in the loop, I’d like to restart playback from the start of the track. Is this possible?
Copying a Part to Another Part:
Is there a way to copy one part to another within a song?
Switching Parts with Track Unmute:
I want to switch from one part to another where a loop is stored, and I need Track 1 to unmute automatically upon switching. I’m currently using the Measure behavior setting. Is there a way to achieve this?
1.) There is no setting that controls how recording behaves when tracks are muted.
2.) It could be achieved by sending two MIDI messages to the Aeros: stop immediately first and then the start message.
CC: 43 Start / Stop Song
Stop
0
Stops the Aeros playback according to the Stop Song behavior setting
Start
1
Starts the Aeros playback
Cancel Stop
2
Cancels a cued stop on the Aeros, playback will continue in the current part
Stop End of Measure
3
Stops the song at the end of the current measure
Stop End of Loop
4
Stops the song at the end of the longest loop in the current song part
Open Previous song in album
10
Open Next song in album
20
Stop Immediately
127
3.) Currently, this is not possible directly; the only workaround is to export the tracks to your computer and reimport them as backing tracks to the new part.
4.) This could also be achieved by sending the correct MIDI messages (using the MIDI Maestro or another compatible MIDI controller).
CC:113 Transition
Transition to Selected Part
0
Starts transition to the currently selected part in 6x6. This command is used in conjunction with CC113 values 1-6, 126, and 127 to allow toggling through parts before starting the transition.
Change Part
1-6
Selects the part according to the value number sent (part # = value #). The Aeros will not transition until it receives CC113 value 0 (shown above). . If using the BeatBuddy, the CC:102 command will change the part to the selected Aeros part immediately. If the part doesn’t exist in the song, the Aeros will ignore the command. This command cannot start the Aeros from a stopped state.
Change Part (Aeros Only)
101-106
Value 101-106: Begin the transition to part (part # = value # minus 100 , so value 102 is part 2) according to the Change Part setting (Immediately/End of Measure/End of Loop). If the part doesn’t exist in the song, the Aeros will ignore the command. This allows you to send a single on-press command for changing parts. This also allows you to switch the part on the Aeros without switching parts on the BeatBuddy (which ignores values 101-106) when they are on the same channel and being controlled by a MIDI controller. This command can start the Aeros from a stopped state.
CC:38 Mute
Mute All
0
Mutes all tracks
Mute/Unmute Track
1-6
Mutes/Unmutes track depending on current state (track # = value #)
thank you.
1.) It would be helpful if you could adjust that.
2.) It works perfect - thanks!
3.) That would be helpful if that worked.
4.) It doenst work - if I switch from Part 2 to Part 1 (where is Track 1 muted), it doesn’t unmute the Track 1 with this One-Press Midi-Settings: CC:113/106 and CC:38/1