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Hello, I am having trouble successfully using my v1.5 (1.5.8.5133) ARP on anything but DIN midi. I've tried connecting directly to a CME HxMIDI WC midi hub both via the directly powered USB hub, or using a CME Uhost connected to the installed BLE Widi Core as either a USB host or device. I can see i

I just had on V8 and now realize that the short notes of the chord created in the chord chain are output on every run. Even when all arps are muted and I press play.... Below 1 is in Arp modus but a short chord is played on each chordchain

Hello What carrying case do you use to transport your ARP safely? Is there a small carrying case where it fits while being well protected ? Thank you Denony

Hello. Thank you for this fantastic Chord Chain update, which I've been waiting for. I see the potential of Chord Inversion, but I don't quite understand what a position is versus inversion (see page 14 of the manual) as Midicake displays "Pos" but not "Inv", and why the Midicake no longer displays

Hello there! I would want to know if it's possible to configure the ARP to use the lowest note of chord as the base/root note of the chord? I don't press all they keys at exactly the same milliseconds so sometimes when I play a chord, the ARP is not taking the note I want as base note of the chord

Chord chain input can only be done on the ARP itself. It would be nice if chord chain input could come from an external keyboard.

Please feel free to offer feature requests, ideas and feedback on Midicake ARP. We are always looking to improve and develop ARP's capabilities and really appreciate your input.

Hi, on page 29 of the manual it says: "... Configuring Binary patterns - in SET-mode select either Velocity, Delay, Chop or Ratchet parameter using the buttons..." My question: How do I select Chop or Ratchet, as there are no buttons for these both? I tried things like double-tapping the Velocit

I'd like to alter the length of notes (note: not the gate length, but the actual time between when a note is triggered and when the next one is) so I can have the ARP play an alternating rhythm such as half, half, quarter, quarter, quarter, quarter (repeat), or more intricate or complex things. Idea

Hi, I've been connecting my two ARPs to my mioXL MIDI interface via USB but find that because the devices have the same device ID they sometimes switch their host ports. Is it possible in a future firmware update to have the ability to add a unique device ID to each? The screenshot shows what I s

So syncing between ableton and external gear has proven to be quite the general quagmire largely stemming from the various physical and digital systems involved in audio conversion processing. I decided to dig in and see if I could get midicake to really lock in on the beat in a way I can quickly a

Not sure if this is specific to the Oxi One, but if connecting the Arp to Oxi One device port, the Arp powers up and is recognised by the Oxi, but it doesn't send MIDI notes. I wondered if it might be a power or a USB handshake issue? Someone on the Oxi forum tried the Oxi into the Arp host port and

It would be cool to be able to reset one or more arps to the start of their pattern, the equivalent of pressing stop then play again. Perhaps it could be an alternative setting for the play button behaviour. This would allow for some nice variation in structure, especially when performing - you cou

I built out a nice bank of midicake patterns that I can jump between, so the way I cue this live is to press LOAD on midicake and leave that page open so when I notice other transition cues musically I can easily glance over and one press launch next pattern synced with ie: drum machine change I've

I am set in control mode to "out" and when I connect my microfreak directly to the USB host it receives midi and plays but when I connect a Caldigit powered USB hub to the USB host and plug my microfreak into the hup it does not work. Why? Is the USB host really only suppose to be to receive midi? H

Hi, It's me again. I'm sorry if it already exists and then it should have been posted into the help section, but Is there a live performance lock mode? Like the ko2, hold a button and power up and then none of your changes are saved? Really need it - after my gigs some of my presets are messy.

ARP's 100mm VESA screw ports allow mounting on any VESA stand. This product was suggested as a great option to rack mount your Midicake ARP. https://www.beetronics.co.uk/19-inch-rack-mount-kit How do you mount yours?

Hello Cake lovers, I'd like to collect some links here to Midicake Livesets that deserve a place in the aesthetics hall of fame. Here is the first one. "Common sense made Simple": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbJMWBZWcWY

For the second time this year, all the patches I had tweaked and saved were completely lost and completely reset to default. Is there any way to get them back or keep this from happening again?!

Chord Inversions, Chord Voice Leading and the Enhanced Chord Chain Editor that remembers your chains. It's not everything you asked for but it's a lot! :) https://midicake.com/v8update Enjoy! The Ultimate Hardware Chord Machine and Generative MIDI Sequencer for 2025!

There are now (v7/8) so many ways to modulate on ARP that I made this crib sheet to remind myself. It is probably not comprehensive so I'd love to capture some more suggestions.

Hello, I would like to have Ableton start/stop to be operated by the Midicake start/stop buttons. I mannage to Midi Map start, but stop doesn't work? Does anybody have an idea what I'm doing wrong? Rudi

Hello friends, I would like to know how the arp deals with doubles. If for example on two different arp channels set to the same midi channel and by accident the same note would pass at exactly the same time, how does the Arp deal with this? Will two identical midi notes be sent? Rudi Labworx

It would be great to have the option to reset a parameter to it's programmed state via a macro. Could be as simple as indicating the programmed value when turning the macro. Currently if you want to reset you have to remember what the base value was when tweaking a macro (unless I'm missing somethin

So I’m using ARP with eurorack. I’ve got a Bastl 1983 that does the midi to cv. I’m outputting 3 arp channels and clock/reset to the 1983. When I hit play on the arp it takes 2 or 3 bars to catch up and not be wonky is there any internal settings on the arp that I’m missing?

Heyloo, so in my neverending quest to sync midi gear with ableton and avoid clock wobble I noticed that higher bpm has a much higher variance. For now I have found sending arp half clock and internally using 2x rhythms is significantly more stable and thought others might also find that helpful. (I

Hello there, Is there a way to prevent the Chords Chain from being cleared whenever I manually enter a chord in "Play mode" ? Thank you Regards

Hi. When a macro is set to midi CC it seems the track output defaults to 1 - 4. Though you can globally set the CC output track for all sequencers, when CC output is set to per track, is it possible for the macro output to match whatever track is set in midi out ?

I'm having my very first jam with the arp and absolutely loving it so far. I can see this becoming really integral to my workflow! Quick query - I'm using a macro to control the amount of Mod B, which is sending a CC value. It's sending fine, but the value of the knob isn't reflected on the arp scr

Hello, I guess there is no way to back up bank data to an external device. For example, a midi dump that allows all bank data to be saved over sysex and vice versa be reimported? Rudi Labworx