Norns: help

Zedkah · 2018-08-31T21:08:21.304Z

yes it worked fine…the one thing I didnt try…

David_Rothbaum · 2018-08-31T22:45:54.098Z

yes, i have had this as well. also seems plugging the grid in after you have opened a script results in the grid now working/lighting up. i have found this to happen pretty consistently with MLR. I swap the grid out with ansible a lot and know this was not the case with the last update.

jah · 2018-09-01T07:55:58.181Z

You should need to reattach it. i’ll look into a fix for this.

tehn · 2018-09-01T12:40:20.263Z

apologies, i got confused by some of the reports above. are people having more trouble or less with grid detection in the new update? more or less re-plugging?

carltesta · 2018-09-01T12:15:50.977Z

Norns: updates

– helper send functions: o.note_on(80,100) o.note_off(80) – optional off vel

How do you send a note on or off to a particular MIDI channel?

tehn · 2018-09-01T12:44:28.705Z

carltesta:

How do you send a note on or off to a particular MIDI channel?

you can add a final argument for channel. here’s the full list of helpers:

github.com

monome/norns/blob/master/lua/midi.lua#L94




--- create device, returns object with handler and send
function Midi.connect(n)
local n = n or 1
if n>4 then n=4 end


Midi.vport[n].index = Midi.vport[n].index + 1


local d = {
  index = Midi.vport[n].index,
  port = n,
  event = function(data)
      print("midi input")
    end,
  attached = function() return Midi.vport[n].attached end,
  send = function(data) Midi.vport[n].send(data) end,
  disconnect = function(self)
      self.send = function() print("not connected") end
      Midi.vport[self.port].callbacks[self.index] = nil
      self.index = nil
      self.port = nil

i’m making some final changes to the midi lib (most device handling) and i’ve started on the study… will have it posted in the next few days. thanks for your patience!

doomglue · 2018-09-01T15:20:32.643Z

Trying to map function to the dials of a Novation Launch Control but have a hard time to understand if simply the Launch Control does not work with Norns or if I am too dumb.

In Glut “learn” and turning a dial does not register anything, in MLR also no dice…
Anyone mapped stuff to “knobby” controllers successfully and which ones worked fine for you.

robbbiecloset · 2018-09-01T23:50:31.458Z

I feel like I’m going crazy, but I am no longer able to get to LEVELS? I push back from the home screen, and the encoders act as if they’re in LEVELS, but the screen just looks like a frozen home screen.

I’m happy to open an issue on github if someone can validate that it’s not just me…

argnt · 2018-09-02T21:09:23.177Z

MIDI keyboard issue: with Passersby I get a note on both press & release. A similar thing happens with Earthsea but only on notes higher than the E above middle C, where the note is played only on release. I’m using a Keith McMillen Qunexus.

okyeron · 2018-09-02T21:44:59.521Z

So what’s happening here is that your (and my) midi controllers are sending a Note-On, Velocity 0 message instead of Note-Off and the scripts think they are getting another Note-On on release.

So… if you want a quick fix - for Passerby, edit line 611 to add and data2 > 0 like this:

if (params:get("MIDI Channel") == 1 and midi_status >= 144 and midi_status <= 159 and data2 > 0) or (params:get("MIDI Channel") > 1 and midi_status == 144 + params:get("MIDI Channel") - 2) then

For earthsea, I’m notsure what’s happening since the script accounts for the note-on velocity 0 situation. (I’m testing with a Qunexus + earthsea and not seeing the behaviour you describe)

EDIT - OK, with Qunexus I am seeing/hearing double notes at very high note numbers (>64), but not seeing any status message from the midi that would account for that.

dansimco · 2018-09-03T00:31:50.817Z

Apologies for the very generic question, but since the latest update I’ve found Norns to be very crashy, so far had crashes enabling wifi, in mlr, in glut and when syncing.

Worth just doing a full reset?

bobbcorr · 2018-09-03T03:23:58.622Z

Had an interesting experience tonight with Norns, everything working nicely, turned on playfair and the system locked - controls non-functional, but screen shows the normal playfair display … unplugged grid, plugged it back in, and I was able to select another patch (awake fwiw) which worked fine, then I escaped out to the main menu and put it to sleep.

These sorts of out-of-the-blue freezes have been happening more often with the current rev of the system than the previous one.

cosmicsoundexplorer · 2018-09-03T05:43:45.562Z

Ive had a few system freezes and Mlr being randomly unresponsive. Also noticed a few audio issues. These have all happened since the recent update.
Still encountering midi issues with grid too.

tehn · 2018-09-03T16:34:25.167Z

thank you for the reports everyone. i have some suspicions of the culprits, and i’ll get some instructions posted up for reverting to the previous version for those experiencing consistent issues.

bobbcorr · 2018-09-03T17:11:04.929Z

Given that there are ways around it, I’m happy to wait for the next stable release. Too many good things happening to walk away from this one!

carltesta · 2018-09-03T18:17:43.421Z

For what it’s worth, I did a fresh install of the latest update and I haven’t had any issues. So it might be worth trying to flash the latest update instead of the previous build?

tehn · 2018-09-03T18:34:41.741Z

SFTP guide is up, created by @jlmitch5!

https://monome.org/docs/norns/sftp/

if you’re having trouble moving files around with your norns, i’d suggest checking this out. use HOTSPOT mode when setting up WIFI.

Puscha · 2018-09-04T00:37:05.796Z

Update for any others who may have similar issues with their batteries:

The old battery had leaked, for whatever reason.

This problem was easily fixed with a replacement battery that Brian sent over, which is pretty straightforward to swap out.

My norns is now running off its new battery with no problems at all!

Thanks to Brian and monome for amazing customer service!

sno · 2018-09-05T01:00:25.884Z

after the update, tape still records but won’t play files.

marcus_fischer · 2018-09-05T04:16:53.917Z

I’m on the latest update and my norns doesn’t seem to record any audio and the levels page doesn’t seem to have any effect on input or monitoring. I hear my input no matter where things are set but can’t record anything in MLR or Cranes.

Any ideas?