Ellitone has launched its NotePad MIDI controller featuring record and loop functionality.
It features 12 touch-activated note keys arranged in rows of various lengths, 12 selectable musical scales, a five octave range with transpose function, multi-channel MIDI output, record/loop/layer function, and powered over USB-C. It comes fully assembled.
The second of the fn_block series from Ellitone, this device can work with the fn_block 01 digital synthesiser, as well as much external gear and DAWs via MIDI.
The scales included are:
- Chromatic
- Major 1
- Major 2
- Minor 1
- Phrygian
- Nature (handpan drum scale)
- Akebono
- Enigma (handpan drum scale)
- Pentatonic
- Hutsul
- Lydian
- Tonus
“The notepad also includes record and loop functionality. Press the “mode” button to switch into record mode and then start playing notes. The record led will light up when recording is active. record musical midi passages up to 30 seconds in length, or 50 notes in length (whichever comes first). When you are done recording your musical midi passage, press the “end” button to stop your recording. Your recorded midi passage will now begin playback. Want to add notes on top of what you just recorded? No problem, simply play additional notes during playback to layer them onto the existing loop! Want to shorten your musical passage loop? Simply press “end” whenever you like during playback to create a new endpoint for your loop. You can also change the scale, octave, and transposition of your recorded passage for new variations. Lots of fun to be had!”
More fn_block modules are set to launch this year, including:
- #03: 4-channel generative sequencer
- #04: 4-channel modulation source
- #05: master midi clock/rhythm generator
- #06: drum synth
- #07: stereo mixer
- #08: analog voice
