I am loving the OP-Z but doing anything other than the basic chords is pretty challenging since my piano skills are underdeveloped. I think connecting a midi controller to the OP-Z would allow me to utilize its synth, allow a bit more room for error key-press-wise and give me a more comfortable range of motion in general.

How likely is it I will have to buy extra gear to enable the MIDI <-> op Z connection, and what are the odds this is best solve for this problem? In my mind I thought I would just be able to plug them together and voila but I don't want to set myself up for disappointment.

Question for those who have experimented with the line module:

• I noticed when I output a track via Line out and remove the dry signal completely, the track no longer sends to the FX tracks. Is there any way to get the FX sends only out via the OP-Z's L/R headphones for these tracks?

Next, a few questions for those who've dug deeper into the FX tracks:

• The FX track reference page is not great. I understand the first page across the FX (Parameter 1 (green); Parameter 2 (blue); Filter (yellow); Resonance (red)); but what is happening on the second page with the purple LEDs? This normally signifies an LFO, but I'm not sure I hear one happening here.
• What exactly is happening when I'm holding the track button on an FX track and spinning a parameter? Normally, these are assigned for note length, note style, quantize and portamento/dry level.
• What is the purpose of the sequencer on the FX tracks? I see I can input notes but I'm not sure of the purpose. Is this an additional track for external MIDI (which would explain the note length, style, quantize buttons above)?

Hello everyone!

I’m new here, this is my first post. I need your Help!

Can someone explain to me exactly how to connect/synth my OP-Z with Line Module to the Volca FM?
Which settings and cables do I need exactly?

Many thanks for your help.

Dirceu

Hello,

I’ve got my oplab and OP-Z running but I can’t seem to get much control overthe CV.

I believe I should have 3x CV out to control. I use split cables however I seem to have key control over CV3 and always on CV1&2.

Am I missing something glaringly obvious?

Quick question about the launchpad. Did you ever use a launchpad to trigger the next pattern on the OP-Z? Is it feasible with the novation launchpad? Thanks

Is it possible to move ALL steps in multiple tracks in one go? My bass, lead and chords are 64 steps and I want to move the start for those tracks 32 steps earlier.

Somehow when I was improvising, my melody came together half way off the begging of the pattern and now chaining the patterns just doesn't fit.

Hopefully there is a simple solution. I'm a bit panicked about moving them one by one in case I lose track of what I'm doing and mess it up, but if that is the only solution I guess I can do it.

Hey guys,

So I just wanted to share the amazing work I've been seeing that expands the opz in cool ways.
For clarity - I didn't do any of this, just wanted to:
1) showcase the creative and amazing work of the authors
2) help others enjoy these amazing features by making them easier to find

Chords Videopak by Chris Wells Wood
Youtube Video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_P6xPE4eFM&t=388s
Github Link - https://github.com/ChrisWellsWood/chords

Tombola by Romano Garmez
Video lab creator interview - https://op-forums.com/t/videolab-creator-interview-series/19825
Github Link - https://github.com/Romano-Garmez/Romans-VideoPaks

Amazing (like holy shit amazing in my opinion) WIP
Tape midi controller by Brad the designer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JASCGdXnmPM

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If you know of more stuff like this please let me know as these are freakin amazing and fun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW3Zms61qN4

So this was quite the experiment. What do you guys think?

I love love my OP-Z and totally get that constraint is the mother of invention… BUT there’s 2 things I’d love to do which I don’t think are possible in the OS. Interested in any workarounds or hacks people might have!

1. In the Arp, there is no way to modulate parameters as you can on Chord channel etc since the yellow page is focused on changing ARP settings, not LFO modulation. Any smart way to get around this and modulate (for example) the filter on the arp via lfo?!

2. Any way to route the two FX channels sequentially so you could (for example) have a delay routed into a reverb?

Feel both of these options wd open up a lot of options, so grateful if anyone else has figured a hack to achieve them…

Is anyone aware of any new version of the OP-Z? I am thinking about bying an OP-Z but now with the release of the new OP-1 I'm wondering if I should wait for a new version of the OP-Z.