And since LoopBe MIDI drivers are one of the most common MIDI drivers used in the PC world, I thought a word to the wise would not be out of place here. In a review of software, it may seem strange to be talking about basic operating things like MIDI drivers, but since the Lemur software is entirely dependent on MIDI, any malfunction there renders the software unusable. Once that was done, things began to work more smoothly. I spent about three days trying to debug this, before I found the checkbox in the LoopBe30 control panel that enabled you to turn off Enable Shortcut Detection. It turns out that my MIDI drivers – LoopBe30 – have a switch to detect MIDI feedback, which is so sensitive it gives false positives frequently (like every time I used one of Skypad’s graphic controllers). When I finally got the Lemur Daemon and Editor installed on my computer, and working properly, I then kept having problems with the whole system crashing because of MIDI feedback. jpg file which contains a 16-item list of instructions detailing how to install the system properly. In the folder of material in the Skypad download, Wide Blue Sound provide a. I’m glad I did this, because the process involved was long and intricate, beset with software uninstalls, reinstalls, etc. I had Lemur working on my old computer system a couple of years ago, but for this review, I thought I would install it on my newer work computer, to see what would be involved in getting this system up and running. Some DAW-like environment in which to run Kontakt, etc.Wide Blue Sound’s Orbit or Eclipse software, preferably both.Native Instruments Kontakt, either full, or Player, version 5.6.6 or higher.Your personal computer with adequate sound drivers.This last feature is important – more on that later. MIDI drivers for your computer that enable you to turn off MIDI feedback loop detection. ![]() The Lemur Daemon, and Lemur Editor apps for your computer (both free).A working wi-fi system on both your tablet and your computer.The free Skypad template loaded into Lemur on your tablet.A tablet or cell-phone, either iOS or Android, that enables the Lemur app to run.The sounds produced are unique, lush, and rich the controls available with the Skypad tablet controller enable you to do things that you can’t do with a mouse on a screen, (or even on a pad-full of rotary MIDI controllers) – in short, the combination of unique timbres and powerful controls makes this quite a unique music-making system.īut it IS a system – and right at the start, let’s list all the components that will be needed to make this system work: Once you take the time to get this system up and running (and that takes considerable time), it’s very powerful. Wide Blue Sound has now made Skypad, a free Lemur template that enables any iOS or Android device capable of running Lemur to control its two flagship Kontakt based sample instruments, Orbit and Eclipse. However, just as interconnectivity between programs is more and more prevalent, so interconnectivity between machines is also becoming common. My personal music making tastes make me prefer having everything available for a particular project on one machine, with one piece of software being used at a time. ![]() ![]() Skypad, Orbit, Eclipse (plus Lemur (on iOS or Android device) and Kontakt (on your computer)) – a complete music making ecosystem, for wild and wonderful timbres, now available.
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