ABotte Sounds is proud to fill a void in the ecosystem by introducing MIDI Recorder.
It’s a simple plugin that records incoming MIDI notes and controller moves and saves each take as a Standard MIDI File on the device.
Controls and display
| Control | Range / default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| REC button | off | Starts a take when switched on; stops and saves it when switched off. |
| Tempo knob | 20–300 BPM, 120 | Sets the tempo written in the file and the grid the notes are placed on. Drag or use the wheel; double-click resets to 120. It does not follow the pedalboard tempo. |
| Trim Start switch | on | Moves the first recorded event to the very start of the file, removing the silence before you play. |
| Bypass footswitch | LED lit = active | Bypassing saves the take in progress and stops recording. |
The green display shows the elapsed time, the number of events captured, a dot that blinks when MIDI arrives, and a status line. The states are:
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| READY | Not recording. |
| ● RECORDING | A take is in progress. |
| SAVED #0004 | The take was written; the number is the file number (abotte_rec_0004.mid). |
| NOTHING PLAYED | You stopped without any MIDI, so no file was written. |
| SAVE ERROR | The file could not be written (for example, storage full or folder not writable). |
Saved files
Takes are saved in /data/user-files/MIDI Songs, named abotte_rec_0001.mid, abotte_rec_0002.mid and so on. The plugin picks the first free number when it saves, so existing files are never overwritten.
Files are Standard MIDI File format 0 (one track) at 480 pulses per quarter note, with a tempo event from the Tempo knob and 4/4 time. They open in any DAW or MIDI player, and the folder is the same one MOD uses for its own MIDI songs.
Behaviour
- What is recorded: channel messages only: notes, control changes, program changes, pitch bend and pressure. Clock, active sensing and system exclusive messages are dropped.
- When a take is saved: on switching REC off, on bypass, when the plugin is deactivated and when it is removed from the pedalboard, so a take is not lost if you pull the plugin mid-recording.
- Hanging notes: notes still held and an active sustain pedal are released at the end of the take.
- Realtime safety: the file is written by a background thread, so recording does not disturb audio.
- Length: one take holds up to 131,072 events; beyond that, further events are ignored.
- The Tempo knob only sets the file’s tempo and grid; it is not synced to the host.
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