Underbridge for OP-Z

Multitrack exporter

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Description

• Exports patterns and projects individual audio tracks to seperate folders for use in your DAW.
• Python cross plattform with single file binary for x86 linux.

Using Packaged single file Binarys (The easy way)

• Executables reside in the folder /dist/
• on Windows underbridge.exe
• On Linux: ./underbridge

Underbridge_alt was packaged on a different system. Might help if you run into problems.

Installation (Less easy way)

Windows

• Install Python 3.9 if not already, 3.10 seems to cause problems.
• install mido : pip install mido
• install rt-midi: pip isntall rt-midi
• install pipwin: pip install pipwin
• install pyaudio pipwin install pyaudio

Activate OP-Z device input in sound settings of windows and make it default

• run python underbridge.py

Ubuntu 20.10 LTS

sudo apt install portaudio19-dev sudo apt install python3-tk pip install python-rtmidi pip install pyaudio

python3 underbridge.py to start

Steps

• connect OP-Z via USB
• Run underbridge

Single Pattern Mode

• Select Pattern you want to export
• Enter name for the project. This is used for the folder structure
• Get BPM from led code or Smartphone app.
• Enter BPM and longest Bar of you track (1-4)
• Optionally enter additional seconds at the end of the recording to capture reverb tails etc.
• Select pattern mode
• Select directory you want to record the waves to
• Click record and wait until finished.

Project mode

• Select Porject and first Pattern you want to export on OP-Z.
• Enter name for the project. This is used for the folder structure
• Get BPM from led code or Smartphone app.
• Enter BPM
• Enter longest Bar of you track (1-4)
• Enter the Nr. of Patterns your song consists of.
• Optionally enter additional seconds at the end of the recording to capture reverb tails etc.
• Select project mode
• Select directory you want to record the waves to
• Click record and wait until finished.