Polarity Dispenser

Hey folks, welcome back! Today, I’m sharing a cool new script I’ve been working on: Retrospective Recording for MIDI notes in Bitwig Studio. This feature allows you to capture your ideas even if you forget to hit record while playing. It's not perfect, but it’s a handy tool that can save your creative moments.

Key Points:

• How Retrospective Recording Works - You play your instrument and if you forget to hit record, the script captures the MIDI notes as you play. - It works by tracking MIDI input and storing the events in a buffer with the timestamp (using JavaScript’s date object). - Notes are placed in the grid based on the tempo and time difference between each event.
• Buffer Behavior - The script keeps a 16-bar buffer that always updates as you play. - If no new notes are played, it retains the last recorded notes. When new notes are played, the older notes shift left in the piano roll. - You can also use this with a note clip in the launcher, and it behaves similarly.
• Controller Script Setup - To use it, you need to swap out your current MIDI controller script with a new one called "Retrospect". - The script records all incoming MIDI data into a buffer and passes the notes into Bitwig Studio.
• Scale Mode and Diatonic Transposer (Coming Soon) - I’m working on adding a diatonic transposer to the script. This will allow you to record corrected notes based on a selected scale directly into the note clip. - Currently, you need to create a separate track and use the key filter for this, but with the update, the corrected notes will be recorded right away.
• New Scales Added - I've included new scales from Frank at Jana Brothers, which you can access in the new zip file I’ve provided.
• Download and Try It Out - I’ve put everything in a zip file, and you can download and extract it into your controller script folder. - It works as intended, but I’m still testing it, so let me know how it works for you.

Final Thoughts:

• This script is a simple but powerful way to never lose your musical ideas, even if you forget to record.
• I’ll be adding more features like the scale mode soon, so keep an eye out for updates.
• Let me know what you think in the comments, and if you enjoy it, give it a try!
• Download (all zip):