# New member, som question before buying

**URL:** <https://forum.dadamachines.com/t/new-member-som-question-before-buying/477>\
**Category:** dadamachines\
**Tags:** automat-toolkit\
**Created:** [October 22, 2020, 8:25am UTC](https://forum.dadamachines.com/t/new-member-som-question-before-buying/477 "2020-10-22T08:25:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fastpoholmen](https://forum.dadamachines.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/c67d28/32.png) [@Fastpoholmen](https://forum.dadamachines.com/u/Fastpoholmen)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 8:25am UTC](https://forum.dadamachines.com/t/new-member-som-question-before-buying/477/1 "2020-10-22T08:25:59Z")

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Hey, I’m going to buy the automat toolkit, but wondering if the velocity is Totally free, or just 3 settings ( soft medium hard) ?  
And if I send it MIDI is the solenoids responding to channels or midi notes, so one solenoid on c1 and another one on c#1, ore midi channel 1 and 2? …

Does anyone drives it with a octatrack ?

And thanks for membership and all the awesome videos. Hope for answers, Adam

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**Author:** ![Bad\_Gateway](https://forum.dadamachines.com/user_avatar/forum.dadamachines.com/bad_gateway/32/158_2.png) [@Bad\_Gateway](https://forum.dadamachines.com/u/Bad_Gateway)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.dadamachines.com/t/new-member-som-question-before-buying/477/2 "2020-10-26T18:19:51Z")

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Hi Fastpoholmen,  
I got my kit around March and I love it. Velocity is free. I typically send my midi via one channel from ableton, but it looks like the configurator tool allows you to customize that parameter:  
[https://automat-configurator.dadamachines.com/](https://automat-configurator.dadamachines.com/)  
Elektron boxes send individual tracks via seperate midi channels right? (I have a Rytm, but haven’t attached it to my automat yet)

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**Author:** ![Fastpoholmen](https://forum.dadamachines.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/c67d28/32.png) [@Fastpoholmen](https://forum.dadamachines.com/u/Fastpoholmen)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.dadamachines.com/t/new-member-som-question-before-buying/477/3 "2020-10-26T18:53:32Z")

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hey thanks for answering that. Just ordered one yesterday 🤗,. Yes one midi channel per track on octa ,.

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**Author:** ![Harry23](https://forum.dadamachines.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/76d3ee/32.png) [@Harry23](https://forum.dadamachines.com/u/Harry23)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.dadamachines.com/t/new-member-som-question-before-buying/477/4 "2021-11-23T09:46:49Z")

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👍 Good Fastpoholmen