--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "hemlyn2003" <christone@o...> wrote:
>
> My electronica band JUDSN (www.judsn.net) are playing shortly in
> Newcastle on Tyne (Tues. 9th March 2004 at the Tyne Bar supporting
> Adam Johnson (Merck Records Miami)), and I have come up with
> something that I would like to make work for the gig
>
> The 'problem' that I am addressing is that I have a musical
> imagination that outstrips my technical ability!
>
> Onstage we run Cubase VST live on PC (yeah, I know, don't tell me,
> one day...), playing some audio tracks while in- and outputting MIDIm
> and we are playing live too.
>
> What I'd like to do is - think of an appropriate sequence for the
> AN1X on the fly during a song; record it in to the step sequencer
> there & then (using headphones, with the AN1X channel on our stage
> mixer at zero volume); & then put the mixer up & have the sequence
> play locked to MIDI Clock while I fool about with the various patch
> settings.
>
Here's the thing - you don't really 'record it in to the step sequencer' so much as play,
or program, the AN1x step sequencer.
> Is this do-able? The key bit, I think, is having the sequencer
> sync'd to incoming MIDI Clock, and starting the sequence at the right
> time (??), and then retriggering it regularly after each 16 steps.
>
1st of all, you likely want to preprogram some parameters - perhaps come up with a
template for improvisation and copy that Voice to a consecutive number of program
slots. Some suggestions for default settings: use a Tempo of MIDI so it would sync to
the MIDI Clock signal from Cubase - does Cubase need to be in 'Play' mode to
transmit MIDI Clock? Probably... 2nd, you'd likely want the Voice Common/ARP/SEQ
parms preset to the obvious values - I'd think Seq HOLD would be easiest to work
with. And under Seq/EDIT/SETUP you might preset Base Unit and Length - watch out
for Step Hold or you'll hear unpredictable results.
If memory serves, place the AN1x into Mode 2 which wil permit you to program a foot
switch to stop/start the AN1x Arp/Seq withou taking your hands off the controls.
Don't think that option was available under Mode 1 but I'd have to check the manual
(Data List) to make certain.
> That's what I want to do, and I think it ought to be possible.
> Thoughts please - how/will it work?
The biggest concern, IMO, would be the ability to dial in a note value with accuracy
under a live condition. Editing with the Assign Knobs can sometime be tedious when
using the Push Knobs feature for exact values - don't know how comfortable it would
be in a live situation yet the idea is intriguing. Certainly easy enough to try it out in
the comfort of your home or rehearsal space.
Jon
