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Re: Sequencer tip for longer patterns and live tweaking

2003-05-09 by ski_ex5tech

Hey, very clever!  Thanks for sharing the tip.  

I'm going to have to start collecting these.  If we get enough cool 
tips like this, at some point maybe I could put them all together 
into an "Evo Power User Tips" PDF manual or something.


Ski
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--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "pela_gius" <pela_gius@h...> 
wrote:
> I was trying to find a way to set up 4 different note sequences on 
the 4 tracks 
> of the sequencer and switch between them on the fly and it came to 
me this 
> morning.
> 
> I set all 4 sequence destinations to an unused parameter and 
programmed a 
> different melody on each track.  Then Modulation 1 is set with all 
OSCs as the 
> destination and 100 as the amount.  By switching Mod 1 Source 
between Seq 
> 1, 2, 3 and 4 you can change between the 4 patterns without losing 
the beat.  
> 
> Fortunately the sources before and after Seq1,2,3,4 are OFF and 
LFO1 so if 
> you twist the knob a little too far it's not a big deal.  Turning 
it all the way to 
> OFF will just play the base note and you can switch LFO1 to 
something 
> interesting like Random and throw little extra random notes into 
the 
> sequence.
> 
> As an added bonus the Mod1 Source knob is right next to the 
highpass knob 
> so you can tweak that at the same time to drop bass notes in and 
out.

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