Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

Sayer, you said, "This is a concept I really don't understand. What 
is the use for this in comparison to syncing the sequencer via midi 
clock? Are you sending multiple midi notes between each sequencer 
step?"

The best way to understand this is to simply try it, and trying it is 
easy.  

1) Pick a nice lead/bass patch, and set up a sequencer destination to 
control something *other* than pitch (really - no kidding this 
time).  Use filter, filter offset, or something like that.  Even 
better, set the waveshapes of osc 3 & 4 to be controlled by two 
sequencer tracks (look under shift row 2).

2) In sequence edit mode, assign some sequencer values.  They can 
just be random for now.

3) In the "Main" row at the top, knob 8 controls "MIDI Clock".  
Change the value of MIDI Clock to the new "nOt" setting.

4) Hit the sequencer Start/Stop button, and you'll notice nothing 
much happens;  the sequencer doesn't even appear to be running.

5) Now play the keyboard.  You'll see that each note you play 
advances the sequencer by one step.

With some tasteful programming (or even not so tasteful!), this can 
really be a blast to play.  I have a patch I like called "Wave 
Advance" that uses this feature.  I'll have to post it for everyone 
later.  The only thing that's a bit inconvenient is that you can't 
store the MIDI Clock setting on a program level.  It's only a quick 
knob twist away, though.


Ski
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--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "Sayer" <sayerseely@y...> wrote:
> --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, Paul Nagle <paul@s...> wrote:
> 
> > I did a few a while ago (some may be in the patch collection
> > thingummy, can't recall) but mostly now I use my P3 sequencer 
> > ( http://www.colinfraser.com/p3/p3.htm ) to send notes and MIDI
> > controllers with the Evolver simply being triggered. 
> 
> My skills are not up to building one of those kits, but I see you 
> got one ready-made. Is this an option for the rest of us? 
> 
> How do you like the P3 compared to all of the other new ones that 
> are appearing?
> 
> > However, now Dave has kindly added the ability to step the 
> sequencer
> > via MIDI notes I have a great addition to my armoury. 
> 
> This is a concept I really don't understand. What is the use for 
> this in comparison to syncing the sequencer via midi clock? Are you 
> sending multiple midi notes between each sequencer step?
> 
> > I do the above
> > and then, for variation in a gig (cos I really would not 
reprogram 
> the
> > Evo live) I hit start on the sequencer. Notes step it along (so I
> > don't record pitch into it either) and I get a variation in sound 
> on
> > each step according to how I've programmed it. With careful 
> stopping
> > of the sequencer in specific points I therefore get 16 different 
> sound
> > variations available within one patch. 
> 
> So, how is this different than having 16 presets to do the same 
> thing? I'm new to step sequencers, so please excuse my ignorance.
> 
> > Incidentally, that's why it would be far easier if the sequencer 
> added
> > or subtracted its value to the stored values for any parameter -
> > currently I have to know every value I am sequencing so, at some
> > steps, I can get something that sounds as if related to the 
> original
> > patch...
> 
> LOL! I've read this paragraph 10 times, but the concept has not hit 
> me yet. Are you talking the Evolver internal or the P3 when you 
talk 
> about knowing the values you are sequencing?
> 
> Thanks! Maybe I will learn some new tricks from you guys!
> 
> Sayer