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RE: [Doepfer_a100] Re: ideas/opinions on quantizer and (VC) arpeggiator

2006-05-18 by Bakis Sirros

hello david,
MIDI AND CV/Gate would be the best solution!
regards,
Bakis.




--- David Salter <david.salter@reuters.com> wrote:

> Where ever possible I would prefer to always have
> the option of CV/gate. I don't use midi much as I
> find the 128 step quantising very limited.
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> From: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> Dieter Doepfer
> Sent: 18 May 2006 12:44
> To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: AW: [Doepfer_a100] Re: ideas/opinions on
> quantizer and (VC) arpeggiator
> 
> 
> Sounds interesting for me too. How should the input
> of the notes be
> managed - if not via Midi (e.g. with several CV
> inputs)? Or is Midi the only
> option from your point of view ? Or a separate
> keyboard just for this
> function (e.g. with small buttons only, like the
> buttons used in the A-107
> or A-113) ?
> 
> Best wishes
> Dieter Doepfer
> 
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com]Im Auftrag
> von levka0
> > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 17. Mai 2006 20:39
> > An: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
> > Betreff: [Doepfer_a100] Re: ideas/opinions on
> quantizer and (VC)
> > arpeggiator
> >
> >
> > Many thanks Florian !
> >
> > This is a very clear explanation to me.
> >
> > So for a 6 bit buffer, 32 adresses would be
> scanned an their order
> > could be remapped according to a certain control
> voltage ?
> > Reminds me of a wavetable.
> > Instead of the usual up/down/up+down order, this
> would mean an almost
> > infinite number of patterns (that is, if all 32
> adresses are filled)
> > Probably 4 bit (8 notes ?) should be enough and
> would keep this
> > feasible regarding the number of possible
> sequences.
> >
> > I think this could be a very interesting &
> exciting concept for a module.
> >
> > Best regards
> > Joost
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, Florian
> Anwander
> > <Florian.Anwander@...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Levka
> > >
> > > > I do not yet understand completely what
> Florian means by this;
> > > > Florian; Could you perhaps elaborate a little
> on this ?
> > > Ok, but it will be a little bit longish...
> > >
> > > Originally an arpeggiator as in Roland Jupiter
> Series, in SH101 or in
> > > the Korg Monopoly/Polysix was a simply
> "misusage" of the keyboard
> > > scanning electronics. The keyboard of these
> synths is like a matrix
> > > scanner. The electronics send addresses (usally
> 6Bit) in a certain
> > order
> > > to this matrix, read the data (=pressed keys)
> from this matrix into a
> > > buffer, and distribute these (key-)data from the
> buffer to the sound
> > > generation.
> > >
> > > Usually this reading from the buffer is very(!)
> fast (at some hundered
> > > kHz rate). For arpeggiating the buffer is simply
> read slowly at the
> > rate
> > > of the (internal or external) clock of the
> arpeggio.
> > > So at each trigger of the clocksignal provides
> the next key data to the
> > > sound generation.
> > >
> > > For up, down, up/down arpeggios you simply
> change the way the matrix of
> > > the keyboard is addressed. whether the adresses
> are counted up or down
> > > or....
> > >
> > > This is the classic arppeggio function in basic.
> > >
> > > Now you may imagine, that it would be great to
> have influence on the
> > > address data of the keyboard scanner. Example:
> normally the order of
> > the
> > > notes are
> > >   adresse 000 001 010 011 100 101 110 111 
> (order= a0 a1 a2)
> > >   notes    c   c#  d   d#  e   f   f#  g
> > > If I press a c-major the order of the notes in
> the buffer will be
> > > "c e g". A c-sus9 will be "c d f g"
> > >
> > > Now i simply invert adress a1:
> > >   adresse 010 011 000 001 110 111 100 101
> > >   notes    d   d#  c   c#  f#  g   e   f
> > > Now the order of the notes in the buffer (and
> the order of an arpeggio)
> > > will be "c g e". The c-sus9 is now "d c g f"
> > >
> > > You see that a simple conversion of the address
> data does create
> > > complete new arpeggio patterns. Imagine what is
> possible, if you do
> > such
> > > conversion depending on other sequencings, on
> states of some
> > > controlvoltages or what ever...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I know, that a MIDI based arpeggiator system
> would have to simulate
> > > this, but I think, it would be worth the effort
> :-)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Florian
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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