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Re: [Doepfer_a100] Re: manual keyboard / arpegiator..?

2003-02-14 by Bakis Sirros

hi joe,
very good suggestion joe!!!!!!i had never thought of
that...
i'll try it sometime....
thank you.
bakis.


--- "Joe Buechler <buechlerjoe@toadmail.com>"
<buechlerjoe@toadmail.com> wrote:
> I use the A156 quite a lot to create arpeggios,
> using LFOs through a 
> mixer for attenuation and the CV Source module to
> supply an offset 
> voltage. Its a very useful and fun module, I highly
> recommend it.
> 
> For keyboard-style arpeggios, where you play a chord
> and get a 
> resulting arpeggio, the only A100-based solution
> that comes to mind 
> would be to use an MCV24 to extract the individual
> note CVs from 
> the chord, and patch them to the A155 external
> inputs for 
> arpeggiation. The A156 wouldn't be needed in that
> patch, since the 
> midi notes would be already quantized.
> 
> I suppose you could do the same thing with a
> polyphonic CV keyboard, 
> if one exists.
> 
> I mostly use my Waldorf Pulse for keyboard
> arpeggiation, either 
> driving itself or the A100.
> 
> Joe
> 
> --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, "pstnotpd
> <psm@w...>" <psm@w...> 
> wrote:
> > Hmm. just brainstorming. I don't know how the A190
> reacts to chords, 
> > but if it does trigger a fast gate this could be
> patched to the 
> A160. 
> > If you then have a number of A148 S&H's (say 4)
> and use the A160 
> > output to trigger you might have the 4 voltages
> from the chord. 
> These 
> > could then be used through A155 running in a
> continuous loop.
> > 
> > It does depend on the timing of the A190 and the
> speed of the S&H's 
> > though, but I suppose it's worth a try. 
> > 
> > Or am I talking rubbish here????
> > 
> > 
> > > would be curious to see how one would set up a
> patch to work the 
> > same way 
> > > as a traditional arpegiator, so you play a chord
> on the keyboard 
> > and the notes 
> > > scale up and down accordingly while an lfo
> triggers an EG->VCA for 
> > note 
> > > envelope control.    not sure how you'd patch
> the oscillators to 
> > get pitch to 
> > > behave in this traditional manner from the
> keyboard.   seems like 
> > once a 
> > > keyboard enters the picture, the 156 would
> mainly function as 
> > a 'note 
> > > corrector' so you'd be limited to whatever notes
> the quantizer 
> will 
> > allow, 
> > > regardless of note played on the keyboard.  
> would probably need a 
> > > comparator or other logic feature in order to
> get it to play notes 
> > across the 
> > > range of a pitch LFO only when those values
> match those coming 
> from 
> > the 
> > > keyboard.  (??)
> 
> 


=====
synthfreak(parallel worlds)
athens-greece
[Doepfer_a100] group owner-moderator

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