Doepfer

> allow changing of patterns to create simple song,

I understand why Doepfer doesn't want the Regelwerk to compete with 
the Schaltwerk, but a simple solution would be to offer an "upgrade" 
ROM for the Regelwerk, at additional cost, that would provide pattern 
chains or songs, forward backward and pendulum modes, and all the 
other features that have been artificially removed from the Regelwerk.

Of course, its possible to create simple pattern chains by combining 
the Regelwerk with A100 modules such as the A150 switch. I frequently 
do this to create 48-note "AABA" patterns and such, using the 
resulting CV/Gate signal to control an A100 voice, or the Spectral 
Audio Neptune.

Still, I picked the Regelwerk over the Schaltwerk in order to have an 
integrated step sequencing/soundshaping environment, and I find it 
more than a little annoying that features that I need have been 
artificially removed from the Regelwerk.

Joe