Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

you could also save the same sequence several times with a slightly
different name,  such as (name)vs or (name)ch

> From: Jay Barnes <apdced34@...>
> Reply-To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 07:29:16 -0700 (PDT)
> To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] SD-1 Sequencer
> 
> I may be mistaken but it sounds like you're wanting to
> do what I'm trying to do.  Lay down some drum tracks
> to play along with (guitar, organ piano etc). The
> problem I've had is that it's very difficult to keep a
> steady rythm (even using the quantize function)
> through the whole song. Even doing one drum sound at a
> time on 3 to 5 tracks (on 1 sequence)I manage to screw
> it up the first few tries. I managed to lay down drum
> tracks on two sequences (same beat)and then another
> (different beat)for a change over from the chorus to
> the verse (and vice versa) but I had to keep very
> careful count and bounce back and forth between the
> sequences in order to get the order right. Does anyone
> know how or if a sequence can be duplicated rather
> than looped or having to do what I did? In other
> words, lay down one good sequence (one measure of
> music), copy it (all tracks)to say 8 to 10 other
> sequences?  The only copy function I've been able to
> find is for the effects etc.
> Jay
> 
> 
> --- mebig guy <mebigguyx@...> wrote:
> 
>> I envisioned the sd-1 sequencer working differently
>> when I was told it had 12 loopable sequence tracks
>> and
>> 12 song tracks.  I expected to be able to lay down a
>> looping sequence of arbitrary length and it would
>> keep
>> looping, meanwhile I could lay down abother loop and
>> it would sequence, etc.  Obviously I was wrong, but
>> I'd still like to be able to do that.  For example,
>> lay down a drum track, loop it, lay down a bass
>> track,
>> loop it. and so on (drums a bass both playing now).
>> Then maybe go back to the drum track and add in a
>> high-hat.  Then play along with rythmn guitar, etc.
>> Then program it all to sequence correctly (maybe
>> chage
>> to a different drum loop occationally).  So my
>> question is:  what equipment do I need to be able to
>> do that easily?  Do others find the sequencer to be
>> limiting?  Do you have "tricks" to get it behave as
>> you want?
>> 
>> This isn't meant to be a criticism, just a search
>> for
>> new ideas.
>> 
>> Thanks for any replies
>> 
>> 
>> 
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