Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

Jay,
 
You can do what you want, using the append function, starting with a
fundamental repeated track.
 
For example:
Create a drum track that 's 2 measures long, the append that track to the
end of itself. (now 4 measures long),
repeat it again, and now becomes 8 measures long.
 
Then you can lay down a 8 bar blues track for bass, for example, on a
separate track, within the same sequence.
 
The VFD/SD sequencer is extremely powerful.  
 
I recommend doing what Frank suggests.  As music is typically repeated in
phrases, sequence the small parts first, copy and change similar parts in
different sequences or using different tracks of the same sequence, then use
the song type of sequence to build your song, and sequence the melody using
a song track.  Therefore you may have sequences called:  Intro, Verse 1,
Verse 2, Bridge, Chorus, , Ending/Outro
 
Then your song would be the parts of the sequences
 
Intro
Verse 1: repeat 1
Verse 2: repeat 2
Chorus: repeat 2
Verse1: repeat 2
Bridge
Chorus: repeat2 
Ending/Outro
 
It's almost like writing a program.  The Sequences are the functions, and
the Song is the main program stringing everything all together.
 
If you're having trouble keeping time, you can 'cheat'' and use step
recording.  It can be a little complicated, but works great with complicated
runs.   
 
Since it's midi, play your best, and then if you make mistakes in timing or
notes, you can go and edit events to clean it up and sound like a pro!
 
Good luck!
 
Rodney
 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jay Barnes [mailto:apdced34@...] 
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 10:29 AM
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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