I have a VFXsd, and a TS10. They both have much the same sequencer as a SD1. I totally rely on the sequencer to build songs. I cannot play any instruments, so the sequencer has become my instrument. I say this to say the sequencer is really very usefull. I start a sequence (on track 1) recording four bars of some kind of boom/chuck rythem. Play the boom/chuck in time with the click track as well as you are able otherwise quantization will be useless later.�(a boom/chuck is the most basic pattern of sound in any song). Press the edit sound button, then the quantize button. 1/4, or 1/8 usually work with this track (unless you started with a tempo that was too fast; start with a tempo of 120. You can always speed up, or slow it down later). Next, press the edit sequence button, then press the append button. You now have eight bars. I usually record a bass track on track six at this point because�I can create a nice repeating bass pattern in eight bars. You can append these eight bars, and now you have sixteen bars (sixteen bars is a very good length for an average song verse. Now,�record more drums onto tracks two, and three, and maybe four. Sequence these. Then Add whatever else you like. I have used this basic method (you will find it easy to creatively modify for�various songs)�to create some very complex tunes. I hope this serves your needs.
>From: Frank Lihotz
>Reply-To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
>To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re:SD-1 Sequencer
>Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 08:22:18 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Sequence mode is where you build your loops.��Each
>loop can contain up to 12 tracks.��In your example,
>you would build drums and bass together as a loop -
>you can't have them running as two independent loops
>with different start and end times.
>������Once you have your individual sequences created,
>you switch to song mode and you build the song by
>stringing your sequences together.
>������You can then record up to 12 more song tracks
>that will layer on top of your strung-together
>sequences.��Think of the added song tracks as your
>lead and sweetening and efx tracks.
>
>
>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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