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.pdf manuals

2004-07-26 by Steve Wahl

> 
> Hi,
> 
> Does anyone know if there are .pdf manuals available for the VFX
> and the SD-1-32?

Unlikely.  Ensoniq sold the rights to the manuals to other companies
whose livelyhood is based on supporting old synths.  No official
source has offered .pdf files.  So any .pdf files would probably be
copyright infringements.  

This has stired up a lot of flames in the past on this mailing list,
so hopefully anyone who might have a .pdf to offer privately would
send you PRIVATE email after seeing your question on the list, to keep
the flames away.  (*I* do not have any such thing.)

> If not, how about a printerd one for the VFX? The original VFX 22 
> note poly.?

Syntaur and Route 66 Studios are both said to have them.  I have not
purchased from either of these companies.  I believe the original VFX
had 21, not 22, voices.

--> steve

SD-1 Sequencer

2004-07-30 by mebig guy

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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sd-1 random resets and bugs

2004-07-30 by mebig guy

Today is "dump" day --- ask all my saved up questions

Occasionally my SD-1 loses everything, and I have to
restore what I have from disk.  Is there any info as
to what actually causes that?  Or is it just something
you all live with?

Occasionally the display show jibberish, so I need to
power cycle.  Is that related to the connector
problem, or just yet another SD-1 personality issue?

Besides the connector repair, are there other things
that can be done to enhance SD-1 reliability?

Thanks guys




		
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Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] SD-1 Sequencer

2004-07-30 by Frank Crawford

for this discussion, forget the 12 song tracks.  lay down a drum loop on
track 1.  Then let the seq play, & record a bass track.  Now play any other
instrument you want, and record it.  I think that will accomplish what you
want.  When you are done with that, do as you spoke of & change to another
seq to change the drum track, or what ever.  Then when you have all the
different beats & seq you want, chain them together in song mode, where you
can define the order, reps, mute & un-mute tracks on different reps, etc.

Frank

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> From: mebig guy <mebigguyx@...>
> Reply-To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 04:49:37 -0700 (PDT)
> To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] SD-1 Sequencer
> 
> 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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Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] SD-1 Sequencer

2004-07-30 by Jay Barnes

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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Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] SD-1 Sequencer

2004-07-30 by Frank Crawford

I am using an SD-1.  You can copy whole sequences, or single tracks to
another sequence.  In song mode, you can define order, repeats, etc

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> 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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Re: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] SD-1 Sequencer

2004-07-30 by Frank Crawford

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

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> 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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RE: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] SD-1 Sequencer

2004-07-30 by Rodney Mcdonald

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

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-----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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Re:SD-1 Sequencer

2004-07-30 by Frank Lihotz

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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RE: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] Re:SD-1 Sequencer

2004-07-30 by john brusseau

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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RE: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] SD-1 Sequencer

2004-07-30 by Geren W. Mortensen, Jr.

Hey, Big Guy,

I don't have the manual in front of me, but, it seems to me that it is
possible to do this, at least on a VFX-SD. Somewhere in the sequencer
control section is a LOOP option.  I don't think they'd take it out on a
later version of the sequencer.  I'll try to remember to look it up when I
get home from work tonight.

-Geren

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   Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 04:49:37 -0700 (PDT)

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   From: mebig guy <mebigguyx@...>
Subject: SD-1 Sequencer

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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Re: SD-1 Sequencer

2004-08-01 by bobratica1020

Not sure if you had were able to get any of the vfx drum grooves 
that were released early. Some of these were on the tomdisk set, I 
don't know if it is still available. You can also take the drum 
parts from the original sequences that came with the vfx and change 
tempo and edit them. This will be easyer than creating your own drum 
parts and probably keep you busy for awhile if you haven't already 
discovered this. This is just a quick way to make drum tracks 
without doing any of the work. Also their may be a way to download 
midi drum patterns from the net but no one on this site is sure how 
to load them into the vfx. Give me time and I will figure it out, 
everything seems to take me a long time because I don't have the 
time anymore. I hope some of this will help you, or someone else.

- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, Frank Crawford <fmc@t...> wrote:
> for this discussion, forget the 12 song tracks.  lay down a drum 
loop on
> track 1.  Then let the seq play, & record a bass track.  Now play 
any other
> instrument you want, and record it.  I think that will accomplish 
what you
> want.  When you are done with that, do as you spoke of & change to 
another
> seq to change the drum track, or what ever.  Then when you have 
all the
> different beats & seq you want, chain them together in song mode, 
where you
> can define the order, reps, mute & un-mute tracks on different 
reps, etc.

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> Frank
> 
> > From: mebig guy <mebigguyx@y...>
> > Reply-To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 04:49:37 -0700 (PDT)
> > To: Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Ensoniq-VFX-SD] SD-1 Sequencer
> > 
> > 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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SD-1 Sequencer

2004-10-12 by adolfo dias

Greetings friends,

I really can't understand how the sequencer works without having a manual.

Can someone (private or not) give me some quick hints on how can I make a simple pattern on it? Like, a dance rythm with a Bass-Drum and a Hi-Hat?

I tracked on Amiga and on PC for many years. Does the sequencer allow me to enter notes in "tracker" style? Or is it only real time.

Thank you for reading this message,

Best regards

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