Analogue-sequencer

> >But also all other synth parameters can be controlled with 
> this sequencer.
> >You can change the waveform of an oscillator for each step 
> or just the
> >detune between two oscilators. Or you can add some FM to one 
> oscillator just
> >for only some dedicated steps.
> >The polymorph sequencer is also very powerful but can't even 
> come close to
> >the stuff, the spectralis can do.
> >And, of course - the step sequencer can control external 
> MIDI units as
> >well."

Of course, the control over the internal sound engine is going to be far
superior to what can be achieved over midi, simply because of the limits
of midi resolution and transfer rate. Generating envelopes with P3 would
be possible, but the midi interface bandwidth would be saturated with
the data, so it's not worth doing.
 
> I suspect some people will still prefer a stand-alone sequencer with
> no sound engine. Personally if the built-in synth were as good as the
> humble Nova or better, any P3 or P4 type sequencer that was the whole
> package like this would be quite remarkable. 
> So bung in a Chameleon chip, get some heads from this list together,
> and make the best damn Polymorph killer we all ever heard!

Oddly enough, the Spectralis sequencer bears a lot of similarity to what
I had in mind for P4, except rather than having an internal sound
engine, P4 is to have high resolution CV outputs, as well as multiple
midi ports. The CV ports will have high enough refresh rates to generate
envelopes. Moving to a 60MHz ARM CPU enables a lot more functionality
;-)
Of course, it bumps the price up too. Observe the 1300 ukp / $2000 price
tag on Spectralis...

Cheers,
Colin f