Analogue-sequencer

On Tue, 24 Aug 2004, colinfraser_com wrote:

> There is a bit of a problem with this...
> If you were to set up your mix on the knobs in playmode, then go
> into pattern edit, and move them all about, you would have things
> jumping around when you went back to play mode and tried to make a
> subtle volume or pan change. I would need to implement a pass-thru
> mode for the knobs. This might use up more space than is left, as
> might the controller transmit code...

are you saying that the P3 would read the new knob values and respond to
those as volume settings on returning to play mode? if that's *not* the
case, i could live with the jumping. if the knobs would only make a change
after they pass the current stored volume value, that would work too...

> each step to be 13.7 ticks long. Obviously that's not possible. But
> by rounding off the number of ticks to 14, and using gbar to resync
> the pattern, it might be close enough for whatever kind of f#cked up
> rock'n'roll you're trying to make ;-)
> There is no technical reason why I couldn't add an event that would
> allow you to set the number of ticks per step directly at the start
> of the pattern, over-riding the normal Tbase values.
> You'd be responsible for any muscular damage inflicted upon people
> trying to dance to your music though.

hah hah :) they're used to ear damage... i think they'd dig some muscle
damage too. adding that event would be damn cool, colin... and i'm sure
paul will do something unmentionable with it, heh.

btw, this is an idea i'm stealing from theo hogers' step one sequencer...
this thing is total vaporware, since it was supposed to come out 3 or 4
years ago and now is no longer on tidal's web page. he had a little flash
animation that showed what it looks like... and it's not a complete mess
like you'd think it would be... it's based off of the polyrythms present
in african tribal drumming. they tend to be less obsessed with the number
four than we are, and to beautiful effect. here's a good article about it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyrhythm

so colin, let's make a deal... since paul filled up P3's code, i think
when P4 comes around it should be my turn... and i *swear* i'll put the
LEDs in the right way! :)

-f.

bleep.
out.

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