Analogue-sequencer

On Tue, 31 May 2005 23:00:52 -0000, "philsmillie"
<philsmillie@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Transport Functions:
>Either by prog change or C.C's
>Start, stop, continue etc. 
>oh, and a restart function which Paul better describe because I 
>can't remember the details!

I thought simulating the effect of holding stop and then repeatedly
hitting play could possibly be useful. 

>Part Transpose Functions:
>Part transpose value by midi note (relative from middle C?).
>Scale root note by midi note.
>Scale type by C.C.
>
>Other Control Functions:
>by prog change (yup, there's a few left!).
>Record ready, ready/live toggle (with sticky option).
>nDub on/off.
>delete.
>fts on/off.
>ties on/off.
>midi thru on/off.
>
>Another Thing:
>User config option that transmits f.t.s. root and scale on 
>the 'control' transmitting channel.

Imagine what several performers, each with P3s could achieve with
this. No worries about having to remain in one key or, heaven forbid,
practising. If a master P3 could transmit its FTS and root and current
transposition each time these changed, slaved P3s would always remain
in key, no matter how outrageous or random or insane the master's key
or mode changes were. And performers playing their instruments through
the P3's FTS could play like mad, totally carefree of any cunning
sequence-meister trying to fool them by slipping in a quick few bars
of c# diminished seventh googleplex.
The possibilities, as they say, would be staggering. Epecially for
collaborations where there are several people with P3s on stage (I'm
thinking Different Skies here).

>Oh... and one more thing:
>To save me setting up a playlist when I want to record over more 
>than one pattern, would it be possible to have another page of track 
>record options where I could set the playlist length? This would 
>automatically set repeats to 1 and transpose to 0. And set each pattern in the created playlist sequentially.

For every playlist step; the maximum playlist length would be the
number of patterns in the current memory config. This would make the
P3 into the ultimate MIDI looper - plus many people would never need
to even go into playlist edit it all they wanted were patterns longer
than 16 steps. Sorta like the Electribe's Set Length but for each
track rather than global as the Electribes are.

>Well, I hope that all makes sense, it did to us at the time!
>I know there's a fair bit to go at here Colin but rest assured, 
>completion of this mission will probably lead to your deification!

How many miracles do we have to "prove"? I'm sure I have several
already...

Paul

P.S. Phil explained why poly AT and NRPNs are a dumb idea - you want
something simple that most MIDI controllers can send. Silly me.
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Paul Nagle - SoftRoom Music - www.softroom.co.uk
          Bogus Focus Records - www.BogusFocus.com