Analogue-sequencer

"Where are you? If you're anywhere in the north west of england I'm sure a demo can be arranged... :)"

Hi Paul, thanks for your answers, it sure looks like the P3 is something I need to investigate - so few technologies since the old analogues are really suited to improvisation...

yes, I'm in Manchester - is this a north west england based technology I'm chasing here?? :)

Richard


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Paul Nagle 
  To: analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 7:48 PM
  Subject: Re: [analogue-sequencer] some more QUESTIONS


  Richard Scott wrote:

  >Hi again
  >
  >I am really interested in the P3 as a semi improvisational tool/random generator and am wondering how it will work in practise. I don't want to just play patterns i prepared earlier - but nor do I want total chaos. Its difficult without seeing one to know how immediate the P3 can be on stage/in the heat of the moment. For example;  
  >  
  >
  I am totally happy to go into any situation with little or no 
  preparation and improvise an entire live set. But you might be more of a 
  perfectionist than me (many are).

  >Can i play notes from a masterkeyboard (actually in my case a wind controller or a buchla lightening) thru the P3 and then easily decide to grab a group of notes for a sequence or an arpeggio on the fly? Can I randomise then this pattern without stopping it?
  >  
  >
  You can do *everything* (bar sending sysex) without stopping.
  I typically fire in my patterns direct from a MIDI sequencer, go into 
  ARP record, use the randomise feature for notes or controllers or 
  whatever all very quickly.
  The stuff that takes longer is adding weird auxilliary events - this is 
  only because the list to select from is quite long and finding the entry 
  you need in the heat of a gig is less than instant. Colin knows this 
  though and I expect a marvellous solution even to this, in due course.

  >will the p3 the input from a master keyboard and output both sequence/arp data and the keyboard data. 
  >  
  >
  It outputs the pattern data and also can send "thru" data if you 
  generate yours arps on a master keyboard. The thru stuff can even go 
  through FTS <g>

  >can I easily randomise an arpeggio on the fly? 
  >  
  >
  You can set direction to random as it plays or randomise notes - is that 
  what you mean?

  >can i easily change ALL the notes in a sequence from a masterkeyboard without stopping playing?
  >  
  >
  Sure

  >If I just want to change a couple of pitches in a sequence can i go straight to it or do i have to go through a dozen menus first ? :)
  >  
  >
  Everything is menu based. But you can go from the top level to editing 
  notes in a pattern in one action. And you can then change any pitch by 
  just reaching for the knobs.

  >please note the use of the words "easily" and "without stopping"- ultimately I can do most of this kind of thing on my nord G2/Akai MPC400 but not "easily" or spontaniously:) The next box i buy needs to be FUN !!
  >  
  >
  We really need to do a video to show you how cool this is and how quick 
  - once you learn it. Make no mistake, you can be *very* fast with the P3 
  but only when you are able to use it automatically. Where are you? If 
  you're anywhere in the north west of england I'm sure a demo can be 
  arranged... :)

  Paul

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  Paul Nagle / Soft Room Music / Bogus Focus Records / Binar / Headshock / The Joint Intelligence Committee
          www.softroom.co.uk / www.BogusFocus.com / www.JointIntelligenceCommittee.com                       



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