Analogue-sequencer

--- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Scott" 
<richardscott@b...> wrote:
> "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?? :)


Na, It's a product from Bonnie Scotland yer a chasin' laddie.

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