Analogue-sequencer

--- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, ch.³l <oozi@o...> wrote:
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> for calling up the random feature, and a lot of others too of course,
> the only thing you'd really need is external control of the "Mask
> Aux[x], Kn>n" events, where the Kn is replaced by a cc.
> Personally I think it'd be cool to be able to control the knobs
> externally, possibly with a note/controller combination or something,
> where note[x] = knob[y] & the CC is the knob's value. That'd be a way
> to control any function assignable to a knob... 

The coolest aspect of Paul's P3 controlling another P3 is that the
master P3 holds precise settings of cc's in each location of a
pattern.  In some instances, such as base and range, you have a 0-127
parameter range, but, after a bit of experimentation, I find myself
coming up with really specific ranges that I would love to come back
to in real time, without all of the slop of tuning the data knob.

  Another case where this is a factor is in the FTS scale selection -
it would be nice to jump to exactly the scale that you desire rather
than  sweep through all of the variations on your way to your target,
like tuning in a radio station.

Keyboard mapping would allow one to, with just a few keyboard strokes, 
select an FTS scale, fill the pattern with random notes, and edit the
FTS scale, with having to back in and out of all of the pages, and,
after doing other things, when one comes back to the P3, there would
be no necessity figure out what page you left it in - you could simply
 go to the parameter you want and select it....


> realisticly i think it's pretty much right up there in the "wouldn't
> it be cool if my car could fly.." category though.

I know that what I am asking to add in features to the P3 is like
turning it into a Hammond organ - making a lot of stuff physically
reacheable at once, so that you can attack it while it plays and
manipulate the crap out of it.

The funny thing about this stuff for me is that most who do what I do
 (compose film music) think that I am nuts to be using analog synths -
they say that it takes too much time to program.  But I love this
stuff - so, in order to use it efficently, I need to set up very
similarly to a live performer.  

Think of how easy it will be to teach someone how to use the P3 with a
midi keyboard attached - many complex tasks can then be simply
expressed in notes (melodies!)

gc

Gary