Analogue-sequencer

>>Wow. I'm not entirely sure my brain didn't just go into a feedback 
loop....... I'll send you a new PIC to try.<<

ta. 
it looks more complicated than it really is, when you try to write it 
down. I drew it out in five seconds... there /is/ a loop, but the p3 
seems to be able to ignore the fact that there's clock coming at it 
from outside... most of the time... 
I /think/ the spurious starts are being issued by the p3- it doesn't 
set off itself, but the maq & the repeater both start running when 
they feel like it. the p3's tempo control is locked out when this is 
going on, I've noticed, same as when it's receiving external clock.

the problem with the design of this rig is that the clocks arriving 
at the maq have to be passed round the outside of it aswell, since it 
doesn't have any sort of "through" & I'm using a single small 
controller (the little doepfer pocket control) to alter settings on 
the maq (row length) & also send controllers to what the maq's 
driving.
in the live rig, the p3 isn't the master clock, so this isn't an 
issue.

I've dealt with it for now by rearranging things & including my old 
mmt8 in the scheme: keys> pocket controller> thru box> maq & merger 
(with maq output)> p3> stuff including mmt8> keys again.

so now the mmt8 can capture everything that's going on, all F'd-T-S 
of course, & it's the master clock. it can be set to "internal clock 
only" though it doesn't seem to matter in this configuration, & the 
through-filtering is pretty comprehensive. & it might as well do 
something useful.

in the live rig, there is a five-input merge box holding everything 
together. I think I can get away wth only using three inputs though. 
it's a similar sort of arrangement, except that the clock (from my ES-
1 this time) & the keys are fed to the same merge box as the pocket 
controller & the maq. 
(ES-1> controller> thru'> maq, merge box w/ maq output. keys also to 
merge box, whole lot to p3 &c)

the clock-only output from the p3 in both rigs is now being used to 
run gary's jamman, since it seems to prefer a feed without too much 
else going on.

does anyone else have this sort of thing going on or is it just me?
8-^

I also run a regulated 14V dc around the spare wires in my midi 
cabling, to cut down the number (& weight!) of power supplies & their 
associated cabling. I use easily-available laptop supplies which work 
anywhere & are smooth enough that the midi doesn't get interfered 
with. no problems so far....

duncan/r.m.i.

p.s. hi ken l... when are you going to get a p3? :-)