Analogue-sequencer

> But drum programming on the P3 seems a bit ungainly unless
> there is way to isolate only the 8 midi notes I need - but 
> then how to have
> a snare and bass drum on the same beat - auxes? - could there 
> be a slick way
> to use
> the P3 for drums that I'm missing?

It is still quite ungainly for step time entry of drum patterns.
With a pattern set for 5 note poly, it's quite simple to play in a
percussion pattern using realtime record, and get up to 5 notes on the same
beat, but then it's not so easy to follow what you've entered in step time.

One of the big limitations with aux notes for step time drum programming is
the fact that the main gate setting applies to all aux notes.
I have a notion that I might add 'aux note ind' events that would be similar
to 'aux note abs', except that the aux notes would be gated by their own
status bits, and therefore be independent of the main gate.
By adding a pattern macro that would set the note on every step for the main
note and all four auxes to some predefined values, you could then use the
gate and 4 aux flags as a sort of grid drum editor.

Best regards,
Colin Fraser
Sequentix Music Systems Ltd
http://www.sequentix.com