Analogue-sequencer

Vrx wrote:

>Hi 
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>     can anyone here outline the Arp sequencers model 1623 etc and whether the P3 can emualte them well? any differneces in Arp sequencer models  and any good ?:) would a P3 replace one ?  
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>
The P3 certainly replaced one of mine (I kept the other as it is rather 
unique: it has MIDI clock sync).
The ARP sequencer is a delightful design - 16 steps that can run as two 
parallel streams of up to 8 steps. You have a variable gate length (that 
you can modulate), direction of either forward or random, skip or reset 
(skip steps, Moog-style or reset to step 1 at any point), plus you can 
modulate the speed, too. If you run the seq fast, you can generate audio 
waveforms with it - something no MIDI sequencer can do AFAIK, similarly, 
you have a useful 3 bus system for triggers/gates, two note quantizers etc.

Essentially the P3 can do all the cool stuff, within the limitations of 
MIDI compared to voltage. So you have the ability to skip steps, reset 
at any point, modulate the step length or tempo and of course it doesn't 
need note quantize as MIDI notes are always quantized. About the only 
useful thing it can't do is be manually stepped or stepped via the note 
triggers of another synth. One MIDI sequencer that can do this is the 
one in the Evolver - cos I asked Dave and he put it in for me.

That's about all from memory, for more detail I'd  have to wander into 
the studio and look at mine... :)

The ARP is my favourite analogue CV/Gate sequencer.

Paul

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