Analogue-sequencer

> From: analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com 
> [mailto:analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Zed Velkovich
> Sent: 01 June 2006 10:21
> To: analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [analogue-sequencer] Gate on P3
> 
> I think hold will do the trick. On seq-303 notes overlap 
> slightly when gate slider is set to maximum, for monophonic 
> synths and you get really cool effects with just that, off 
> course with regard of time base settings.
> Would you add this cool feature that all sequencers have?

On P3 the TIE function makes different note values overlap - designed mainly
for legato slide triggering on monosynths.

I have made a test build of the P3 code, with the range of LENGTH extended
to 13.
A length value of 13 means 'drone', or 'hold note until the next active
step'.
So if you set a note on step 1 and set the length to 13, then have no other
steps active in the pattern, the note will play for the whole length of the
pattern, and retrigger when step 1 comes around again.
If you enable TIE with a length of 13, the note will be held permanently.

This may well not be the final implementation of this feature - if you set a
step to length 13 so that it drones, than change to a pattern with no active
steps, or turn off all active steps in your current pattern while editing,
then the droning note will hold until another active step occurs.
It may need to be changed so that droning notes are killed when the pattern
changes, etc.
The test build is uploaded to Yahoo files as p3fw-3.1.007b2.syx and .mid
Give it a try and let me know what you think.

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