Analogue-sequencer

> I was just remembering that ages ago there was talk of a drum 
> machine version of the P3 
> code. Has this ever come to fruition? Is it still planned? 
> 
> I also found the message below from Colin back in Jan 06. Are 
> these 'aux note ind' events 
> included in the new code? It's been a while since i've updated.

'Aux note ind' events are still on my TBI list. Architectural changes to the
P3 code since I last thought about it would make them a lot easier to do, so
thanks for reminding me...
And I would really like a good percussion sequencer for my own use.
But one thing that I thought was essential for a pairing of P3 and a drum
sequencer would be to have some meaningful way of managing pattern storage
across both units.
At the moment I use my P3 with a 909, and it's a real pain trying to
remember which drum patterns I've used with which bank on the P3 - I usually
end up just using the same patterns too often.
A percussion sequencer specifically designed to work with a P3 needs a
'matching' memory layout, ideally with remote sync of banks and so on, so
that the two units would work as a whole.
One of my intentions for the P3 replacement was to include percussion
patterns natively, so a single box could do both jobs.
But the P4 design process has got a bit bogged down. I have a target
platform that could be awesomely powerful, but the development timescale is
looking very long, and I started to worry that it will take me too long to
ever actually get it finished - there's no money coming in while I'm not
selling anything...
So I've been working on something else - a re-worked version of P3.
I've taken the final P3 OS as a starting point, and re-written large parts
of it to eliminate things that I think are conceptually awkward, or
limiting.
It has no playlists, a fixed 16 bank memory structure, patterns up to 16
bars in length (editable with Electribe-style access to all bars) and
dynamic allocation of pattern storage.
This OS will most likely be released as an update for P3, but may also
appear on a new product.
The revised memory model in the new OS would also lend itself very well to a
compatible percussion sequencer, so I will be looking into it...

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