Analogue-sequencer

> that's not the one  you just fixed, by any chance, is it Colin?

No, thanks to DHL, that one just arrived today after being 'next day'
shipped sometime last week...

The Notron does have some killer features.
I realise I could be seen as biased, but...
Having only spent a couple of hours using it over a few sessions, I still
hadn't got beyond the point of needing to look up the manual for virtually
every single function.
You're on page 8 of the manual before it even tells you how to set the note
value on a step.
You would really have to spend serious, regular time on it to develop any
degree of fluency.
I can see how the return from the features it has could pay off that effort
for some users.
I think it's probably a straight love it/hate it type of machine.
I'd want to be sure I loved it before I splashed out eBay prices for one...

Things I already have, or will be stealing from the Notron for Cirklon
include:
The 'polyphonic' nature of patterns. You can set the length on a step so
that the note lasts longer than one step.
The note continues to sound for its full duration, even if there is another
note on the next step.
I'd been told about that before, but didn't appreciate it until I tried it.
Cirklon does that already.
The next cool feature is the realtime scaling for duration and velocity.
You can, for example, set a pattern to play all steps with a much longer
duration, just by turning a knob. With a polyphonic synth attached, the long
notes all overlap into a sort of arpeggiated chord. That one is going in.
And supersteps, which are essentially preset patterns of controllers that
can be sent from the steps of other patterns.
So, some pretty cool features, wrapped up in a rare and pricey box with a
strong taste of Marmite.

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