Analogue-sequencer

Colin,


 will the user guide get updated?

Paul



> Folks,
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> I've uploaded the latest beta P3 firmware to Yahoo files.
> This version adds "auxiliary events". More on this in a moment, but
> first...
> Despite trying to avoid doing so, I found the memory layout was
> getting a little bit too complicated to work with, so I have
> rationalised it significantly in this version.
> You MUST DO A SYSEX BACKUP BEFORE installing this update, and do a
> RESTORE AFTER.
> You will also have to reset your midi channel setup.
> I hope that this re-arrangement will mean future updates don't
> require a backup/restore, although I know some of you do it
> routinely anyway, which isn't a bad idea.
>
> Anyway, I digress...
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> As you'll know, each pattern in the P3 has note, velocity, delay,
> length, status, and four 'auxiliary' values per step.
> Up until now, the function of each 'auxiliary' was a midi cc.
>
> There are now two types of 'auxiliary function'.
> The first are midi continuous controllers, as before.
> The new type of aux functions are 'events'.
> Events can be used to make temporary modifications to the pattern  step
> about to be played on each track.
>
> To configure the function for each aux A to D, you no longer use
> the 'aux func' softkey - it's gone.
> Simply enter 'aux' edit mode using the upper function key.
> Then press FUNC + <key function>.
> This will take you to the new 'aux config' page.
> Here you use the DATA knob as before to scroll through 128 possible
> options. Additionally, you use the PAGE key to toggle between the  Midi
> CCs, and the Events.
>
> BTW I've added a shortcut to aux edit mode - if you're not already
> there, FUNC + <key function> will jump straight to it.
> Also, in the aux conf page, if you press <key function>, it will
> save the current aux config, and move on to edit the setting of the
> next aux function.
>
> The initial set of Events are as follows:
>
> 	grab note trk n
> 	grab velo trk n
> 	grab leng trk n
> 	grab dlay trk n
> 	xpose abs +n
> 	xpose rel +n
>
> When you configure an aux with one of these events, any active steps
> will carry out the assigned event using the step value.
>
> e.g. 'grab note trk n' with a value of 1, will replace the note
> value about to be played on the track with the most recently played
> note value from track 1. This will do interesting things when you  are
> grabbing a few notes from another track where the pattern is
> looping at a different point.
>
> The 'xpose' events make use of another additional feature.
> These are 'transpose accumulators'.
> There is an accumulator for each track, whose value is reset to zero
> when a new pattern is selected on the track.
> Notes played on each track are transposed as usual by
> PXPos, and any playlist transpose, but also by the current
> accumulator value.
> The event 'xpose abs +n' simply sets the accumulator for the
> track to the value set on any active aux step.
> The event 'xpose rel +n' *adds* the value on any active aux step
> to the accumulator for the track.
> So if you assign aux A to 'xpose rel +n', and make step 1 active
> with a value of 5, each time your pattern passes through step 1, it
> will be transposed a further 5 semitones up, until it reaches a
> preset limit and is reset. A future release will provide
> accumulators for velocity and one of the auxes, with configurable
> reset points and a choice of wrap or rebound.
>
> The initial set of events are mainly there to test the event
> handling routines and user interface.
> Mr Nagle and I have a long list of possibilities that will fry your
> brains, so I'll break them to you gently.
> These will include such options as randomization of values
> (including randomization of aux values that will modify something  else
> - grab notes from random tracks for example), and events which  can
> modify things such as tbase, direction, pattern length, etc.
> Enjoy !
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> Cheers,
> Colin f
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