2004-06-04 by Robert van der Kamp
On Friday 04 June 2004 09:41, Colin f wrote: > Or if there was a general consensus that less resolution > was acceptable at the extreme ends of the scale, I could > adjust the map to extend the 'fine' region over a larger > area. I'd rather see a higher resolution in all areas of
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2004-06-04 by Colin f
> i've got some strange stuff going on with the BTempo setting; i'm > basically not able to set it anymore. every time i hit the 'BTempo'- > softkey and then twist the knob to actually set the initial tempo my > P3 automatically jumps back to Init tempo = off. Odd. I'll check the
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2004-06-04 by ch.³l
> Maybe it's possible to use some of the F1-F3 buttons to do a > fine tune on the currently dialed-in tempo? ah....dunno if it's possible but that'd be cool. but to be honest, i do just fine with the tempo settings as they are now. my question came from thinking about (for now) h
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2004-06-03 by ch.³l
hi Colin, i've got some strange stuff going on with the BTempo setting; i'm basically not able to set it anymore. every time i hit the 'BTempo'- softkey and then twist the knob to actually set the initial tempo my P3 automatically jumps back to Init tempo = off. it's got nothing
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2004-06-03 by Paul Nagle
On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 20:38:55 -0000, ch.³l wrote: >> yes it constantly saves. Sometimes you might want to only save an >> entire bank when you load another but that would mean buffering >> everything > >my work on the small app. to exchange banks & patterns between P3- >sequence s
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2004-06-03 by Paul Nagle
On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 13:08:17 -0700 (PDT), bruce thedekaa wrote: >I know, i sequense everything on my elektron now..... I used a Monomachine for a while so am familiar with the philosophy of its sequencer. >Do you know how long a sysex dump takes??? Can't remember. Not long - certa
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2004-06-03 by blip
On Thu, 3 Jun 2004, Colin f wrote: > The processor in P3 has a 16 bit address space, so the 64k that's fitted > is the maximum possible without bank switching. ahhhh... > Bear in mind that each track's patterns are independent - there are 384 > 16 step patterns in there with 8 by
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2004-06-03 by bruce thedekaa
>Whilst I agree that more memory would be awesome, the variable config of the P3 does allow you to create 12 banks - songs - although each track can only have a max of 4 patterns. I've played gigs that lasted 2+ hours using only a P3 (audiences very kindly suggested they felt lik
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2004-06-03 by blip
On Thu, 3 Jun 2004, Paul Nagle wrote: > Whilst I agree that more memory would be awesome, the variable config > of the P3 does allow you to create 12 banks - songs - although each > track can only have a max of 4 patterns. I've played gigs that lasted > 2+ hours using only a P3 (
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2004-06-03 by Colin f
> speaking of which... how hard would it be to add more memory > to the P3? > could you just swap out some resistors, the RAM controller, > and the RAM > chips themselves? or does it involve redesign? i think lack > of memory is > the only remotely weak thing about the P3. The pr
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2004-06-03 by Paul Nagle
On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 11:55:14 -0700 (PDT), bruce thedekaa wrote: >I also use a drummachine from elektron and this has 8 banks off 16 patterns. This is enough to do a liveset, but i would like the p3 to correspond with this amount of patterns.....still it sounds like a wicked sequen
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2004-06-03 by bruce thedekaa
Hi, Yes, more memory... The amount of memory is the only thing keeping me to defenitaly go for a p3. I also use a drummachine from elektron and this has 8 banks off 16 patterns. This is enough to do a liveset, but i would like the p3 to correspond with this amount of patterns....
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2004-06-03 by Paul Nagle
On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 13:32:15 -0500 (CDT), blip wrote: >that's good... that's what i would use it for... Me too >very much! i don't think anything needs to be changed... "banks" just have >to be "songs". Yeah, it's how I see them also. >god i can't wait to start using it! :) A feel
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2004-06-03 by ch.³l
> yes it constantly saves. Sometimes you might want to only save an > entire bank when you load another but that would mean buffering > everything my work on the small app. to exchange banks & patterns between P3- sequence sets has, of course, been slowed down by a multitude of t
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2004-06-03 by blip
On Thu, 3 Jun 2004, Paul Nagle wrote: > There are two types of program changes sent. The first type is sent on > the channel for "track 9" whenever a Bank is loaded. This is useful to > set up multitimbral modules, drum machines etc. ready for performance. > It kinda mirrors the
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2004-06-03 by Paul Nagle
On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 13:13:01 -0500 (CDT), blip wrote: > >how does the P3 send program changes? are they considered events on the >track so they get sent everytime the sequence loops, or do they only occur >when the sequence is loaded? There are two types of program changes sent. T
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2004-06-03 by blip
how does the P3 send program changes? are they considered events on the track so they get sent everytime the sequence loops, or do they only occur when the sequence is loaded? ideally, i'd like to have an option somewhere that lets you specify how they're dealt with... there woul
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2004-06-02 by Mark Pulver
colinfraser_com (01:16 PM 6/2/2004) wrote: >This version adds a user config option... Damn you rock. :) Mark
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2004-06-02 by colinfraser_com
This version adds a user config option 'Start on cont', which makes P3 treat a midi continue as it would a midi start, and three new events for test purposes until I decide whether to complicate the behaviour of other events to achieve the same effect... These are 'note acc defea
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2004-06-02 by Paul Nagle
On Wed, 02 Jun 2004 16:52:53 -0000, "Stoffel" wrote: >2. Set Vel Rel >I'd like to have the possibility to exlude certain steps from beeing >Vel-Accumulated, you once mentioned this could be done by setting the >Vel Rel for these steps to 0 (Zero) and all other steps have the Vel
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2004-06-02 by Colin f
> 1. Midisync: Treat Continue as Start > 2. Set Vel Rel > And now that you mentioned it, yes I am really desperately waiting > for these two things. Ah yes... I remember those ! Let me see... Cheers, Colin f ________________________________________________ Message sent using Uebi
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2004-06-02 by Colin f
> So, I'm still waiting for the pcb's, for to measure them out and get the right socket sizes. > (or do you have any sketches already?) I have FPD files (Scheffer panel design format), and other notes on the correct layout dimensions, but the measurements in the FPD files can get
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2004-06-02 by ch.³l
> I personally don't use X to prevent transposition but I would use > it if, instead, it protected from accumulation (of any kind). hi kids, personally i do use the X to prevent transposition/note-accumulation as you can use this for neat transposing melodies, but i've also come
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2004-06-02 by Stoffel
Hi Colin, > I'm planning to take a break from P3 coding for a while to get some > other stuff done, so if there's something you're desperately waiting > for, you might like to remind me now... ok, i didn't dare to ask, but my two wishes: 1. Midisync: Treat Continue as Start Your
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2004-06-02 by Colin f
Hi Hans, > This is what my tech told me while testing the unit, > The sequencer seems to work fine until you put the litium battery ( +VB in > the schemes) to memory storage. Then the displays shows strange,cloudy.The > leds turns on randomly and it sends midi messages without an
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2004-06-02 by MAG
So, I'm still waiting for the pcb's, for to measure them out and get the right socket sizes. (or do you have any sketches already?) as soon as i get them, I'll make some drawings and I'll put them onto the internet (for a discussion or so.......) It would be nice to manufature mo
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2004-06-01 by Hans Greuber
Hi Collin; This is what my tech told me while testing the unit, The sequencer seems to work fine until you put the litium battery ( +VB in the schemes) to memory storage. Then the displays shows strange,cloudy.The leds turns on randomly and it sends midi messages without any orde
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2004-06-01 by colinfraser_com
Folks, The new firmware beta version finally implements that 'set lstep abs' and 'set lstep rel' events, which modify the current 'last step' setting for each track, to dynamically change the current pattern length. This is just about the last extra feature on my current TBI list
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2004-06-01 by Colin f
> it seems to be a problem to get a nice case. Tell me about it ;-) For those of you still waiting on the Hammond cases, CNC Steve is hoping to get them done soon, but his day job in academia is keeping him busy (it being exam season). Thanks for your continued patience. > I'm wo
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2004-06-01 by scd
Op 1-jun-04 om 14:48 heeft Colin f het volgende geschreven: >> ARGGH!!! HOW stupid can a human being be??? :-)) > > Not too stupid... > If you see three DIN sockets in a row, and the first two are midi in > and > out, it's usually a fair bet that the third one was midi thru. Yes,
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2004-06-01 by Colin f
> ARGGH!!! HOW stupid can a human being be??? :-)) Not too stupid... If you see three DIN sockets in a row, and the first two are midi in and out, it's usually a fair bet that the third one was midi thru. In the next run of P3 mainboards, I'm going to add a 5v supply to the I/O b
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2004-06-01 by scd
on 01-06-2004 14:15, Andy Wilson at andy@techman.synth.net wrote: > Hi Boele, > > Sound like you may have it connected to the Din sync port. ARGGH!!! HOW stupid can a human being be??? :-)) Very stupid we know now... :-))))) Thanks Andy
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2004-06-01 by Andy Wilson
Hi Boele, On 1 Jun 2004 at 13:05, scd wrote: > > I have three ports on the P3: in, out and thru, right? No. You have Midi in, Midi out/through, and Din Sync. The midi out can be configured to be a midi through, and has the option of retransmitting the midi clock with 'mclk on' >
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2004-06-01 by scd
on 01-06-2004 12:51, Colin f at colin@colinfraser.com wrote: >> Does the P3 filter out midiclock signals that come in on the thru port? > > P3 will transmit midi clock at its output port if it has the 'mclk' option > on, and it is either running on internal sync, or being synced
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2004-06-01 by Colin f
> Does the P3 filter out midiclock signals that come in on the thru port? P3 will transmit midi clock at its output port if it has the 'mclk' option on, and it is either running on internal sync, or being synced to midi clock arriving at the midi in. It's not that the 'thru' opti
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2004-06-01 by scd
on 01-06-2004 12:07, scd at scd@synthmusic.info wrote: I think my question can raise a question: What I mean is, when midiclock is coming in on the in-port of the P3, will it go out on the thru-port? I think not, but I need to know if that is intentional or not :-)) > Hey Colin,
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2004-06-01 by scd
Hey Colin, Does the P3 filter out midiclock signals that come in on the thru port? Regards, Boele
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2004-06-01 by MAG
it seems to be a problem to get a nice case. actually I'm waiting for my pcb's to build my own P3 sequencer. I'm working as a machine designer on a 3d cad, so it should be no problem to design a case and print technical drawings. the main question is how should the case look like
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2004-06-01 by Paul Nagle
On Tue, 1 Jun 2004 08:56:20 +0200, Robert van der Kamp wrote: >Enjoy: http://home.planet.nl/~robnet/p3/p3-v10.gif > Looks fantastic! Paul --- Paul Nagle - SoftRoom Music - www.softroom.co.uk Bogus Focus Records - www.BogusFocus.com
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2004-06-01 by scd
on 01-06-2004 08:56, Robert van der Kamp at robnet@wxs.nl wrote: Beautiful Robert! Boele > Hi all, > > I picked up the design of my custom P3 panel again. All the > stuff is now squeezed into a 19" wide, 5U high MOTM/Oakley > format panel. It still has the sexy panel graphics *an
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2004-06-01 by Robert van der Kamp
Hi all, I picked up the design of my custom P3 panel again. All the stuff is now squeezed into a 19" wide, 5U high MOTM/Oakley format panel. It still has the sexy panel graphics *and* the big LCD. Next thing is to order the parts to see if this design is realistic before I order
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2004-05-30 by Colin f
> So, periodically, I see people make reference to getting > pre-built P3s. How > does one go about this? In particular, what does one do in the United > States? Reading this group has made me really want to connect > a P3 to my > Microwave XT. At the moment, production of ready-
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2004-05-29 by Mark Hamburg
So, periodically, I see people make reference to getting pre-built P3s. How does one go about this? In particular, what does one do in the United States? Reading this group has made me really want to connect a P3 to my Microwave XT. Thanks. Mark
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2004-05-29 by Gene Schwartz
That's not soon enough - I won't need it by then, hopefully :) But I do think that it would be an excellent idea. Now that I know that the red button is the one referenced in the manual, everything is proceeding quite smoothly, but it was the first couple of hours with the machin
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2004-05-29 by Colin f
> > I call it the 'step key function switch'. > > > > Is that actually stated in the manual anywhere? Not explicitly - the key is described in the 'function select keys' section. I've changed the text for the next version of the manual to make it clearer, and renamed this key the
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2004-05-29 by Gene Schwartz
> > From: "Colin f" > Reply-To: analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com > Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 18:04:34 +0100 > To: > Subject: RE: [analogue-sequencer] anyone want to help a beginner? > > >>> Well, this is a pretty basic question I guess, but I've only >> had a few hours >>> on my n
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2004-05-29 by Paul Nagle
On Sat, 29 May 2004 10:28:11 -0700, Gene Schwartz wrote: >My only trepidation about this is that the manual isn't exactly a friendly >way to get started. Paul - when is your tutorial going to be ready :) I will start work on it this coming week. There, now I've said it I must fin
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2004-05-29 by Colin f
> So, apparently, the red button is the 'step key function > switch'? I searched > the entire pdf for a definition of the 'step key function switch' and > couldn't find one, so I assumed it was another way of saying the step > key...hence my confusion about selecting the controll
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2004-05-29 by Gene Schwartz
> > From: Paul Nagle > Organization: Soft Room Music > Reply-To: analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com > Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 17:49:21 +0100 > To: analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [analogue-sequencer] anyone want to help a beginner? > > > On Sat, 29 May 2004 09:45
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2004-05-29 by Paul Nagle
On Sat, 29 May 2004 18:04:34 +0100, "Colin f" wrote: >I call it the 'step key function switch'. I think I prefer "the little red button". My what big flashing lights you have grandmama.... Was gonna record some Arp and Repeat demo MP3s today. But instead I just bopped like a nutt
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