2005-09-30 by Colin f
> 1) where does the name "P3" come from? "P"attern sequencer, number "3". There's a potted history in the archives: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/analogue-sequencer/message/3652 > 2) how good a job does it do creating 303 style sequences? > 2a) compared to something like t
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2005-09-30 by Atom Smasher
i just recently learned about the P3, so forgive me if these questions are lame. i did check the archives, and as best as i could find through yahoo's message search facilities, these haven't been asked before. 1) where does the name "P3" come from? 2) how good a job does it do c
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2005-09-30 by analog1k
--- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, Atom Smasher wrote: > i just recently learned about the P3, so forgive me if these questions are > lame. i did check the archives, and as best as i could find through > yahoo's message search facilities, these haven't been asked before.
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2005-09-30 by Colin f
> is the P3 able to trigger its 8 sequences via midi > keyboard rather than its clock ? or store midi sequences > which run at different time signatures etc , some like fast > arps etc and then ' play triggger ' them from midi or on the > onboard buttons?I maybe sounded confused:
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2005-09-29 by Colin f
> So... what about the nicely printed manuals that Colin > sent out already to P3 owners. It seems like a lot of > hard work and money thrown away. A printed manual will always get a bit out of date when the product is updated, but the bulk of it is still relevant. The current ve
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2005-09-29 by Colin f
> Colin, in a future draft of the manual, can you include a line > drawing of the P3 front panel? A simple black and white using bold > and shaded grey to indicate the different colors on the panel > lettering would be sufficient. It's like you're reading my mind, man... That's a
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2005-09-29 by analog1k
So... what about the nicely printed manuals that Colin sent out already to P3 owners. It seems like a lot of hard work and money thrown away. IMHO, these extras should be offered as downloadablde addendums (is that the right word?) in a form of PDF file so you can print it off yo
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2005-09-29 by tmoravan
Colin, in a future draft of the manual, can you include a line drawing of the P3 front panel? A simple black and white using bold and shaded grey to indicate the different colors on the panel lettering would be sufficient. Especially when I was first reading through it (prior to
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2005-09-29 by matt ishq
Hi is the P3 able to trigger its 8 sequences via midi keyboard rather than its clock ? or store midi sequences which run at different time signatures etc , some like fast arps etc and then ' play triggger ' them from midi or on the onboard buttons?I maybe sounded confused:).Basic
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2005-09-29 by Colin f
> Just to confirm something else I was testing - when a step is active > and playing, the data (and knobs) associated with that step is not > being continually scanned and refreshed, right? The knobs are continually scanned, but changing the note doesn't cause it to be played unt
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2005-09-29 by tmoravan
--- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, "Colin f" wrote: > > > I was playing around this morning with an idea and I wanted to use > > the cascading auxes feature to implement it. > > > > Events are per step - they take effect only on the step they are programmed > on. > So 'au
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2005-09-28 by darkstr1746@comcast.net
Hmmmm. . . . and i thought i was obsessed. : ) john d -------------- Original message -------------- --- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, "analog1k" wrote: > Haha!! that's a teeny-weeny rack setup, my P3 > sits proudly in a rather large modular system. > > A1k > OK - how ab
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2005-09-28 by Colin f
> I was playing around this morning with an idea and I wanted to use > the cascading auxes feature to implement it. > > I started with a simple example: > > Track 1: poke in some notes > Track 2: 2 steps long > -- step 1: Aux A: auxes to track 1 > -- step 2: Aux B: offset note re
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2005-09-28 by tmoravan
--- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, "analog1k" wrote: > --- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, "tmoravan" wrote: > > OK - how about this shot then? > > > > http://www.synthservices.com/p3_rack.jpg > > Hey! is that a rare Jellinghaus DX-Programmer i see? > A PPG expansi
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2005-09-28 by tmoravan
--- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, "Colin f" wrote: > > > I was playing around this morning with an idea and I wanted to use > > the cascading auxes feature to implement it. > > > > I started with a simple example: > > > > Track 1: poke in some notes > > Track 2: 2 steps
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2005-09-28 by Paul Nagle
On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:46:16 -0000, "tmoravan" wrote: >Empirical evidence says this is the wrong way to do it since I didn't >hear any transposition take place. I think this is because auxes are processed in numerical track order (Colin will correct me if I'm wrong, I'm sure). Tr
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2005-09-28 by analog1k
--- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, "tmoravan" wrote: > --- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, "analog1k" > wrote: > > Haha!! that's a teeny-weeny rack setup, my P3 > > sits proudly in a rather large modular system. > > > > A1k > > > > OK - how about this shot then? >
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2005-09-28 by ch.³l
--- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, Paul Nagle wrote: > On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:46:16 -0000, "tmoravan" > wrote: > > >Empirical evidence says this is the wrong way to do it since I didn't > >hear any transposition take place. > > I think this is because auxes are processed
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2005-09-28 by tmoravan
--- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, "analog1k" wrote: > Haha!! that's a teeny-weeny rack setup, my P3 > sits proudly in a rather large modular system. > > A1k > OK - how about this shot then? http://www.synthservices.com/p3_rack.jpg
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2005-09-28 by tmoravan
I was playing around this morning with an idea and I wanted to use the cascading auxes feature to implement it. I started with a simple example: Track 1: poke in some notes Track 2: 2 steps long -- step 1: Aux A: auxes to track 1 -- step 2: Aux B: offset note rel +6 I started the
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2005-09-28 by analog1k
Haha!! that's a teeny-weeny rack setup, my P3 sits proudly in a rather large modular system. A1k --- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, "DJ Paris Lee" wrote: > my rack setup for all you gear nerds... > > http://myspace-093.vo.llnwd.net/00235/39/05/235385093_m.jpg > > Pictured
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2005-09-25 by magnetize
lol, i have an identical rack, except i also have a syntchno teebee in mine....any chance of some audio snips of the sequetial tom, sounds interesting? > From: "DJ Paris Lee" > > my rack setup for all you gear nerds... > http://myspace-093.vo.llnwd.net/00235/39/05/235385093_m.jpg
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2005-09-25 by Colin f
> I wanted to set up a track with a couple of drone notes on > it. I put a > note on step 1, set the length to 12, but it didn't hold long > enough. > So I tied it to a few consecutive notes (no gates on them) but it > didn't seem to sustain the patch like I thought it would. It
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2005-09-25 by tmoravan
I'm not as well versed in the P3 as some of you, so maybe there is an answer I haven't found yet. I wanted to set up a track with a couple of drone notes on it. I put a note on step 1, set the length to 12, but it didn't hold long enough. So I tied it to a few consecutive notes (
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2005-09-24 by ferrograph632
>>In one of RMI's P3s, I used the red and blue elements of some RGB LEDs in place of the red/green LEDs. Duncan should be able to tell us if that helped his colour-blind bandmate.
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2005-09-23 by DJ Paris Lee
my rack setup for all you gear nerds... http://myspace-093.vo.llnwd.net/00235/39/05/235385093_m.jpg Pictured: P3, Studio Electronics ATC-1, Airbase 99, Machinedrum btw...i just picked up a Sequential Circuits TOM drum machine...this thing kicks serious butt (only paid 180 for it)
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2005-09-22 by Colin f
> Good idea. I'll contact Duncan. How's the current draw? comparable? No other change needed with the LEDs I used. > I'm very comfortable doing some soldering so I'd probably do the LED > mod myself as needed. The boards are all thru hole plated, so it's easiest to just clip off
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2005-09-22 by Colin f
> One issue did crop up. I am one of many (mostly male) people with a > colo(u)r deficiency. Whenever I take those standardized color tests > (cf: http://www.toledo-bend.com/colorblind/Ishihara.html) I mostly > see just spots. > > On the P3, it's virtually impossible for me to di
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2005-09-22 by tmoravan
--- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, "Colin f" wrote: > > > > One issue did crop up. I am one of many (mostly male) people with a > > colo(u)r deficiency. Whenever I take those standardized color tests > > (cf: http://www.toledo-bend.com/colorblind/Ishihara.html) I mostly >
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2005-09-22 by tmoravan
Hello, had the P3 up and running for a day or so now. Still working through the functionality. One issue did crop up. I am one of many (mostly male) people with a colo(u)r deficiency. Whenever I take those standardized color tests (cf: http://www.toledo-bend.com/colorblind/Ishiha
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2005-09-22 by Paul Nagle
On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 23:34:35 +0100, "Colin f" wrote: >Mr Nagle is pretty good at updating the user guide when something worthwhile >appears, even in a beta. The User Guide - whilst less factual and complete - contains all the stuff I think of or come across in daily use. The next
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2005-09-21 by Colin f
> I know I was one of the people asking for all this > stuff, but I'm having as hard a time keeping up with it as you must be > having keeping the manual up-to-date. The general idea is to release an updated manual describing all new feature at the same time as a beta firmware bu
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2005-09-21 by analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the analogue-sequencer group. File : /P3UserGuide.pdf Uploaded by : arglebargleuk Description : P3 User Guide 1.04 You can access this file at the URL: http://groups.yah
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2005-09-21 by plord@there.org
Colin f wrote: > > And who the heck is Brown anyway? > > Robert Brown was a biologist who first described the stochastic motion of > smaller particles within pollen grains suspended in a liquid. Brown described it. Einstein *explained* it in 1905, which could have won him the Nob
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2005-09-21 by ferrograph632
>> Colin, any chance of a relativistic mode on the P3?
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2005-09-21 by ferrograph632
colin- I've been trawling back through the archives looking for functional details of the various updates that have happened since 1003 was originally built. there are a lot, which is why I had to sit down with the machine not plugged into anything the other night & try to figure
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2005-09-21 by Nick Rothwell
> Colin, any chance of a relativistic mode on the P3? That would be cool. It would mean I could buy a P3 next month and use it in my gig last year. -- N. -- nick rothwell -- composition, systems, performance -- http://www.cassiel.com
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2005-09-21 by Colin f
> I would love it if there were more > possibilties or modes that I could use on the fly. I know > that I will get into a lot more ways of randomizing patterns > I get to grips with the auxes - but I wonder if there are > other easy to use randomising algorhythms that could be >
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2005-09-21 by richardscott
Hi all I did my first recording a gig last week with the P3 and it stood up fine. I used it simply but the results sounded complex... and I managed to use it in a free improvisation conext with some really great musicians without appearing like a twat - great. I'm having a more l
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2005-09-21 by jimcombsus
--- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, "richardscott" wrote: Hi Richard! > I did my first recording a gig last week with the P3 and it > stood up fine. I used it simply but the results sounded > complex... and I managed to use it in a free improvisation > conext with some rea
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2005-09-21 by synthtrader
hi, > > It's funny you would mention a 9v power supply - my P3 (1009) has > > 9volts printed above its power jack - however, it came with a > > 12v PSU, > > and it won't boot when powered with a 9volt source! > > I'd guess your 9 volt supply is the wrong polarity. That's probably
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2005-09-21 by Colin f
> It's funny you would mention a 9v power supply - my P3 (1009) has > 9volts printed above its power jack - however, it came with a > 12v PSU, > and it won't boot when powered with a 9volt source! I'd guess your 9 volt supply is the wrong polarity. The power input on P3 feeds a v
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2005-09-21 by Gary Chang
"tmoravan" wrote: > > However, it would be nice if the included manual had a basic section > in the back with the technical specifications. Just the basics like > HxWxD, weight, and power requirements (9v, xxxmA, center positive???, > 2.1mm barrel - O.D. or I.D. ?). I thought I r
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2005-09-20 by Colin f
> > Just doing the Func+Run thing during playback to send a > Start on the > > next GBar would provide all the functionality I can currently dream > up... > This is also all we would've needed at Different Skies, as the folks > who needed a start were all manually stopped rigs. T
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2005-09-20 by jimcombsus
--- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, Paul Nagle wrote: > Just doing the Func+Run thing during playback to send a Start on the > next GBar would provide all the functionality I can currently dream up... This is also all we would've needed at Different Skies, as the folks who
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2005-09-20 by Colin f
> Hello, new P3 owner here. Unfortunately I haven't been able to power > it up yet (I assumed the US distributor would have included a power > supply, so I didn't source one ahead of time - my fault for assuming). I thought they were including them - I'll check with Shawn. > Howe
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2005-09-20 by synthtrader
hello, >> Hello, new P3 owner here. Unfortunately I haven't been able to >> power it up yet (I assumed the US distributor would have >> included a power supply, so I didn't source one ahead of time - >> my fault for assuming). > > I thought they were including them - I'll check w
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2005-09-20 by Colin f
> I would personally NOT want a stop command sent at all > because I often > have multiple synced devices and wish to be able to stop them > manually > but restart them smoothly and individually when needed. If > the process > sent stop first, devices that I didn't stop manually
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2005-09-20 by tmoravan
Hello, new P3 owner here. Unfortunately I haven't been able to power it up yet (I assumed the US distributor would have included a power supply, so I didn't source one ahead of time - my fault for assuming). However, it would be nice if the included manual had a basic section in
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2005-09-20 by ferrograph632
colin- many thanks for the quick turnaround- 1003 is up & running again, & I'm about to paypal you the dosh for the bits (yes, plural, & no pun intended) to bring ol' 73 into the 21st century. I'm liking the new software... this is still a beta, right? but I must've "missed a few
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