Analogue-sequencer

> An alternative might be to have an Aux event that said "Grab note from
> MIDI n" where n is a number relating to the notes of a chord received
> at MIDI input. Each step with such an Aux event could then take its
> base from MIDI rather than the note value and revert to the note when
> you are not holding down a chord. Maybe.

That's a big maybe I'm afraid. The problem being keeping track of multiple
active notes being held on the master keyboard. Grabbing the most recent
note on is easy, as there is a variable that holds that for the record
process. But turning that into an array to hold multiple notes could get
tricky and CPU intensive - it would need something like a polyphonic voice
allocation algorithm to maintain the list, and that's likely to be too
complex.

Cheers,
Colin f



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On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 12:04:19 +0000, "Colin f" <colin@colinfraser.com>
wrote:

>That's a big maybe I'm afraid. The problem being keeping track of multiple
>active notes being held on the master keyboard. Grabbing the most recent
>note on is easy, as there is a variable that holds that for the record
>process. But turning that into an array to hold multiple notes could get
>tricky and CPU intensive - it would need something like a polyphonic voice
>allocation algorithm to maintain the list, and that's likely to be too
>complex.

Ah well, you know I couldn't resist asking. I'll wait until the P4
shall I?

8-)

Paul
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--- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, Paul Nagle <softroom@b...> 
wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 12:04:19 +0000, "Colin f" <colin@c...>
> wrote:
> 
> >That's a big maybe I'm afraid. The problem being keeping track of 
multiple
> >active notes being held on the master keyboard. Grabbing the most 
recent
> >note on is easy, as there is a variable that holds that for the 
record
> >process. But turning that into an array to hold multiple notes 
could get
> >tricky and CPU intensive - it would need something like a 
polyphonic voice
> >allocation algorithm to maintain the list, and that's likely to be 
too
> >complex.
> 
> Ah well, you know I couldn't resist asking. I'll wait until the P4
> shall I?

Hmmm... that would have been cool indeed! It would be useful to set a 
parameter that says to track the last x number of notes so you 
wouldn't have to hold the keys..... Each time a key is pressed the 
oldest would be dropped. 

Of course I have no idea what I am talking about since I don't have 
my P3 yet!!! :)