Analogue-sequencer

Folks,

Another P3 beta is in Yahoo files now.
This one extends the remote control facilities.

To enable remote control, remember you need to turn on the 'P3 
RemCon RX' user config option, and select a (rem) MIDI channel using 
the 'Midi Chan' softkey with step key 10.

You can now manually control part transpose (PXPos) over a 4 octave 
range by playing notes on the remote channel.
This is centred around note 60 (middle C), with a +/- 2 octave range.
The transpose is relative to C. It would be easy to make it relative 
to the current FTS root note - let me know if you think that would 
make more sense.
One other point is that PXPos is applied after force-to-scale.
It may sometimes make sense to apply it before, so I'm going to look 
at making this selectable per-part.

While a temporary PXPos value is over-riding the stored transpose, 
the number is shown in brackets. Selecting a new part, or restarting 
the sequencer resets the transpose to the stored value.

I've also added the following Remote Control CCs:

CC    function                      values
==========================================
12    select/exit record track      0 - 7
13    toggle record options         0 = live/ready
                                    1 = nDub
                                    2 = FTS
                                    3 = ties

14    enable track                  0 - 7
15    mute track                    0 - 7
16    toggle track                  0 - 7

If you want to enable record on a given track, send CC number 12, 
with a value equal to the track number minus 1.
This will only respond from play mode, and will put you into 'ready' 
record mode on the chosen track.
Sending the CC again with the same track value will exit record mode.
Sending the CC with a different track number will stay in record 
mode on the new track (reset to ready if you went live).

CC 13 controls record options.
Send a CC 13 with a value of 0 to toggle between live and ready.
CC 13 values 1, 2 and 3 toggle the various record options.

You can probably deduce how CCs 14, 15 and 16 operate.

Other controls to be added will allow you to apply transpose to 
individual tracks, and probably some other clever stuff.
I'm thinking a 'manual' pattern direction, where you can use a pair 
of CCs to change the pattern position by a relative or absolute 
amount will be fun.
Suggestions welcome.

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

colinfraser_com wrote:

>You can now manually control part transpose (PXPos) over a 4 octave 
>range by playing notes on the remote channel.
>This is centred around note 60 (middle C), with a +/- 2 octave range.
>The transpose is relative to C. It would be easy to make it relative 
>to the current FTS root note - let me know if you think that would 
>make more sense.
>  
>
For me it would - mostly because it feels more natural: for example if 
I'm using Faeo I'd want to cancel any transposition by hitting F rather 
than C.
Plus,  it also makes more sense if I'm transposing one of my P3s from 
the other (which works really well, BTW).


>If you want to enable record on a given track, send CC number 12, 
>with a value equal to the track number minus 1.
>This will only respond from play mode, and will put you into 'ready' 
>record mode on the chosen track.
>Sending the CC again with the same track value will exit record mode.
>Sending the CC with a different track number will stay in record 
>mode on the new track (reset to ready if you went live).
>  
>
Hehe, I just set up a piece where my first P3 uses random unmasking of 
events to totally reprogram the second. It decides which tracks to 
record, when to switch record on and off and so on. And I plan to make 
it even cleverer by preparing, in advance, aux events on the slaved P3 
that change tbase, direction etc. so the resulting sequence is more 
wackily ever-changing.

OK, I admit I wasn't too excited about remote control before - but I've 
now realised how totally cool it is!

>I'm thinking a 'manual' pattern direction, where you can use a pair 
>of CCs to change the pattern position by a relative or absolute 
>amount will be fun.
>  
>
Sweet!

>Suggestions welcome.
>  
>
Would remote aux masking be possible? So I can use probability to mask 
aux events happening on my slave P3? I guess that would mean a lot of 
CCs though - especially if you add remote masking of gate/tie. Hmm, 
possibly a bit complicated now I come to think of it. How about remote 
knob control instead?

OK, I'll stop now. Time I got some healthy fresh air... :)

Paul

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