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Hi Colin

"There's not yet a simple implementation of them"

So you are giving me some hope! :)

the NRPM specs for the Andro are here: 

http://www.alesis.com/downloads/software/A6/A6SYX.pdf

towards the end of that document are listed over a thousand
NRPM controller numbers! However I think that I would
realistically only ever need immediate access to 20 of them
for modulation purposes so a user option of a configurable
NRPM map of 20 numbers in addition to 100 CC#s would be
ample - and ultra flexible: certainly it would be easier to
scroll through 20 NRPM numbers on the P3 to hear what effect
they have than to have to map a CC on the Andro everytime I
want to try something out. So yes if its possible I'd
request it - I think it could be useful for access virus
users as well?

Would be awsome to be able to control the Andro NRPN's!!
Specially since the build in arp/stepsequencer does not send out midi  
notes (how could they ever forgot about THAT!)

So, you've got my vote here too Colin!

:-)

Boele

Op 15-okt-2005, om 18:16 heeft richardscott het volgende geschreven:

> Hi Colin
>
> "There's not yet a simple implementation of them"
>
> So you are giving me some hope! :)
>
> the NRPM specs for the Andro are here:
>
> http://www.alesis.com/downloads/software/A6/A6SYX.pdf
>
> towards the end of that document are listed over a thousand
> NRPM controller numbers! However I think that I would
> realistically only ever need immediate access to 20 of them
> for modulation purposes so a user option of a configurable
> NRPM map of 20 numbers in addition to 100 CC#s would be
> ample - and ultra flexible: certainly it would be easier to
> scroll through 20 NRPM numbers on the P3 to hear what effect
> they have than to have to map a CC on the Andro everytime I
> want to try something out. So yes if its possible I'd
> request it - I think it could be useful for access virus
> users as well?
>
>
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richardscott wrote:

>want to try something out. So yes if its possible I'd
>request it - I think it could be useful for access virus
>users as well?
>  
>
The Virus doesn't use NRPNs. It uses MIDI CCs - and for a few rarely 
used parameters it uses poly aftertouch. These are far easier to tweak 
in programs such as Cubase than NRPNs. Alesis thought it was a good idea 
so perhaps they have a step sequencer lined up that copes with them?

Paul

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I stand corrected on the NRPNs - I thought one of the major VAs was using them

as for, "Alesis thought it was a good idea so perhaps they have a step sequencer lined up that copes with them?" 

that will never happen, I think Alesis just miscalculated that NRPN would take off and then it didn't. FYI the NRPNs work very easily and smoothly with an Akai MPC4000 sequencer - and you can smoothly modulate just about anything imaginable with em, so I think there is a technical and creative advantage. There's a few programmable CC#s on the A6 as well if necessary but NRPN on the P3 would be an a nice option even if only for us few A6 users

Richard 



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Richard Scott wrote:

>I stand corrected on the NRPNs - I thought one of the major VAs was using them
>  
>
Only Alesis AFAIK

>as for, "Alesis thought it was a good idea so perhaps they have a step sequencer lined up that copes with them?" 
>
>that will never happen, I think Alesis just miscalculated that NRPN would take off and then it didn't. FYI the NRPNs work very easily and smoothly with an Akai MPC4000 sequencer - and you can smoothly modulate just about anything imaginable with em, so I think there is a technical and creative advantage. 
>
The Virus uses adaptive smoothing which works great - as smooth as I 
need anyway. The higher resolution may make sense for MIDI recorder-type 
sequencers but not for step sequencing applications - again all my 
opinion. I think I waffled on a bit on the topic in my Alesis Ion 
review... :)

Paul

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        www.softroom.co.uk / www.BogusFocus.com / www.JointIntelligenceCommittee.com