Analogue-sequencer

> Will upgrading to a newer OS using these new pattern options
> invalidate currently stored patterns?

No. The existing 'length' setting on each step has a range of 1 to 12, so
only the lower 4 bits of the length bytes are used.
I've used the upper nybble of the length bytes for step 1 in each pattern to
hold the new direction values. After the first power-on initialisation, this
value will always be zero, which means 'forward'.
As a general rule, OS updates should never invalidate exisiting pattern
data. In some rare cases, a sysex dump and restore may be required, but only
if it's absolutely necessary.

> So how's the state of that complete P3 kit, Colin?

I've found that picking and packing the complete set of components for a
sequencer is more effort than just stuffing the boards and assembling the
final unit, so it's not really worthwhile my selling a complete kit of parts
- I may as well finish the job and make a ready-built unit out of it. So I'm
afraid it's unlikely I'll be doing full kits. Pre-populated boards without a
case are more likely, at a higher cost obviously.

> So brownian random mode is a random mode with different
> statistics?

Think of it as randomised direction, rather than randomised absolute
position.

Cheers,
Colin f



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On Tuesday 14 October 2003 10:49, Colin f wrote:

> I've found that picking and packing the complete set of
> components for a sequencer is more effort than just
> stuffing the boards and assembling the final unit, so
> it's not really worthwhile my selling a complete kit of
> parts - I may as well finish the job and make a
> ready-built unit out of it. So I'm afraid it's unlikely
> I'll be doing full kits. Pre-populated boards without a
> case are more likely, at a higher cost obviously.

Of course. Any known dates for the ready-build units and/or 
the prepopulated boards? Or as an alternative, a single 
online shop where I can buy the full BOM? I'm not afraid to 
build the thing myself, but I hate endless shopping for 
parts.

> Think of it as randomised direction, rather than
> randomised absolute position.

Ah, I think I understand now. In random mode we random 
access to any of the pattern's steps, while in brownian 
mode you cannot skip steps, but instead randomly change 
directions (or use the same step again). Correct? If so, 
cool!!

- Robert