Analogue-sequencer

I don't really use odd time signatures, more of a 4/4 guy,  but a member of the band I'm 
currently working with has a song with a multimeter signature, 9/8 and 5/8,  is it possible to 
do these time signatures on the P3?  If so how?

Thanks,
Brian

> I don't really use odd time signatures, more of a 4/4 guy,  
> but a member of the band I'm 
> currently working with has a song with a multimeter 
> signature, 9/8 and 5/8,  is it possible to 
> do these time signatures on the P3?  If so how?

You can do either of those time signatures with P3, though depending on the
length of the shortest notes, you may need to chain more than one pattern
together for 9/8.
9/8 means 9 beats, where a beat is an eighth note.
So you could set tbase to 8, and set the pattern length to 9.
That gives you a pattern of 9 eighth notes.
But if you need to use 16th notes in 9/8 time, then you'll need to chain two
patterns together.
You could use one pattern of 16 steps, and one pattern of 2 to get the
required 18 steps of 16th notes, but it would make more sense to use two
patterns on 9 steps long.
5/8 is easier - just leave tbase at the default of 16, and set the length to
10.

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

Thanks Colin,

thats what my first thought was to do, 1 pattern of 9 notes long for the 9/8's,  but since I 
had never used those time signatures I was confused, and being more of a play by ear guy, 
never learned much about it.  Everything is clear now.

> 
> You can do either of those time signatures with P3, though depending on the
> length of the shortest notes, you may need to chain more than one pattern
> together for 9/8.
> 9/8 means 9 beats, where a beat is an eighth note.
> So you could set tbase to 8, and set the pattern length to 9.
> That gives you a pattern of 9 eighth notes.
> But if you need to use 16th notes in 9/8 time, then you'll need to chain two
> patterns together.
> You could use one pattern of 16 steps, and one pattern of 2 to get the
> required 18 steps of 16th notes, but it would make more sense to use two
> patterns on 9 steps long.
> 5/8 is easier - just leave tbase at the default of 16, and set the length to
> 10.
> 
> Best regards,
> Colin Fraser
> Sequentix Music Systems Ltd
> http://www.sequentix.com
>