Analogue-sequencer

hi kids!
got another track up;
http://aa6tem.23.i-lan.nl/oozi/oozi_DirectionalLighting.mp3

bit of a chill-out thingy. the idea was to do a kinda top40-ish 
thingy but it ended up er....slightly different. basics made on P3, 
playing around with directions and different pattern/global bar 
lengths. about 30 minutes of midi recorded into cubase, playing 
around with parts & mutes, then just cut & pasted the nicer bits.

and it looks like the P3 may have some worthy competition after all;
the swiss company Spectral Audio (known for their Neptunes & Protones)
have come up with a midi-analog sequencer, the Cyclus 3:
http://www.spectralaudio.ch/cyclus3.html
some of the features i find interesting:

-Each of the 8 tracks has 5 subtracks: note(pitch), xtranote, step 
length, note off time, velocity, ctrl value, ctrl length, ctrl glide 
on/off. The ctrl tracks can also transmit pitch bend, prg change and 
sysex messages. You have to choose between xtranote or controller 
subtracks.
-One track can modulate the basic pitch of another track. 
-Track midi key split function: a track can run on 2 midi different 
channels, above and below a split point. The upper zone can be 
transposed.
-Spread transform function. If you have created a great piece of 
music, with note spread set to '8', and you want one of the notes to 
be 1 octave higher, just enter the spread transformer, and change the 
note spread to f.ex. '64', without changing your melodic line.

i think the 'xtranote' function may be interesting, although i can't 
quite make out what exactly it does..
the 'one track modulating another' was on your TBI list if i'm not 
mistaken?
the track midi key split function would be handy, but it boils down 
to what i've been doing with my sampler; using one midichannel for 
different sounds, each with different keyranges. 
my first impression is that the P3 is more versatile though...

grtz Chiel

> hi kids!
> got another track up;
> http://aa6tem.23.i-lan.nl/oozi/oozi_DirectionalLighting.mp3

Nice, as usual.

Cyclus looks interesting, but lacking in UI. I felt 2 knobs per 
sequence step was the acceptable minimum for an 'analogue' sequencer. 
I'm not sure I could get on with only 8 knobs.

> -Spread transform function. If you have created a great piece of 
> music, with note spread set to '8', and you want one of the notes 
to 
> be 1 octave higher, just enter the spread transformer, and change 
the 
> note spread to f.ex. '64', without changing your melodic line.

I don't quite follow what this is doing. If it turns out to be cool, 
let me know, and I'll copy it ;-)
 
> i think the 'xtranote' function may be interesting, although i 
can't 
> quite make out what exactly it does..

I guess that means you can assign your controller track to do a 
single extra note per step. Another P3 TBI, only up to 4 extra notes.

> the 'one track modulating another' was on your TBI list if i'm not 
> mistaken?

Yep.

> my first impression is that the P3 is more versatile though...

My impression is that it has way too few knobs and buttons.
It'll be interesting to see the price...

Cheers,
Colin f