Analogue systems

Not that it changes anything, but if I remember correctly, a 8500 
does not include 200's - that case is an add on - a separate 
entity. Also, one does not nessesarily need two sequencers for 
16 steps - you can create a single 16 step bank  by using a 
RS150 Sequential Switch as well - you just toggle between two 
of the existing three sequencer banks on the 200 on step 8.

Regardless...two sequencers are terrific and I applaude Bob for 
incuding the two as a single option. Their benefits are up to the 
user of course and what kind of work they do.  

I've got three.  Not 200's, but three sequencers.  Sometimes i 
use one to transpose the other through a CV mixer, again using 
one stage gate outs to advance the second sequencer so that 
the 'master;' sequencer is offset high or low from the second.

Another interesting trick was used a lot by Mort Subotnick before 
the Buchla 200 was released and before there was such a thing 
a VC control of direction -- that is running two sequencers 
against each other, one with less steps as the other, both being 
drvien by the same clock.  It;s right out of Paul HIndemith's theory 
bookand allows for unpredictablke sequences when the voltage 
of those two are summed, again through a CV mixer.

With a quantizer, it s a breeze to set up so that all of these 
combinations of the (for instance 2 steps against 3) will yeild 
valid musical information.

There are a billion possibilites of two units.  If you can afford 
them, I highly recommend it.

hope this helps,

Peter




--- In analogue_systems@yahoogroups.com, "hogberto" 
<hogberto@m...> wrote:
> Hello all. I'm new around here (and having a bit of a struggle 
with 
> this whole user group thingy, so apologies for any repeat posts 
> and any other inexplicable goings on), so thought I'd say hi and 
> Happy New Year to one and all. And with the formalities out of 
> the way...
> 
> I see that AS have a unit available incorporating two RS200's, 
> designed for the RS8500. It's not immediately obvious to me 
> what advantages twin RS200's would bring, (other than having 
> 16 steps instead of 8) and I wonder if anyone would be able to 
> explain what additional possibilities this would open up.
> 
> Cheers