Elektron Musical Instruments

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, niall munnelly <aleph@a...> 
wrote:
> speculation time.
> 
> is it possible?  probable?  coming real soon now?

I approached this subject quite some time ago on this list... and it 
was a pretty firm NO.  I even got into nit-picking the details with 
Daniel.  The problem is that the parameter locks can theoretically 
exceed the maximum data rate that CC's can handle.  I recommended 
that they just monitor the rate at which CC's were being sent, and 
send a flag saying "rate exceeded" to the user if and when it 
happened.  I put a lot of parameter locks into sequences, but it 
would be extremely rare to find enough locks in a given pattern to 
cause problems.  I even did the math to show that this is the case.  

As ususal, a "half assed" solution is never acceptable to elektron.  
Same reason they won't record the joystick movements as parameter 
locks - because you cannot store 14 bit pitch bends in the parameter 
lock structure.  It's all or nothing.  It's a good thing that what it 
does do, it does very well.

-gerald