Elektron Musical Instruments

Forgive me, I do not yet have my Machinedrum.  It's currently in 
Paris.. so hopefully I'll get it within the next two days.

But this new pattern chaining I hear about in the new OS.  What 
exactly is it?  Wasn't it available in previous OS versions?  It it the 
same thing as pattern sequencing on the fly?  

And midimachines.. now that everyone has had a few days to 
play around with it.. how are they?  Any limitations?  Or is it really 
that great and enables full control of external synths?  I heard 
someone mention something about having the ability to do 
chords.. can someone explain how it is set up and works?

One last general question.. what is the maximum polyphony of 
the machinedrum?

Thanks!

And to add an explanation to my confusion on pattern chaining..  
I read this excerpt from the manual..

"If pattern selection is done while the sequencer is playing, the 
selected pattern
will not be active until the current pattern has played to its end. 
You will
see the change in the display as described in section "THE LCD 
USER
INTERFACE", on page 9."

Isn't that pattern chaining?

Haven't downloaded the new OS yet, but I think by pattern chaining 
they mean that you select more than one pattern, eg. B01-B04, and the 
MD will play these 4 patterns sequentially, in a loop.

Regards,
Nils



--- In elektron-users@y..., "superfearo" <superfearo@y...> wrote:

> And to add an explanation to my confusion on pattern chaining..  
> I read this excerpt from the manual..
> 
> "If pattern selection is done while the sequencer is playing, the 
> selected pattern
> will not be active until the current pattern has played to its end. 
> You will
> see the change in the display as described in section "THE LCD 
> USER
> INTERFACE", on page 9."
> 
> Isn't that pattern chaining?

On Sun Dec 30 2001, sjokoladegutt <nilsodegaard@...> wrote:

> Haven't downloaded the new OS yet, but I think by pattern chaining 
> they mean that you select more than one pattern, eg. B01-B04, and the 
> MD will play these 4 patterns sequentially, in a loop.


That was what I had hoped for. I've tested this a bit, but it doesn't
work the way I am used to from the TR-606.  If you try to chain
patterns 1-4 together (from any bank), then it will play pattern 1 and
patern four, but not the patterns inbetween!

I love the new midimachines! :)

/Janne

-- 
Janne G:son Berg, d3berg@...   http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/~d3berg
               Jag vill inte h\ufffdra om din j\ufffdvla badminton. Igen.

On Tue Jan 01 2002, Janne G:son Berg <d3berg@...> wrote:

> That was what I had hoped for. I've tested this a bit, but it doesn't
> work the way I am used to from the TR-606.  If you try to chain
> patterns 1-4 together (from any bank), then it will play pattern 1 and
> patern four, but not the patterns inbetween!

Further investigations reveal that you have to press the button for
each pattern that is to be chained, it does not automatically select
the range between the button that you've pressed.

Example:

Pressing buttons 1 and 4 plays patterns 1 and 4 chained together.
Pressing buttons 1,2,3 and 4 plays the patterns 1 to 4 chained together.

This way of selecting which patterns to be chained together is more
flexible, but confusing to one like me who is used to the old style
Roland drummachines.

/Janne

-- 
Janne G:son Berg, d3berg@...   http://www.dtek.chalmers.se/~d3berg
               Jag vill inte h\ufffdra om din j\ufffdvla badminton. Igen.