Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

On 30 Apr 2009, at 16:01, patrioticduo wrote:

>> Should work, I think. It's also the same method used for activating
>> slide in Portamento Mono mode, so it's nice and intuitive.
>
> Yep.
>
>> Would we need a global portamento rate parameter for the sequencer,
>> assuming that portamento wasn't an accent-type. and was activated for
>> a particular step by holding two notes, as outlined above?
>
> Two things here. First, I have been unhappy with the portamento  
> rate for some time because most portamento functions have the same  
> time to slide from one note to another no matter how far apart they  
> up from each other and that is not how the Poly is doing  
> portamento. The further the notes are, the longer the slide. So I  
> am working on fixing that. Once that is fixed, the portamento slide  
> rate will be determined by the patch settings for it (extended  
> parameter 86). And because of that, I don't see a need to set the  
> rate from within the arranger. If you don't like the rate, you  
> change it in the patch itself.

Nice.

a|x


>
> Mike.
>
>
>
>
> --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Alex Drinkwater <the_voder@...>  
> wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 30 Apr 2009, at 15:10, patrioticduo wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Alex,
>>>
>>> No, the upgrade memory and the boards still have not shown up.
>>> Sorry about that. I'll let you all know when they do come in.
>>
>> No problem.
>>
>>> No, you won't be able to accent on ANY parameter. There will be a
>>> short list of parameters that can be accented. I have VCF cutoff,
>>> resonance, EG decay and perhaps portamento as possible accents. I
>>> am willing to take suggestions on the list but I can't foresee
>>> doing more than four due to the amount of memory that it's going to
>>> take and the extra burden on the CPU.
>>
>> Fair enough.
>>
>>> Yes, you will be able to accent on all of those specific parameters
>>> that are actually implemented in the accent feature. But as I said,
>>> the list of accents will be limited to a very short list. An entire
>>> block of memory will be allocated for each and every available  
>>> accent.
>>
>> Gotcha. So, you'll be able to accent the env decay and filter cutoff
>> (for example), on the same step (just to be clear)?
>>
>>> 32 steps per arrangement x 8 arrangements = 256 bytes. So each
>>> accent will take 256 bytes of flash memory. So four accents would
>>> use 1K of flash. The note sequences themselves will take 256 bytes
>>> (but we'll just hijack the memory that was allocated to the
>>> sequencer for that).
>>
>> I see.
>>
>>> How we enter notes to do portamento is something I'll have to think
>>> about. I think your suggestion of holding a note and pressing a new
>>> one should be a workable solution.
>>
>> Should work, I think. It's also the same method used for activating
>> slide in Portamento Mono mode, so it's nice and intuitive.
>> Would we need a global portamento rate parameter for the sequencer,
>> assuming that portamento wasn't an accent-type. and was activated for
>> a particular step by holding two notes, as outlined above?
>>
>> a|x
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Mike.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Alex Drinkwater <the_voder@>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 30 Apr 2009, at 14:11, korgpolyex800 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> 1) A global parameter - Arranger Mode - would allow choosing  
>>>>> "arp",
>>>>> "arp hold" or "arranger learn" and "arranger play" modes. Arranger
>>>>> learn mode allows selecting which arrangement you wish to play and
>>>>> edit using the numeric keypad. So there would be 8 arrangements
>>>>> available. Each one would contain 32 notes.
>>>>> 2) Another global parameter - Arrangement Play Order - allows
>>>>> choosing the type of arranger pattern play mode. 0=play  
>>>>> arrangement
>>>>> 1 only, 2=play arrangements 1213121..., 3=play 123456781234... and
>>>>> other arrangements would be available in the list.
>>>>> 3) Another global parameter allows setting the number of MIDI  
>>>>> clock
>>>>> (or on board seq. clock) ticks per beat (anywhere from 1 to 32
>>>>> ticks per beat).
>>>>> 4) To get into arranger mode, hold down the Poly button and press
>>>>> Start. The arranger immediately starts playing. If you've have not
>>>>> recorded anything into the arranger then it will be silent.
>>>>> 5) Display would show "Ax yy zz" where A means ARP or Arrange,  
>>>>> x is
>>>>> the current accent type, yy is the current selected pattern and zz
>>>>> is the current position in that pattern.
>>>>> 4) You enter notes at any time in the arrangement by hitting them
>>>>> in time with the arranger. The arranger would be monophonic and
>>>>> inserts hit keys into the arrangement in time with the sequence.
>>>>> This allows you to write in notes at any point in the arrangement.
>>>>> Pressing the write key deletes the next note that would be played
>>>>> in the arrangement. So holding down the write key through the
>>>>> entire arrangement (32 notes) would clear all the notes.
>>>>> 5) The current accent (x) is the type of accent data you want to
>>>>> enter in real time. Pressing the Up/Down buttons would cycle
>>>>> through the possible values. 0=VCF cutoff, 1=resonance, 2=decay
>>>>> time (others?). You use the joystick to select the desired amount
>>>>> of accent and at the moment in the arrangement that you want the
>>>>> accent applied (inserted) you press the step key. The next note
>>>>> will have that accent applied. The accent value is calculated by
>>>>> taking the patches actual set value and adding or subtracting from
>>>>> it according to the Y axis deflection of the joystick.
>>>>> 6) When in "arranger learn" mode, you can select any one of the
>>>>> eight possible arrangements by pressing 1-8 on the keypad. The
>>>>> display (yy) will change from 01 thru 08 according to which
>>>>> arrangement is playing. In this manner, you can edit all 8
>>>>> different arrangements one at a time because in learn mode, the  
>>>>> one
>>>>> arrangement repeats endlessly. So you would edit one, select
>>>>> another one using the keypad, edit that one, select the next one
>>>>> and so on.
>>>>> 7) When in "arranger play" mode, the arrangements are played in
>>>>> sequence according to the global parameter "Arranger Play Order".
>>>>> We will have to come up with a list of the types of ordering that
>>>>> we want.
>>>>> 8) There would be no way to adjust the duration of the notes other
>>>>> than a global parameter that sets the note hold time after the  
>>>>> note
>>>>> onset measured in ticks (1-64). So a note hold of 1 means turn the
>>>>> note off one tick after the note comes on whereas a note hold  
>>>>> of 12
>>>>> would keep the note held for 12 ticks.
>>>>> 9) The beat position in the arrangement is displayed in the last
>>>>> two digits of the display (yy) and constantly changes as the
>>>>> arranger plays through the notes. So it the display would show
>>>>> 01,02,03...32,01,02,03...32...
>>>>>
>>>>> That doesn't sound too complicated now does it?
>>>>
>>>> I like it- this all sounds great!
>>>>
>>>> It does sound complex, but given the limited controls available,
>>>> that's unavoidable. It looks like you've really thought this  
>>>> through
>>>> though.
>>>>
>>>> A few things occur to me:
>>>>
>>>> - You mention use of the joystick in a couple of places. What's the
>>>> alternative for EX-800 users? Could you also set accent level using
>>>> the keyboard maybe, or pitch-bend/modulation?
>>>> - How about slide notes? Would slide be activated by continuing to
>>>> hold down the previous note while pressing the new one?
>>>> - Would it be possible to combine accent types on the same note?  
>>>> You
>>>> seem to suggest in 5. above, that this wouldn't be the case.  
>>>> Might be
>>>> nice either to be able to do this, or to have another type of  
>>>> accent
>>>> that maybe combined say, decreasing the filter envelope decay, and
>>>> increasing the cutoff and resonance at higher settings.
>>>> - There are circumstances where modulating the envelopes' decay  
>>>> times
>>>> wouldn't have an appreciable effect, because of other envelope
>>>> settings. Would you somehow change the envelope to a simple AD
>>>> (Attack Decay) one if an accent type was selected that would  
>>>> modulate
>>>> the decay time?
>>>>
>>>> I know I've mentioned this before, and I'm still not clear on  
>>>> whether
>>>> it would actually be possible, but once we get into setting
>>>> particular parameters per-step from a sequencer, it would be  
>>>> great to
>>>> be able to set any arbitrary parameter and record that into the
>>>> sequencers memory for that step. I realise there's a whole new  
>>>> level
>>>> of complexity (and memory-usage) there though.
>>>>
>>>> Incidentally, are the upgrade chips available yet? If so, can I  
>>>> place
>>>> an order for one?
>>>>
>>>> a|x
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --- In korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com, Alex Drinkwater <the_voder@>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That's the ticket!!!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nice one. Then that's a definite 'YES', in that case.
>>>>>> Would the sequence be transposable from the keyboard? How do you
>>>>>> envisage the notes, accents and slides being inputted (if that's
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> correct word)?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> a|x
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 30 Apr 2009, at 00:49, Michael Hawkins wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yep, that is the plan.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I was thinking that we would do VCF cutoff, resonance and decay
>>>>>>> time
>>>>>>> accenting.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mike.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> From: Alex Drinkwater <the_voder@>
>>>>>>> To: korgpolyex@yahoogroups.com
>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 3:07:49 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Re: Arpeggiator for HAWK-800
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you could add accents and slides;
>>>>>>> absolutely!!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> a|x
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --- On Wed, 29/4/09, patrioticduo <patrioticduo@ yahoo.com>  
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> From: patrioticduo <patrioticduo@ yahoo.com>
>>>>>>>> Subject: [korgpolyex] Re: Arpeggiator for HAWK-800
>>>>>>>> To: korgpolyex@yahoogro ups.com
>>>>>>>> Date: Wednesday, 29 April, 2009, 7:33 PM
>>>>>>>> Well Poly is happy to work with
>>>>>>>> changing MIDI clock rates same as any synth is.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Next question for everyone is.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> While I'm doing the ARP it occurred to me that I could make
>>>>>>>> a 16 note arranger/sequencer similar to TB-303. I never used
>>>>>>>> a 303 so I don't know how it works but...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Would anyone consider a real time sequencer on the Poly to
>>>>>>>> be a useful thing?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mike.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --- In korgpolyex@yahoogro ups.com,
>>>>>>>> "narfman96" <narfman96@ ..> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Yes that is what I meant for a work around if freqspec
>>>>>>>> really wanted to try it.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --- In korgpolyex@yahoogro ups.com,
>>>>>>>> "patrioticduo" <patrioticduo@ > wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hey Fran,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> "Would it overload the HAWK midi clock if you
>>>>>>>> applied a
>>>>>>>>>> LFO clocked routine externally from a DAW?"
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> You mean your DAW would send variable rate MIDI
>>>>>>>> clocks? If yes, then Poly would be OK with that. If not,
>>>>>>>> then I guess I don't understand what you're suggesting.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Mike.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --- In korgpolyex@yahoogro ups.com,
>>>>>>>> "narfman96" <narfman96@> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> When my brother showed me all the already
>>>>>>>> compiled utilities in Java I had to laugh. Visual Basic same
>>>>>>>> thing. He's not learning programming on the scale that the
>>>>>>>> old timers knew. Just go grab an easy to find utility on the
>>>>>>>> web and away you go....
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Mike, you explained to me why I write and
>>>>>>>> freely share all my patches. At the end of the day I know
>>>>>>>> how all my synths work inside and out. If I need a sound I
>>>>>>>> can usually visualize what needs to be done to get it.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Your Arp ideas are great! Would it overload
>>>>>>>> the HAWK midi clock if you applied a LFO clocked routine
>>>>>>>> externally from a DAW? Oh well, bennies and the jet. Sorry
>>>>>>>> about our indigenously high pollen count this time of
>>>>>>>> year.   Fran
>>>>>>>>>>> --- In korgpolyex@yahoogro ups.com,
>>>>>>>> LARRY HAWKE <gorgarh@> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Yesterday I couldn't spell
>>>>>>>> programmer.. .now I ARE one!  ;^)
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I think the coolest thing about my
>>>>>>>> keyboard obsession is to park the Poly 800 next to my 'wall
>>>>>>>> of keyboards' (Korg R3/microK/Alesis) and still play the
>>>>>>>> heck out of it even though it's severly limited compared to
>>>>>>>> my 21st Century gear.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Considering that I paid $75 bucks for
>>>>>>>> the Poly 800 (compared to a total of $2,000 for the others),
>>>>>>>> I find that to be pretty mind-blowing.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Jam on!  (learn with Gern!)
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Gor
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> To: korgpolyex@yahoogro ups.com
>>>>>>>>>>>> From: korgpolyex800@
>>>>>>>>>>>> Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:23:59 +0000
>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [korgpolyex] Re: Arpeggiator
>>>>>>>> for HAWK-800
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>       LOL,
>>>>>>>> that's pretty funny that you should ask for something that
>>>>>>>> is not only difficult - but in actuality, damn near
>>>>>>>> impossible. ROFL.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> But since you asked in jest and since I
>>>>>>>> am as high as a kite on Benadryl to stop my ugly allergies
>>>>>>>> and also since I have been listening to Solarfields Brainbow
>>>>>>>> and other incredibly uplifting trance tracks. And what's
>>>>>>>> more, since I have cleaned my office top to bottom and the
>>>>>>>> weather is fantastic - well, here is a little off topic rant
>>>>>>>> that I hope you all enjoy.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> First of all, the Arpeggiator is going
>>>>>>>> to be clocked by MIDI or the built in sequencer so you can
>>>>>>>> always vary the ARP rate by changing either of those clocks.
>>>>>>>> But I am assuming that you wanted to vary the rate in the
>>>>>>>> sense that you want to modulate the clock rate. Say, by
>>>>>>>> sending an LFO into the clock rate in order to modulate it.
>>>>>>>> Now that is the kind of question that makes my head go off
>>>>>>>> in all directions.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> But thankfully, before that happened, I
>>>>>>>> received a great article - at just the right moment - about
>>>>>>>> the history of software programming and all of the problems
>>>>>>>> that go with it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.computer world.com/ action/article. do?command=
>>>>>>> viewArticleBasic &taxonomyName= Development& articleId=
>>>>>>> 9132061&taxonomy Id=11&pageNumber =1
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> And boy did I get a laugh reading
>>>>>>>> through that article, because just about everything it
>>>>>>>> mentions has been a big factor in the last two years of
>>>>>>>> programming the HAWK-800. You have to keep in mind that the
>>>>>>>> Poly 800 is based on the 80C85 microprocessor and I didn't
>>>>>>>> want to buy a C compiler, and also there was a free 8085
>>>>>>>> assembler out there called TASM - well, I ended up doing
>>>>>>>> this entire project using assembler. Which seemed like it
>>>>>>>> would be fun (and difficult) at the time I chose that
>>>>>>>> direction but since I had also found a free disassembler
>>>>>>>> that I was able to put the original ROM code through - well,
>>>>>>>> here we are - two years later and a lot of spaghetti code
>>>>>>>> has been produced which actually does the job rather nicely
>>>>>>>> but - well, to be honest, maintaining the new code has been
>>>>>>>> a lesson in programming that I never thought I would
>>>>>>>> experience. Certainly not in the year 2009! The last time I
>>>>>>>> wrote any assembler at all was around 1994 and even then I
>>>>>>>> wrote awful code!
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> So then what's this all about you say.
>>>>>>>> Well, in my own silly way I just had to have a laugh
>>>>>>>> thinking about how mad crazy this project really is and has
>>>>>>>> been the whole time. But dang! if I didn't have the most
>>>>>>>> awesome time doing all of this and I frankly don't mind if
>>>>>>>> the only thing I am remembered for in the wider world after
>>>>>>>> I'm gone is that I was mad enough, crazy enough and or
>>>>>>>> stupid enough to have created a kit that so far only about
>>>>>>>> 30 people have gained benefit from. And that, even then, the
>>>>>>>> HAWK-800 kit is just an enhancement to a synthesizer that is
>>>>>>>> widely considered to be one of the cheapest (because it was)
>>>>>>>> pieces of crap masquerading as a real synthesizer.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> The irony, oh the irony of it all is
>>>>>>>> that probably even this kit won't be remembered at all and
>>>>>>>> the only benefit from most of this work is that I can
>>>>>>>> honestly say that I learned more about programming and more
>>>>>>>> about the wizardry of sound synthesis and then made not a
>>>>>>>> single a buck out of it but did just have a wonderful time
>>>>>>>> doing it. And so it really isn't about the destination, it's
>>>>>>>> the journey that matters after all.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyway, for those of you who managed to
>>>>>>>> read this far and were hoping for a wider or more poignant
>>>>>>>> point - I hate to say it - but there isn't one. Consider
>>>>>>>> yourself to be Rick Rolled! LOL
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Now back to this ARP thing.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers all!
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Mike.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> --- In korgpolyex@yahoogro ups.com,
>>>>>>>> Frequency Spectrum <freqspec@> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> any chance of having a swing rate
>>>>>>>> included.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> If so i would buy the mod for my
>>>>>>>> mk2
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Im only joking this would be very
>>>>>>>> difficult i suspect.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 9:00 PM,
>>>>>>>> patrioticduo <patrioticduo@ >wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Poly fans,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am in the process of
>>>>>>>> writing the code for an arpeggiator for the Poly.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have a couple of questions
>>>>>>>> since I've not used an arp for some time and
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> also, I want to make the ARP
>>>>>>>> unique in its functions compared to other
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ARP's.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What does everybody think
>>>>>>>> about the following ARP features?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In ARP mode, the display will
>>>>>>>> show "A" (replacing the "P") and only Poly
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mode is supported when in ARP
>>>>>>>> mode. You select ARP mode by holding down the
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Poly" button and then
>>>>>>>> pressing the Seq. Start button. This makes it very
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> easy to get into ARP mode for
>>>>>>>> performances. To exit ARP mode, simply press
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the sequencer start/stop
>>>>>>>> button again.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In ARP mode, any MIDI
>>>>>>>> received notes or played notes will be inserted into
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the arpeggiator buffer. The
>>>>>>>> notes will not be immediately played but
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> instead, will be inserted
>>>>>>>> into the arpeggiator such that the notes
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> will be played out in
>>>>>>>> sequence according to the arpeggiator clock rate
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (based upon either on board
>>>>>>>> sequencer rate or MIDI clock rate). So if you
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> were to hit four notes at
>>>>>>>> once then each one would be played out on
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> subsequent note ticks. The
>>>>>>>> notes would be played out in order according to
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the sweep mode.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The arpeggiator user settings
>>>>>>>> will be stored in global mode parameters and
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> will include the following:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ARP_SWEEP - 1=Up, 2=Down,
>>>>>>>> 3=Up/Down, 4=Down/Up, 5=FIFO, 6=random.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Up - plays the notes in an
>>>>>>>> upward sweep.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Down - plays the notes in a
>>>>>>>> downward sweep.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Up/Down - plays the notes in
>>>>>>>> an initial upward sweep followed by a downward
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sweep and thereupon repeats.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Down/Up - plays the notes in
>>>>>>>> an initial downward sweep followed by an
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> upward sweep and thereupon
>>>>>>>> repeats.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> FIFO - plays the notes in the
>>>>>>>> order in which they were originally played.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Random - plays the notes in
>>>>>>>> random order.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ARP_RANGE - 0=none, 1=1
>>>>>>>> octave, 2=2 octaves, 3=3 octaves.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 0 - plays only the notes that
>>>>>>>> are played.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1 - plays the played notes
>>>>>>>> and the same notes one octave higher.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2 - plays the played notes
>>>>>>>> and the same notes one octave higher and one
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> octave lower.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3 - plays the played notes
>>>>>>>> along with one and two octaves higher and lower.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ARP_DELAY - 1-64 = number of
>>>>>>>> arp ticks to delay note off
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ARP_FORSTEP - 0=off, 1 thru
>>>>>>>> 128. On each arp tick skip forward this number
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of arp notes.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ARP_BACKSTEP - 0=off, 1 thru
>>>>>>>> 128. On each arp tick move backward this
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> number of arp notes
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ARP_REST - 0=off, 1 thru 128.
>>>>>>>> The number of arp notes to play before a rest
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is played instead of the arp
>>>>>>>> note.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ARP_SINGLE - 1=play the
>>>>>>>> arpeggiator when 1 or more notes are played, 2=play
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when 2 or more notes are
>>>>>>>> played.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now, you can see that I am
>>>>>>>> trying to make the ARP behave in a way that
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> allows for some funky
>>>>>>>> stepping forward and backward as well as skipping on
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sounding notes. What does
>>>>>>>> everyone think of those features?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mike.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
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