MOTM

But what about 1 x 16 mode?

Paul S.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "norman fay" <NFAY@...>
To: <motm@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 7:43 AM
Subject: [motm] run/skip/rest(?)


> In message <000d01c089f7$0206c760$023f240a@...>, Paul Schreiber
> <synth1@...> writes
> 
> (of sequencer switch suggestion)
> 
> >That's $74 worth of switches!!
> >
> >Paul S.
> >
> IMO run/skip/rest switches for each stage is THEE essential feature on
> an analogue sequencer.  To explain, yr sequencer is laid out thusly:
> 
> row 1   O O O O O O O O 
> 
> row 2   O O O O O O O O
> 
> switch  I I I I I I I I
> 
> right?  (O represents knob, I represents 3-position switch (like on for
> example motm410 for lfo selection) 
> 
> when the stage's switch is in the middle, the stage runs as normal,
> switch it one way, and you get a rest, IE the sequencer doesn't output a
> trigger, switch it the other way, and the sequencer skips to the next
> stage. 
> 
> doing it this way means you only use 8 switches = $37.  Well worth it,
> in fact, I'd put this over an internal clock in terms of importance.  I
> believe the Moog modular sequencer did this, but many others, even
> including serge's fancy sequencers don't implement it, yet I believe
> it's not too difficult to implement.
> 
> You can hear what can be done with thios feature on T. Dream's "rubicon"
> lp.  It's a good 'un!
> 
> that's my opinion, anyway, for those of you who give a ****  ;)
> 
> best etc
> -- 
> norman fay
> 
> 
> 
>