Sequential circuits samplers

Thank you, very helpful!

/Toby
www.soundofmusic.se



--- In prophet2000@yahoogroups.com, ferrograph@a... wrote:
> <<... but I still wonder>>
> 
> have a quick look at the guide in the files section. 
> 
> you can, on a preset-by-preset basis, change the way the voices are 
allocated 
> within the sampler. more scientifically, the sampler d>a is 
directed in turn 
> at the 8 analogue "synth" channels (these things are like p600's 
without the 
> oscillators) in the same way as a polysynth uses it's voices... 
only better. 
> 
> so you can build a preset in each "half" of the machine and 
ringfence 4 
> voices each for them; a very basic multitimbral function. 
> 
> or (as you are hearing) the voices can be allocated on a seemingly 
random 
> basis that sometimes ends up being L-R-L-R because you're playing a 
certain way 
> (non-legato). 
> 
> the thinking is that if you are only using one instrument (i.e. not 
> multitimbral) you'll probably be hooked up in mono and not get the 
dancing outputs. 
> four voices each are hardwired to the stereo left and right 
outputs, unless a) 
> there's a mono plug in the right output or b) I've remembered all 
this wrong.
> 
> (gets book out)
> it's in "dynamic allocation". on or off. saved w/ the preset.
> (v3 and above, there's a "fixed output" option. this is intended 
for use in 
> conjunction with the "plus" 8-output card which is a bunch of op-
amps and jack 
> sockets you could weld in, and locked the voices one per socket. 
useful for 
> drums or.... something.)
> 
> if it's off, you get the left map through the left voices and 4-
voice 
> polyphony (& the right...). so if you're only playing one map (i.e. 
not multitimbral, 
> split or merging two maps) you should switch it on and hook-up in 
mono or at 
> least pan the two outputs together a bit on y'r mixer; this can be 
quite good 
> with a bit of reverb. 
> 
> dynamic allocation steals from the first note played when you get 
to 8 notes 
> (or less if there's a stack on). 
> (5-17 in the full manual).
> 
> duncan/r.m.i.