Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

does the gate mode work in your CS? in grid mode?
if mines did, that'd open up tons of possabilities for basslines. 
man i need to make a video explaining why i cant get grid record o 
run.

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "robotchas" <robotchas@...> wrote:
>
> Here's a creative question regarding the Command Station: how do 
you
> like to program basslines on it?
> 
> The CS is an excellent rhythm sequencer - I can throw beats 
together
> on it effortlessly. For chords and lead riffs I just play them in 
live
> - couldn't be easier. But I find it tricky to sequence a good 
bassline:
> 
> 1. Grid record - great for rhythmic stuff, but I always end up 
wanting
> to move sections up or down in pitch, and this is really tedious 
to do
> on the CS.
> 
> 2. Realtime record - fine for chords and leads, but I don't find
> playing the keypads or my keyboard well suited to the kinds of 
rapid,
> tightly programmed basslines I'm seeking. Maybe I'm just a lousy 
player.
> 
> 3. Arpeggios - perhaps the easiest, but creating custom arps is not
> really an interactive process, and I don't want to keep re-using 
the
> arp patterns I've already made (or relying on presets).
> 
> 4. Play a real bass, then recreate the line on the CS - only works 
for
> some stuff, and it's slow.
> 
> I'd love to have a kind of analog step sequencer mode (different 
from
> step record); I've considered making a bass patch that routed 
velocity
> to pitch and using the knobs in grid edit mode to tweak - but the
> result would only work for that specific patch.
> 
> Maybe the CS wants to make basslines in a way I haven't considered,
> and I should learn how it wants to be programmed instead of 
bringing
> my own preconceptions to it. Any thoughts, suggestions, tips? 
What's
> worked best for you?
>