Analog sequencers

[j.hicks]

>   Hello all -
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>    I am probably gonna get major flamed for this (or at least some snickers),
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>  but *what good* is an analog sequencer? all it can do is cycle through the
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>  *same* 8 or 16 notes *over and over*.... (sounds like some top 40 music I've
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>  heard as of late). This may work in techno, where repitition is pretty
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>  much the norm (or standard operation), but is not too useful in more, uh,
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>  dare I say "musical" applications. (I know, I'm asking for it now ...).
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>   As if you haven't figured it out already, I do *not* like techno, but I
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>  *love* synthesizers, especially analog and (dare I say) FM synthesis.
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>  (I can't help it - the DX7 was my first professional keyboard! [way back
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>  in 1987] I *still* program it!). What it boils down to is this ... Are
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>  there any other uses for analog sequencers other than repetitive arpeggio
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>  basslines and such? I would like to know!!   :P
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>                                        Duane
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>                                                synth nut and 80's child
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>  "Two nothings is nothing, thats mathematics, son...." - Foghorn Leghorn
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Thanx for the insults , pal :)Just remember:We are the future.
Any way,how about the use of  multiple Analog  Sequencers for  Synchronised
uneven length looping? Not as if I really need to point out the " creative
" uses for the above mentioned machines to such creative types as your good
selves.
Remain Calm,brothers & sisters!
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