'Analog' sequencer on PC?

[Christopher_List at Sonymusic.Com]

Yes.
I've already written software that does this. It allows you to write
patterns like a 707 / 909 style drum machine, but you can set the duration
for the notes. It also allows you to set the track "type" to from "note" -
where each note for the track has the same pitch - to "bassline" - that
lets you open up a window of sliders under each of the notes for setting
the pitch. These sliders can be controlled remotely by a midi fader box
(like the Peavey PC1600) - turning the data wheel on the PC-1600 scrolls
through the tracks. It's really cool seeing the sliders move on the screen
when you move 'em on the PC-1600. Actually the sliders can control note
pitch or velocity - depending on how you have it set up - and pressing the
buttons on the PC-1600 adds / removes the noes (of course you can also do
all this with a mouse). The software's called Virtual909, and I've been
blabbing about it here for years :).

I also now have "chord" type tracks that work the same way except each note
plays a chord of notes.
I also have phrase sequencing like on the Kurzweil and Roland sequencers.
Phrases can be triggered from intertnal or external MIDI events and you can
have multiple phrases playing at the same time. The phrases can (depending
on how you set them up) scale their playback to the pitch and / or velocity
of the note that triggered them. They can be setup so that they will wait
'til the next downbeat before they start playing. They can also be set up
to mute all other stuff while they're playing...

Unfortunately, the version that has all these features is not yet available
for general consumption, but if you send a nice request, I'll send you the
"work in progress" (the online help is not at all up to date, however).
 Only available for Win95, and no - it doesn't have any of the corny flashy
graphics that the latest round of
"techno-centric"-all-form-no-substance-made-by-market-minded-money-grubbers
sequencers have (cough rebirth303 cough cough)  :P

- Chris



To:       synth-diy @ horus.sara.nl
cc:        (bcc: Christopher List)
From:     sdcurtin @ lucent.com @ Worldcom @ WORLDCOM
Date:     08/27/97 11:31:45 AM AST
Subject:  Re: 'Analog' sequencer on PC?




At 08:09 AM 8/27/97 -0700, you wrote:
>This is kind of a survey question...
>
>Does anyone out there think that a MIDI sequencer running under Windows
which >uses a hardware analog sequencer metaphor would be a useful thing?
This would definitely be worthwhile.  MIDI sequencers operate under the
"player piano" and/or tape recorder model where you play something in and
it just plays it back.  Analog sequencers allow you to adjust each note on
the fly.  Doepfer makes a MIDI Analog sequencer that is very nice.  One
thing I would would suggest is adding inputs from the game port- the
current stage of the sequencer would be edited in real time based on the
current game port value.  Got for it!
Steve C
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