Sequencer Heart Ache

[DCMagnuson at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/21/99 9:41:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, P4DQt at aol.com 
writes:

> Same thing on my MMT-8 sequencer, after I c ome up with that fat ass 
keyboard 
> 
>  lick, I have to stop my performance, press the record, start buttons on 
the 
>  MMT-8, let the four time counter clicks go by before it starts recording 
the 
> 
>  performance, now that the fourth click is up and the MMT-8 is going to 
start 
> 
>  recording what I'm going to play, I sort off remember what that fat 
pattern  
> 
>  Went like, I start playing and thanks to all the carrots I eat all is 
well, 
> I 
>  hit the right keys at the right time and I have my performance on track 
one. 
> 
>  Now again I have to walk over to the MMT-8, push a few buttons so I can go 
> on 
>  and get track 2 ready to record to, I hate this about Sequencers, what's 
up, 
> 
>  is any boy thinking up there, how can I get what I want done?

Actually, one thing I do when writing new pieces is leave my MMT-8 looping 
the drum patterns, or whatever tracks I've already made.  Then I'll set the 
computer sequencer to record on the MIDI channel I'm playing live on.  I jam 
along, and if I get something good, it's recorded into Cubase.  If I play for 
2 or 3 minutes and don't get something good, I'll delete the new track in 
Cubase and start it over.  

If  I DO get the key part, I'll just edit it and dump the portions of it that 
I like into the MMT-8.  I only do this for more complicated parts... I can 
usually nail the simple stuff right away.

The benefit of recording the track for a few minutes is being able to record 
those "happy accidents"  oops, didn't mean to play that, but sounds good 
anyways...

Dave Magnuson
Independent Music Site
http://IndieMusicSite.com