[sdiy] A new sequencer idea - the 'human feel' ......

[Rykhaard D.A.M.I.A.N.]

On 1/28/06, Richard Wentk <richard at skydancer.com> wrote:
>
> That seems like a rather complicated way to solve the problem.
>
> It might be easier to replace the clock with a VCLFO and add a little
> random noise variation into the control voltage.
>
> The VCLFO doesn't need to be a super-accurate precision design. Just
> something that has a range of a couple of octaves or so.
>
> Noise -> S&H smoothed by lag -> VCLFO (with manual CV in controlling the
> master rate) -> clock in.
>
> But for what it's worth randomness doesn't usually sound all that
> interesting, or musical. It would probably be more useful, but quite a bit
> more complicated, to add a +/- timing pot for each step, so you could have
> very fine control over the feel and could potentially match it with the
> groove in a loop.
>
> Richard

That was one of the earlier methods that I'd thought of through the
idea's development.  Essentially having a Master Clock (1V/Oct)
controlling the pitch of 3 VCOs/LFOs that would be controlling the
speed of 3 sequencers.

The trouble that came up here though, through the development - if I
change the speed of one of the sequences that way - it's going to be
altered by 'x amount of speed', throwing it that much out of sync. :( 
I'd then have to counter that, to bring it back inTO sync. :(  I
thought of a couple of ways to try and get around it, but it would be
requiring a fair amount of adjustment, to bring the sequence back into
proper alignment with the main clock. :(

I was quite pleased by the idea originally, until I realized that
error potential.  That idea had come up in a couple of different ways
through the idea's development.

The way that I came to finally - will require a fair bit more stuff to
be built, to be dedicated to it.  In looking at it all though - I
realized that I already DO have all of the modules needed, except for
the multiplexer (built, as a patchable 1 in / 8 out unit), itself.  :)
 That realization further spawned the thought of making the entire
thing patchable.  (Separate patchable delay portions).  Then anything
could strung together with patch cables, as needed. :)


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