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Subject: Re: [korgpolyex] Hawk-800 Feature Idea

From: Atom Smasher <atom@...>
Date: 2008-11-11

On Tue, 11 Nov 2008, Alex Drinkwater wrote:

> All true. The Hawk mod does have a 'Portamento Mono' mode, which is
> essentially a legato effect, as you describe, with automatic portamento
> between overlapping notes. It's very cool. There's no equivalent to the
> 'accent' effect though, but I can't imagine it being massively difficult
> to add. Mike would know more about that though..
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if you can route velocity to DCA/DCF/etc then you can have your accent.

just program a sequence that only uses velocity "1" for no accent and
velocity "127" for accent.


> The only problem with Portamanento Mono mode is that you can't really
> use it with the builtin sequencer,
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i wouldn't consider that a lack of feature... maybe more a lack of
external sequencer?


> I'm uploading an example of the current Hawk mod Portamento Mono mode in
> use, sequenced from an d recorded in Ableton Live, with realtime
> control-tweaking from my Novation XStation controller.
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if you're running it from abelton, forget that the poly even has a built
in sequencer. really.


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