It's a limit of the EEPROM. I wanted a sub $400 until and this is what I came up with.
Paul S.
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From: "alt-mode" <yahoo@...>
To: "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@...>; "MOTM listserv" <motm@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 7:42 PM
Subject: Re: [motm] Prepare to drool
> Paul,
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> The uSeq sounds very interesting and I know I will get at least one! The
> question I have is why the limit of only 9 sequences of up to 99
> steps? The 99 steps seems reasonable but the 9 sequences seems a bit
> limiting since this is a digital device. 9 sequences makes a long gig a
> bit tight and certainly doesn't allow for more historical storage (and
> there doesn't appear to be any way to dump the sequences via MIDI). Is
> this a limit of the EEPROM you are using? Would Flash memory with a
> battery cost about the same and provide lots more storage (MBytes instead
> of KBytes)?
>
> Don't get me wrong, I know there is lots you can do with a single sequence
> on this module but the limit seems low compared to other pattern-like
> sequencers.
>
> Eric
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