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Subject: Why analog sequencers are cool (was: No kitchen sinks & run/skip/rest (sequencers))

From: alt-mode <alt_mode@...>
Date: 2001-01-31

Just to continue the thread on uses of analog step sequencers, I rarely use a step
sequencer to just play a series of notes. Instead I use an analog step sequencer to
provide some "controlled randomness" in patches. The little demo of the MOTM-300
Linear FM on Paul's site:
http://www.synthtech.com/motm/m300/linearfm.mp3
used a step sequencer that was advanced by the keyboard gate. This allowed me to
"tune" the FM intervals on each note quickly with knobs so the intervals sounded
good with what I was playing. A S&H in the same application would not allow me to
get the intervals to work all the time. I have done the same thing with sequencers
into VCFs too. So, a simple step sequencer can be used to cycle through a series of
"tuned" CVs for at least a few applications...

Eric



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