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Hi Ed (and Jerry),

>One sound in my head (which I'm sorry to say that I should have tried
>programming by now) which might be possible with the Free EG... it's this
>step decending or ascending modular Moog sound which used the step
>sequencer... I'm hearing Ozric Tentacles using it a lot, the Moog breaks in
>Steve Miller's "Fly Like an Eagle", an old Moog virtuoso Morton Sobnik (sp?)
>etc.  I'm wondering if it can emulate that sound by patching it to the
>filter and tone simultaneously...

We do Fly Like An Eagle, and there is an easier way to do the sequences -- use the sequencer.  :^)  There is a little trick to it, though:  I programmed several different variations on the runs to the lowest octave of white keys, then programmed silence into all the black keys.  Then I set the AN1x to the mode where you can queue up a new sequence while the old one is playing.  Once this is done, all I have to do is hit the proper white key to trigger the sequence I want, then immediately hit a black key; the synth will play the first riff, then play silence until the next time I hit a white key!  You can also program longer sequences this way; program the two halves of the sequence to two adjacent white keys (ex: C and D).  Then hit one key (C), wait a half a bar then hit the second white key (D), then wait until the second sequence kicks in before hitting a black key.

I programmed a split with the same sound in the upper four octaves, but no sequencer.  This allows me to solo on the sound when I want, or play a sequence when the Hammond part gets busy.

Regards,

-BW
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