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Re: [Doepfer_a100] Quantizing to Alternative tuning

2014-10-09 by David Kellett

That too is very good to know!!

David

www.movingisliving.co.uk

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> On 9 Oct 2014, at 17:12, Tonko Sekulo oknot24@gmail.com [Doepfer_a100] <Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> 
> ADDAC quantizer has some serious issues and it is being updated with a new firmware. No units are being sold until the bugs are removed, see this topic:
> 
> http://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1689582#1689582
> 
>> On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 6:04 PM, Nathan Cearley nathancearley@gmail.com [Doepfer_a100] <Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>>  
>> the addac quantizer has microtuning and is super flexible.  
>> 
>>> On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 11:56 AM, Tonko Sekulo oknot24@gmail.com [Doepfer_a100] <Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>>>  
>>>  A lot of people are using ES-3 and Silent Way for microtonal scales. Probably you could use ES-3/ES-6 combo as a quantizer for cv sources. 
>>> 
>>> t.
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 5:49 PM, achtung_999 heinrich.himmelwasser@gmail.com [Doepfer_a100] <Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>>>>  
>>>> Interesting thought indeed! 
>>>> I had not spend to much thought on it as you see :D
>>>> 
>>>> I was just thinking about being able to tune beatings of two oscillators with two (more correctly said perhaps) semi-microtonal quantizers..
>>>> It was just a quick thought though...
>>>> 
>>>> Ernst
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 5:44 PM, Martin Fay martin@martinfay.com [Doepfer_a100] <Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>>>>>  
>>>>> I thought an Ardcore had 8-bit D/A, that would not be enough precision for microtuning which requires cent-level (bare minimum!) precision?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Martin 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 9 Oct 2014, at 16:28, "achtung_999 heinrich.himmelwasser@gmail.com [Doepfer_a100]" <Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  
>>>>>> I think the Ardcore is indeed the easiest way to go. I was thinking of a microtonal quantizer myself this week. I don't know why... but it just crossed my mind.
>>>>>> My conclusion then was also an arduino based solution like the Ardcore.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Grzt
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Ernst
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 2:56 PM, David Kellett davidkellettwoulf@yahoo.com [Doepfer_a100] <Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>> That sounds doable - though I'm no programmer. I shall check it out. 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Another use would be to pull the stored random quarter tones of the A149-1 to scales that contain quarter tones and semitones - like Arabic music for instance. 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Any other ideas?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> David
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> www.movingisliving.co.uk
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On 9 Oct 2014, at 13:19, JS Home jss9h@aol.com [Doepfer_a100] <Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>> One approach would be an Ardcore module set up as a quantiser (there is a quantiser sketch in the core set) which you could then tune as you wished
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> > On 9 Oct 2014, at 13:06, David Kellett davidkellettwoulf@yahoo.com [Doepfer_a100] <Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>> > Hi,
>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>> > I'm wondering if anyone knows of a module or modules that could be set up to take control voltages and quantized them to a non western scale. I'm thinking about making a price of music that is tuned to harmonics and would like to be able to quantize sequencers, other controllers to pitches that I determine beforehand. I hope that makes sense. 
>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>> > Of course I could laboriously tune sequencers to the correct pitches but I don't know how to do this with say the output of a random or LFO source or ribbon controller etc. 
>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>> > Any ideas?
>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>> > David
>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>> > www.movingisliving.co.uk
>>>>>>>> > 
>>>>>>>> > Sent from my iPhone 
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>>>>>>>> > Posted by: David Kellett <davidkellettwoulf@yahoo.com>
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