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Re: My two cents about memory expansion

2007-09-10 by turbotron69

Hi buddy;

I´m in my old studio here on vacation,I don´t have any midi synth
that I can try your trick here. Just  a couple of analogues trought a PRO4..

so no velocity,no etc...

Could you send me a sound file so I can listen to your trick please?

Thanks in advice man!

Hans





--- In analogue-sequencer@yahoogroups.com, "otison" <otison@...> wrote:
>
> hi there,
> 
> > I don´t need the mem expansion since I do minimal techno... all the 
> >track with the same pattern and like 20 analogues at the same time!
> 
> I see your point, as at first I thought I didn't really need the MemX 
> thing, as I mainly use the P3 as a live writing tool, recording along 
> with my DAW whenever it feels right, then deleting patterns and 
> writing some new patterns (I'm no librarian freak). 
> 
> so overall, I guess it's still a wise move to expand memory and work 
> with v4 (longer patterns etc.) but indeed you don't NEED the 
> expansion to use v4
>  
> > I have done tracks with an SQ10 so imagine with a P3 tweaking all 
> > the time live. That´s it.. If not Logic Audio will do " evolving 
> >tracks"...Honestly, I dislike the way P3 is turning... more like a 
> >Real Orchesta sequencer...let´s back to the step sequencer.. ( I 
> >that Mr. C3P0 voice guy won´t agree but... )
> 
> :) not sure to understand where you're coming from, and who Mr C3PO 
> is here, but to me the P3 is still very much a step sequencer, and 
> dare I say, even more with its v4 incarnation, as you can now work 
> with longer patterns.
> 
> 
> > What I really need are different ways of editing,as different 
> lenght notes MC202 style, random,etc...
> 
> ??
> well you can do all that with the P3 can't you ?
> Aux events can do all sorts of random things if you want them to 
> (random notes, random gate, random velo, random tie, random 
> whatever), as for note length you need to use the Tie function or the 
> Length 13 setting. 
> 
> re: minimal stuff, I suggest also that you try the Aux Events with 
> Swap or Push or Grab functions (inter-track operations). Once you 
> understand how it works, you will love it for minimal techno 
> programming. The very very basic trick is to program a 3-step pattern 
> on track 1, and, say, an 8-step pattern on track 2, then make your 8-
> step pattern grab the notes or velocity or whatever fits your bill 
> from the 3-step pattern. minimal groove guaranteed :) 
> 
> believe me, the P3 is a very deep instrument as far as learning curve 
> is concerned, and it pays to practice it a lot... I recommand Paul 
> Nagle's word tutorial it's really fun and instructive. also reading 
> the manual (you know bathroom reading :) proved to be highly 
> instructive and spawned ideas that no other sequencer could have made 
> me think of. especially an SQ10 :)
> 
> now maybe if you don't like your P3 that much, you should sell it and 
> buy another SQ10 or two ;)  ?
>

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