Elektron Musical Instruments

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "scutopus" <scutopus@y...> 
wrote:
> sorry! i was a little distracted when writing. while writing i
> realized that the person was probably into using more than just a 
step
> or two of CTR-ALL change in their sequence, and so the reloading of
> the original kit (if the altered one was not saved) was more
> appropriate. 
> 
> what i was proposing was, in hindsight, a creative device and not a
> solution to his problem. with the CTR-ALL machine loaded into one 
of
> the MD's tracks, by using parameter locks with the CTR could make a
> few steps per pattern do some wild things, and return the kit to
> normal. 

sure, but if you have parameter locks then the kit will always 
change. you would have to copy pattern first without the locks, 
paste it to an adjacent pattern, switch patterns AND reload kit to 
get your original sounds. its relatively easy to just turn those 
steps off but then you lose your locks.


the whole "lunacy to come" thing came about while i was
> thinking about using the CTR-ALL machine in the live setting. use 
the
> CTR with parameter locks early on, and then as the set nears the 
end,
> start tweaking the CTR without parameter locks to tweak the 
audience!

mmm carefully!!

> and you'll still have the original kit to reload should the
> CTR-tweaked kit become too muddled for your taste.

yeah its great, i was playing with CTRALL last night doing exactly 
that. as long as you choose the parameter to tweak wisely, you can 
keep the groove or even totally morph it. subtle changes can sound 
really nice and then return to the orig kit. my only gripe is that 
its three button pushes to return it and when i got carried away an 
accidental press of the save kit button actually destroyed the 
original! guess im just clumsy..

it would be nice if there was a one button press to reload the 
current kit without having to enter edit kit page. what about 
switching to classic mode and back quickly or function+classic?

> 
> --- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, Chris Thomas <ecksfive@g...>
> wrote:
> > Care to elaborate? I'm not quite sure I follow you...
> > Thanks :)
> > 
> > On 7/8/05, scutopus <scutopus@y...> wrote:
> > > although it will use up the allotment of locks per pattern, 
when
> > > sequencing with the CTR machine(s), use only parameter locks 
for a
> > > cool, weird, temporary effect. temporary, to give the listener 
a
> taste
> > > of the lunacy to come! mwoohaha!
> > > 
> > > i guess if you wanted it to change over a longer period of 
time,
> do as
> > > others have said, like reloading the kit.