Elektron Musical Instruments

After researching this a bit, I determined that the p3 ready made is 
the way to go. Can't afford a Zeit (or Phaedra) at this point.

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "Gert van Santen" 
<g.vansanten@c...> wrote:
> droolmaster0 wrote:
> > Coincidentally, this sequencer was discussed on Analog Heaven
> > recently. A comment from someone who used one:
> > 
> > "Yes, I've seen it, played with it and played with it last year at
> > frankfurt
> > when it was still a beta product.
> > Its not bad, its bascially a 4 channel 16 step sequencer.
> > Each channel has 8 'layers', each layer can be note length, 
velocity,
> > note,
> > CC and so on.
> > So you can have one channel playing a polyphonic part using 3 
layers,
> > another layer for Velocity, another for note length and so on, 
upto 8
> > layers, per channel.
> > Nice interface, though I would rather have had all 16 in one 
line, 8
> > above
> > another 8 isn't intuitive, IMHO.
> > 
> > The down side(s)?
> > You can't build up 'songs' but you can queue patterns and switch 
them.
> > the BIG limitation, you can't change what a layer does whilst its
> > playing.
> > For example, you're mid gig and you decide you want to add some CC
> > control
> > to change filter cutoff.
> > You can't, you have to STOP the sequencer, change that 'layers'
> > function and
> > restart.. not cool.
> > The P3 and Zeit both manage this, so why can't 1600 euros worth of
> > sequencer?
> > Thats the other point, a 2U sequencer doesn't look/feel like its
> > worth 1600
> > Euros.."
> > 
> 
> Thanx, excellent post. Makes me think...
> 
> :-)
> 
> Gert
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