MOTM

I've only been skimming the messages here, so I apologize for any cross-over.

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Did anyone mention variable GATE_ON time per stage?

ie, the stage will take up the same amount of wall-clock time, but the GATE 
will only stay high for something less than that. This is great for 
creating rhythms within rhythms by using filter sweeps, or making a PWM 
sweep that completes before the stage is done.

The "easy" way to implement something like this might be to just offer 
"Pulse Trigger" or "Gate" per stage. "Gate" stays on for the length of the 
stage, while "Pulse Trigger" just "blips" the GATE output for a globally 
set amount of time (probably defined as a percentage of the current clock 
rate).

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Variable stage timing. This is the ability to have a stage set it's own 
length. This allows for a sequence to be arhythmic. The MAQ 16/3 is like 
this, as well as the arpeggiator and sequencer in the Q. It's a lot more 
fun than you may think. :)

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Individual GATE outs for each stage. This takes up panel space, but is 
great for using the sequencer as an event sequencer while still being a 
note sequencer. I used to play games with a Moog 960/961 all the time with 
this.

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I saw octave transpose go by recently... If the original suggestion wasn't 
made with the thought of this being "per stage" versus global, then lemme 
suggest that. Having per-stage octave transpose is very nice. The EML 400 
is like this.

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DoMOAS is digital, right?

I saw run modes like forward, reverse, and random go by, but...

Pendulum - with an optional repeat of the last stage at the top and/or 
bottom of the sequence.

Pattern - a number of user patterns which define the steps to play back. 
This may seem useless, since you can just reload a step, but... Think of 
having control over the starting step of a pattern. ie, program a 16 stage 
sequence; then define a 13 stage pattern that starts on stage 1 and is 
limited to 13 stages. Now, as the sequence is playing, shift the starting 
point of the pattern to stage 2, then 3, then 4...



I'll keep thinking and work on navigating the OneList archives....

Mark