MOTM

In sequencer mode, there is no "duration " parameter. The input clock is the
controlling source of time. tThe UEG will stay at each stage until it
receives another clock.

Tony

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tkacs, Ken [mailto:ken.tkacs@...]
> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 11:03 AM
> To: 'motm@yahoogroups.com'
> Subject: RE: [motm] UEG question
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> Does the other bank, in sequencer mode, control the duration of the notes?
> If so, swapping Pitch & Time leaves step-8 with no time setting,
> no? Or are
> the durations of the notes "fixed" at the same value?
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>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Tony Karavidas [mailto:tony@...]
> Sent:	Friday, 26 January, 2001 1:57 PM
> To:	motm@yahoogroups.com
> Subject:	RE: [motm] UEG question
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> Hi group,
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> I have my own opinion on this subject, but I wanted to get your feedback
> before I wrap things up.
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> The UEG can operate as a step sequencer, and Robert Rich noticed a problem
> at NAMM that I'm in the process of fixing. As a related matter,
> I'm thinking
> about the implementation of the sequencer levels.
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> It currently works like this: The seven levels control the "level" of each
> stage, but since there is no level 8 (level 8 is zero in all other aspects
> of this module), the UEG goes to zero during stage 8. This may or
> may not be
> a problem. Let's say the UEG is controlling the pitch of a VCO. If the VCO
> has it's bottom pitch tuned to zero volts (by using the VCO's coarse and
> fine controls) then at least one of the sequence values must be
> that pitch.
> (You could tune others to that as well, but at least stage 8 MUST be that
> pitch.)
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> The other way to implement this is to use the TIME pots for pitch
> only when
> in sequencer mode. It would allow all 8 to be adjusted instead of seven,
> which is slightly more flexible, but it is not intuitive at all.
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> You can actually get 8 pitches either way, but in the first way
> you have to
> adjust the bottom on with the oscillator, and the second way you can do it
> from the UEG.
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> What do you think???
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> Tony Karavidas
> Encore Electronics
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> http://www.encoreelectronics.com
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> Designers of "The best MIDI to CV converter on the planet." -Keyboard Oct.
> 1997
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