Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, BEAUFILS Adrien <fatalojyxvsfacial@y...> 
wrote:
> 
> Hello, I see that I'm not the only one to use arp for make rythm. 

I'd be interested to hear some of your techniques for creating/using 
arps.

> But I have never make extension or interval because of the fact 
that the percussion kit don't allaw you to make this ( The kick is 
always on the C C# the snare on D E F the toms on G A B and the 
charley on F# G# etc...it may varie with différents kit ). So the 
arp may be long for 1 2 or 3 bar at max ( because of the 32 steps of 
the arp that is already not very so bad )

You are right; the drum map stays the same. The effect that I get 
with extensions is this: the rhythm is played of different 
instruments with each extension. Here's a simple example:

Let's say with a 1 measure arp the basic arp is kick and snare.
Then I extend it once so now the same rhythm is on toms.
(plus other possible extensions--rhythm 1 played on other 
instruments.

I can then make another arp that has a different rhythm--perhaps 
kick and snare on the 2nd extension.

Basically I am overlapping arps.
 
> So my question is:
> Do you make a 12 interval arp or do make your own preset using 
tunning and transpose to recycle your arp rythm? Perhaps you use 
this only for percussion. 

Yes, I have only used this method for percussion.

BTW: here are links to posts on the issue of creating polyrhythms 
using arps of different lengths.

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/xl7/message/10965

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/xl7/message/10995

--Steve

>  
> Thanks. 
> 
> 
> But, I would encourage you to try making your own arps.  It is not 
> that difficult. Try a short cut to start:
> 
> 1. Make a very simple percussion pattern in arp form.
> 2. Vary extension and interval.
> 
> Once you've done that, make another one that jives with the first 
> one. (Extension and interval need not be the same as the 1st one.) 
> Make more.
> 
> I believe someone wrote procedures here a few years ago on how to 
> set up polyrhythms with different time signatures using 
overlapping 
> arps. (I tried it at the time, but never got back to it.)
> 
> 
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