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Re: [xl7] Swing question

2011-01-12 by Atom Smasher

On Wed, 12 Jan 2011, James Ulibarri wrote:

> I've studied shuffle for almost 3 years ore more and I swear it has to 
> do more with attack and sometimes even velocity for more esoteric groove 
> templates.
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it's an inexact science ;)


> In Step Mode the gate parameters allow you to adjust those individual 
> steps Gate time.  I'm not seeing that parameter though anywhere else. 
> Maybe I overlooked it.  I've heard shuffle that's so good, that I swear 
> half the note/step is almost chopped off at the beginning of the 
> sample/tone.  Sounds sooo good. Almost to the point of it being so 
> incredibly bouncy and almost choppy.
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i don't spend time in step mode, but in "Grid Record" you can edit the 
gate time for each note. pg 70-71 (pdf 82-83).

what you're describing, though, about cutting off the beginning of the 
note/step... you might want to experiment with synced LFOs or clock 
divisors "patched" into SStart (sample start)... with or without a 
"regular" shuffle, that could certainly add some spice. once you're 
editing patch cords, you can really come up with some new ways to spice up 
every other note... think about volume, filter, env times, x-fades, etc.


> More experimentation tonight!
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let us know what you find...


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