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Hi, and thanks to everyone who has contributed to this forum!

I have been trying to modulate arps/beats/sequences to shift (change) accents (volume) from certain steps in the arp/beat/sequence to other steps, to create effects similar to those heard in the minimalism of for example, Steve Reich. Many of his pieces consist of patterns that are repeated over and over but with the accents constantly changing.

Given the depth and flexibility of the Command Station's modulation architecture, I thought it would be possible to do this through the modulation patchcords. 

So far, I have had some limited success, being able to make changes of groups of steps but ideally I would be able to control volume (amp) on each single step in the arp/beat/sequence pattern.

So if anyone has any ideas about how this is done on the CS, I would love to know.

Thanks a lot for your suggestions, stimresp@. Very helpful !  The versatility of the Emu CS patchcord architecture can be overwhelming when first starting out as there seem to be, not one, but several ways to create solutions to particular problems. The challenge then is to choose the simplest and most practical of the solutions available. Thanks for outlining those to me. It may take me some time to get to this, but when I do, I'll let you know how I go with implementing your suggestions.

Best regards,


--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "stimresp" <stimresp@...> wrote:
>
> If it's just volume you want to modulate then you have several options.
> The easiest is simply to map a knob to volume and record it's movements.
> Maybe using parallel tracks, with LFO's? If it's random swicthing you
> want then your best bet may be a quatized random LFO (or several) mapped
> to volume.
> For more precision you could grid-/step-record the track into a couple
> of multichannel tracks. For example, in track 1 the odd-notes could be
> lower, and in the other track(s) the even notes could be effected. You
> could then flick between them by pressing the associate track mute
> buttons.
> Or you could use Amp-Velocity settings and grid-record notes of varying
> velocity that will be brought in an out as you twist the knob. This
> allows fine control over the introduction of ghost notes, and so
> providing plenty of variation out of only one pattern.
> This post details how to set up the multichannel tracks , plus other
> useful tips you may like:
> http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/xl7/message/19791
> <http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/xl7/message/19791>
> P.S. After listening some of his music - the arpeggio trick mentioned
> could be what you need...but it seems like a lot of work - I'd guess he
> plays rather than sequences those lines. I could be wrong. Let us know
> if any of these work for you, or whatever solution you find.
> 
> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "vthalborg" <vhalborg@> wrote:>> Hi, and
> thanks to everyone who has contributed to this forum!> > I have been
> trying to modulate arps/beats/sequences to shift (change) accents
> (volume) from certain steps in the arp/beat/sequence to other steps, to
> create effects similar to those heard in the minimalism of for example,
> Steve Reich. Many of his pieces consist of patterns that are repeated
> over and over but with the accents constantly changing.> > Given the
> depth and flexibility of the Command Station's modulation architecture,
> I thought it would be possible to do this through the modulation
> patchcords. > > So far, I have had some limited success, being able to
> make changes of groups of steps but ideally I would be able to control
> volume (amp) on each single step in the arp/beat/sequence pattern.> > So
> if anyone has any ideas about how this is done on the CS, I would love
> to know.>--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "vthalborg" <vhalborg@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi, and thanks to everyone who has contributed to this forum!
> >
> > I have been trying to modulate arps/beats/sequences to shift (change)
> accents (volume) from certain steps in the arp/beat/sequence to other
> steps, to create effects similar to those heard in the minimalism of for
> example, Steve Reich. Many of his pieces consist of patterns that are
> repeated over and over but with the accents constantly changing.
> >
> > Given the depth and flexibility of the Command Station's modulation
> architecture, I thought it would be possible to do this through the
> modulation patchcords.
> >
> > So far, I have had some limited success, being able to make changes of
> groups of steps but ideally I would be able to control volume (amp) on
> each single step in the arp/beat/sequence pattern.
> >
> > So if anyone has any ideas about how this is done on the CS, I would
> love to know.
> >
>