Not sure i this has been shared before, but I just discovered it for myself today. Apologies if it’s already common knowlege.
So I’ve been using the OT to sequence a nord rack 2, using a drum kit in one of the slots for freaky electronic drums and it struck me that it’s possible to achieve a kind of probability trigger on the OT. This is ONLY FOR MIDI TRACKS though, and will only work in certain circumstances. Fun though, nonetheless…
Here’s how it works, assuming you have drums triggerable by different midi notes.
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[li]Enter a trig and p-lock the midi note you want.[/li]
[li]p-lock note 2 to either a different drum sound, or a midi note that is out of range and thus won’t trigger any sound[/li]
[li]Repeat with note 3[/li]
[li]And note 4 if required[/li]
[li]p-lock the arpeggiator to RAND and arpeggiator note length to something long (longer than the actual note length)[/li]
[li]Sit back and appreciate a bit of random in your music[/li]
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So you can only achieve 50%, 33% and 25% probabilities, by utilising 2, 3 or 4 note p-locks, but it’s better than nothing and open’s up some cool possibilities. I’ve only tried it with drums but I can imagine it’s fun with notes in basslines, chord progressions, etc.