Disclaimer: A4 arrives today so I have no experience whatsoever.
Anyhow, I understand Projects are new to 1.1. And in the past it was necessary to create new compositions on patterns that could not be named. Now that Projects are here, do you see yourself saving each new comp as a new project (of which there are only 128), or will you stick with one project and continue to fill up all patterns before moving to the next?
Any advantage one way over the other?
I suppose the 128 limitation would be a knock against projects, but Sysex may alleviate that…
So, even using ‘Song’ and ‘Chains’, it is not possible to transition between Projects seamlessly? Surely there’s a way, perhaps with the Analog Keys, since we still are yet to have comprehensive Reference Manual for AK, and from a keyboard player’s work flow, requiring one to stop sequencer somehow does not seem likely the only possible solution here (that we currently have knowledge of)?
Good point!
Also, how flexible is the C6 tool? If I was preparing for a performance, could I, say, selectively choose patterns from different projects and combine into one, new performance project? Same question applies to kits and sounds?
From the manual, Sysex looks to be extremely flexible! Yay for Sysex and yay for USB! Leaning towards projects since I am more studio-oriented than anything else! Not to mention, frequent Sysex’n will get me to back up my data more often!
I’m treating mine the same as any other +drive I utilize. A project for at home solo stuff, a project for my 2 person improv group, project for composition, template projects, project for nonsense. 128 projects is so much in the context of what can truly be accomplished with 1 project. I can honestly say that I have NEVER filled up every pattern in any one project with any of my +drives.
In all seriousness: unless you need extremely carefully organized structure because you are pumping out soooo many patterns that you are filling up projects left and right, do whatever you want with your projects as log as you understand that they don’t necessarily relate to one another.