hello Elektronauts,
if I program a midi melodic loop doing sending notes A B C# B to an external synth, how can I ask the sequencer to replace C# by E once every 8 times , or for instance 67% of the time?
is that possible even ?
i have the feeling that it should be but I have no idea how to achieve that
thanks for your help
Seb
Set a conditional trig for your C# at 67% chance to play, then on the next step on the sequencer place a trig with your E note, microtime nudge it all the way to the left and give it the PRE trig, but the one with the line over it, so that your E will only play when the previous trig doesn’t…
That should get you in the ballpark, and you can tweak your percentage chance accordingly
Alternatively, you could place the E on the trig prior to the C#, micro time it all the way forward, set its condition to 8:8. Then set the condition of the C# to not PRE (PRE w/the line). The result would be the E playing on every 8th pass.
I’ve never did it personally, but I think you could also use an additional midi track with the same midi channel and a non-NEI trig condition (neighbour track) on these specific steps.
A slightly different kind of variation is to use a random arpeggiator on selected steps. It will cycle through the notes within the arp in random order, so you get a different note for each pass. Set a fairly slow arp speed and short note length to avoid double triggers. This way you can alternate between 3 or 4 notes, rather than only two.
This.
Best thing about OT midi arp is you can turn it on and off per step.
More powerful than any other arp.
Sequence within a sequence.
whoa, i’ve never done this - great idea!
Great tips. I’ll give it a try.
hello eveyrone
that for your answers and workarounds. Really appreciated . It seems to me that these are more fixes than real solutions though…
I’m a bit disappointed here because that means that, if 'im sending my sequence to a drum machine and I want to have a conditional fill with notes on every 1/16 steps , I cannot have the standard rhythm and the fill playing at the same time… that feels like something a sequencer should be able to do … I also own the Analog Rytm and that’s something really easy to achieve
@Elektron, next update maybe ?
Your original post was about melodic sequence.
Not drum programming.
Your question was answered, with several legitimate options to achieve your goal.
There is no problem that needs solving, nor anything broken that needs to be fixed.
you’re right indeed,
but what if the A B C# B melodic sequence are on 4 following steps ?
how can you then turn the C# into a E in a easy way ?
and I have the same problem concerning my drum programming and regarding the FILLs…have you got a solution for that ?
like for instance I have a drum pattern and want a FILL made of snares every 1/16 but having the normal pattern keep playing ,
which means that some of my FILL snares would play on the same trig than the HH of the normal PATT
This has already been answered.
Teach yourself how to programme fills so it achieves your goal. If you are using the Analog Rytm, I cant help you, I dont own one.
I know how to use FILLS !
I just dont know how to apply the FILL condition on ONE note of the TRIG only … and I’m not sure if that’s possible
I’m not talking about the AR but about the OT