I’m having fun making some grimey sludge on the p-6 but all that fun adds up fast.
and since we know the backup situation is yikes
be prepared for the fun to run out. Or track out or something because I dont think roland is coming to save us this time.
Goodnight and Godspeed, gentlemen
Remember, the tb303 was meant to be a bass player replacement for organist 
And there is a small miniscule sweet spot where next to an organ somebody could maybe think it’s a bass player 
(Love it’s sound… But can’t reason for a 303 acid box next to microbrute, volca bass and now s-1)
Yellow’s not in that palette 
The yellow sheep of the family
What exactly is Step Sampling? Is it like chopping a sample, but doing it as you record it?
step sampling allows you to record x number of equal length samples, one after another, with a pause in between.
Basically, you adjust mono/stereo, then select your sample rate, which can get you:
For stereo samples, cut the sample time in half. Then to know how long each step sample will be, divide your sample time by the number of steps you selected.
You adjust the number of steps by holding SHIFT and turning the PITCH knob while in sample mode, and this goes from OFF, 2 -> 64. The amount of
From here, you essentially press sample, the screen will say STBY (standby), and then once a sample crosses the threshold it will begin to record for that step length. Once the recording for the step is done, it will say PAUS, and wait for you to press the sample button again before going back to STBY. You repeat this process until you have recorded all the samples you want.
So no… it won’t really chop a sample for you, but it will allow you to transfer/make a drum kit, or record chords, or whatever, pretty quickly, and fit it all within a single sample.
Hope that helps!
Whomever at Roland decided to put a seven segment numeric screen instead of a little OLed or 2 line display…
Give that person a raise and a Ferrari immediately! No S-post, I’m serious. Not having some screen distracting me, not seeing waveforms, I just get to sample, listen, tweak, and enjoy. It’s a fun and relaxing switch from my big boy samplers. I end up just trying stuff without worry that I have to ‘accomplish’ things or ‘master’ my equipment.
I feel lucky that I get to make music without any goals, other than personal enjoyment. This, like all my other gear, get me there and has the tiny pick up and play vibe which encourages me to do just that.
I’m going to have to use my MPC today so it doesn’t get too jealous of the P6. Maybe today’s first try will be a cook up on the Akai, then sample that into the Roland for a little chop n’ tweak.
The second experiment will be to setup the P6 as a send/return effect with My BB to resample through the Roland FX. Exciting times.
lol i love purely aesthetic shitposts like this- the design/color is a major reason i like the p-6. where can i get that cable?
Not of Lemodrop but yellow, too ($7.49):
Or “fancy curled” one ($19.99):
it’s got a pretty good granulation algo. Here’s the parameters in the PRM files:
| GRANU_PHRASE | = 5 |
|---|---|
| GRANU_HEAD_POS | = 0 |
| GRANU_HEAD_SPEED | = 50 |
| GRANU_SIZE | = 55008 |
| GRANU_GRAINS | = 255 |
| GRANU_SPREAD | = 0 |
| GRANU_START_MODE | = 0 |
| GRANU_REVERSE_PROB | = 0 |
| GRANU_TIME_KEYF | = 255 |
| GRANU_COARSE_TUNE | = 0 |
| GRANU_FINE_TUNE | = 0 |
| GRANU_DETUNE | = 0 |
| GRANU_LOFI_SW | = 0 |
| GRANU_LOFI | = 70 |
| GRANU_RESERVED | = 0 |
| GRANU_GENV_SHAPE | = 0 |
| GRANU_TENV_MODE | = 1 |
| GRANU_TENV_ATTACK | = 0 |
| GRANU_TENV_DECAY | = 0 |
| GRANU_TENV_SUSTAIN | = 255 |
| GRANU_TENV_RELEASE | = 111 |
| GRANU_TENV_TIME_KEYF | = 255 |
| GRANU_TVF_TYPE | = 0 |
| GRANU_TVF_CUTOFF | = 255 |
| GRANU_TVF_RESO | = 0 |
| GRANU_TVF_KEYF | = 255 |
| GRANU_TVF_VELO_SENS | = 0 |
| GRANU_TVF_DEPTH | = 0 |
| GRANU_TVA_SW | = 1 |
| GRANU_LEVEL | = 115 |
| GRANU_PAN_MODE | = 3 |
| GRANU_PAN | = 64 |
| GRANU_OUTPUT_SEL | = 2 |
| GRANU_SEND_DELAY | = 0 |
| GRANU_SEND_REVERB | = 0 |
| GRANU_RAND_TIMING | = 0 |
| GRANU_RAND_LEVEL | = 0 |
| GRANU_ALIGN_PHASE | = 0 |
| GRANU_ARP_SCALE | = 0 |
| GRANU_ARP_TYPE | = 0 |
what’s WORSE than the seven segment LCD is this…
THey put the display ABOVE the knob… so when you’re twisting the knob to look for parameters and values etc, not only does the KNOB block your view, but your fingers do also.
They should have swapped the value/tempo knob and the ‘display’.
You can always tell when the engineers and designers are not the same people as thos who use the device.,
ALSO BATTERY:
the batter charge time is WORSE than 1:1. Meaning. I took a FULLY charged P-1, played around with it non-stop for an hour and nine minutes. Then immediately plugged it in to a turbo charger (provides 2A for non-quick charge) and it literally took a hour and thirty minutes for the green light to come back on.
yikes. they could have done better.
This hasn’t bothered me on the S-1 so far. I wonder if it will on the P-6.
I did not say it’s bad, I love it. I have two pieces of gear with red segmented displays. They’re radical.
You use the battery? That’s crazy! Mines always plugged in, it’s never run out for the week or so I’ve had it. Constant smooth jazz hits flowing.
Oh I’m sure very manufacturer could do better. Every single one. But I am 100% fully satisfied with the piece of gear and how its works. No regrets, just lots of sampling and music making fun.
I think they should up the price another $30, now that I have mine. The designers deserve more Ferrari’s.
thanks for letting us know about this, I definitely assumed the batt life would be plentiful being such a small unit, I’m definitely planning to hardly ever plug mine in while using it… if anything changes/ gets better with yours please let us know
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