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Post by jsalman14 on Feb 2, 2020 23:22:59 GMT
I am a novice ,so I apologize in advance for asking this question. How is it possible to use a sequencer when you can only listen to or create one patch at a time? I would love to get the AE complete system 2, that has a sequencer, but not sure how it would work? Thank you.
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Post by admin on Feb 2, 2020 23:36:54 GMT
I am a novice ,so I apologize in advance for asking this question. How is it possible to use a sequencer when you can only listen to or create one patch at a time? I would love to get the AE complete system 2, that has a sequencer, but not sure how it would work? Thank you. Hi, no need to apologize for asking questions, we've all been there at the start! I have made videos about various modules and techniques on the AE Modular. This one is for the SEQ16, I hope that will answer some of your questions. |
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Post by Lugia on Feb 3, 2020 3:46:29 GMT
I am a novice ,so I apologize in advance for asking this question. How is it possible to use a sequencer when you can only listen to or create one patch at a time? I would love to get the AE complete system 2, that has a sequencer, but not sure how it would work? Thank you. Look at a sequencer as a disembodied hand that you can keep VERY busy. No, seriously...
The Starter 2 has the TRIQ164, which is one of two types of sequencers you see in the AE. The TRIQ outputs pulses based on your sequenced patterns in each lane. So in this case, you'd want to feed these to something that allows sound thru...such as one part of the 2ENV patched to a VCA. TRIQ fires the EG, which shapes the VCA's contour as it allows the sound in question through. You can also do this with a VCF that's set to just below resonance breakthru...that'll get you into the old-skool beatbox zone. Now, the TRIQ has four sequencing lanes...so if you were to add the DRUMKIT, you can have it triggering four different drum voices, or three on the DRUMKIT and then the fourth can "ping" the SVF when set as above in the lowpass mode. Ahhhh, but it doesn't end there...as you can also take individual stages and output from those; let's say that on every "one" you want a bigass huge KICK. OK...so patch from the "1" stage out to the KICK module, and there you are! Every time the counter passes step 1...BOOOOOMMMM!!! But you don't have to use the DRUMKIT...just get creative.
And so on. Then there's the SEQ16, which steps through a few determined CV levels to be able to sequence pitch as well as rhythm. Even more crazy to be had there...
Also, patches on a modular bear little to no resemblance to "patches" on a nonpatchable synth. In those cases, yes, you're stuck with one sound unless the synth is multitimbral (and you like being confused by keyboard splits). But in modular architecture, it's quite common to have a number of SUBpatches going on at the same time in a certain patch, ergo you can get several different things going on at once, even on a small system like the Starter 2. This fact has saved my sorry ass an uncounted amount of times when composing for live performance, as it lets me set up a performance "instrument" with a number of "patches", but all I would need to change on the fly to "repatch" would be the final mixer settings as I fade between subpatches. When you get rid of the fixed architectures that manufacturers "conveniently" put in place in off-the-shelf synths, you fling the door of sonic possibilities WIDE OPEN.
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Post by jsalman14 on Feb 3, 2020 22:43:37 GMT
Thank you both so much. It looks like a very deep rabbit hole to explore and lots of fun to be had. Again, thank you for the information. I'm excited to start the journey!!
CHEERS!!
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