thanks rock for the info. . it is much appreciated. peace, eric. -----Original Message----- From: DJ Rock 2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, July 27, 2000 12:39 AM Subject: Getting around the delay between styles on the RM1x... >Here's how I avoid the delay between switching styles on the RM1x. First >go into the Setup menu and turn off Voice Setup to TG and Voice Setup to >MIDI. Normally, when you switch to a new style in the RM1x, is looks at >what all the voice settings are for that style and then tells the TG to >reconfigure to all these settings, plus any tracks that are set to output to >MIDI are sent a program change message. All of this happening is what >causes the dealy. The TG takes a split second to load all the new voice >settings for the style, and any external gear usually delays for a sec when >it is sent a program change. I've also had trouble with some MIDI >patchbay/mergers haveing trouble when they recieve 16 program changes all at >the same time. > >Now, once you turned Voice Setup for TG and MIDI off, you'll notice that as >you switch through styles, your gear doesn't automatically switch to the >right programs anymore. What I usually do to overcome this is to use a >blank pattern (Usually the last one, "P"), and I make a bunch of 1 measure >phrases containing only the program changes and any other MIDI messages >needed to set up everything for this song. If I want to sit down and work >on a specific song, all I do is start with Pattern P, let it play through >once, and then all my gear is set up for that song. > >Now, for live use I can't use my blank Pattern P, since this would be even a >longer delay than normal. What I do is arrange my songs in the RM1x like >this... I put all my actual songs in the odd numbered styles, i.e., 1, 3, >5, 7, 9, etc. And I put transitions in the even numbered styles, i.e., 2, >4, 6, 8, 10, etc. The transitions work as follows. My first song ends on >Patttern J. When this pattern is in its last measure, I turn the style knob >up one click. Since "Voice Setup to TG and MIDI" is off, the RM1x switches >to the next style seemlessly. The next style is my transition, and I've >set this up so that Pattern J is the first pattern in the transition. The >transition then works its way back down the patterns. Going from J to I to >H to G and so on... If the transition is short I might skip a few patterns, >but the point is to have the transition finish up on pattern A, so that when >you switch styles again you'll be back at the beggining of your next song. >(This is considering that you start your songs with Pattern A.) I place all >the appropriate Program changes for the next song throughout the preceding >transition. By spreading all the program changes over a bunch of patterns, >you never have a point where all your gear has to stop playing, and by the >time you finish the transition and hit the next song, all your gear is setup >up to start playing it. I recently recorded a 1 hour continous mix using >the RM1x as my only sequencer. I didn't hit stop once, and all the style >changes were smooth. Later. > >--- >Positronica > >________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > >
