Sequencer Plus has you press the R key, then start the sequence with a space bar hit. It's what I'm most used to, as it's the sequencer I've been using for over two decades. So that's why I'm a bit disoriented with this. I'll get used to it. What I'd love is that you hit ctrl+r with the trigger to start activated and it cycles the metronome until you hit the space bar, then it does your lead in at the start of the next measure and you're off. I also have a question. What happens to anything you play before the first recorded beat? If I jump the gun a tiny bit, what's going to happen to that note?
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Matzura Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 5:10 PM To: QWS list Subject: Re: QWS List First Impressions One of the things that annoyed me so much about Sonar was this whole concept of arming before actually doing something. I don't remember Sequencer Plus or Texture ever having those issues--you press the button and you're off. Why have to press it twice? Doesn't the software believe me when I say I'm ready to start? Da heck with that. LOL. Punch and go. Just my $.02 worth. I guess it's a matter of preference. Maybe an option to have a confirmation keypress might be in order, James? On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 12:31:52 -0600, you wrote: >Okay, now that I've gotten a chance to work with QWS, finally, (Took forever >to dig through the garage to get my Axiom) I've gotten a chance to figure >out how it works. >There's always a learning curve. I had to bite the bullet and "read the >friendly manual" to find out how to set up a track for recording, as my >sequencer I've used for the past 23 years will let you just start recording >on any blank track. >Two things have thrown me off a bit. First, the metronome countdown doesn't >differentiate beats to indicate the start of a measure until it starts >recording. I found those beat differentiations help me get into the groove >for the track. >The second thing that caught me a bit off guard is that record initiates >recording instead of arming a track to record. I'm used to hitting the >record command, then telling it when to start through a key press, usually >the play command. I haven't played with the synchro-start feature yet, but I >plan to give that a try. >I seem to be having a problem making it quantize things properly, but that >may be a selection problem. I'm never quite sure where I am in the sequence, >and I've deleted the wrong measure more than once. Attempts to select the >entire track haven't made much difference to the sound of the track, and the >lag issues I'm experiencing mean performances are a bit out of their proper >place. >I've got to find a better sound source for it -- this built in wavetable >synth is driving me nuts with its lag problems, so I'm going to try >Raymond's suggestion and also go through the stuff I have here for use with >other stuff. >Is there any way to get my M-Audio Axiom transport controls to start, stop, >rewind, fast forward, etc? That would be quite nice and mean less taking my >hands off the musical keyboard to go to the computer keyboard. The Axiom >doesn't have enough space on it to put a computer keyboard on it like my >Kurzweil K1000SE MkII Extended does, so I can't do this the easy way. >Still, all that said, it's a nifty little program, and I love that it saves >everything in standard MIDI files. > >To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com > >for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
