Andrew Greaves
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Editable arpeggios on a groove box or synth?
#865321 - 01/10/10 02:10 PM
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Hi, I am looking to update my old but trusty set up. I currently play bass patterns with a
TR626 & SH101. I create the patterns on the TR626 to trigger the steps of the
arpeggiator on the SH101, via the trigger out. The gives me nice funky bass riffs that I
can create instantly live; important as I'm in an improvising electronica band.
I don't want to rig up 2 pieces of very old gear for my gigs anymore. I've tried an
MC303, but arpeggios cannot be edited & tried a MicroKorg, but the arp can only be
edited/muted over 8 steps.
So is there a groove box or synth with a 16 step
arpeggiator, where individual steps can be muted of accented? ideally I'm looking for an
drums/bass groovebox solution.
Andrew
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jellyjim
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Re: Editable arpeggios on a groove box or synth?
[Re: Andrew Greaves]
#865333 - 01/10/10 02:56 PM
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The Korg Electribes maybe? Although you're right, it's one of those things that can be
less flexible than you'd expect. It just varies from box to box. You might have to just
study manuals, boring but it'll give you the answers. All the Roland and Korg manuals are
on their respective sites.
What else? Um ... Yamaha RM1X probably.
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Edited by jellyjim (01/10/10 02:58 PM)
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Shreddie
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Re: Editable arpeggios on a groove box or synth?
[Re: Andrew Greaves]
#865338 - 01/10/10 03:18 PM
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Lots of the larger worstation style synths have fully editable patterns/arps/sequences.
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fatbenelton
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Re: Editable arpeggios on a groove box or synth?
[Re: Andrew Greaves]
#865362 - 01/10/10 04:46 PM
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Korg Z1
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jellyjim
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Re: Editable arpeggios on a groove box or synth?
[Re: Andrew Greaves]
#865365 - 01/10/10 05:13 PM
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Quote Andrew Greaves:
I'm in an
improvising electronica band.
Are you gigging yet? I live beside the sea too. Horrible weather today isn't it?!
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Dave B
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Re: Editable arpeggios on a groove box or synth?
[Re: Andrew Greaves]
#865410 - 01/10/10 11:09 PM
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You might want to look again at the MC series as it has 'phrases' that can be assigned to
any key. I would have thought that that was more in line with your improv working method.
Simply set up a load of phrases and map them to keys. The jp8000 also let you do this and
was small, light and sounded great (in fact I think it's a standard feature on Roland
synths these days).
hth
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Shreddie
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Re: Editable arpeggios on a groove box or synth?
[Re: Andrew Greaves]
#865421 - 01/10/10 11:52 PM
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Phrases and the like? Hows about the Akai MPC series?
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Wimek
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Re: Editable arpeggios on a groove box or synth?
[Re: Andrew Greaves]
#865502 - 02/10/10 04:48 PM
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I didn't try it yet, but the Waldorf Blofeld arpegiator is editable :-)
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Chevytraveller
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Re: Editable arpeggios on a groove box or synth?
[Re: Wimek]
#865519 - 02/10/10 07:10 PM
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Have you checked out THIS it looks like it would be right up your street
edit: I see you want an all-in-one box..  shame..
It would work quite nicely mated up with a nice rack synth and your 101
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Edited by Chevytraveller (02/10/10 07:19 PM)
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vinyl_junkie
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Re: Editable arpeggios on a groove box or synth?
[Re: Wimek]
#865530 - 02/10/10 09:43 PM
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Quote Wimek:
I didn't try it yet,
but the Waldorf Blofeld arpegiator is editable :-)
Yep, it's pretty ace! 16 step sequencer and all that shiz
Here are a few live examples with it..sorry about camera angle and
what have you but I was re-doing the studio which is in the other room so floor had to do
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsEDAgNPY4g
Although I
didn't really buy the Blo for it's Arp's it's a great feature that's very fun to play with
even though it might look daunting having just 3 knobs and one button to operate the
arps..more easy than my Micro Q also thanks to a bigger screen! Other than that it's my in
yer face Techno stab machine hahah no really! or wavetable weirdness
Edited by vinyl_junkie (02/10/10 10:06 PM)
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Andrew Greaves
Joined: 01/10/10
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Loc: Brighton, UK
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Re: Editable arpeggios on a groove box or synth?
[Re: jellyjim]
#866035 - 05/10/10 10:27 AM
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yes, gig down in Brighton area quite a lot with Broken Star. There's a monthly
electronic/improv club in town called Spirit of Gravity, which supports the local scene.
If you want more details can supply.
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