I usually use textfile and metro for sequencing, and just track the sequences with a text editor. That way, each line in the file can represent one tick with an arbitrary set of parameters. I've found that timing is more precise this way than when using a separate MIDI sequencer (I guess because Pd rounds the metro interval to an integer number of blocks..?).

Ben

On Tue, Aug 20, 2002 at 01:14:12PM +0800, Chris McCormick wrote:

Hi,

I'm just wondering what techniques other people use to sequence drums in Pd? So far i've been using a seperate software sequencer to track my drum patterns in, which sends midi signals to Pd. I've been increasingly moving everything into Pd because of it's flexibility and power and i'd like to continue this trend. Any suggestions welcome.

Thanks for your help.

Regards,

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I tend to use slightly more experimental approaches -

one is using textfiles and my own monorhythm object (which divides a given time period into a choosen pattern and by using more than one allows polyrhytms to be built up - hence the name). I will publish this patch at some point

The second more interesting approach I have been playing with of late is using my metroplus (which allows different clock ticks - so for example "metroplus 200 300" gives a 200ms tick followed by a 300ms one etc.) driving a markov chain (there is a simple example in the doc directory I think - I will be releasing my new external at some point in the future though - still needs a lot of work). I am finding that this can give a very human feel to a a rhythm - allowing different drum sounds to be used on the same beat so no two bars sound quite the same but the essential pattern is there.

The two objects of mine can be found at http://www.junklight.com/pd there are also two tracks :- Dataflow: http://www.junklight.com/july02/dataflow.mp3 (Markov Chain) Takionaut: http://www.junklight.com/april02/taikonaut.mp3 (Monorhythm) made primarily using these tools. sorry if this seems like self promotion - its not intended to be - dissatisfaction with available drum sequencing tools is the reason I wrote these tools.

Oh and bear in mind too that I have quite an experimental approach to music and my tastes vere well away from neatly millisecond accurate sequences.

cheers

mark

-----Original Message----- From: pd-list-admin@iem.kug.ac.at [mailto:pd-list-admin@iem.kug.ac.at]On Behalf Of Chris McCormick Sent: 20 August 2002 06:14 To: pd-list@iem.kug.ac.at Subject: [PD] drum pattern sequencing

Hi,

I'm just wondering what techniques other people use to sequence drums in Pd? So far i've been using a seperate software sequencer to track my drum patterns in, which sends midi signals to Pd. I've been increasingly moving everything into Pd because of it's flexibility and power and i'd like to continue this trend. Any suggestions welcome.

Thanks for your help.

Regards,

Chris. _________________________________ chris@mccormick.cx http://www.mccormick.cx http://www.sciencegirlrecords.com

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