01-17-2024, 10:53 AM
Hey nerds!
I was following along with this video which was posted in the discord and practicing using randomness - super fun! I have a nice groove going, but I got stuck trying to develop it.
Just like in the SB Six video, I have a four note bass line going with the combined playback set to random refresh (CBPB 204). I also have the clock divided by 16 (CBPB 005). This works great and gives me a slow, ever changing bass line. Both CBPB effects are set in the FX columns.
The problem is when I switch to the next island down on the same track. I want the clock back to normal and also playback going forward instead of random. I set this in the top row of the FX columns: CBPB 200 for playback next forward and CBPB 009 for regular clock. The issue seems to be that when starting the new pattern, the playback is actually still set to random, so instead of starting on the first row and changing the FX, it just starts somewhere random. Its a 64 step sequence, so it takes a while until that row is randomly triggered. I tried just putting those FX values in every row so that they both trigger immediately, but then the pattern starts moving forward from the first random position thats triggered, meaning the pattern is out of sync with everything else.
Is there any way to start a new pattern on the same track WITHOUT the randomness? Can I set the Nerdseq to always read the first row of a new pattern first, despite previous random playback setting? Do I need some kind of in-between pattern that resets things?
Thanks for any suggestions!
I was following along with this video which was posted in the discord and practicing using randomness - super fun! I have a nice groove going, but I got stuck trying to develop it.
Just like in the SB Six video, I have a four note bass line going with the combined playback set to random refresh (CBPB 204). I also have the clock divided by 16 (CBPB 005). This works great and gives me a slow, ever changing bass line. Both CBPB effects are set in the FX columns.
The problem is when I switch to the next island down on the same track. I want the clock back to normal and also playback going forward instead of random. I set this in the top row of the FX columns: CBPB 200 for playback next forward and CBPB 009 for regular clock. The issue seems to be that when starting the new pattern, the playback is actually still set to random, so instead of starting on the first row and changing the FX, it just starts somewhere random. Its a 64 step sequence, so it takes a while until that row is randomly triggered. I tried just putting those FX values in every row so that they both trigger immediately, but then the pattern starts moving forward from the first random position thats triggered, meaning the pattern is out of sync with everything else.
Is there any way to start a new pattern on the same track WITHOUT the randomness? Can I set the Nerdseq to always read the first row of a new pattern first, despite previous random playback setting? Do I need some kind of in-between pattern that resets things?
Thanks for any suggestions!