02-11-2021, 04:17 PM
I really loved my nerdseq when I got it. It was simple up front but with a lot of complexity hidden behind, the timing is great, a lot of i/o.
But I have been using it less and less, and after I moved my studio downstairs the nerdseq was among some gear that never got turned back on, and then I got around to it and one night was like "ok, beat creation powers.. go!" but the tools that got me results in order of decreasing ease were
playing in rhythms to be recorded in my mc 909
editing rhythms in the piano roll of FL Studio and then playing them through ES-3 ADAT into Squarp Rample or mc 909
...
typing things into Nerdseq
I am sure the problem is me, but I notice the same patterns slowing me down on the nerdseq.
Interface is small for my fingers to type compared to computer keyboard. key sequences (for me ) are not ergonomic, has to be done crouched over the modular rack.
screen real estate - very small.
beats per measure vs screen real estate - if I want my time division to be equal to 32nd notes, this means I can never see the entire sequence on one screen.
beats per measure vs pattern length - on my mc 909 I can create, lets say a 32 bar pattern. this gives a lot of room to create a partially repeating or non repeating pattern and with any kind of notes - 64th, triplets, whatever I can play. not a "fair" comparison, but it is my gear close at hand.
triggering the nerdseq from external, using nerdseq as a "pattern instrument" - this as far as I know, doesnt really fit the nerdseq, but it feels like it should be a core usecase.
I still really love the idea of the nerdseq, but I have to be ruthless with myself and not hoard gear. I have a fixed cube of space in which I have declared my setup must fit, and if I am not get use out of something, even if it is my fault as a bad musician with weak mental powers, I should sell it.
these are not complaints rather my feedback on how my limitations intersect with nerdseq featureset.
and posed as a question, I would ask "any advice on how to improve my understanding of nerdseq to save my use of this tool"
thanks
But I have been using it less and less, and after I moved my studio downstairs the nerdseq was among some gear that never got turned back on, and then I got around to it and one night was like "ok, beat creation powers.. go!" but the tools that got me results in order of decreasing ease were
playing in rhythms to be recorded in my mc 909
editing rhythms in the piano roll of FL Studio and then playing them through ES-3 ADAT into Squarp Rample or mc 909
...
typing things into Nerdseq
I am sure the problem is me, but I notice the same patterns slowing me down on the nerdseq.
Interface is small for my fingers to type compared to computer keyboard. key sequences (for me ) are not ergonomic, has to be done crouched over the modular rack.
screen real estate - very small.
beats per measure vs screen real estate - if I want my time division to be equal to 32nd notes, this means I can never see the entire sequence on one screen.
beats per measure vs pattern length - on my mc 909 I can create, lets say a 32 bar pattern. this gives a lot of room to create a partially repeating or non repeating pattern and with any kind of notes - 64th, triplets, whatever I can play. not a "fair" comparison, but it is my gear close at hand.
triggering the nerdseq from external, using nerdseq as a "pattern instrument" - this as far as I know, doesnt really fit the nerdseq, but it feels like it should be a core usecase.
I still really love the idea of the nerdseq, but I have to be ruthless with myself and not hoard gear. I have a fixed cube of space in which I have declared my setup must fit, and if I am not get use out of something, even if it is my fault as a bad musician with weak mental powers, I should sell it.
these are not complaints rather my feedback on how my limitations intersect with nerdseq featureset.
and posed as a question, I would ask "any advice on how to improve my understanding of nerdseq to save my use of this tool"
thanks