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[domc]

While we wait for the next OS, I was toying around with live 6 and the OASYS last night and I suddenly thought how useful the OASYS touch screen would be in providing a live type session sequencing ability.

You could have a matrix of the 16 midi parts (with audio to come at a later date) by a number of rows, and you could link each matrix square to a pattern. A master column (like in live) could start multiple patterns playing simultaneously, and individual patterns could be switched on and off using the touch screen (either in real time or quantised). A touch of a new row on the master column would simultaneously stop the current rows patterns playing and start the new row. These could then be recorded directly to the sequencer, or this ability used live.

This would be an awesome addition to the current sequencing / pattern playback abilities and would definitely take the workstation sequencing into this century. Given that the patterns have already been implemented, I'd have thought that a midi only implementation should be possible [fairly easily] as all we're talking about is a matrix systems to better control the starting and stopping of patterns without having to use the keys. The icing on the cake would be extending this to audio, which would take more brain surgery - but is I feel where a workstartion sequencer should be going.

For me at least this would be a better compositional / performance tool, than implementing piano roll type editing (which I'd obviously love but while easing editing doesn't really add on the compositional / performance front).


What do others think?

Dan, Jerry, have there been any thoughts along this line.

Cheers, Domc
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[Daz]

Yes please ... this kind of change would be most welcome.

Daz.

[tcornishmn]

I agree - that would be really cool to have a matrix-style sequencer as you describe. I disagree that the piano-roll wouldn't be terribly useful - I think that could be fairly well implemented, especially if Korg enables USB mouse support.

VGA resolution doesn't seem that big in today's world of multiple hi-res displays (which I also enjoy on my main PC), but Korg has already demonstrated that they can do a lot on the Oasys screen.

For an example of how the mouse could work, the Yamaha AW4416 multitrack recorder has a QVGA screen - 1/4 the size of the Oasys' and it is actually pretty helpful for getting around.

[thekeymaster]

I voted yes.

Things is though the more I think about it the more I feel we are less likely to see a major upgrade to the sequencer.I get the impression its not a priority.

From how Korg described the system when it first hit the market I feel they were more talking about its synth engines,fx and samples etc etc,not updating the entire seq implementation and I think its that what we wish for.

I keep saying it but Korg have an opportunity to show the rest how to move a seq application on a workstation up to the next level but I wont hold my breath.

I hope I'm wrong but I feel the release of the M3 still using the same style interface and keeping nearly all the same features apart from increasd ppq does'nt bode well for me.
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[JD]

That's a yes...

Different views are hughly appreciated and depending on the situation I'm in and the state of the song I use diefferent views with a computer sequencer. I would love to be able to do more idea sketching on the "O" since it is a very inspiring instrument.

Korg is of course well aware of our wishes for sequencer improvements and I'm 100% sure it is going to happen...although probably not with the next OS update...

Cheers,

Jens

[domc]

[dxmusic]

I believe that Live can be triggered from the O, using CC# so why would you need it on the keyboard. The patterns can be triggered from the keyboard and routed to the audio inputs or from midi from live, just make the live the slave and the O the master. You can then record your tracks in the keyboard sequencer. as audio or midi.

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[Mike Conway]

[domc]

[Mike Conway]

[Derm]

I would welcome any improvement but I think the absolute minimum would be a cue list implementation. There are, as has been pointed out, many different opportunities and ways of vastly improving the sequencer. Personally, I have little interest in any external solution. It goes against my main reason for buying an Oasys, and I am sure that there are others who feel the same. Either way, my feeling is that Korg have already made their decisions and we will only know what they are when 1.5 or V2 is released.
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[radside]

[quote]Quote:
I have little interest in any external solution. It goes against my main reason for buying an Oasys, and I am sure that there are others who feel the same.


You can count me in on that one too.

I would have NO interest whatsoever in anything external as that would completely defeat the purpose of the OASYS.

It is a Workstation. Not a Rompler / Synth.

I would also gladly pay a few hundred euro for a greatly enhanced sequencer. [/quote]


Count me in too. My wish is to do practically everything I need to do inside the Oasys. Similarly to the session view, I also favor pattern based compositions but my desire is to have multi-timbral/channel midi patterns that can be triggered from either the pads or keys. These multitimbral/channel patterns should also be capable of being "put to track" as currently implemented in the single midi track/channel patterns.

Additionally, some sort of matrix/session view that would provide which pattern is assigned to each pad/key/grid cell, would be useful, much more so, if the patterns cold also be triggered from the matrix, with individually configured looping/one shot options.

Rick

[Mike Conway]