Wave Sequencing

[Cpilot]

Here's another little tutorial in which I expand on the step parameters. Just a reminder that a wave sequence takes on all the attributes of the previoulsy selected program, which is why I asked you to go straight to Global mode so that Program I-A000 would be selected as a base.

Set up the Kronos as before as far as setting the sequence length to 16.
Touch the Step Parameter tab. Set up the following samples just to give it a
musical flavour (or choose any you like):

Step 1 00052 E. Organ House
Step 2 00070 Pipe Organ Reed
Step 3 00191 Brass Ensemble
Step 4 00129 Clarinet
Step 5 00497 Organ 1

Column 1 is the Step number. Pretty obvious. Column 2 is the type of step.
Touch the arrow in that column and you'll see three options. Multi simply
means that the sample will play. Rest means that it won't. There will be
silence for the length of that step. Tie means that the step will be ignored.
So if you set Step 2 to Tie, the sequence will go straight from Step 1 to
Step 3. (There's a daft explanation in the manual to do with rhythm!).

Column 3 shows you where to find samples. Mostly this column is set to ROM in
for the normal wave sequence samples. Touch the arrow and you'll get a long
list of sample locations. Again, steps mostly use ROM mono. ROM stereo will
only get you a few samples by comparison. RAM samples are those you load in
yourself. If you don't load any there won't be any to select. You can also
select samples from any of the EXs banks.

Column 4 is where you select a particular sample as in the previous tutorial.

Column 5 is the Start Offset (usually set to OFF). Some samples (not all) have
alternate starting points and you can select which starting point you wish to
use. The default OFF simply starts the sample at its beginning.

Column 6 (Rev) allows you to play the sample in reverse if the box is checked.

Column 7 (Trans.) allows you to transpose the note being played. The number is
the number of semitones up or down (+ or -). If you look down that column you'll
see that they are all set to +0 except step 5 which is set to +14. So if you
play a C, this step will play a D an octave above. You can use this feature to
play a scale. Set the numbers in steps 2 to 4 to +2, +4 and +5. Now press a key
down and you'll see what I mean. The next column (Tune) allows you to to tune
the note in cents (1/100 of a semitone), so you can play scales other than equal
temperament for instance.

Column 9 is the relative level of that step so you can adjust the loudness of
each step to suit the samples being played. Handy for drums for instance.

Column 10 (Duration) gives the length of the step. If you look at the top right
you'll see two modes, Time and Tempo. Currently we're in Tempo mode. This means
that the sequence is sync'ed to the tempo of the program. If you touch the
arrow you'll see Base Note and a column of musical note lengths. Pick a note
to give you the proper length of the step. Down at the bottom the option
is GATE. If you set this option, the sequence will stop at this point and the
sample will keep playing until you release the key. The rest of the sequence
will be ignored. Alternatively, if you set the mode to Time, you'll be able to
set the length of each step in milliseconds. If you use the multiply option
(currently set to x1 in all the steps) you can multiply the length of the
step from 1 to 32.

Column 11 (Xfade) allows you to fade one step into the previous and next steps.
Go to Step 2 and set Xfade to 200mS. You'll hear a smooth transition from
step 1 to step 2 to step 3. The next two columns set the fade in and out
shapes. 0Lin means a straight line fade. You can set the fade to a curve by
changing the number. A negative value will give a a convex curve and a positive
value will give a concave curve. See the parameter guide p791 for a useful
picture.

The last two columns set the AMS output level. This means that you can use each of
the steps as a modulation source for any other sound. If you are going to use more than one step for AMS, pick values that give the right balance of modulation for the destination you are modulating.


EDIT: I worded the AMS part badly but I didn't want to get into a discussion on AMS as that's a completely different ball game, so I've modified it a little.

[db1]

Thanks again, I will try this tonight when I get home.



Andre

[Cpilot]

I was just reading about two guys who got into a lawsuit over some music they had composed based on the digits of pi, and it occurred to me that this would make a good wave sequence. As an exercise I chose program INT-E084 The Changeling and its associated wave sequence I084 Soft Waves. I went to Global mode/WaveSeq, extended the sequence to 17 steps (easy to do with Copy/Paste) and entered the first 17 digits of pi as semitone values into the Trans column. I tried some negative values but the positive values sounded better. I kept the tunings as they were. Most interesting just playing one note. A chord of C major sounded very good, a bit atonal but occasionally resolving itself onto the chord of C major. Also very interesting with Karma switched on, but only playing one note as it got rather chaotic with a chord.

One of the reasons that I chose this combination was that the wave sequence had some of its steps set as a couple of AMS sources and the program is a heavy user of AMS sources including the wave sequence itself. I changed a couple more of the sources to the wave sequence just to make it a bit more interesting. So it's a good exercise if you want to get a handle on AMS as well as wave sequences.

Bryan

[go2ldook]

Probably a stupid question, but if you create a wave sequence, how do you then use it from within a combi? Can it be loaded into one of the timbres in the combi like a program would, so that you can assign it within certain key zones? I looked at the preset wave sequences and they are found in a bank you cannot access from the combi program select banks.

[QuiRobinez]

Probably a stupid question, but if you create a wave sequence, how do you then use it from within a combi? Can it be loaded into one of the timbres in the combi like a program would, so that you can assign it within certain key zones? I looked at the preset wave sequences and they are found in a bank you cannot access from the combi program select banks.

you create an HD1 program where you can use the wave sequences. In a combi just select your HD1 program and it works.

[go2ldook]

But how do you create the HD1 program? In Global mode you can write the WAV sequence, but cannot save it to a program like in the multisample mode.

[ed_f]

But how do you create the HD1 program? In Global mode you can write the WAV sequence, but cannot save it to a program like in the multisample mode.

Go into program mode and select an open Program patch. You need to be in a bank that is HD-1. You can then assign your wave sequence to that patch.

[jeremykeys]

Thanks to everyone for all this great info! Especially cpilot. I just printed out all the tips but I do agree that a sticky would make sense.

[Bertotti]

I'm taking notes as well.

[QuiRobinez]

But how do you create the HD1 program? In Global mode you can write the WAV sequence, but cannot save it to a program like in the multisample mode.

just check my wave sequencing tutorial on YouTube, then you know how to do it