Re: [AH] Insights into the recording of Tangerine Dream's Exit

From Brian Willoughby
Sent Sun, May 5th 2019, 01:42

That=E2=80=99s a good question, Drew.

I asked my computer what the prime factors of 1,068 are, and it came up =
with 89, 3, 2, 2. That=E2=80=99s 12 sets of 89 steps. Having 3 in there =
is probably good for music in 3, 6, 9, or 12. I=E2=80=99m not sure where =
89 would come in.

Brian


On May 4, 2019, at 6:25 PM, Andrew Scheidler <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:
> I want to know how they ended up with a 1,068 step sequencer.  I would =
understand 1,024 but what's with the 44 extra steps?
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> Drew
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> On Saturday, May 4, 2019, Patrick Dohman <xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx> wrote:
>> > On May 4, 2019, at 12:05 AM, Suit & Tie Guy =
<xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>> >=20
>> > We have a system that enables any one of us to send control =
triggers to the others. So from one piece to the next we would alternate =
'control' responsibility. There are two 6" TV display screens in the =
instruments for checking out memory allocations and control function =
settings, along with numeric LED displays in each section that indicate =
mode selection, multiple sequences, tuning, program parameters, random =
note selection, routing and further sequence storage.
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>> It appears that TD knew their stuff when it came to probabilistic =
sequencers & machine learning.
>> A modern reincarnation would be great. Where the inner workings of =
the probabilistic chance are exposed.
>> Allowing the user precise control rather than the current black box =
approach where the probability & determinism are obscured.
>> Perhaps in partnership with a serial or usb interface so that results =
can be researched offline.
>> Regards
>> Patrick
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