Beginning of a new track, continuing to experiment with the Schrittmacher and the Digitone sequencers.
https://soundcloud.com/user-252754541/live003Recorded in one take, directly into Bitwig. I realised one handy trick is to start the Schrittmacher, putting Bitwig in slave mode so it starts recording as soon as I hit play and starting the Digitone on an empty pattern (silence). This allows a restive start and I have the time to switch lanes / patterns on/off at leisure.
Schrittmacher is the master clock and sequencing layer A of the Rev2, patch is mine, relatively simple unison brass patch. No external effects. Digitone is clocked and started from the Schrittmacher, but note and CC receive is switched off for this project. Digitone plays three internal tracks, factory presets slightly tweaked.
I can feel my workflow starting to become stable. Most difficult part is limiting myself to which synths I will take on the road and which sequencer is driving what. Obviously while performing there is no time for much tweaking and corrections. I will have to keep it simple and keep the focus on playing, controlling the sequencers and modulating parameters.
The Schrittmacher does have some serious limitations, such as no clock on MIDI out B ....... But the circular, looped nature of the lanes affecting each other is amazing. For sequencing the Rev2 I use 4 lanes for the different patterns, only playing 8 notes. I use an add track to modulate the note values by octaves up and down, running at a different speed. I use a length track to modulate length of the notes.
I am still experimenting with the Schrittmachers encoder in global mode. I have one encoder controlling the Rev2's master volume (CC 7), this works well.
Great fun!