Analogue Solutions Concussor - Manual (Page 48)

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Uses
Triggering Drum Voices
The most logical use for the MT16 is for easy programming of Concussor drum voice modules via a MIDI sequncer.
Electronic percussion patterns can be quickly created using for example Cubase’s grid editor or a rhythm sequencer
such as the Akai MPC2000.
Gating Envelopes
The length of the trigger pulses is determined by how long the MIDI key is held down for (sustained). When you
hold a MIDI key down, the trigger output will stay on (+5V) until the key is released. This makes the MT16 ideal for
controlling envelopes.
Devices with Clock Inputs - MT16 is more advantagous than using a MIDI-Sync device!
The MT16 offers a much more flexible way of synchronising analogue sequencers and drum machines than using
a MIDI-Sync device. MIDI-Sync devices have the problem that they run continually when your MIDI sequencer is run-
ning. Therefore you cannot stop and re-start your analogue sequencers mid-song. Using the MT16 this prob lem can
be over come. By programming a bar of 16th notes and looping the bar, straight away you have created a clock signal
that your analogue sequencers can lock on to. But there are several important advantages - you can have up to 16
clock signals, they can all be different divide ratios by changing the note pattern (so you could say have one sequencer
running half the speed of the other). The string of notes does not have to be a steady pattern, it can be a syncopated
rhythm, clocking you analogue sequencers in a particular changing pattern you decide.