I'd love to see a sequencer that conforms to the tape metronome, so we could properly bang in live patterns. It's really a must. Especially for drums.
It is my understanding that the sequencer only conforms to the tape metronome.
I'd love to see a sequencer that conforms to the tape metronome, so we could properly bang in live patterns. It's really a must. Especially for drums.It is my understanding that the sequencer only conforms to the tape metronome.
Not to my experience. I mean during the note input phase, when you twist the red knob to demo the sequence, there should be a metronome, so you can bang in your pattern in real-time. Come to think of it, the need for holding āshiftā to input notes should be disabled when you have the red knob set to run (demo) the sequence.
While Iād love to take credit for the time stretch idea at the beginning of this thread (because I love it!), it was a re-post from our earlier OP-1 forum (ohpeewon.com). The tip itself came from @darenager. Loving all the tips and tricks everyone is posting in this thread, by the way!
What sequencer are you using?
For drums and samples Iāll use Endless and line it up by beat.
At 1/16 itās beats 5 and 13 for snares, 1 and 9 for kicks, hats in between
You can also layer drums on top of one another in Endless.
I just follow that pattern if I need a longer measure.
@UnflatteredWhat sequencer are you using?For drums and samples I'll use Endless and line it up by beat.At 1/16 it's beats 5 and 13 for snares, 1 and 9 for kicks, hats in betweenYou can also layer drums on top of one another in Endless.I just follow that pattern if I need a longer measure.
I was just talking about the basic grid. Pattern.
I'd love to see a sequencer that conforms to the tape metronome, so we could properly bang in live patterns. It's really a must. Especially for drums.It is my understanding that the sequencer only conforms to the tape metronome.Not to my experience. I mean during the note input phase, when you twist the red knob to demo the sequence, there should be a metronome, so you can bang in your pattern in real-time. Come to think of it, the need for holding āshiftā to input notes should be disabled when you have the red knob set to run (demo) the sequence.
Yes to this! Metronome option for sequencers please T.Eā¦
I found a site that shows drum grooves from various songs. I havenāt tried yet but I bet they are easy to translate into the op-1 drum sequencer
Beats Dissected is a great resource for learning about drum programming.
Beats Dissected is a great resource for learning about drum programming.
Ćber cool ressource, thank you mate !
I'd love to see a sequencer that conforms to the tape metronome, so we could properly bang in live patterns. It's really a must. Especially for drums.It is my understanding that the sequencer only conforms to the tape metronome.
Is there a way to sync the sequencer to the tape when not actually recording to the tape?
I donāt believe so. Thatās what makes banging notes into the pattern sequencer tough. As of now, my workaround is laying a single note into each step, creating a temporary metronome within it. Then I remove it. The upside is that Iām getting downright tight on playing non-sequenced beats.
I don't believe so. That's what makes banging notes into the pattern sequencer tough. As of now, my workaround is laying a single note into each step, creating a temporary metronome within it. Then I remove it. The upside is that I'm getting downright tight on playing non-sequenced beats.
Does no one use endless for tight sequencing? You can make your anchor and then dabble the other accents and whatnot in as you loop it on tape.
Does no one use endless for tight sequencing? You can make your anchor and then dabble the other accents and whatnot in as you loop it on tape.
Will you please elaborate on what you mean by this?
With endless you can program a loop of snares.
Place each snare on the 2nd and 4th beat of the bar.
Program silence for the rest of the hits in the sequence.
That bar of snares hitting on the 2 and 4 become your anchor.
Record this sequence to tape for a bar or so.
When the 2 and 4 are taken care of, hats, kick, accents and whatnots can be played in by hand.
Layer and layer until it sounds right, then move on to the next piece.
This layering helps create really loose loops.
The snares donāt always have to be an anchor though, you can use whatever.
Endless always snaps to the tempo of the tape where applicable.
It is my favorite sequencer and I donāt really fudge with the others much.
Good tip! Have you tried arpeggio on drums yet? Itās great for quickly generating stuff like constantly shifting hihat patterns.
I noticed today the following :
- shift + > while playing : you preselect next loop
- hit play button : the next loop begins the playing right where the previous one stopped ! This is awesome !!!
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Yes, this is very useful but I keep forgetting about this feature @LyingDalai
I just lost the count of amazing findings such as this, were the OP-1 behave exactly as you would expect when you hit a button without having heard of the feature.
LOVE => OP-1