Re: [Qmidiarp-devel] Re : Feature ideas for the sequencer

[Sascha S. <ung...@gm...>]

2011/7/14 Frank Kober <goe...@ya...>:
> Hi Sascha,we'll be giving priority to make some changes under the hood in
the next weeks with Nedko.
> But it is definitely helpful to track your suggestions here for after that
:)
>
>
>> 1st feature: variable playlength of sequence
>> it would be nice that if I add a sequence of f.e. 16 steps and alter
>> the "length" live to f.e. 8, that after switching back to length of 16
>> the sequencer does not just double the first 8 steps, but has the old
>> steps set in mind.
>> Or that there is something under the sequence-bar that runs with the
>> sequence, where I can determine, to which point the sequence loops.
>
> Thanks for your input here. Jeremy and I had left comments regarding this
in the feature-request tracker,
> and the only problem with that seems to be (again) how storage to disk
should be done.
> Maybe a loop marker as you suggest is a good solution to this.

I'll post my ideas to feature-tracker so that we have an overview

>
>> 2nd feature: playing direction of sequence
>> add new playing directions live to a sequence
>> play left-to-right, right-to-left, forward-backward-forward, random
>> Means, f.e. if sequence runs from left-to-right and loops and I switch
>> the play-direction, it will start playing backwards at the end of the
>> loop
>
> Sounds interesting to me, too.

I'll add this to the feature-tracker, too

>
>> 3rd feature: group 2 sequences
>> this way I could join 2 sequences of f.e. 8 steps to one sequence of
>> 16 step but with the ability to change the play-direction of just one
>> of them or mute one of them
>>
>> Yes I know, weird ideas, but they would be fun :)
>
> Not that weird, ....well the last one a bit maybe :)
> One planned feature are multi-patterns for each sequencer, a bit like in
the arp modules. But there again, a logical way of storage (with session
file, with application rc file, both....) has to be found first.
>
>
> Thanks again
> Cheers
> Frank
>
>>
>
thanks and greetings back,

Sascha