Since I had a need for a primitive drum trigger sequencer (for the thing), I decided to hack it into the Arduino Sequencer as a new mode – Drum mode. When in drum mode, the “CV” and Gate outputs become Drum1 and Drum2. Voice selection in the sequencer is handled by note value (0-1023) – 0 is no output, 1-512 is Drum1, 513-1022 is Drum2, and 1023 is both voices (values are subject to change in the future).
I’ve made the hardware addition (as well as some of the soldering for the eventual start/stop button), and have a rough version of the code written, but haven’t actually tested it yet. Once it’s tested and working properly, I’ll have a proper release post, but figured I’d let people in on the fact it’s coming.
In the meantime, I’m looking forward to the ADV-BASS/SoundLab Snare combinations I’ll be programming 😉
Of course, the ADV-BASS isn’t quite working right. It works well enough for a basic kick, but I couldn’t get it to do all the nutty Syndrum sweeps that I had it doing back in 1998/1999. Will require more investigation.