Re: Drum machine for loops / echoplex

["Gary Lehmann" <relay@funtv.com>]

Hello--
The SR-16 changes drum kits(?!) not patterns from program change--
Maybe I'll pick up an HR cheap somewhere.
Gary
>
> >As far as the drum machine thang--here is my setup.  The Jamman is
syncing
> >with the drum machine thru MIDI clock.  To compensate for the lack of
> >percussion during the recording of the initial loop, I am using Cakewalk
to
> >play the drum pattern on a Sound Canvas and send various patch changes
(GT-3
> >for Guitar, Jamman commands).  I don't want to have all the percussion
come
> >from the sequencer, for reasons which may be obvious but need not be
gotten
> >into at this point.  The SR-16 drum machine will not change patterns in
> >response to MIDI commands.  Is there a drum machine which does?  It 
>would
be
> >one less thing I had to do while attempting to improvise.
>
> to me it seems a drum machine should change patterns with a prog ch
> command. I think its odd that your's doesn't. In fact, I just tried this
> with my old Alesis hr-16 and it worked fine. Are you sure you have the
midi
> parameters set up right?
>
> kim
>

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