I guess at a minimum, I could always just sample the phrase, and
trigger the sample via midi. I'm thinking that it should be possible
to simultaneously reset the A147 and A155 at the beginning of the
phrase, probably by patching a divided clock thru the trigger delay
module to create a very brief reset signal. It would be mixed with
the midi reset, probably an A180 would do.

This wouldn't respond to midi tempo changes, but would probably be
adequate. I'll give it a try at home later.

Now I'm wondering if the VC divider wouldn't do this job better
than the A147. Note-level sync and quantization into the bargain. I
don't have the VC divider module, though.

CV sampling, there must be a way to do that with existing digital
audio gear How about using a VCA to modulate an audio tone
with the CV, record the audio digitally, then play it back through the
A119 to recover the original CV via the envelope follower jack

Joe

--- In Doepfer_a100@y..., "duffnuff" <duffnuff@h...> wrote:
> hmm sounds very interesting..
>
> wish i had a 147 to try this.
> what happens when you retrig the 147 with a divided-down midi
> clock that's heavily attenuated or to somehow 'override' the
> retrig periodically w ADSR cv (a job for 166 ) or perhaps
> mutate the divided-down clock signal somehow to make it hard
> for the 147 to be retrig'd consistently, but still within adequate
> relation to tempo, if somewhat random.. there might be a
> combination w just enough tempo info and conflicting length info
> to keep things half on/off track.
>
> i imagine that if you had true sync, the step length control values
> from the 155 might get stale once quantized. (that is, if it's even
> possible). but that's better than not having step length control at
> all. i'm having a tough time getting my head around a patch that
> allows this 155>147>155 loop within a tempo grid.
>
> which reminds me..i often wish for a way to catch or
> record-and-loop odd/quasi-random cv control signal cycles
> within patches such as these. many times during a
> semi-random response from the 155, the perfect rhythmic
> phrase comes out for a few cycles but is just too irregular overall
> so it gets recorded and edited later as audio. i wonder if it's
> possible to make something like a cv 'repeater' (you know, like
> that electrix thingy) to run on the output of the 155 (or whatever)
> so we can more easily break/destroy the 16th note grid and stay
> in sync.
>
> with all this automatic bpm, self-looping audio software out
> there..i can't help but fantasize about something that can loop
> record and regenerate cv rather than audio.
>
> but back to the subject, very interested in joe's idea here.
>
> -duff
>
>
>
>
> --- In Doepfer_a100@y..., "buechlerjoe" <buechlerjoe@t...>
> wrote:
> > I did some earlier experiments clocking the A155 from the
> A147. Its
> > really quite powerful, being able to control the duration of each
> step
> > using the bottom row of A155 knobs.
> >
> > I'd like to get back to this, and I'm trying to think of a way to
sync
> > it up with midi. Has anyone devised a workable approach to
> this
> >
> > Joe