Im planning on buying the polypulse shortly

PolyPulse
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Im looking forward to buying on of these - exciting and unique

i’m watching this now - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HClNKci0Qw&list=TLPQMTYxMDIwMjV8kz2UqByTPw&index=1

do get more insight

i guess with the sequencer tracks , you can live record into them via midi - but would they auto quantise - per tracker setting pulse count / division ?

and the quad tracks for drums, you can use one shot samples for these ?

what sample bit / rates can use for loading in own samples - like one shots

i appreciate any info , pointers

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Hey,

I saw your email but hadn’t found the time to reply yet.

Yes, you can record notes in the note list editor live. It only records the pitch/volume and does not record the timing/rhythm. The chords and/or notes you play are then sequenced according to the sequencer parameters such as pulse interval, offset, octave etc. You can read more about sequencing here Poly pulse sequencer - PolyPulse manual).

Quad engine is indeed what you would use to create drums on a single track. Each of the four pulses trigger a different part such as drum synthesis or samples.

As it can also play sample lists (where each note plays the next sample from a list), you can create pretty complex rhythms. You could create a basic house beat with just one pulse by making a list with:

  • kick.wav
  • closed-hihat.wav
  • open-hihat.wav
  • closed-hihat.wav

Then trigger that with an interval of 2 and it will loop through the four samples creating the basic beat. That leaves you with 3 pulses / quad engine parts you can use for other stuff on that same track.

You don’t need to convert sample rates or bit depths for samples to work. Common audio file types such as .wav or .aiff can be loaded.

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ok thanks ,

so no specific - 16 bit vs 24 bit - 44.1 vs 48 vs 96k etc ?
all work ?

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Yes, only .mp3’s don’t work.

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Great , thanks for the info

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Sorry to keep asking …maybe obvious questions but

The sequencer…i know it’s not a standard step sequencer, different pulse counts etc

I know the track sequences can play for long sequence length,

But how many bars can i record for a pattern ? Can i program or sequence a two bar or say a 4 bar bass pattern that varies per bar ?

alos can you change note length on per pulse basis or have ties / rests ??

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Don’t worry, that’s what the forum is for!

The note lists are not limited to a specific amount of notes. You can put thousands of notes in them if you want. You can also put chords in note lists, but only up to 8 notes per chord.

Note length is determined by the amp envelopes. You can change the note length of different notes by adding a modulator to the envelope. For example: with percussive/drum sounds I like to add a ‘random’ modulator to the envelope so each hit sounds a bit different, or you could use a synced LFO to vary the envelope length over time.

There are a few note types:

  • normal note
  • slide (with/without retriggering amp envelopes, individual slide time control per track)
  • rest / skip
  • stop all notes
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