Posted by: jonvalt
« on: January 11, 2023, 06:21:58 pm »I don't quite understand this "need."
A chain can have 16 patterns, and each pattern can be 4 bars. That's 64 bars. At 120bpm thats a bit over 2 minutes of run time. A two minute pattern that can itself then repeat. That's quite a bit really.
BUT!! Each scene can have its own chain. So with 16 available scenes, that's 1024 bars (about 8.5 min @120bpm). Of course, you do have to manually change scenes. Being able to chain scenes would be nice, but I'd hardly call it a "need."
Let's remember that the KSP is not intended to be a sequencer/arranger. Its design intent, as repeatedly stated in the manual and marketing material, is focused toward live usage. If you're trying to sequence and arrange an entire song with it, I kinda think you've got the wrong equipment. Plus it's clearly focussed toward electronic music, where 1 to 4 bar repeating patterns are the norm. Most electronic music doesn't have a typical song structure with verses, choruses, bridges, and solos. Again, wrong equipment for that.
I for one am LOVING this equipment. The workflow is fast and intuitive.
The biggest problem I've had so far is that the 2.0 update broke proper sync from a DAW with MIDI over USB. I haven't tried using other hardware for MIDI sync, but I've read that that's also broken. I'm currently working around that by using the KSP as master clock.
So right. Instead of begging the mfr, how about do some experimentation lol. And the KSP is not an MPC. If you don't want to push buttons, use a pre-recorded backing track. Much simpler lol.