Sometimes, I find a nice sequence, such as a bassline, and then I want to continue playing the current sequence while switching patches.
There is a clever feature in Omnisphere 2 called Sound Lock
Sound Lock lets you lock specific parameters of a Patch and apply them to other Patches as you browse. You can use the FX section of a Patch, the Arpeggiator pattern of another one and the Modulation Matrix of a third one. This mix-and-match approach makes browsing a fun and creative experience.
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ANd here is a demo of Sound Lock in action:
I’d really love for Arturia to adopt this kind of feature in MnF. At the very least, I’d like to be able to “audition” different patches for a given sequence.
My current workaround is to record the MIDI for the sequence into my DAW, and use it to control the MnF while switching samples. But the “Sound Lock” feature above would be a workflow game changer.
I don’t think that this will be possible. You only have to look at the time it takes to switch between 2 patches to realise that this would probably not sound good or that gaps would occur.
What would be great would be to have a separate arturia sequencer that could be plugged into any arturia synth and have full midi automation of steps and notes, like analog lab for for synths.
A separate sequencer that you can save and recall and that you can attach to any v collection synth preset would be a game changer, every synth has a legacy sequencer, there’s no consistency between them and many are lacking and confusing.
Bitwig treats instruments and modulators as modular building blocks, so you can design one sequencer that controls any synth, automate any parameter, and save it as a reusable preset. It’s like having a universal sequencer layer that sits above all your instruments, instead of being trapped inside each synth’s own inconsistent, legacy step sequencer.
Bitwig gives you that unified, flexible sequencing and automation environment Arturia’s ecosystem currently lacks.
