Polyend Play - 7.7 Organic & Generative Arrangements

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7.7 Organic & Generative Arrangements
Play has many features to add interest and create variations within patterns
and arrangements. Some parameters can add more generative style
variations where patterns and arrangements develop with an evolving and
dynamic nature others can provide a xed change.
Considerations and tips in developing arrangements and variations
• Many features introduce a xed change which can be applied and
changed across patterns. For example repeats and effects. These
can however be automated to create variation.
• Some parameters can add more generative style variations where
patterns and arrangements develop with an evolving and dynamic
nature. Chance and Randomize are examples.
• Chance can help build arrangements. Creating variations with these
parameters can give the impression of a longer, evolving
arrangement even when looping a single pattern.
• Randomize can add variation and operate as a continuous evolving
pattern. Randomize operates differently to other parameters and
needs to have a step selected, i.e. hold the step pad or select a track
and also the Randomize page needs to be in view. The
Randomization can be printed and saved to the track using [Save].
• Chained patterns can build longer arrangements. Chance, Action
Play/Skip operate differently when patterns are chained.
• Modulation by turning parameter knobs can manually add variations.
This is possible even in pattern mode by selecting the track to adjust.
• Applying several iteration of ‘ll’ will allow pattern variations to be
created. Try changing one or two tracks with ll in a series of
duplicated patterns or variations.
• Muting and soloing tracks can also form part of creative variation
application.
• Combining Plays feature set, for example chance, randomisation,
variations etc together can build continuously changing landscapes
and arrangements.
• Undo / Redo commands can be used to backtrack when tweaking
and improvising performances. Hold [Shift] to see if a Undo/Redo
command is available.
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