Kara & Moon,
Thanks so much for the info and it would be very helpful if I was interested in computer sequencing,but to be completely candid with you-I bought my first pc when I was 36(2 years ago),because I relied on WebTV for the internet-that is until I got fed up with dial-up.
I then reluctantly got a pc,with the sole purpose of internet browsing,printing cd covers,downloading music etc..-just basic use.I still feel that way to this day.
With all of the advances and low costs of keyboard workstations these days,for me,computer sequencing is null in void.
As much as I love the Alesis Fusion for what it is,I am very frustrated and shocked that it does not have pattern sequencing-which to me,does not really validate it as being a workstation.
Since I don't purchase used equipment ever,seemingly,my only option is to spend $700 on a Akai MPC500 and it's just absurd to spend nearly the same amount of money on a sequencer-just to have the ablity to pattern record.
If Alesis has some valid reason as to why they left out pattern sequencing in thier Fusion-they're not revealing it to anyone.
People have been complaining about the absence of pattern sequencing for the last 2 years and Alesis is not budging an inch on this matter.
I have contacted Alesis,sales engineers at Sweetwater & the staff of the Fusioneer forum and NO ONE has a clue as to why there is no pattern recording on the Fusion(aside from sheer speculation).
I basically want to use the Fusion as an audio recorder and to use it's sounds to layer my Korg Extreme sequences-but if I ever want to sequence exclusively on the Fusion-I am still really lost on what direction I will be going with that-if ever.
Thanks again,& I am glad to be a part of this forum