I've got this idea for a randomising 'groovebox' thing for generating techno type stuff real fast.
Wishlist:
1. SNAPSHOTS. Gotta have some quick way to save every parameter and recall them
2. Randomise: Everything, or just one synth, or one sequencer pattern
3. Euclidean patterns, scales, microtuning would all be a bonus.
I'm returning to Reaktor 'cos I can't find a better tool for the job! What I want to create is something that will surprise me - and ideally have a really wide range of possible sounds (like e.g. a wavetable synth, a drum machine with loads of samples or a wide variation in synth drums). "Musical" randomisation would be a big plus too, so patches 'drift' rather than change abruptly. I don't want to make an ambient wind chimes generator though - something more melodic and danceable.
Do any particular sequencers or synths spring to mind? Or any ensembles where someone's made something similar?