Now, here's a little thought experiment I'd like to share as inspiration: What if you were to write a new machine - e.g. something that resembles Matilde - but decided to make two version of all possible commands: A one-off and a sticky one! To turn off the effect of a sticky command, simply issue the command with a value that disables its effect. For random pitch, that would be setting the randomize amount to 0 this way: "16 00".In that case, I suggest some sort of system, so that it won't be twice as difficult to remember, even though there are now twice as many commands: One-off commands could be even numbers, and sticky commands could be odd. Example, slightly based on Matilde:
08 30 = sample offset (current sample)
09 30 = sample offset on any sample being played on this track and forward
10 80 = probability 50% (this note only)
11 80 = probability 50% (for anything on this track)
EC 03 = note delay on current note
ED 03 = note delay on current and all following notes
I realize this would require the machine to be able to handle a lot of commands being active at once.
So what do you think? Crazy? Cool? Useless? If you like this idea, please steal it! I insist.
It would facilitate programming if I knew that some old, odd bass machine had to have a note length command on every note.. Come to think of it, without checking, I don't even know if Polac VST's track volume is sticky or not and I use that all the time. 
