Hi Tim
RE: 
> How did you create the speeding up tempo on the koto sound? Is that 
> hitting the mouse button slow then fast in succession?

Actually, you can do it by holding the mouse button down and then 
swirling away... either concentrating on swirling around over several 
blocks or getting a bit crazier and wheeling around in great circles. 
I also found that rapid diagonal strokes across matrix cells could be 
quite effective. It wasn't until I got into Cubase afterwards and 
checked the score out and started playing with velocities that I 
discovered just how much note data had been generated!! 
While using the mouse as a controller can be a little unwieldy at 
first, after some practise the sorts of effects that can be created 
are quite different to a keyboard and begin to bear some resemblance 
to plucked or strummed string instruments...

> You also were very controlled on the slower mouse movements.I also 
> like the bass lines that come in. 

I guess you've got to get into the right mental timing space! Just 
like playing any other instrument...

Re:Japanese scale. 
> Good scale to use. Did you notice you can assign different scales 
for each axis?

Yes, I'll probably experiment with this on some of the western scales 
as they are a little easier to combine... for this peice I chose the 
same scale for both axes, but with one transposed higher than the 
other.

>>You can also use your  extra sequencer to record other apps output 
as well, like Ludwig.

Now that I've got it set up I'll experiment with other apps. Fractal 
Composer would be ideal for this...

Adam