sequencers

monads · Post by **monads** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 12:52 pm

Hey Stefan,

I don't have much experience with actual hardware sequencers. I should look into them. I've messed around with the software sequencer on Moog Modular V though.

SirZebrathe9th · Post by **SirZebrathe9th** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 1:06 pm

damn stefen you have a whole bunch of sequencers i want. i am slightly jealous. id get that P3 except i dont know how to solder. out of all your hardware sequencers which are your favorites? i mean analog style because thats what i intended this topic to be about.

on a different but related note is anyone familiar with the serge sequencers? im thinking of getting a touch keyboard sequencer, cuz of the cool little buttons it has, but its expensive and id end up wanting a whole modular setup to compliment it, like a quantizer andprobALY some other bleep, i dont know. but on the egres website they haVe sequencers and sequencers programers and whole bunch of other cool sounding stuff i dont know about. itd be cool to have s modular setup just for sequencing. itd be cool to just have a modular setup. ...a badass setup.

zebra

StefanH · Post by **StefanH** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 1:34 pm

Well, if you make music over years, equipment comes and goes!
I think about selleng the MPC, it is a nice and tight sequencer, but i don't use this one in the last year!
Mostly i use QY700, MAQ, Schaltwerk, Monomachine and MachineDrum (-together with XBase09). But not everything at the same time (less is more).
P3 wil be something special for, i guess, ok. it's only midi, but look at the specs, it can control nearly everything (hope P3 arriving my home soon)
Cheers,
Stefan

Ahh, i used also the FR777 together with Voyager, Because of CV/Gate-OUT of the FR777 it is a nice duo.

Stefan

StefanH · Post by **StefanH** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 9:40 pm

If MOOG would produce a sequencer, i would think about this one, the latest moogerfooger "Murf" is one thing on my need-to-have-list.
Stefan

mlanson · Post by **mlanson** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 2:42 pm

You can't modulate the cv inputs (filter, wave, lof etc...) with software... Can you?

that's mostly what I lke my fat controller for.

ikazlar · Post by **ikazlar** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 11:28 am

I think the ultimate sequencer in terms of flexibility is a TKB with lots of Boolean gates. This is analog and it uses banana jacks so you will need adaptors. For digital with freakin complexity use a Nord Modular I or II.

Lengai · Post by **Lengai** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 2:22 pm

The Revolution has a very flexible sequencer also:

http://www.future-retro.com/REVOLUTION.html

joam · Post by **joam** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 1:21 am

I use Apple Logic Pro.

I have mapped all the CC messages for the voyager to Logic's hyper edit window.
All the CC messages are listed on page 60 of the voyager manual.

Once this is completed just save it as your Autoload song file so that they are available everytime you write a new track.

Regards,

zaque · Post by **zaque** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 1:32 pm

i use an MPC and love it.

punkdisco · Post by **punkdisco** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 4:50 pm

I was a Steinberg user for 20 years(!) and then I 'discovered' Ableton Live5 - just really can not describe how productive, musical, and fun it is. Make Cubase look as musical as a brick.. I would imagine that everyone in here is into analogue because of 1) sound and 2) the fun factor. So, if you thing making music is about fun and vibe then Live have to be considered..

I also play around with my 303/777/Evolver sequencers. Got a MPC1000 but never use it.

The thing which we are really into lately is driving the MS20 using its External Signal Processor, usually tracking the audio from a 303. Makes for a really inaccurate sequence - kind of like a guitar player etc.. Here is a single track from our latest track:

http://www.punkdisco.co.uk/misc/audio/M ... ViaESP.wma
http://www.punkdisco.co.uk/misc/audio/M ... ViaESP.wav (same clip)

Gets going at about 35 secs.

Anyway, keep meaning to get this to drive the Voyager;

tb303, Audio -> MS20 ESP, generates audio to CV so CV -> Voyager..

Nice and sloppy..

OysterRock · Post by **OysterRock** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 5:24 pm

punkdisco wrote:Ableton Live5 - just really can not describe how productive, musical, and fun it is.

Amen to that. Live is the most creative recording tool I've used. Using Cubase and the like can be so lifeless. Being an actual live musician most of my life, when I started working on studio stuff I found out things could get rather cold and uninspiring.

Live really brings out the improv in my recording experiences. Working with Live is the closest I've come to getting the same feelings I do when playing with a live band. Its like your "playing" the program.

gd · Post by gd » Sat Oct 15, 2005 7:32 pm

Lengai wrote:The Revolution has a very flexible sequencer also:

http://www.future-retro.com/REVOLUTION.html

I had a rev. it was nice and easy to use but I just couldn't find a place to use it as I have both a Voyager and a Source.

tunedLow · Post by **tunedLow** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 9:13 pm

I got a revolution, the synths ok, but what I really like about it is the remix feature -- if you're ever feeling unispired, just give that thing a few tweaks and there you go...