Synth 

Cyberstep KDJ-One – Hand Held Synth / Sequencer

long time no see – on the Musikmesse I already saw them, showing off their nintendo-style kind of palm top sequencer and synth KDJ-ONE Official WalkthroughDieses Video auf YouTube ansehen there is a software to manage it all for macs and Win-PCs – USB accepts controllers as well. it can handle some standards like MIDI/SMF files and the software can be used as a plugin. VST seems to be the only version since there’s nothing about AU so far. the device is quite the size of one hand and has…

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Controller Sequencer 

Faderfox SC4 Sequencer / Controller + PC4 24-knob Controller

Faderfox are known for controllers of small size reminding of the MFB stuff – now they come back with a controller that can ALSO be used as a sequencer – the result reminds of the Metropolis and Ryk Sequencer for the Roland System 100m and the recent „hack“ of the BCR2000 – the Zaquencer that uses the old Behringer to be used as a sequencer – but this time the concept has probability and there are repeats and group edits via 8 knobs with accents and glide .. the video…

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App macOS Sequencer Windows 

B-Step Sequencer Version 2

B-Step is a Sequencer (mentioned here before) that runs on almost deny platform and now it’s going into it’s second round – version 2.   here’s the updates and there is a lot of stuff going in like „roll/flam“ in another way – this time called ratcheting (the older word for playing some steps faster) has several new modes that allow song construction and complex polyrhythmic stuff. the trick is: it is a 4 row sequencer but you can set a number of chords / scales to it and switch them…

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Dual Arturia Microbrute/Minibrute Mod + Microbrute SE recolored – Microbrute SE with Sequencer

1 you can modify the Minibrute to get a Sequencer instead of an Arpeggiator like the Minibrute SE <– click this for more / it’s silver but same specs as the normal MB. –> Arturia Minibrute Sysex um ARP zu Sequencer zu machen. Other Arturia Brute MODs: the Forum • Arturia Microbrute. shows some radical mod – the keys removed on the Minibrute and the Microbrute added as a „controller“ for them all.. and: there will be a Microbrute SE in Grenoble – but some things seem to be wrong or messed up, so.. something is coming,…

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Behringer BCR2000 hack: sequencer – > Zaquencer

ZAQ Audio hacked the Behringer BCR2000 which is a super-ordinary controller that is available for about 130€ with 4 lines of 8 endless encoders and 2 rows of 8 buttons – so they turned it into a 32-step sequencer. -> the Zaquencer. 70€ – makes it a XXX€-Sequencer! basic info – incl. chords: Zaquencer Intro – standalone MIDI Step SequencerDieses Video auf YouTube ansehen and here’s some jam using a micro modular and TR505: Jacob Korn jamming on the Zaquencer – standalone MIDI Step SequencerDieses Video auf YouTube ansehen

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Synthesizer-Magazin: SynMag #45 am 17.7.2014

SynMag #45 Mitte Juli 2014 (ca. 17.7.)     Maschinen Roland TR8 – Instant Electro oder – ein guter TRhronfolger? Audiowerkstatt – MIDI Zeitversetzter und Raumkrümmer (DIN-Sync, MIDI-Clock) Bastl Instruments Trinity – Kästchensystem für den LoFi Sound Clavia Nord Lead A1 – Ist minimaler auch besser? Wie gut seht er zwischen Nord Lead 2x und 4? Modular Synthesizer Meeting Happy Knobbing 2014 – Advanced Gearporn! Elektro für 100€ – Geht das? Ja! (upcoming: Moog Theremini) Die andere Seite Ableton Dark Synth und Vocalism – Additiv und „was mit Stimme“… Xils…

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the last genoQs Octopus Sequencer made by it’s master

Marcel of the former GenoQs Sequencer company took his soldering iron to make one last Octopus Sequencer and posted it on Ebay for auction – as you know I rarely post things that are just for sale there but since this sort of the last chances to get one incl help in case of things not working in the future you still get help from Marcel and to mark the sell official – so here we go for 1480€ plus transport (20€). 26.June: update: it’s now at 1640€ – climbing…

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Graphically aided CV Controlled Voltage Sequencer – MiniGorille (Module)

  CV Minigorille is a graphical sequencer with a nice little OLED display but controlled by voltages – and that works like this: so it is about setting your x and y controls and sort of „modulate“ yourself through basic and more complex shapes or just see the sequencer as a classic step sequencer on screen. http://www.behance.net/gallery/14413183/Graphic-control-voltage-manipulation the Minigorille.com Link will only lead you to the designer but no information so far.

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