An Introduction to Music Sequencers

Let's talk about music sequencers!

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SEQUENCERS IN THIS VIDEO

🎵Analogue Sequencers🎵
Korg SQ-1
Analogue Solutions Generator
Empress Effects ZOIA

🎵Numerical Editor🎵
FastTracker 2
Renoise
Impulse Tracker
LSDJ

🎵Score Editor🎵
Dorico
MuseScore
Sibelius

🎵Step Sequencer🎵
Teengage Engineering OP-1
Novation Launchpad
Elektron Digitakt
Synthstrom Deluge
Roland TB-03
Roland TR-808
FL Studio
Ableton Push 2

🎵Piano Roll Editor🎵
Ableton Live
Reason
FL Studio
Logic X
Atom (iOS)
Fugue Machine (iOS)

🎵Euclidian🎵
Sonic Potions LXR
Patterning (iOS)
Ruismaker (iOS)

🎵Generative🎵
CodeFN42
Polyphase (iOS)

🎵Cartesian🎵
Make Noise Rene

🎵Cellular Automata🎵
Native Instruments Reaktor Newscool
Xynthesizr (iOS)

🎵Exotic🎵
Teengage Engineering OP-1 Tombola
Nodal (iOS)
Concentric Rhythm (iOS)
Reaktor Node
Reaktor Spiral

LINKS TO VIDEOS USED HERE
🎵Analogue Sequencers

🎵Numerical Editor

🎵Score Editor

🎵Step Sequencer

🎵Piano Roll Editor

🎵Euclidian

🎵Generative

🎵Cartesian

🎵Cellular Automata
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[jthorpedroid]

I'm software programmer, I've always found sequencers cool, especially the ones that introduce randomness but in an ordered/creative way.

[StormBurnX]

I remember back in the days of old-school Ableton there was a nintendo DS homebrew app called NitroTracker, which was essentially a FastTracker-styled tracker sequencer for the DS that made excellent use of the dual screen + touch screen. I loved it to death and then never used it for... about a decade.

Seeing FastTracker in your video triggered a huge surge of nostalgia and now I've got my ancient DS charging again so I can fiddle with this classic piece of 2006 software...

[NoirEtBlancVie]

“Classical EDM” he he


(Great video, much learned 👨🏽‍🎓)

[JTMusicbox]

This channel is a wealth of knowledge. With each video I watch, my mind is a little more blown by the breadth of your understanding. Thanks for sharing so much of it here.

[iyamzach]

Thank you so much. I’ve been watching synth videos for a couple years, but I’ve never seen someone explain sequencers this clearly, so I was always embarrassed that I never understood the sequencers in synth videos.

[alisakibin]

It’s so adorable how you pronounce “generative”, but the video (and the links!) is amazing, thanks!

[howardanderson]

I would expect nothing less from excellent and super informative tutorial. Thank You!

[oSiLveRo]

not even mentioning the opz when it comes to step sequencers, oh my heart

[chrisbliss]

so glad you told us about petting your dog. otherwise...😎 digging your video edditing and your humor a lot! cool video, so much to try out!

[wewerefalling]

I'm just dropping by to give a quick shout out to the Numerical Editor/Tracker "Sunvox", just cuz it's awesome and super-duper cross-platform.
Also, thanks for a great video. I'll probably come back to it when I feel like digging deeper into some other music software.

[Lennyyyyyyyyyyyy]

Yo Jeremy, I watch you for 1 year now and just realized that you created the music for a TEMPONAUT video. Im shocked and fascinated now.

[MatthewLowes]

Great overview on sequencers. I've been very interesting the analog and generative sequencers for performance. Thanks for posting!

[jimmac]

So happy to see fast tracker and impulse tracker mentioned.

[clownworldhereticmyron]

I'm essentially 100% noob when it comes to making electronic music (to give you an idea: I only heard of sequencers for the first time a few days ago) so this is a rather overwhelming video BUT ! ALSO!! super interesting and exciting, I cant wait to play around with some of these!!

[Arperture]

A few really cool sequencing programs for iOS:

Seaquence - Very odd node/piano roll sequencer that incorporates sequences resembling jellyfish floating around. Each jellyfish sequence can drive external MIDI or the internal synth engine. Moving each creature around the screen changes the pan/reverb position (at least with the onboard synth).
Aphelian - Geometric sequencer based somewhat on Euclidean sequencing.
KRFT - Piano roll type sequencer with a user configurable performance interface. You can create your own interface for controlling multiple sequences to multiple devices.

[faxisthefox]

Fasttracker II - those nostalgic feels man

[MyriadDubstep]

Amazing video Jeremy, I use a lot of the ambient type sequencing methods you mentioned. I love them, I’m always looking for new and different sequencers tho so thank you for this. A part 2 sometime would be awesome 😅

[Nomo_Popo]

I would have to say that this is a well proportioned coverage of sequencing types done in a 14 min video, sir. Kudos

[jezwinski]

Would a sequence jacket have been too much to wear? Also, I get it, I'm buying an iPad.

[Metal_Serra]

I'm really into euclidean, cartesian and generative sequencing. However, I didn't get so much the theory and differences behind them. Any link about them would be appreciated. By the way, keep it up Red, you have actually inspired me (not just you, but you are one of the reasons xD) to start making my own music again after 6 long years of nothingness. Thanks 😁