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there are SO many options but i mostly use drambo because it does all the elektron style tricks, is quite stable and is regularly updated. plus the modular side of it keeps things open and flexible in a way that fits my workflow. i prefer to use it with the apple pencil, as the UI is pretty dense.

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20 characters of Patterning 3

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2971

I second Patterning 3. Pretty brilliant.

I personally bounced off of Drambo, for some reason I could never totally wrap my head around it.

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2972

Drambo, Patterning 3, Thesys, Audulus

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2973

How about Cykle and Polybeat, two fun step Sequencers.

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2974

For a piano roll style experience, I’ve been using Atom. There’s also the more full-featured Atom 2, but I haven’t tried that one.

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2975

Autony deserves a mention here, too. It’s a brilliant and lesser-known/underrated sequence generator that’s one of my go-tos. (The developer’s other apps are similarly neat.)

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2976

In regards to Patterning 3 - does anyone know if there is a way to set the key you want midi notes to output through? Or alternatively, how to quantize midi info within AUM?

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2977

I use the Rozeta Scaler but I am not sure if it’s still available for download. I route Patterning (or whatever other sequencer I am using) through it on AUM. I believe there’s a way to do it on the app directly but I cannot check right now as I am packed to move to a new place tomorrow. Anyone know for sure?

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Ah - Rozeta looks like a decent solution, but Note to Be does the same thing but is cheaper!

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2979

If that’s all you need, then that seems like a solid option, but the Rozeta Sequencer Suite is only $10 and includes ten really useful sequencers and controllers. (I use Cells and Particles all the time.)

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Patterning 3 has editable parameter layers that can be applied to MIDI tracks: MIDI Note and MIDI Note Transpose select the chromatic note. I think they are added together. But they give you two different layers to do it. e.g melody and transpose.

There is also a MIDI Note Quantization Keyboard where you can select the quantization scale. It is displayed using the Alt modifier on the MIDI tab.

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This nudged me to pick up Hilda again, and I ended up drumming along to a mutating pattern for … I don’t know how long. Much more fun than a metronome! Thanks for the recommendation.

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2982

A sequencer is a word of many meanings.
All of the above, depending on the use and wishes.
Did you check the recently released glitchstep? Fast, performance oriented and still on intro offer.

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It is! And I appreciate so many great responses to my very broad question. Checking out glitchstep now thanks. I’m also particularly interested in a melodic, rotating Euclidean sequencer — I think that may be Patterning 3.

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2984

cem olcay has some midi goodies, including generative/random sequencers (simple, fun & cheap)

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2985

+10 for cem olcay
plugins. such a wide midi toolkit.

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2986

There’s a Euclidean sequencer by 4 Pockets. Also melodic

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I’ve wanted a good auto-labelling iPad controller for Ableton Live for a long long long time and finally found one that is both awesome and open source. But you need TouchOSC which is fifteen bux.

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2988

Just picked this up today. Haven’t had much time to play with it yet but it seems pretty cool so far…

http://www.rtmusicsoftware.com/products/vapolywest/

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