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@NeonPLotus
3 жыл бұрын
Both Logic and Bitwig have step sequencers
@aaronbarrett9894
3 жыл бұрын
you may want to reconsider your statement. Propellerheads from Sweden/REASON crew have the best step sequencer out there. They have for a very long time. You're right, everyone else forgot about it, Reason based the core of their system on it back in 98/99. Matrix is awesome. Big love from the left coast of Canada,. keep up the great work.
@NeonPLotus
3 жыл бұрын
@@aaronbarrett9894 the problem is he’s stuck in Ableton world, and hasn’t even looked at any other daws.
@sebastianryder8311
3 жыл бұрын
i realize I am kinda off topic but does anyone know of a good place to stream new tv shows online?
@felipejaxen8369
3 жыл бұрын
@Sebastian Ryder Flixportal xD
@fakshen1973
3 жыл бұрын
The joy of analog step sequencers is decoupling moving to a new step from the regular tempo. So instead of moving on at regular intervals like 16th notes, the trigger to move to the next step comes from a different trigger sequencer like a euclidean trigger sequencer or a trigger sequencer set to a length that doesn't fit nicely. Then having the sequences reset at regular intervals... like every four bars. With this small amount of controlled entropy, you can create a nice amount of complexity from very simple tools.
@s_v6294
Жыл бұрын
To be honest this video changed a lot for me. Thank you. you are a very cool teacher
@nathanbryers
3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful. Your channel is gonna pop - because your energy is lovely. Nice to see 👍🏼
@OscarUnderdog
3 жыл бұрын
Awwww 🌈💙
@neoromatik
11 ай бұрын
Best sequencer in Ableton tutorial I found in YT! (--::
@chibidib
3 жыл бұрын
Your intro tune is so amazing I always play it like four times before watching the rest of the video 😂
@violetsprite
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video!! I watched it 3 times! I feel like it unlocked a door in my brain.
@thibault.iacono4195
3 жыл бұрын
I do not let often commentary on a vid, i almost never did, but i'm impressed! you're also becoming one of my favorite electronic music teacher around here ! greeting from paris!
@shen6232
3 жыл бұрын
man i love that you threw moroder in there such a tune :D
@b_markovic
3 жыл бұрын
Reason and FL Studio didn't really forget it.
@OscarUnderdog
3 жыл бұрын
This is the comment I get the most on this video haha. I probably got a bit too melodramatic with the title. 😁👍
@Serengaeth
3 жыл бұрын
Reason's like "Hey, you like step sequencers? Here's like five different ones."
@andreas989
3 жыл бұрын
I'm really glad Apple implemented their great step sequencer in one of their last big Logic Pro updates.
@natioffline
3 жыл бұрын
High quality video, thank you very much
@rickyroberts1020
3 жыл бұрын
Ableton has a fancy little button on the piano roll in the clip window that says scale. It will let you choose a root and like 30 different scale options. Then it colors the piano roll with the right notes. Boom.
@DeepFilip
3 жыл бұрын
Great video, I have not gotten into exploring Wavetable yet but these are some really interesting ways to play with it!
@OscarUnderdog
3 жыл бұрын
Indeed! Sometimes Ableton's stock synths don't get as much love as synths like Serum, and I think one of the reasons is that Ableton doesn't build many FX into its synths - all reverb and delay is added separately, which means the Wavetable presets sound less epic than those of VST synths with FX. But it's very powerful nonetheless :)
@threedog99
3 жыл бұрын
FL Studio is built around this principle! The very heart of the DAW is a step sequencer. The piano roll is there more for fine tuning, in my opinion
@OscarUnderdog
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, you're right! The sequencer is there in many different implementations, if you know what you're looking for - but if Ableton is your first DAW, you may not realise it, and may not use it as a useful compositional tool I think :)
@wwlittlejOfficial
3 жыл бұрын
Well not to be nit-picky, but ALL daws are built around step sequencers basically.
@GuyGamer1
3 жыл бұрын
@Tym K ableton 11 says hi
@RicheyAmigoHerplerGaming
3 жыл бұрын
@@GuyGamer1 no its still as terrible as 10s. literally ever daws piano roll sucks. fls is super nice. most fluid sectional looping, navigation, immediate access to chord tools/arping/randomization. not to mention the important stuff like moving placing and deleting notes. i like ableton alot, and i use it alot, its timeline editing is really good, but compared to fl studios piano roll its terrible yes i use 11. i find it no different than 10s
@urphakeandgey6308
3 жыл бұрын
@Tym K Functionality aside, I even think it just looks way better than most of its competition. I know people like to meme on FL's "try-hard gamer UI," but I've never felt the piano roll had much of that, especially in newer versions. TBH, I like how FL isn't afraid to have some style. Ableton, for example, really does look like something you'd do taxes on.
@skamarfire
3 жыл бұрын
You can use the envelope follower to modulate the cut off or other parameters too
@sophialiarou4688
3 жыл бұрын
i love this sound thank you!!😉😊👍👍👍💥
@OscarUnderdog
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Sophia :D
@jimmywheelo
3 жыл бұрын
Fast becoming my favourite production teacher on KZitem. Keep up the great work
@TheMorMor
3 жыл бұрын
You should check out the player devices in Reason! Almost all of them have great techno arpeggio potential.
@stephenroldan5107
3 жыл бұрын
Reason since the start had a great sequencer, piano roll etc....
@TheMorMor
3 жыл бұрын
@@stephenroldan5107 yhea but the player devices are really fun still ^^
@stephenroldan5107
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheMorMor agree
@CanalDoAnPhilos
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@electropocalypse5877
Жыл бұрын
I love this guy! The work he does here has given me a great foundation for getting started. I wonder, does anyone know if a step sequencer does something that can't be done manually? Or is it just to make things quicker/easier? As well, does a step sequencer route sound from a separate instrument? Sorry for so many questions.
@Violentic81
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome done explonation
@mikebailey783
3 жыл бұрын
Before I could afford any MIDI gear, as a teen I used to write my tunes in tracker software, using any 8-bit samples I could hack from games, and as soon as I managed to get a MIDI sequencer I basically used the piano roll as a step-sequencer, like APTracker but turned on its side!
@AIJoeExperiment
3 жыл бұрын
I can’t wait
@rico77yt
3 жыл бұрын
Interested to hear your take on trackers. Renoise (DAW) and the plugin version Redux are in my opinion far superior to even the most advanced sequencers. It has a slight learning curve for sure, but actually looks way more intimidating than it really is. Using Redux within a DAW of choice is the best of both worlds.
@OscarUnderdog
3 жыл бұрын
Full disclosure, I've never used trackers myself! I have seen them in all these old legendary music production videos and it looks pretty powerful, and I know it's used in some modular stuff as well like NerdSeq. Hadn't seen Redux, looks tasty as heck. Maybe for a future video?
@rico77yt
3 жыл бұрын
@@OscarUnderdog the underdog Renoise/Redux tracker definitely warrants an Underdog review :)
@struspedziwiatr
2 жыл бұрын
@@rico77yt yep, piano roll + step seq + tracker and you are all set when it comes to sequencing, btw I too would like to see a vid regarding redux
@MickyplaysProgressiveHouse
3 жыл бұрын
Please guys, make pre-recorded Ableton lessons (that last a couple of hours and are in depth dive into the particular topic). For example sound design masterclass (sounds suitable for progressive house, melodic techno, techno genres - today's mainstream music), mixing masterclass, mastering, drum programming, etc...), so we can rewatch those classes and particular segments as many times as we want and to learn at our own pace whenever we want, once we purchase it of course.
@OscarUnderdog
3 жыл бұрын
✌Will do that!
@liamcuffley2241
3 жыл бұрын
Hey guys, LOVE this mans knowledge and expertise and the way he can so easily dissect and get into details on these topics - I am very interested in your courses, however coming from a country with a MUCH lower exchange rate I was wondering if payment plans could be organized for the classes? The price is understandable as from these videos alone I can see the value however to pay it all off in one shot for me would be quite a tall task so thought it wouldnt hurt in asking. Cheers!
@OscarUnderdog
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Liam! I totally understand, it's annoying to me that Belgian prices means that the classes are out of reach for some. I'm currently working on making prerecorded courses that should be available at a fraction of the cost, hopefully. In the coming months they'll start coming out if all goes well!
@unclemick-synths
3 жыл бұрын
Despite alternatives I still use my Korg SQ-1. One big failing of almost all digital step sequencers is the lack of keyboard tracking/modulation which necessitates tediously programming the same sequence at different transpositions and sequencing those sequences (using fiddly keypresses on the Roland Boutique JP-08 to pick on one). I know that analogue sequencers don't actually transpose but the way they are used provides that essential feature and digital sequencers aren't used that way. There is also the ease of live tweaking on an analogue step sequencer.
@Buunshin_
3 жыл бұрын
* laughs in FL studio *
@snesmocha
3 жыл бұрын
*yells at fl studio*
@skamarfire
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@OscarUnderdog
3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@aniki7140
3 жыл бұрын
You can use some arturia VST they're really good
@unjotape
3 жыл бұрын
Super interesting, thank you!
@OscarUnderdog
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the support Un Jota Pe!
@jaraluca
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@DiiGiiTAL
Жыл бұрын
How did you make Sylenth make that sound? It's incredible.
@Makebelieve123
2 жыл бұрын
dude you're good
@PabloRodriguezwhyCharlieWhy
3 жыл бұрын
It will be a good video if you explain or help us to understand the difference between a Step Sequencer and an Arpeggiator, no only the functions, but how we can implement these tools in the parts when we do a song... which could be good in certain part etc.
@OscarUnderdog
3 жыл бұрын
Sure! They are similar, but an arpeggiator specialises in taking multiple notes that are being played at the same time, and then outputting them 1 by 1 into a sequential pattern (playing 1 note at a time) That's the fundamental function of it. Then, some arpeggiators have more options than that, and sometimes you can programme a sequencer like an arpeggiator (like Sylenth's internal sequencer lets you choose notes to create arpeggiator-like lines). Many ways to get similar results :)
@djalphared9945
3 жыл бұрын
Ya like tool?
@KarsonMusic
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing thank you...
@OscarUnderdog
3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure man :D
@magnuseriksson8081
3 жыл бұрын
Why Ableton and not Logic Pro? Great video as always. But could you show more around this please and how to make sure you don’t play the wrong notes or something that sounds off on it’s own and on all sounds in the mix? Any way to control that as a beginner?
@TheDrumChannel
2 жыл бұрын
Question - is there any device that I can load a few of my own (wav) samples with - and then trigger those samples using an external midi device by sending only one midi note? I have a Roland SPD-SX and it has no sequencing capabilities. I have a kick drum trigger that fires a wav file in the SPD-SX - Since the SPD-SX has Midi out, I am trying to use the midi out note (from the kick drum) and have it step through a sequence of Wav files. I am looking for this type of device - any help would be appreciated - Thank you in advance - (For Gigs) - cant bring a computer
@boxfacebones6993
3 жыл бұрын
Who's gonna tell him most DAWs are centered around the step sequencer?
@Drinkyoghurt
2 жыл бұрын
I was wondering if it's possible to use ableton as a more traditional step sequencer for hardware synths. I have a Minilogue XD, Volca Bass and Volca drum that I want to hook up. The minilogue xd is already getting MIDI over USB, but for the Volcas I'd probably need a MIDI interface. I also have a Novation Launchkey Mk3 that I often use to play in stuff and it has a 16 pads, some knobs and faders. I was wondering if that could somehow be used as the physical interface to control everything with. It just seems like a waste of money to buy a step sequencer that's basically a computer in a box.
@sam-pq8pv
3 жыл бұрын
great video!
@OscarUnderdog
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Sam!
@the-matrix-has-you
3 жыл бұрын
No Reason did not Forget that. We reason users have Matrix Sequencer But sadly they forget lots of other basic functionalities that are found in other DAW's😅
@tbg6nb
3 жыл бұрын
great content as always! I would not call Ableton's piano roll amazing, it seems they have not changed it much since initial software release which was like 20 years ago and you still can't even glue two notes together or split one note into multiple etc. Besides that, its a great piece of software
@crhkrebs
3 жыл бұрын
There are a few in Reaper too. I use Mega Baby.
@KATFYR
3 жыл бұрын
Studio One has had a very robust step sequencer for a while...
@lorenznew2208
3 жыл бұрын
I think you should give Bitwig a try!
@bobobenniify
3 жыл бұрын
You are awesome
@OscarUnderdog
3 жыл бұрын
You're a sweetheart
@damiengreen28
3 жыл бұрын
step sequencers are awesome. ABletons step sequencers are fine too, if you have push.
@DoctorJRx
3 жыл бұрын
i use cubase and ableton ..but the reason why i really like maschine software is because it's a step sequencer !!!
@csselement
3 жыл бұрын
Is the background music necessary?
@kleeenco
3 жыл бұрын
this channel is great but I hope you add some non ableton content. reason, reaper, bitwig are all very capable too
@джузеппе-м7ц
3 жыл бұрын
Reason is class
@Flammazine
3 жыл бұрын
late 90s you had arturia storm, it was pretty cool
@tobiaslofi
3 жыл бұрын
I bought Storm on sale in 2006 and first installed it in 2007 and it felt so dated that I never used it. I wasted my ca $100
@MoonMistMusic
3 жыл бұрын
Isn't a step sequencer like one of the main parts of Ableton?
@No.0.o.0
3 жыл бұрын
Bitwig makes me feel at home because of the modulation possibilities. mwahahaha
@husseinboon
3 жыл бұрын
For more of an old school flavour you can also try the Max for Live Step Sequencers such as MonoSequencer by Stretta: kzitem.info/news/bejne/toNvmWenrmJzeY4. Don't forget that you can unlink modulations and create more varied textures/approaches.
@KosmoDeuz
Ай бұрын
What is this mixing board behind?
@gilrosado_media
3 жыл бұрын
This seems a bit redundant. Why not just use Sibelius + Rewire to create/edit sequences using traditional notation and tweak them in Ableton?
@crow13576
7 ай бұрын
MORE HUMAN THAN HU-MAN
@wiidlbeetle3857
3 жыл бұрын
What was the name of the guy with the mustache? Maroder?
@OscarUnderdog
3 жыл бұрын
Giorgio Moroder!
@DJSTOEK
2 жыл бұрын
💘
@pocojoyo
3 жыл бұрын
Super insteresting ! I would like to be able to trigger a note pattern using a sequencer routed to an analog synth. But at the same time send , for example, the velocity , to mod the filter cutoff ( the synth has a cutoff cv in). I would use another analog synth to to route midi to cv to do this, but I dont know how to send both sequences at the same time: notes and velocities (different channels I suppose). I dont know
@OscarUnderdog
3 жыл бұрын
Have you tried the M4L CV tools extension? It's included in m4l, and I tested it yesterday with my analog synth that needed an external clock, and it worked!
@pocojoyo
3 жыл бұрын
@@OscarUnderdog No, I havent, but I ll look at that. Is it included with Live ?
@pocojoyo
3 жыл бұрын
@@OscarUnderdog I saw the M4L CV Tools, too complicated. Why do I want to do any sequencing using an audio interface when I already have 3 analog synthesizers with Midi inputs ? And I see that not all audio interfaces work with CV Tools, and that you need special cables to not damage the audio interface. Did you do all that ?
@OscarUnderdog
3 жыл бұрын
Oh sorry, I figured you were trying to control your synth using CV, like I do here with my modular synth. That definitely works, and I didn't need any particularly strange cables, just my modular patch cables hooked up to the sound card. If you're controlling MIDI-enabled synths though, that is a WAY easier way to control them :) If you want to do modulations using CV anyway, perhaps the Beatstep Pro can help? That can output CV directly into your synth I think.
@pocojoyo
3 жыл бұрын
@@OscarUnderdog Yes, but I already have the Midi in for the notes. I have the BeatStep Mk1. But its only 16 steps. Anyway, what I want to do is MIDI my notes to the MIDI in and using the midi to cv from another synth to modulate the filter of the first synth. Dont know if you are following. My english is not so good.
@billx4266
3 жыл бұрын
Ok ik ga subscriben ben zelf belg
@OscarUnderdog
3 жыл бұрын
Vet
@Blahdnb
3 жыл бұрын
Piano roll is not a new invention, its been around for over 35 years and I believe it started with C-Lab Notator for Atari ST :)
@davidpurple3698
3 жыл бұрын
Use Logic Pro X :-)
@TrayJayRecords
Жыл бұрын
I use these sequences but then find my patters are too repetitive:/
@jetpacksnake9741
3 жыл бұрын
The best modern step sequencer is Elektron with the vast number of plocks
@UserName________
2 жыл бұрын
... or simply use one of the dozens of free or paid Max and VST sequencers readily available.
@HarryOsirian
2 ай бұрын
Watched the whole thing. None the wiser. I wanted to know how to handle the piano roll. Im used to the step sequencer of Reason
@davidpurple3698
3 жыл бұрын
Are you implying that your Music School is only for Ableton users?
@DomNom69
3 жыл бұрын
It’s extremely heartbreaking that ableton doesn’t have a step sequencer mode for its piano roll, so damn hard on the eyes and unnecessary to have tiny piano roll notes if I’m trying to sequence hardware
@UserName________
2 жыл бұрын
Bruh, there are dozens of free and paid Max and VST sequencers.
@prototype9000
3 жыл бұрын
Cubase has been around since 89
@ohstirfry
3 жыл бұрын
The velocity was so basic, I feel stupid for not using it for other modulation parameter
@stephenroldan5107
3 жыл бұрын
Elektron into Bitwig
@AndreasR86
3 жыл бұрын
Quite sure I use a step sequencer almost every time but OK.
@gelatinous6915
3 жыл бұрын
Got to have that analog only step sequencer... so much warmer sounding than those digital ones smh
@peterkoval
3 жыл бұрын
Bitwig .
@channelite
3 жыл бұрын
Why don't DAWs put these step/mod sequencers in? Piano roll is so uninspiring.
@tritonedelta3464
3 жыл бұрын
They do. The video author is a clickbait troll.
@gatorgoforth3097
3 жыл бұрын
Reason
@SeattleSpursFan1882
3 жыл бұрын
Reason is laughing at this video.
@macmanplus
3 жыл бұрын
You rely too much on Ableton. Try using a KRONOS workstation for a change. No respect for loop assemblers.
@vandenhengel978
3 жыл бұрын
When you say DAW you mean Ableton. Most other DAW's have a step sequencer. And please don't encourage people to draw a song in the Piano roll. Be a good music school and teach them how to play an instruments. And a step sequencer is not an instrument.
@tritonedelta3464
3 жыл бұрын
Please stop. You are just another clickbait troll with *clearly* unsubstantiated claims. Step-sequencers come with almost any DAW out there- Cubase, Logic, FL, Reason, Studio One. Not only that, there are hundreds of plugins which are or include step-sequencers. At least a dozen in Reaktor alone. Do everyone a favor and *learn something* before you try to teach it.
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