HEXTEP Analog Style Live MIDI Step Sequencer (First Look)

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Here’s a first look at the HEXTEP MIDI Step Sequencer, a analog style step sequencer.

t’s got some interesting tricks up its sleeve, including a built in voice & speaker for setting up sequencers, MIDI effects and a Euclidean Rhythm mode.

Pricing and availability are to be announced, but we’ve got a video sneak preview, plust details below.

Check it out and let us know what you think of the HEXTEP!

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Live Electro Sequencing

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Sunday Synth Jam: Live electro sequencing, via reader Thomas Kress:

Testing the Nord Rack 2x for my live-set. Eight midi tracks – four separate voices on the Nord and four separate voices on the Dave Smith Tetra; Six audio tracks with 808 and vocoder samples on the Octatrack.

Tic Tac Beatz Electro For iPad

Developer Rob Wilmot let us know about a new app, Tic-Tac Beats Electro for iPad.

Tic Tac Beats Electro is half drum machine, half music sequencer, designed specifically for electro style music.

Features:

  • 4 Dedicated drum tracks,
  • 1 Dedicated bass track, 1 synth track,
  • 1 chord(pad or hit) track and an effect track
  • 1 LFO modulates pitch on three tracks(V1.1)
  • LFO syncs to beat, can adjust depth, speed and trigger for envelope effect.
  • Adjust the note of each step on each track covering 2 octaves
  • Adjust the sound on each step on the effect track
  • 6 Pattern locations that store everything
  • A “STEP” offset button for a skip effect
  • Mute tracks, BPM and volume control

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Live Electro Fun – Blade Runner Theme Goes Electro

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Sunday Synth Jam: Reader Thomas Kress sent this synth jam our way – a bit of live electro:

Having fun with my favorite movie theme from Blade Runner (by Vangelis) and some funky electro beats.

Direct live recording: Octatrack with 808 Samples and a Tetra analog synth + Sunrizer synth app on an iPad. Reverb from TC Electronic.