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Sounds like a good start! Couple more Quantum bits to explore:
Lovely stuff, thanks for those links! I'll test it later but I was wondering whether the value only sequences can be driven using live input, ala SPA? It sounds like I can sequence relative pitch values to create an arp pattern but would I be able to drive this using MIDI-in rather than defining fixed lane of trigger notes, and without having to record the notes that I'm sending in?
@MisplacedDevelopment : there is. 'Midi input' toggled on, Devices/Midi 'Input' 'Active' On, 'Ignore Transpose' Off, & on the rack, 'Tr'(anspose) doubletap: Transpose Inputs, 'Song' or any of the seq S1-6. You can define the MIDI channel on the value rack for sending, and even direct it at multiple seq's (the seq rack's channel not having necessarily to be the same).
@ccs2 Thanks, that has set me off in the right direction. I managed to get the values lane set up over lunch but I could not get it to react to keyboard input. I know Quantum can see the AUM keyboard as I am able to record into other lanes and can hear it when setting MIDI thru on.
I think I’m missing a step after setting up the values lane. I was expecting to enable MIDI in, hit play, and then press a key on the keyboard and hear the incoming note transposed by the step. Do I need an additional lane whose Tr is controlled by the S1 values lane and then record into that lane?
Here is my setup:
@MisplacedDevelopment : there's one way to make it happen - with audiobus
however, a step value rack won't send notes out, a normal seqence rack is needed. That can be transposed by a value rack or from outside (f.e. Aum keyboard -> 'audiobus 3 virtual'), and a global midi rack will be transposed by 'Song' = midi input and additionally by a value rack sequence (which of course can be transposed by Song too)
Running Quantum inside AB3 is really the most convenient way, state saving, start/stop etc.
@ccs2 Thanks, that AB configuration worked! I think I had everything wired up correctly before but for whatever reason Quantum was not honouring the ignore transpose option for a non-AudioBus input. The global transpose simply did not change even though it registered input when routing MIDI in either from AUM or my NanoKey:
With your AB setup then I immediately saw this value react to incoming MIDI and so changing the second lane to Transpose based on Song + S1 meant that I was able to control the root note as I wanted to.
Thanks for your help. Now I’m going to try and get it to arp a chord...
@MisplacedDevelopment :-)
Am I right in assuming Quantum is not AUv3?
Yes
Thanks @robosardine
More chance to play last night, the per-step options available make this a very powerful drum sequencer. It has the usual ratchets but also MIDI FX such as the MIDI Echo found in the AU app of the same name.
You can even create chord steps for a single drum step and then ‘strum’ the drum chord with as many notes as you like. The strum can be performed over a fixed number of milliseconds or some tempo division. Even better, each hit in the strum can have its own velocity so you can create ramped rolls:
Edit: thinking about it some more, you may be able to use chords to create a mini-step sequencer within a step by setting velocities to zero. More experimentation later
I decided to try my luck with hardware. I bought an Arturia Beatstep Pro, will be delivered tomorrow. I want some knobs and buttons.
This one has been tempting me for some time. It's only a tad expensive in my currency
Maybe i'll save some cash and get it later this year
Are you gonna you use the Beatstep just for drums?.
I quite like Rubycon. It's a lot of fun.
1st CHOICE: GENOME.....till my fingers are cold and dead.
I got this first before any other apps were out that sequenced and still love it.
MODSTEP as well to play samples.
I like the passion
Yes, Genome is another I have heard good things about. I’ll need to check it out some more to see whether it offers anything over what I have so far but thanks for the recommendation.
Well, the Beatstep Pro has three tracks, two monophonic for melodies and one polyphonic for drums. I don’t know right now how exactly I will use it but for now my vision is to have the song basics still on iPad sequencers, LK and Atom 2. Then adding sequences from the Beatstep in a more interactive fashion as I have easy access to the sequencer steps directly by buttons and knobs. Some spontaneous live sequence creation and alteration while switching LK or Atom 2 clips with the Launchpad. I will see how this will work out. As the Beatstep can do no chords they need to come from the iPad.
I think it’s a great device at a really good price point. I want to go more in the direction of live sequencing instead of mostly programmed or recorded clips. In the best case combining both worlds.
One I started using hardware sequencers (OP-Z and Digitakt) I found it hard to go back. Especially the OP-Z, where everything is so immediate.
Drambo’ s sequencer is the only thing that comes close, but I don’t like having to build the “machine” up just to get started. With OP-Z, a quick jam can turn into a complex track almost by accident. With software, I’m always looking through menus. It’s like playing the guitar via Excel-generated midi, instead of playing it directly.
Looks like a great device. I was looking into the Keystep Pro, that’s why asked about “just for drums”. I wish they had put a few pads on the Keystep. I guess you can add a midi keyboard and plug it into the Betastep for notes (or a pad thing into Keystep). Anyway, I wish they had both, if I have to choose I’d probably prefer to to beats on a keyboard than notes on pads.
I’d like an “all in one” hardware device. Seems like Launchpad (pro for the sequencer) is everyone’s favorite, but I’m not sure about the layout, no keys, no knobs... I really dig the concept behind Atom SQ I wish the sequencer would run standalone.
Quantum is now my go-to for sequencing drums and possibly bass but I was not having much fun entering chords and melody, partly due to the lack of live note entry. Chaining multiple sections in Quantum is not as straightforward as it should be and doing it across multiple racks for a whole song was not going to happen without some pen and paper work.
Enter stage left, Genome! This was a great recommendation, @RUST( i )K. It provides a productive environment for the melody and chord part of my workflow as well as handling the arrangement side. I also like that the app makes it easy to import or record MIDI from other sources so I can just point SPA/Quantum/whatever at the app to capture the output, or just record into Atom and export directly to Genome. At the moment I have Genome pointing to NS2 to use Obsidian and it records perfectly. This is just as well as the Genome MIDI export did not handle my drum track for some reason - there was a progressive drift in the timing as if it had chosen the wrong tempo for that track.
Are there any bugs or problems that I should be aware of before I get too invested?
One I found this evening is that the Legato MIDI launch option seems to sync on a bar quantum rather than starting the clip immediately. I was trying to create a contiguous sequence of 4 x half bars using MIDI launching (controlled from a Genome track with the output routed back in). Unfortunately the toggle clip mode will not work as without legato mode then the smallest quantum is 1/16 so I would have at least that as a gap between half bars after toggling on/off/on. “Set play” mode (where the length of the note drives the clip) also does not work as I would expect as two consecutive half bar notes need at least 1/16 gap between them to retrigger the clip.
Workaround is to create longer composite clips rather than try and reuse shorter ones. In the long run this may be less hassle than trying to trigger clips myself anyway.
How do you store your data from Beatstep pro?
Forgot about this one.. DigiKeys..