I need a software midi sequencer not a DAW

Cool, love Seq24 so will check out Seq64 too.

For pattern based sequencing, Sugar Bytes Thesys is pretty cool!
Or one of HY seqs?
Load multiple instances into Ableton Live, maybe throw in a drum oriented step sequencer, as well?

Reaktor also has a ton of interesting seqs.

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also, Monoplugs B-Step, but iā€™m afraid itā€™s discontinued, certainly not available for purchase anymore.

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Renoise. A doddle to programme patterns. You can even use the computer keyboard to enter notes. Copying/pasting couldnā€™t be easier, same as entering chords. Have a look for Redux, I think thatā€™s a slimmed down Renoise running as a plug in.

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If you have an iPad, Xequence 2 is a brilliant MIDI sequencerā€¦the best piano roll style on any platformā€¦ and just $14.

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totally agree

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Grab an Atari 1040ST and a copy of Cubase 3 :slight_smile:

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Any FL Studio users of the most basic version around here?
My eyes are failing me and my SquarpPyramid is starting to annoy me. The FL looks like a good replacement. I have a mixer and recorder, just need midi note sequencing.
Ableton drove me crazy with all itā€™s grid crap and a tonne of stuff I didnā€™t need. So, Iā€™m reluctant to download the trial FL version which is beyond the basic version. Itā€™ll probably kill my interest in it.

Has anyone given Bitwig a look? I just tried it out the other day and really really like it. Takes a couple hours to get comfortable but a lot of the hot keyā€™s from Ableton still work. Setting up midi and communications with your hardware has never been easier. That was one thing that blew me away. It was basically one right click and bam done. With Ableton I always had trouble getting specific midi controllers to work properly, and was a bit of a hassle when you had multiple ones. Also, that grid is super slick, and all of it can provide cv modulation to my eurorack through my Motu. I really am digging it.

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I like SunVox:
https://www.warmplace.ru/soft/sunvox/

Desktop versions are free. Itā€™s mature and its sequencer is more powerful that a lot of other software sequencers. It looks like a pattern sequencer but when you record MIDI into it, it wonā€™t stop recording until you stop playing MIDI into it - which is also great.

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also should be mentioned here:
synergy ( http://miditracker.org )
(windoze, linux)

did not play with it yet, but seems promising.

this is great euclidean sequencer and its free

https://www.hisschemoller.com/blog/2019/how-to-use-music-pattern-generator/#more-1724

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Rather than create a new topic I thought Iā€™d hijack this as I have a similar situation.
Recently Iā€™ve been using my machinedrum to sequence my Nord lead 2x, but Iā€™m not really enjoying the workflow. Iā€™ve decided to switch things up and use my AR mk2 with the Nord. Obviously the AR isnā€™t a great sequencer for the Nord so Iā€™ve decided to use ableton purely as a midi sequencer only (running the AR and Nord into a desk). What is the best way to sync the AR and ableton with the Nord? Is it best to use AR as the master clock or ableton?

Passportā€™s MasterTracks Pro is surprisingly still available:

http://www.passportmusic.com/products/master-tracks-pro/
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I used an earlier version in the mid-90ā€™s, when I first integrated a computer into my studio.

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I just wanted to download again sequencer64 to have a separate midi sequencer / DAW recorder and I found seq66. A new project remade from sequencer64.

Just tested it, itā€™s very cool and powerfull. Chord mode, song mode, LFOs, etcā€¦ Everything you want from a midi sequencer.

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Sequencers are a nightmare for me. Help me out, please.

There are just 2 sequencers that Iā€™ve come to understand and like: one is the Toraiz SP-16ā€™s sequencer.
Pretty basic but itā€™s ok for drums.

The other one is Stochas, a software sequencer. This one, I really like.
But itā€™s not usable for jamming. I donā€™t know if someone more knowledgeable than me could map its controls to a controller and make it work for jamming.

So, could you suggest me a good software step sequencer that is great for jamming with a controller? Ideally it would be very easy to use, but with the possibility to dive deep if one feels so inclined. I donā€™t care if itā€™s in a DAW or standalone.

Iā€™d love to get a great hardware sequencer, but cannot afford it. So, the poor manā€™s Hapax / Oxi One, but tailored for the dumb.

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If youā€™re still interested in software sequencers for jamming, you might want to look at Audiomodern. They provide a few different tools that you can play from a MIDI keyboard, and one thing I think can be useful for jamming is that they allow for randomization of various groups of parameters, and you can trigger the randomizer with MIDI CCs. So you can be playing notes, but also use a controller to trigger random changes at the same time. Take a look at Riffer (melodic / bass lines), Chordjam (chord progressions), and Playbeat (drum sequences).

Hereā€™s a pure multitrack software sequencer thatā€™s not a DAW:

https://www.qtractor.org/

Iā€™ve used this on Linux. Donā€™t have that much use for it these days, because Renoise is my go-to sequencer for the computer, but it might check the boxes for the original query.

Also, +1 for Stochas sequencer. That thing is great.

I havenā€™t tried it myself, but reading up on itā€¦ this is intriguing to me:

ā€œLoomer Architect- The Modular MIDI Toolkitā€
https://www.loomer.co.uk/architect.html

I use this for visuals and stuff but could be cool for music VezƩr - timeline based MIDI/OSC/DMX sequencer software for audiovisual artist