Lil Descartes

A midi sequencer based loosely on the Make Noise René eurorack module.

16 step sequencer on a 4×4 grid with easy access to note values, gates and 7 different patterns.

Left stomp (latch): Start/stop
Middle stomp (momentary): Jump to the beginning of the sequence
Right stomp (latch): Ignore gates

Front page (page #0):
Top row: 7 different preprogrammed patterns
Top row right: Tempo
Left 4×4 grid: Note values
Right 4×4 grid: Gates

Page #1:
Top left: Overall transpose
Top right: Quantizer
Bottom row: Stomp controls

Page #2: Bottom rows, midi gate tweaking. Had to add a CV delay to make sure that the lfo gate (tempo) and the in/out switches were in sync.

(There’s also an optional CV out module, but I had some issues with it triggering wrong notes. Maybe a CV delay issue as well, who knows.)

Pages #2-#9:
Logic for the 4×4 grid for note values on the first page. The grid is made of UI buttons of note values. There’s some sample and hold tweaking here so that we can show where the sequence is running. When the sequence hits a button, to light it up it’s value has to be set to 1. In order not to play the value at that exact moment (it would always play A10!) we’ll have to do some clever(?) multiplication of the switch values.

Page #10: Grid selection switches. IN switch to get the value of the current note, OUT switch to light up the current button

Pages #11: IN switch for the pattern selector.
Master tempo (LFO module) for the sequencer, on/off multiply module, random pattern lfo.

Page #12: Sequences for the different patterns. If you want to create your own patterns, change these. CV values of steps correspond to the 4×4 grid on the first page. Check out the different sequencer tracks to get the idea.

Pages #13: Logic for the gate grid

Pages #10-11: Gate grid selector in switch

3 comments on “Lil Descartes”
  • Attis on said:

    Love ALL of your patches!!!

  • prophane on said:

    AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!

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    • Category: Sequencer Video
    • Revision: 1.0
    • License: Do What The F*ck You Want To Public License
    • Modified: 6 years ago
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