There a lot of parameter sequencers out there but this one is the cleanest i have encountered. I love that took the time to make it fit into the design philosophy of the native Live devices 🥰
@@ELPHNT there is one (kind of) right now. the new step arp has a mappable sequence tab but you have to make a empty midi track with a midi note to trigger it. Steps is much more convenient 😁
I’d been looking for something _exactly_ like this the last few weeks, super excited to try it out! Love the design and functionality, I love this new wave of M4L devices with super native looking design and UX.
Loving this device. One (hopeful!!!!) suggestion for the future - a possible 'MIDI In' to trigger steps? So that it is not always clocked internally but that steps can be triggered by MIDI input? Thanks for your work.
very cool tool.. wasn't sure i could use it on 3rd party plugins, but as long as the parameter i want to 'step' is set to show up with the configure button it's all sweet! thankyou..
This is *exactly* what I've been looking for in M4L for months! Thank you! A couple minor requests: un-synced mode to roll your own complex LFOs and adjustable log/exp curves on the smooth parameter.
I thought about an unsycned mode, but ultimately decided this is a much more useful tool for rhythmically synced modulations. I think there are better tools that exist already for creating complex, unsyced LFOs. Adjustable curves is something I definitely would like to add though.
Looks neat. Would it be possible to add an offset parameter, like most native ableton modulators have? I find them really helpful when I want to create a macro for the intensity of the modulation, because they allow you to set a default value for when the depth is set to 0%.
The way step modulators like this work is a little different to normal modulators, so thinking about what controls to include was a little different. An offset control was something I though about but ultimately left out. I'll have a look at it again when I get around to doing an update.
I use hardware a lot and don't have Max. Nonetheless, this idea and video is a great way to think about and visualize using either motion sequencing or drawn LFO's in my tracks. Thanks!
So, actually, it was something I considered, but didn't add. Just because of the way parameter sequencers tend to work, they make a lot more sense to run in Remote mode, IMO. But if its something there's a lot of demand for, I'll certainly add it.
@@ELPHNT Well, it would definitely be useful especially if you could do the steps bi-polar, i.e. producing positive & negative values :) And frankly since 12 there's no excuse to take over the parameter value anymore. If the user really wants it, they can use the antiquated mode. But modulation should be a standard now.
@@Artek604 Totally hear you re: taking over the control. As far as bi-polar stuff goes, that opens up a few design questions I'd have to think about how best to handle. But yeah, totally get you on the take over thing. Will defs be adding Mod mode soon.
I'm interested to know what benefit you see coming from the Mod option? This was something I intentionally left off to keep things simple as step sequencers tend to be pretty 'absolute' like Remote mode, as opposed to 'relative' like Mod mode. Obviously if there's enough demand for Mod mode then I'll definitely add it.
@@ELPHNT Sometimes I experiment with the mouse for example, the cutoff or the decay envelope or the sustain of a Synth, until I find the sweet spot of the minimum amount of the filter for example to be 350hz (Everything under 350hz "I'm not happy with the sound). Now by having the mod option I can set the filter cutoff to 350 hz and then I can use the + on the mod and press random to your device. No matter how many times I will press random to the STEPS device my minimum will always be 350hz on the filter. Imagine this same with the decay of a plucky sound and the shortest value that the sound doesn't become just a click but stays pluck is 60ms. Everything under 60ms makes it sound like a click. So I set the value of the decay to 60ms and then I do the Mod + to randomise the decay, but no matter how many times I randomise the STEP device, the minimun decay of the plucky sound will stay 60 ms (preventing it to sound like a click and me having to adjust 0-100 on the remote little by little until it sounds good again). Sorry for the long description. I think the 0-100 Remote works fine but when the parameters are counted in hz or ms the "Remote" doesn't help a lot I think to see where you at.
No, unfortunately not - this is very much a 'mouse' type device 🥲 But I think there's potential for a sequencer built to work well with MIDI controllers further down the line.
@@ELPHNT That's such a shame, I can see something like this being amazing for generating new ideas quickly using a midi controller in a hybrid setup. Keep up the amazing work!
@@ELPHNT ah sorry, now i noticed that it starts based on the beat of timeline, so the sequence can even start in the middle. thats cool. I didnt know that it was possible to link it to timeline like that. thanks
i think i found a bug: when mapping it to the different filtertypes(HP, LP, BP etc.) of autofilter it creates a weird bitcrush effect. EDIT : smooth was on 9%, if turned down all is normal - i guess toggleswitches dont like smooth transitions, which makes sense. great device thanks !
Can you recommend a good 303 plugin or any other way to make acid in Ableton? I just got the Ableton trial yesterday. I've previously used the JC-303 plugin with a default sequencer in Reaper. So I can of course keep using that but interested in alternatives.
@@Vingul JC-303 is great. If you want to use something native though, Analog has the closest sounding filter to a 303. You'll have to do a bit of configuring to get it set up to work like a 303 though. Also, Arturia's ACID is phenomenal. The best 303 VST I've found, IMO.
With these types of VSTs what I do is use them to generate happy accidents but then I like to see if I can replicate them by hand with Ableton's automations with which everything can be done. Bought and paid for. It's the least you deserve.
Thank you! I appreciate you ❤️ There's always multiple ways to do things, sometimes with ever so slightly differing results, so its always good to have options 😉
Great video but shame you decided to focus on the bass which most people cannot hear when listening on phones - probably your biggest user platform. If you focused on a mid to upper frequency sound we could of heard your moves but on an iPhone I can’t hear what your doing
There a lot of parameter sequencers out there but this one is the cleanest i have encountered. I love that took the time to make it fit into the design philosophy of the native Live devices 🥰
Yes! That was the idea 😃 Hopefully one day we can get an official Ableton parameter sequencer.. but for now, STEPS will do 🙃
@@ELPHNT there is one (kind of) right now. the new step arp has a mappable sequence tab but you have to make a empty midi track with a midi note to trigger it. Steps is much more convenient 😁
@@antoineguilbeault8025 Haha, I know - so close to being what I wanted, but not quite there!
thank you so much for putting this out for free.
You're welcome! 😊
yes ! thanks!!
This is so cool. And a masterclass in how to do a demo. Excellent work. Can't wait to play with this in my sessions.
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Amazing device. Just what I was looking for. Thank you! 🙏🏻
I’d been looking for something _exactly_ like this the last few weeks, super excited to try it out! Love the design and functionality, I love this new wave of M4L devices with super native looking design and UX.
Haha, me too 🤓
i never really found a step seq i was happy with. this one is amazing really, 10\10. perfect gui, perfect complexity
Awesome 😎
Seriously GREAT, thank you so much for sharing, brother!
Thank you Tom!
Best $10 I’ve spent in a while. Thank you…. Everything you Do with this generates another 10 ides!!
Amazing! 🙌❤️
Awesome mate❤
I feel like this device would be really useful for Trance Gates too! Very nice!
Definitely!
Loving this device. One (hopeful!!!!) suggestion for the future - a possible 'MIDI In' to trigger steps? So that it is not always clocked internally but that steps can be triggered by MIDI input? Thanks for your work.
This isn't something I plan to add. You might wanna check out the new Step Arp device in Live 12.1, or Staircase by Novel Music though.
FN brillant... EL"FN"T brilliance!
This is incredibly dope!!
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Dude this is sick imo❤
Perfect!
Thank YOU 💚
How absolutely brilliant ! 😍
I have been missing this since Reason 2.5 over 20 years ago :)
Happy to fill that gap 🫡
Amazing!
Fire!!!!!!! 🔥
Great work
very cool tool.. wasn't sure i could use it on 3rd party plugins, but as long as the parameter i want to 'step' is set to show up with the configure button it's all sweet! thankyou..
Yes, basically anything you can map a MIDI controller to!
This is *exactly* what I've been looking for in M4L for months! Thank you!
A couple minor requests: un-synced mode to roll your own complex LFOs and adjustable log/exp curves on the smooth parameter.
I thought about an unsycned mode, but ultimately decided this is a much more useful tool for rhythmically synced modulations. I think there are better tools that exist already for creating complex, unsyced LFOs. Adjustable curves is something I definitely would like to add though.
Amazing device.. Thanks
Thanks!
im just getting into music prod but this is so cool
I was searching for this exact m4l device for some time now! Will donate when money comes in next month! Thank you so much :)
Awesome! Glad its what you were looking for. Also, I appreciate the support in advance ❤️
@@ELPHNT nevermind, I bought it now. Thanks again :)
Great device, thanks Tom! ❤
Glad you like it!
thanks. using this is much quicker than messing with modulation tab in clips
Exactly 😉
As always - fantastic devices. Cheers
Many thanks!
Great device and great video! I’m also curious, what is the „Ziiiing“ device on your return that you used on the vocal chops? Really nice sounds!
Just a regular old Delay, set to Time at about 65ms with Feedback around 75%
@@ELPHNT sometimes the simple things do the trick - thank you!
Fire vid! Also curious on those drum samples? Love the dryness
Its actually just the Ahlimba kit that comes with the Core Library!
Looks neat. Would it be possible to add an offset parameter, like most native ableton modulators have? I find them really helpful when I want to create a macro for the intensity of the modulation, because they allow you to set a default value for when the depth is set to 0%.
The way step modulators like this work is a little different to normal modulators, so thinking about what controls to include was a little different. An offset control was something I though about but ultimately left out. I'll have a look at it again when I get around to doing an update.
I use hardware a lot and don't have Max. Nonetheless, this idea and video is a great way to think about and visualize using either motion sequencing or drawn LFO's in my tracks. Thanks!
Cool 😎
Cool device! I would buy it if you could change the shape of each collumn like in NI Massive's performer, and if you could add swing to the steps
Noted!
I'll gladly buy it if you added modulation option, like in Live's modulators in 12. Is that something you're planning on?
So, actually, it was something I considered, but didn't add. Just because of the way parameter sequencers tend to work, they make a lot more sense to run in Remote mode, IMO. But if its something there's a lot of demand for, I'll certainly add it.
@@ELPHNT Well, it would definitely be useful especially if you could do the steps bi-polar, i.e. producing positive & negative values :)
And frankly since 12 there's no excuse to take over the parameter value anymore. If the user really wants it, they can use the antiquated mode. But modulation should be a standard now.
@@Artek604 Totally hear you re: taking over the control. As far as bi-polar stuff goes, that opens up a few design questions I'd have to think about how best to handle. But yeah, totally get you on the take over thing. Will defs be adding Mod mode soon.
Added! Give it another download 😉
@@ELPHNT I'm gonna buy it now. Thanks a lot!!! 👍
Could you add a "Mod" option [+-] also next to the Remote [0-100] in the future please?
I'm interested to know what benefit you see coming from the Mod option? This was something I intentionally left off to keep things simple as step sequencers tend to be pretty 'absolute' like Remote mode, as opposed to 'relative' like Mod mode. Obviously if there's enough demand for Mod mode then I'll definitely add it.
@@ELPHNT Sometimes I experiment with the mouse for example, the cutoff or the decay envelope or the sustain of a Synth, until I find the sweet spot of the minimum amount of the filter for example to be 350hz (Everything under 350hz "I'm not happy with the sound). Now by having the mod option I can set the filter cutoff to 350 hz and then I can use the + on the mod and press random to your device. No matter how many times I will press random to the STEPS device my minimum will always be 350hz on the filter.
Imagine this same with the decay of a plucky sound and the shortest value that the sound doesn't become just a click but stays pluck is 60ms. Everything under 60ms makes it sound like a click. So I set the value of the decay to 60ms and then I do the Mod + to randomise the decay, but no matter how many times I randomise the STEP device, the minimun decay of the plucky sound will stay 60 ms (preventing it to sound like a click and me having to adjust 0-100 on the remote little by little until it sounds good again).
Sorry for the long description.
I think the 0-100 Remote works fine but when the parameters are counted in hz or ms the "Remote" doesn't help a lot I think to see where you at.
@@eraldlesi Fair enough! I've just updated the device, so give it another download 😉
@@ELPHNT Legend. Thanks very much man!
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Wow this is so so good! Is there a way to map each "step" to a midi control so I could edit on something like a MIDI fighter twister?
No, unfortunately not - this is very much a 'mouse' type device 🥲 But I think there's potential for a sequencer built to work well with MIDI controllers further down the line.
@@ELPHNT That's such a shame, I can see something like this being amazing for generating new ideas quickly using a midi controller in a hybrid setup. Keep up the amazing work!
I'm getting an SSL error that won't allow me to download the file
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Is there a way to reset steps on playback start?
The sequence should always start from the beginning when playback starts.
@@ELPHNT ah sorry, now i noticed that it starts based on the beat of timeline, so the sequence can even start in the middle. thats cool. I didnt know that it was possible to link it to timeline like that. thanks
@@sugy52 I may have 'borrowed' a bit of a patch from another device, so I'm not actually entirely sure how it works, but it works! 😂
YAY
Nice Sequencer. But would be nice to be able to use it also in MOD mode and not just hard Remote mode
On my agenda to add Mod mode soon.
Added! Check the download again 😉
@@ELPHNT Wow. You are fast :) Will check it out. Thanks
@@adknon9631 😎
i think i found a bug: when mapping it to the different filtertypes(HP, LP, BP etc.) of autofilter it creates a weird bitcrush effect.
EDIT : smooth was on 9%, if turned down all is normal - i guess toggleswitches dont like smooth transitions, which makes sense.
great device thanks !
Huge i wana test it on acid 303 freq or res 🥳
Oh damn, that's a missed opportunity for this video! 🤦♂️ 🤣 That's a perfect use!
Can you recommend a good 303 plugin or any other way to make acid in Ableton? I just got the Ableton trial yesterday. I've previously used the JC-303 plugin with a default sequencer in Reaper. So I can of course keep using that but interested in alternatives.
@@Vingul JC-303 is great. If you want to use something native though, Analog has the closest sounding filter to a 303. You'll have to do a bit of configuring to get it set up to work like a 303 though. Also, Arturia's ACID is phenomenal. The best 303 VST I've found, IMO.
@@ELPHNT Oh boy, 200 dollarydoos. Trying to keep it on the cheaper side. Thank you kindly for the tip(s) though, I will try out the Analog!
@@Vingul Oh yeah, I'd definitely wait until there's a sale on 🥲
This sounds killing - will download 👍🏻
so cooooool ( ఠൠఠ )ﾉ
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With these types of VSTs what I do is use them to generate happy accidents but then I like to see if I can replicate them by hand with Ableton's automations with which everything can be done. Bought and paid for. It's the least you deserve.
Thank you! I appreciate you ❤️ There's always multiple ways to do things, sometimes with ever so slightly differing results, so its always good to have options 😉
It's basically like a noise lfo
Not even close 😉
Great video but shame you decided to focus on the bass which most people cannot hear when listening on phones - probably your biggest user platform. If you focused on a mid to upper frequency sound we could of heard your moves but on an iPhone I can’t hear what your doing
The bass patch used as the example has enough upper frequency content to hear the more drastic changes. I can hear it on my phone just fine.
Have you considered headphones?
There are multiple examples in the video. Skip to 3:35 if you want an example on the chord track.
@@ELPHNT thank you
Fair to assume that someone who's gonna make music in Ableton has better speakers than just phone speakers m8 ;)