Wow, finally used the parameter automation section, and sequences sound so much nicer with some careful modulation here. Thanks for always being so generous with your time and knowledge!
Extremely helpful thank you, I am getting back to music production after a long hiatus and there are so many tools available today. Stepic looks perfect…link used 👍🏼
You made my day. Thank you a lot. I have been looking for exactly this way of controlled random implementation for ages ! Cheers Martin Stuerzer, Jeroen (Netherlands)
Stepic is an awesome step sequencer, the only weak part I think is the chord functionality, since you don't hear the notes while building the chord and it offers no help to build them. It pairs well with Stochas (FREE) which has a better chord function (to me, by both sounding the notes out and having predefined chords which you can easily select Inversions from when entering them), and with its (up to 4) layers and poly note functionality at any step, goes some places that Stepic does not.
Recently bought Live suite with Max so I could use the full potential of this thing and now I bought Stepic (Max and VST bundle). Thanks for bringing it to our attention!
a couple of other devices in a similar vein for stochastic note generation are TATAT by K-devices (VST) and Stochastic Midi for m4l. But one of the best is the SIG (Stochastic Inspiration Generator) which is a eurorack module. Its a bit easier to dial in the note probability on the other devices but then you lose out on the added control over the octave jumps and the ability to ratchet (unless you then add additional devices to the chain). i wish Stepic had a probability function for parameters other than the gate on/off. It would be useful to have the divider or octave change on a percent chance in addition to the gates. and if they added outputs so you could route CV out from the modulation lanes, it would literally run every eurorack patch. currently using CV Tools after it to have it control eurorack oscillators, but then limited control of dynamics as stuck with just a gate out (so no velocity).
I've learned to keep a pen and paper handy when watching your videos because I always learn something new. That is a great tip about controlled randomness. I've been able to duplicate that on my Korg SQ-64 and will likely add that to my next track. Thanks so much!!
Great, glad that you learned something here! Is it possible to switch the SQ64 to random step order mode? I tried (and failed) to recreate this with Ableton and other sequencers that I have.
@@MartinStuertzer Also, I was able to duplicate this technique with the Erica Synths Black Sequencer in my modular. Now that you showed me this technique I’m really loving the sounds.
This is a great demo.. thank you. I found the UI to Stepic to be pretty intimidating, so I have yet to actually dive in and use it. After watching this video though, I feel way more confident that I'll know what I'm doing! Subbed!
Up to now I used the built-in Max4Live effects like Melodic Probability and Probability Arp for similar results but this program will replace them shortly. Thanks for this great tip! 🥰
Thanks for pointing out this plugin and of course for your very informative tutorial, Martin! I bought it today and love the ease of use. Might actually replace my eurorack sequencer, works with ableton cv instrument. Nice lighting btw. :-)
That's a cool and inspirational video, thanks a lot! There is a quite similar open source plugin that can even do more called Stochas. It's from the Surge Synth dev team. If you don't know it already check it out, I think you might like it a lot. You can add weighted random notes, conditions (i.e. if a specific note is played in the current step, only a limited set of other notes may be played in the next one).
Thank you for your videos, Martin! Answering to your question on 8:00 - yes, there are other sequencers, where you can do these weighted random notes. Bitwig's standard arpegiator can do it. And the other thing is Polygrid, it's not a sequencer, but allows you to build your own in a modular way (generative if needed).
@@MartinStuertzer if you are actually curious about Bitwig - here is a good generative tutorial, result is very similar to yours, but with different note probability distributions for each step in sequencer: th-cam.com/video/hxIuAACjulo/w-d-xo.html
bought it today 👌... absolutely great plug in... but I miss two things : first - an undo function.. and that the window ( the Gui ) every time goes away when I click somewhere in the daw. okay I can put it on a second monitor and there it stays , but it would be great when it stays on the main monitor screen. but overall its such a useful tool. thanks for your video 🤟
I love the tip for controlled randomness. Any sequencer that can do multiple steps with randomness could also make use of that tip. I also really like the idea of changing the step length for automation sequences without randomizing the order. I've seen tips for doing that for multiple pitch sequences but I don't like the potential combination of notes that can result from that, but it makes a lot of sense for parameter automation.
Great tips, Martin! I have done a similar thing with “controlled randomness” using the Doepfer Dark Time. I’ll have to give Stepic a try in Ableton 👍. Give Neptun a pat for me 😁
@@erwingroeneveld5372 out of the 16 steps, I set, for example, 4 playing D, 4 playing F and 4 playing A, then 4 set to “off”, set both top and bottom to random.
Hallo Martin! Danke für das inspirierende Video, da bin ich sehr neugierig und nun auch "Käufer" geworden, Chris hatte dazu ja auch schon vor längerer Zeit ein Video gemacht, aber dein Video von Sonntag gab "den" Anschubser :-) Hast du dieses Tool in deinem #32 Geburtstagslivestream verwendet für die Sequence, die ca bei 1:21:30 beginnt? Und noch eine Frage: Wurde bei dir auch nachträglich zum angezeigten Preis die MWSt dazugerechnet? LG aus Ostfriesland
Vielen Dank! Ich habe geschäftlich nichts mit der Firma zu tun, deswegen kann ich dir zu der Frage mit der Steuer leider nichts sagen. Zu der Sequenz: Du siehst ein paar Sekunden vorher, wie ich sie auf dem Moog Matriarch live einspiele und den Clip dann über Ableton starte. Ich habe auf der Spur noch ein Standard Midi Plugin von Ableton, das per Zufall die Oktave des Tons verschiebt.
I guess in VCV Rack you could find a sequencer that allows for a randomization like this, well not exactly but similar. Actually to my opinion the sequencers in VCV (or rather: the VCV module repo) are its most intersting part, the sound is rather weak… but you can route MIDI out of it and control your favourite outboard synth.
that is true! I tried the Mutable Instruments Marbels in VCV before I bought the real module. But I don´t have the full version that you need to route midi and audio.
offsetting one pitch by another lanes pitch with a different step length etc is something I do with the modular a lot.... would be great if this is possible with stepic
@@MartinStuertzer Hey I heard back from devicemeister "Yes, with this update and the new note-in Transpose mode that's possible. However, the prerequisite is that your DAW lets you route Stepic MIDI accordingly. With most DAWs, it's possible these days. In Bitwig and Ableton Live (if you're using Stepic for Live), you can even chain Stepic instances in one channel."
Very strange - seems no way to contact Devicemeister via their website. I wonder if you'd be good enough to answer a couple of questions I would have asked them? Can you record the output from Stepic VST as midi or audio or both? Any idea what the size of the download file is? Thanks in advance!
You can capture the output of any midi channel in Ableton with both audio and midi and route it to other channels. So the answer is yes. The file is only 20MB.
You can contact Devicemeister via email or visit their Discord server. The contact information can be grabed from the top or bottom navigation bar of their homepage. At least I found it there.
Is there any difference in the plugin regarding MAX/VST - Versions? I'm using ableton but a vst is just more flexible. Maybe I change DAW in the future so the VST would make more sense in the long run.
@@MartinStuertzer Thanks for the reply. With the Ableton Version you're able to control live devices and parameters. If just seen there is a bundle for both the Max4Live and the VST for 49 Bucks, which is a fair price.
If you want to get Stepic and help me with a small commission please use this link: devicemeister.com/p/martin/?campaign=Stepic
Thanks for the video. I will buy the vst with the link you provided.
I used the link to buy stepic today + ABO :)
me buy programme with internet shortcut ok
That part about using it to set the chances (distribution) is really clever.
Wow, finally used the parameter automation section, and sequences sound so much nicer with some careful modulation here. Thanks for always being so generous with your time and knowledge!
Not only has this been super helpful, but such a pleasant voice too! Step on...
I just love your cat chilling to the wonderful music being created.
You teach well...I wish you were my highschool teacher. Well done!
Extremely helpful thank you, I am getting back to music production after a long hiatus and there are so many tools available today. Stepic looks perfect…link used 👍🏼
I've just got Stepic - a very clear and useful introduction.
7:53 It can also be done in a very similar manner in Bitwig's grid: random notes from a scale but with different probabilities of getting triggered.
Brilliant !
This is so nice, thanks for taking the time to explain how you use Stepic.
"controlled randomisation" is a great tip !! :) I will it also use with my cirklon :)
awwwwwwww love the kitty watching over you
Followed on both channels!
Excellent! Thank you. I had no idea of the capabilities of Stepic.
Okay thanks, purchased through your link. I received 3-4 emails from Sequencer Developers today with sales, but perhaps this one is the best for ME.
Awesome tutorial!
Interesting plugin.
Unlimited posibilities with different sequence lenghts for total "controlled randomness"
Thanks for the video. Take care
Great walk thru, thank you Martin
An excellent review by someone who knows what a sequence should sound like. Thankyou.
a very comprehensive tutorial for this litlle but great plugin. Some tricks, I didn't notice them at first glance. thanks a lot.
You made my day. Thank you a lot. I have been looking for exactly this way of controlled random implementation for ages ! Cheers Martin Stuerzer, Jeroen (Netherlands)
Very inspirational. Thank you Martin.
Very informative, thank you for this!
This is the amazing! Polyrhythms on this is never ending and so inspiring!
Thank you. Looks super interesting.
Stepic is an awesome step sequencer, the only weak part I think is the chord functionality, since you don't hear the notes while building the chord and it offers no help to build them. It pairs well with Stochas (FREE) which has a better chord function (to me, by both sounding the notes out and having predefined chords which you can easily select Inversions from when entering them), and with its (up to 4) layers and poly note functionality at any step, goes some places that Stepic does not.
This is amazing! I love your music and your tutorials!
Great video about a nice tool, thanks Martin.
Very helpful video.
Going to have to try this out soon.
Great video and thank you very much for pointing out the Stepic - been looking for something like that for ages!
Nice work as always now to try on my Blofeld synth !
very comprehensive. thank you
Genius creating probability with the steps!
Midinous - can do the probability randomization with greater control and with logic gates as well
Another great video
Recently bought Live suite with Max so I could use the full potential of this thing and now I bought Stepic (Max and VST bundle). Thanks for bringing it to our attention!
Great stuff... Bought it today and i think it will be one of my workhorses. Thanks!
Unplanned controlled randomness. Brilliant observation! Subbed.
Thank you so much for posting this video!- Excellent information!
a couple of other devices in a similar vein for stochastic note generation are TATAT by K-devices (VST) and Stochastic Midi for m4l. But one of the best is the SIG (Stochastic Inspiration Generator) which is a eurorack module. Its a bit easier to dial in the note probability on the other devices but then you lose out on the added control over the octave jumps and the ability to ratchet (unless you then add additional devices to the chain).
i wish Stepic had a probability function for parameters other than the gate on/off. It would be useful to have the divider or octave change on a percent chance in addition to the gates.
and if they added outputs so you could route CV out from the modulation lanes, it would literally run every eurorack patch. currently using CV Tools after it to have it control eurorack oscillators, but then limited control of dynamics as stuck with just a gate out (so no velocity).
Can't you use midi to cv converter?
Very nice! Have to try it out!
I've learned to keep a pen and paper handy when watching your videos because I always learn something new. That is a great tip about controlled randomness. I've been able to duplicate that on my Korg SQ-64 and will likely add that to my next track. Thanks so much!!
Great, glad that you learned something here! Is it possible to switch the SQ64 to random step order mode? I tried (and failed) to recreate this with Ableton and other sequencers that I have.
@@MartinStuertzer Yes Martin, Random step order mode is one of the several options that work with this hardware sequencer.
@@NimrodScott Great! Maybe I need to check this one out.
@@MartinStuertzer Also, I was able to duplicate this technique with the Erica Synths Black Sequencer in my modular. Now that you showed me this technique I’m really loving the sounds.
Thanks for the video ! Useful plugin!
Really cool!
Nice Tutorial!
This is a great demo.. thank you. I found the UI to Stepic to be pretty intimidating, so I have yet to actually dive in and use it. After watching this video though, I feel way more confident that I'll know what I'm doing! Subbed!
Up to now I used the built-in Max4Live effects like Melodic Probability and Probability Arp for similar results but this program will replace them shortly. Thanks for this great tip! 🥰
Thanks for pointing out this plugin and of course for your very informative tutorial, Martin! I bought it today and love the ease of use. Might actually replace my eurorack sequencer, works with ableton cv instrument. Nice lighting btw. :-)
That's a cool and inspirational video, thanks a lot!
There is a quite similar open source plugin that can even do more called Stochas. It's from the Surge Synth dev team. If you don't know it already check it out, I think you might like it a lot. You can add weighted random notes, conditions (i.e. if a specific note is played in the current step, only a limited set of other notes may be played in the next one).
Well explained, thanks.
inspiring tipps!!
Thank you for your videos, Martin! Answering to your question on 8:00 - yes, there are other sequencers, where you can do these weighted random notes. Bitwig's standard arpegiator can do it. And the other thing is Polygrid, it's not a sequencer, but allows you to build your own in a modular way (generative if needed).
Thanks! I created a similar patch with Mutable Instruments Marbles but will also check out the Bitwig stuff that you mentioned!
@@MartinStuertzer if you are actually curious about Bitwig - here is a good generative tutorial, result is very similar to yours, but with different note probability distributions for each step in sequencer:
th-cam.com/video/hxIuAACjulo/w-d-xo.html
bought it today 👌... absolutely great plug in... but I miss two things : first - an undo function.. and that the window ( the Gui ) every time goes away when I click somewhere in the daw. okay I can put it on a second monitor and there it stays , but it would be great when it stays on the main monitor screen. but overall its such a useful tool. thanks for your video 🤟
th-cam.com/video/rTo7vCTaggE/w-d-xo.html
Sold!!! 😁
Great tutorial. Does anyone know how to sequence patterns from Ableton?
Fine explanation, fine tool. Thanks... :-)
I love the tip for controlled randomness. Any sequencer that can do multiple steps with randomness could also make use of that tip. I also really like the idea of changing the step length for automation sequences without randomizing the order. I've seen tips for doing that for multiple pitch sequences but I don't like the potential combination of notes that can result from that, but it makes a lot of sense for parameter automation.
Great!!!
Is there 303 like accents inbuilt? for that 303 acid...))
Is it possible to send multiple vsts to stepic and assign each vst to one channel or lane within stepic?
Great tips, Martin! I have done a similar thing with “controlled randomness” using the Doepfer Dark Time. I’ll have to give Stepic a try in Ableton 👍. Give Neptun a pat for me 😁
Interesting! Could you elaborate a bit on that, as I have a Doepfer Dark Time as well. Thanks! ;-)
@@erwingroeneveld5372 out of the 16 steps, I set, for example, 4 playing D, 4 playing F and 4 playing A, then 4 set to “off”, set both top and bottom to random.
@@SteveHorne Nice, that is a very good idea!
such a great sequencer that was no brainer for 39 bucks
This sounds great. Is ratcheting possible?
Gibt es so etwas, mit diesen Möglichkeiten als Hardware Gerät ?
Ich frage mich auch gerade, ob sich die fehlende Funktionalität vielleicht im OXI One nachrüsten ließe. 🤔
Super helpful and interesting. Thanks so much!
Hallo Martin! Danke für das inspirierende Video, da bin ich sehr neugierig und nun auch "Käufer" geworden, Chris hatte dazu ja auch schon vor längerer Zeit ein Video gemacht, aber dein Video von Sonntag gab "den" Anschubser :-) Hast du dieses Tool in deinem #32 Geburtstagslivestream verwendet für die Sequence, die ca bei 1:21:30 beginnt? Und noch eine Frage: Wurde bei dir auch nachträglich zum angezeigten Preis die MWSt dazugerechnet?
LG aus Ostfriesland
Vielen Dank! Ich habe geschäftlich nichts mit der Firma zu tun, deswegen kann ich dir zu der Frage mit der Steuer leider nichts sagen. Zu der Sequenz: Du siehst ein paar Sekunden vorher, wie ich sie auf dem Moog Matriarch live einspiele und den Clip dann über Ableton starte. Ich habe auf der Spur noch ein Standard Midi Plugin von Ableton, das per Zufall die Oktave des Tons verschiebt.
Will STEPIC work in Ableton live 11 Standard??
Yes
awesome tut Martin. And love the sound of the Sub37. Did you use a factory patch or made it yourself?
That´s one of my own patches. Thank you!
hi martin, it's possible to control the jomox alphabase with the stepiq ? I mean in midi multimode and severel parameter changes per step.
Hi! I never had the Alphabase but when it responds to midi notes it should work!
I guess in VCV Rack you could find a sequencer that allows for a randomization like this, well not exactly but similar. Actually to my opinion the sequencers in VCV (or rather: the VCV module repo) are its most intersting part, the sound is rather weak… but you can route MIDI out of it and control your favourite outboard synth.
that is true! I tried the Mutable Instruments Marbels in VCV before I bought the real module. But I don´t have the full version that you need to route midi and audio.
Cheers
Can you add notes or chords per step using external midi keyboard?
No, that is not possible.
offsetting one pitch by another lanes pitch with a different step length etc is something I do with the modular a lot.... would be great if this is possible with stepic
I also thought about this! It should be possible to load two instances of Stepic and cascade them to achieve the desired effet.
@@MartinStuertzer Hey I heard back from devicemeister "Yes, with this update and the new note-in Transpose mode that's possible. However, the prerequisite is that your DAW lets you route Stepic MIDI accordingly. With most DAWs, it's possible these days. In Bitwig and Ableton Live (if you're using Stepic for Live), you can even chain Stepic instances in one channel."
Great video BTW! I went ahead and bought the sequencer with your link.
@@stephenmurphy8349 thanks for your support! Have fun
Curious if you’ve ever checked out Numerology? Very comprehensive step sequencer for Mac with lots of modulation capabilities
Not yet!
@@MartinStuertzer Worth taking a look, it's by the same folks that make the Vector Eurorack sequencer (Five12)
You defenitely sold Stepic to me. Excellent walkthrough.
Hey
Is it possible to use this séquenceur with chords Instead of notes please?
Thanks
Yes, there is a chord mode! You can enter as much notes as possible on a per step basis.
Very strange - seems no way to contact Devicemeister via their website. I wonder if you'd be good enough to answer a couple of questions I would have asked them? Can you record the output from Stepic VST as midi or audio or both? Any idea what the size of the download file is? Thanks in advance!
You can capture the output of any midi channel in Ableton with both audio and midi and route it to other channels. So the answer is yes. The file is only 20MB.
You can contact Devicemeister via email or visit their Discord server. The contact information can be grabed from the top or bottom navigation bar of their homepage. At least I found it there.
@@MartinStuertzer thanks - using Cubase Pro but I guess the same. thanks
@@jaykay981 found the tiniest icon ever - thanks.
No discount 😞
Pretty sure Reason's Dual Arpeggiator can do this too
Is there any difference in the plugin regarding MAX/VST - Versions?
I'm using ableton but a vst is just more flexible.
Maybe I change DAW in the future so the VST would make more sense in the long run.
That is a good question, I only tested the Ableton version. Please check this page for a more detailed answer: devicemeister.com/stepicvst/faq/
@@MartinStuertzer Thanks for the reply.
With the Ableton Version you're able to control live devices and parameters.
If just seen there is a bundle for both the Max4Live and the VST for 49 Bucks, which is a fair price.
Quite interesting. I'll try to find a way to achieve this in modular, but I think I'm going to need a bigger case =(
I got Mutable Instruments Marbles to build something like this, but the result is more "random".
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hi i am using vst version and i have no mapping option why?
39 € ??? ne. plus Steuer nein danke 46,41 € ????