Almost all but the penny dropped - Pattern Settings and Global Settings. One terminology suggestion - we have "store" (pattern) but in the pattern settings it is referred to as "save" maybe standardise them? Thanks for these advanced tips and I've saved the video for future reference. It's taken me many years to find a really good, easy to use, sequencer and this is it. Great work Devicemeister!
@@bobrv8Thank you for your kind words and your feedback! I gladly accept your suggestion to standardize the terminology. I will rename it to "Store pattern immediately" in the Global Settings.
good to see more Stepic content. I reach for it all the time now. I first found out about Jon watching episodes 1-6 of this series. was so impressed with the clear delivery that I found his channel & I watched the Diva mastery series. love pairing Stepic with Diva...well with anything really :D Amazing tutor & sequencer
I like to incorporate this with moderate swing values (e.g., with a Randomization Range from 1 to 8, maximum 10). This way, a touch of organic movement is added to the sequence without it becoming 'intrusive'. When listening, it's not prominently noticeable. However, if you disable the swing, you immediately realize that something is missing.
Changing the swing for only certain beats is something I never thought of. Maybe this is an obvious technique for those with deeper theory knowledge, but it was new to me. It seems to provide the right balance between a bit of human feel and a strong rhythmic foundation.
Very useful tips. Thanks. I must put some time in on this plugin. So many possibilities. Would love to see a video of Stepic being used in Cubase on multiple tracks. Thanks again guys.
Thanks for your feedback! It's definitely worth investing time in Stepic. The cool thing is that you don't need to know all the functions to already achieve good and interesting results. As a starting point watch parts 2 and 3 of this tutorial. Then you'll be familiar with the most important functions. Based on this, you can gradually build up by, for example, watching the other episodes and other Stepic videos. A dedicated Cubase video isn't currently planned. However, I don't want to rule out that it may appear in future videos. That depends on the guest host.
Hi, we have a bunch of users who use Stepic on Linux with Yabridge and are very happy with it. If you want to give it a try, feel free to send us an email. And don't worry about the many functions. You can already use Stepic in your productions and get very good results, if you have watched parts 2 and 3 of this tutorial. The rest will come step by step.
Das coole an Stepic ist auch, dass man mit der Stepic Automations-Seite z.B. auch den Fabfilter Volcano 3 Filter (Cutoff) steuern kann mittels CC-Controller. Allerdings exportiere ich (Drag n Drop, 16Takte) immer die Random-Daten auf ne Midi-Triggerspur wodurch ich am Ende im DAW-Projekt immer flexibel bleibe. 👍🏾
Is there a way to have different note lengths per step (1/4, 1/8 etc.)? Using the duration slider means can shorten a note but it then leaves a gap till the next note. Would like to get a mix of note lengths to make sequences sound even more fantastic
This is currently not possible with Stepic. However, I can imagine that this feature could lead to interesting results. I will give this topic some thought. Therefore, I have also added your suggestion to the official wishlist to keep it in mind. 🚀 I appreciate your feedback!
Hey John - Great series. thanks! Question: I'm having a problem with exporting an arpeggio as sounded, not as played (as you did at 11:00). I'm In Note On mode for Transport in Midi Play, and I have Arpeggiator selected for Note-In Mode. The Arp works fine but when I export the Mdi file into my daw (Bitwig) I'm only seeing the sustained note - or Sustained Chord - I played, rather than the Midi notes generated by the Arp as you had in your example. Did I Miss something...? Thanks!
Hi, if you want to consider MIDI Play during MIDI export, you need to send notes (e.g., a chord) to Stepic at the moment you perform the drag & drop. However, as Jon explains, you can always only export MIDI Play with the currently played notes. The MIDI export does not have a buffer that, for example, remembers the last 3 chord progressions. If I haven't understood your question correctly, please feel free to send us an email. There, we can help you specifically and provide additional guidance.
Great video. Not sure if you covered this in a prior video, is there a way to glide/slide from the CC values so that they don't jump from value to value? Similar to a soft or round parameter on an LFO sequencer. Thanks!
Hi, thanks for your feedback! Parameter-Slewing is on the wish list and I added your request as a +1 to it. I have plans to extend the automation section in the future. Parameter slew is a function that could come into focus then.
You can set any scale by disabling all the unwanted notes on the scale keyboard. Please feel free to check out the second part of this tutorial where we cover this topic: th-cam.com/video/UeoI-78YJ9I/w-d-xo.htmlsi=nWdhfDeCI_340PaM&t=372
Hi, you can export Stepic's MIDI by dropping it at the channel rack's pattern area. Feel free to watch the second pard of this tutorial chapter 'Drag & Drop MIDI Export'. There you'll see, hot Jon performs the export in FL Studio. Here is the link with time stamp: th-cam.com/video/UeoI-78YJ9I/w-d-xo.htmlsi=bZXQVtyQryb7d8fB&t=1194
Hallo Jens, mir ist noch was eingefallen: Wie wäre es mit einer Möglichkeit, die DYNAMIK bei den Steps, bzgl. oben und unten, zu verkleinern / vergrößern? Man kann zwar im Masterbereich mit den Hoch/Runterpfeilen (z.B. bei Velocity) alles nach oben und nach unten schieben, aber eben nicht auseinander- oder zusammenschieben im Sinne von Dynamic verringern / vergrößern. Vielleicht könnte man sowas ermöglichen, wenn man auf einen der beiden Pfeile drückt und z.B. zusätzlich die Strg. oder Alt-Taste drückt um die Dynamik (on the fly?) zu verringern / vergrößern. Wäre natürlich gut, wenn es für beides einen Weg gebe. - Bei der Cutoff-Automatisierung wäre das auch ganz gut. - Ich weiss zwar, dass man da was über die Settings (nachträglich) eingrenzen/erweitern kann, aber meistens muss man daraufhin ja dann auch leider erst neu randomisieren, damit die neuen Settings übernommen werden.
Danke für dein Feedback! Das wäre eine interessante Erweiterung für Stepic und kann mir gut vorstellen, das in ein zukünftiges Update einzubauen. Ich habe deinen Vorschlag auf die Wunschliste gepackt und werde mir dazu Gedanken machen. 🚀
@@devicemeister Vielen Dank, das wäre großartig. Wahrscheinlich ist das so eine Art Skalierung. Ich hatte sowas übrigens mal in dem (deluxe) Schlagzeug-Plugin "Superior Drummer 3" (Toontrack) gesehen. Da gibts ein Video zu. Eventuell reiche ich das später an dieser Stelle mal nach.
Erm, ok, maybe I'm missing something but it doesn't appear to be in the manual and I can't see mention of it in the chapters for any of these videos. How do you save a pattern set/configuration? I understand the save slots etc, but if I create a bunch of sequences that I may want to come back and modify at some point in the future, how do I save them then re-load them within Stepic.
Hi, the feature you're looking for doesn't exist in the current version of Stepic. However, it's on the wishlist and has a high priority. An implementation will take place in the upcoming updates. Until this function is available, you can use the preset function of your DAW to save Stepic's state and load it in other projects.
ausgezeichnete Serie und Video! - Ich habe letztens was sehr interessantes über "Euclidean Rhythm" gelesen / gesehen. Ist denn sowas auch für Stepic irgendwie geplant / möglich?
Hi, danke für dein Feedback! Ich finde das Thema Euclidean auch interessant. Für Stepic ich solch eine Funktion aber eher unwahrscheinlich, da für eine Implementierung dieser Funktion sehr viel im Plugin umgebaut werden müssten - sowohl intern als auch UI-seitig.
If you don't see the option in the Global Settings, you indeed need to update your Stepic. Please go to the Application Information (i-symbol) and click on 'check for available update'. You can also download your latest Stepic version from your account.
@@devicemeister hi sorry but my stepic is v1.5 and i don't find this option too and when i check for update well there's no update. In fact I think that the problem comes from the display of the settings window but I can't find how to solve the problem even by changing the percentages of the zoom. The global settings window on my screen is not the same than Jon's window, mine is a bit messy (first column ends with default swing fader int. and the 2nd begins with intial duration value and init. Vel. value and ends with sample rate (no transport mode and Step On/Off Mouse-Mode are there). I try to explain with my poor level in english 🙂 ps i'm on a mac with Sonoma up to date
@@Putrid_SebHi, please send us an email to the official address. You can find the contact information on the homepage. Also, attach a screenshot of your Global Settings page to your email. This helps us better understand what you are seeing on your end.
@@devicemeisterwhy is the swing range only up to 75%? It makes it difficult to align it with the DAW's swing. 20% swing in stepic is different from 20% in Studio One. Problematic
@@ELLIOT8209That Stepic's swing scaling doesn't match that of Studio One probably has nothing to do with the 75% maximum range. Unfortunately, I can't tell you why might be a difference. In Stepic, 50% swing means that the (swing-)note is delayed exactly by 50% of the step length. For example, if you have set Stepic to 1/8 clock speed, with the swing set to 50%, the notes will be delayed (swung) by a 1/16 note.
@@ELLIOT8209Please send an email to our support. There, we also the option to exchange screenshots and project files. You can find the contact information on the homepage.
My challenge is the swing range of 75. My Daw swing goes up to 100. How can i get stepic to align with my DAW swing? Cant the developers increase the swing range to 100%? 25% in stepic is different from 25% in my daw due to the swing range in STEPIC
Currently, I have no plans to expand the swing range. I find the range up to 75% sufficient as it covers most use cases. Why Stepic's swing doesn't align with your DAW's swing, I can't say for sure. Could you send me a small example project so I can reproduce the behavior on my side? Then we can look into the cause and see if there's a workaround. Generally, everything is fine with Stepic's swing. For example, if you set a swing of 50%, the notes on even steps are played or swung with 50% "delay."
Which tips were new to you? Let us know in the comments! 👇 Loved the video? Hit that like button to show your support - we’d really appreciate it! 🌟👍
All of them since I just started working with a real DAW ( Bitwig ) and just bought Stepic a week ago!
Almost all but the penny dropped - Pattern Settings and Global Settings. One terminology suggestion - we have "store" (pattern) but in the pattern settings it is referred to as "save" maybe standardise them? Thanks for these advanced tips and I've saved the video for future reference.
It's taken me many years to find a really good, easy to use, sequencer and this is it. Great work Devicemeister!
@@robmlisantiExcellent timing! I wish you a great journey with Bitwig and Stepic! 🚀
@@bobrv8Thank you for your kind words and your feedback! I gladly accept your suggestion to standardize the terminology. I will rename it to "Store pattern immediately" in the Global Settings.
This combo is absolutely amazing, it's simply killer! :) @@devicemeister
Wow - really enjoying getting to know Stepic with Jon's easy to approach teaching style coupled with such a fantastic product. Thanks again guys!!
Best sequencer and a very comprehensive guide. I am feeling like a sequence meister after it
You truly are! 🚀
Next: become a Großmeister (grand master).
I'm excited about Stepic, and Jon's tutorials are really helpful. 👌
🚀
Stepic is awesome and so is this tutorial. Thank you both, Jens and Jon.
good to see more Stepic content. I reach for it all the time now. I first found out about Jon watching episodes 1-6 of this series. was so impressed with the clear delivery that I found his channel & I watched the Diva mastery series. love pairing Stepic with Diva...well with anything really :D Amazing tutor & sequencer
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💯 agree. 🎹♥️
Once again: Stepic is great and it has potential to grow. Mind-blowing if you let your imagination flow...
These tutorials are so good - full of creative techniques that keep increasing how much I love this sequencer.
Deep stuff, thanks! A whole new way of looking at swing. And different parameter speeds as well as lengths, mind blown.
I like to incorporate this with moderate swing values (e.g., with a Randomization Range from 1 to 8, maximum 10). This way, a touch of organic movement is added to the sequence without it becoming 'intrusive'. When listening, it's not prominently noticeable. However, if you disable the swing, you immediately realize that something is missing.
Keep em coming very nice!
💯
Changing the swing for only certain beats is something I never thought of. Maybe this is an obvious technique for those with deeper theory knowledge, but it was new to me. It seems to provide the right balance between a bit of human feel and a strong rhythmic foundation.
Thank you. This has help a lot.😊
Very useful tips. Thanks. I must put some time in on this plugin. So many possibilities. Would love to see a video of Stepic being used in Cubase on multiple tracks. Thanks again guys.
Thanks for your feedback! It's definitely worth investing time in Stepic. The cool thing is that you don't need to know all the functions to already achieve good and interesting results. As a starting point watch parts 2 and 3 of this tutorial. Then you'll be familiar with the most important functions. Based on this, you can gradually build up by, for example, watching the other episodes and other Stepic videos. A dedicated Cubase video isn't currently planned. However, I don't want to rule out that it may appear in future videos. That depends on the guest host.
Thanks again ! Well done Jon !
💯
Thank for guid!👍👍
I was overwhelmed by seeing all the possibilities, hopefully I can use this one day! Sadly enough doesn't work under Linux,... yet.
Hi, we have a bunch of users who use Stepic on Linux with Yabridge and are very happy with it. If you want to give it a try, feel free to send us an email. And don't worry about the many functions. You can already use Stepic in your productions and get very good results, if you have watched parts 2 and 3 of this tutorial. The rest will come step by step.
i'm using it on Linux ..........works great !
this thing is a beast 👍
Das coole an Stepic ist auch, dass man mit der Stepic Automations-Seite z.B. auch den Fabfilter Volcano 3 Filter (Cutoff) steuern kann mittels CC-Controller. Allerdings exportiere ich (Drag n Drop, 16Takte) immer die Random-Daten auf ne Midi-Triggerspur wodurch ich am Ende im DAW-Projekt immer flexibel bleibe. 👍🏾
Is there a way to have different note lengths per step (1/4, 1/8 etc.)? Using the duration slider means can shorten a note but it then leaves a gap till the next note. Would like to get a mix of note lengths to make sequences sound even more fantastic
This is currently not possible with Stepic. However, I can imagine that this feature could lead to interesting results. I will give this topic some thought. Therefore, I have also added your suggestion to the official wishlist to keep it in mind. 🚀 I appreciate your feedback!
Interesting!
Hey John - Great series. thanks!
Question: I'm having a problem with exporting an arpeggio as sounded, not as played (as you did at 11:00). I'm In Note On mode for Transport in Midi Play, and I have Arpeggiator selected for Note-In Mode. The Arp works fine but when I export the Mdi file into my daw (Bitwig) I'm only seeing the sustained note - or Sustained Chord - I played, rather than the Midi notes generated by the Arp as you had in your example.
Did I Miss something...?
Thanks!
Hi, if you want to consider MIDI Play during MIDI export, you need to send notes (e.g., a chord) to Stepic at the moment you perform the drag & drop. However, as Jon explains, you can always only export MIDI Play with the currently played notes. The MIDI export does not have a buffer that, for example, remembers the last 3 chord progressions. If I haven't understood your question correctly, please feel free to send us an email. There, we can help you specifically and provide additional guidance.
Great video. Not sure if you covered this in a prior video, is there a way to glide/slide from the CC values so that they don't jump from value to value? Similar to a soft or round parameter on an LFO sequencer. Thanks!
Hi, thanks for your feedback! Parameter-Slewing is on the wish list and I added your request as a +1 to it. I have plans to extend the automation section in the future. Parameter slew is a function that could come into focus then.
@@devicemeister awesome, thanks.
Is there a way to vreat custom scales in stepic? Like if i wanted to use egyptian or soemthing
You can set any scale by disabling all the unwanted notes on the scale keyboard. Please feel free to check out the second part of this tutorial where we cover this topic:
th-cam.com/video/UeoI-78YJ9I/w-d-xo.htmlsi=nWdhfDeCI_340PaM&t=372
Does stepic export to fl studio 21 timeline? I can't seem to get it to work.
Hi, you can export Stepic's MIDI by dropping it at the channel rack's pattern area. Feel free to watch the second pard of this tutorial chapter 'Drag & Drop MIDI Export'. There you'll see, hot Jon performs the export in FL Studio. Here is the link with time stamp: th-cam.com/video/UeoI-78YJ9I/w-d-xo.htmlsi=bZXQVtyQryb7d8fB&t=1194
Hallo Jens, mir ist noch was eingefallen: Wie wäre es mit einer Möglichkeit, die DYNAMIK bei den Steps, bzgl. oben und unten, zu verkleinern / vergrößern? Man kann zwar im Masterbereich mit den Hoch/Runterpfeilen (z.B. bei Velocity) alles nach oben und nach unten schieben, aber eben nicht auseinander- oder zusammenschieben im Sinne von Dynamic verringern / vergrößern. Vielleicht könnte man sowas ermöglichen, wenn man auf einen der beiden Pfeile drückt und z.B. zusätzlich die Strg. oder Alt-Taste drückt um die Dynamik (on the fly?) zu verringern / vergrößern. Wäre natürlich gut, wenn es für beides einen Weg gebe. - Bei der Cutoff-Automatisierung wäre das auch ganz gut. - Ich weiss zwar, dass man da was über die Settings (nachträglich) eingrenzen/erweitern kann, aber meistens muss man daraufhin ja dann auch leider erst neu randomisieren, damit die neuen Settings übernommen werden.
Danke für dein Feedback! Das wäre eine interessante Erweiterung für Stepic und kann mir gut vorstellen, das in ein zukünftiges Update einzubauen. Ich habe deinen Vorschlag auf die Wunschliste gepackt und werde mir dazu Gedanken machen. 🚀
@@devicemeister Vielen Dank, das wäre großartig. Wahrscheinlich ist das so eine Art Skalierung. Ich hatte sowas übrigens mal in dem (deluxe) Schlagzeug-Plugin "Superior Drummer 3" (Toontrack) gesehen. Da gibts ein Video zu. Eventuell reiche ich das später an dieser Stelle mal nach.
Erm, ok, maybe I'm missing something but it doesn't appear to be in the manual and I can't see mention of it in the chapters for any of these videos. How do you save a pattern set/configuration? I understand the save slots etc, but if I create a bunch of sequences that I may want to come back and modify at some point in the future, how do I save them then re-load them within Stepic.
Hi, the feature you're looking for doesn't exist in the current version of Stepic. However, it's on the wishlist and has a high priority. An implementation will take place in the upcoming updates. Until this function is available, you can use the preset function of your DAW to save Stepic's state and load it in other projects.
@@devicemeister Thanks, and thanks for a great product.
ausgezeichnete Serie und Video! - Ich habe letztens was sehr interessantes über "Euclidean Rhythm" gelesen / gesehen. Ist denn sowas auch für Stepic irgendwie geplant / möglich?
Hi, danke für dein Feedback! Ich finde das Thema Euclidean auch interessant. Für Stepic ich solch eine Funktion aber eher unwahrscheinlich, da für eine Implementierung dieser Funktion sehr viel im Plugin umgebaut werden müssten - sowohl intern als auch UI-seitig.
@@devicemeister Ah ok, vielen Dank für die Info. 🙂👍🏼
Hi, is there a update available? I cannot find f.r. "Step On/Off Mouse-Mode"
If you don't see the option in the Global Settings, you indeed need to update your Stepic. Please go to the Application Information (i-symbol) and click on 'check for available update'. You can also download your latest Stepic version from your account.
@@devicemeister hi sorry but my stepic is v1.5 and i don't find this option too and when i check for update well there's no update. In fact I think that the problem comes from the display of the settings window but I can't find how to solve the problem even by changing the percentages of the zoom. The global settings window on my screen is not the same than Jon's window, mine is a bit messy (first column ends with default swing fader int. and the 2nd begins with intial duration value and init. Vel. value and ends with sample rate (no transport mode and Step On/Off Mouse-Mode are there). I try to explain with my poor level in english 🙂 ps i'm on a mac with Sonoma up to date
@@Putrid_SebHi, please send us an email to the official address. You can find the contact information on the homepage. Also, attach a screenshot of your Global Settings page to your email. This helps us better understand what you are seeing on your end.
@@devicemeister I sent you the screenshot, thank you
Hi, thanks for your response by mail, i have download stepic again (from the site) and all is ok now. Thx again.
Lucky 7 !
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@@devicemeisterwhy is the swing range only up to 75%? It makes it difficult to align it with the DAW's swing. 20% swing in stepic is different from 20% in Studio One. Problematic
@@ELLIOT8209That Stepic's swing scaling doesn't match that of Studio One probably has nothing to do with the 75% maximum range. Unfortunately, I can't tell you why might be a difference. In Stepic, 50% swing means that the (swing-)note is delayed exactly by 50% of the step length. For example, if you have set Stepic to 1/8 clock speed, with the swing set to 50%, the notes will be delayed (swung) by a 1/16 note.
@@devicemeister try exporting the midi into the DAW and you'll see what I mean.
@@ELLIOT8209Please send an email to our support. There, we also the option to exchange screenshots and project files. You can find the contact information on the homepage.
My challenge is the swing range of 75. My Daw swing goes up to 100. How can i get stepic to align with my DAW swing? Cant the developers increase the swing range to 100%? 25% in stepic is different from 25% in my daw due to the swing range in STEPIC
Currently, I have no plans to expand the swing range. I find the range up to 75% sufficient as it covers most use cases. Why Stepic's swing doesn't align with your DAW's swing, I can't say for sure. Could you send me a small example project so I can reproduce the behavior on my side? Then we can look into the cause and see if there's a workaround. Generally, everything is fine with Stepic's swing. For example, if you set a swing of 50%, the notes on even steps are played or swung with 50% "delay."