16NOTES V2

Handmade Max device By Sequencer Electronics and Gooooose

When talking about sequencer, usually users or musicians will firstly think about Maximum step count as the fundamental capability of the device (eg. 8-steps vs 64-steps). However, if we look closely, a longer musical piece could usually be deconstructed into many different patterns with shorter length, or even subtle variations of the same pattern. A short pattern could be varied by change of timbre, velocity, emotion and time variations, in order to create a more sophisticated shape, or a consistent sonic illusion.

If we change time intervals in a 5-step loop and at the same time change velocity/timbres in a 4-step loop, the final sequence will loop in 20 steps. If combined with other variations, the end result will sound almost random but still reasonable to many listeners. This is a good example of the core concept of 16Notes: limitation leaves more space for controlled randomness.

Most importantly, many of the traditional sequencers have equal length for each step. But what if each step has different time length? Now with 16notes, you could finally do it! For us at sequencer electronics, this idea not only is interesting, but also could essentially save your time and your steps! It definitely changed the way how I think of sequencers.