Instamatic Sequencer Jam

Ableton Live. One drum rack. A Max/Msp patch. Playing,

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• improv
• lemur
• jazzmutant
• drum
• racks
• ableton
• live
• max
• msp

[Snoofalah]

Fantastic.

-Snoof

[LoFiMassahkah]

Thank you, Sir!

[wileysupergenius]

Looks very cool. I'm thinking of buying a Lemur. Is this avail for download in the user area? It's not totally clear what the sequencer is capable of. Is it possible to provide a short description of the capabilities? For example, can I have lines with different total step lengths, different resolution. Can lines trigger each other, etc...

I'm a programmer myself. What is your experience programming this thing? Totally rad or lots of limitations and tedious work. Thanks in advance.

[LoFiMassahkah]

It's not yet available. But hook me up with your e-mail and I'll mail the Max source for it.

It's a simple twelve track step sequencer with flam, mutes and other goodies as demonstrated in the video. Different beat divisions per track, but not different length.

I'm not a programmer, but I managed to build a bunch of patches. But for everything of weight I've used Max/Msp in conjunction with the Lemur. I like it and will most likely not let it go anytime soon.

[erixoff]

Sounds exciting.

I tried and failed to use my Monome as a analog-style sequencer of my dreams.

I may want to buy a Lemur, so.

But I guess that you did all the sequencing stuff under MAX/MSP ? Is that right ?

If the Lemur can't be a standalone sequencer, it has less appeal for me.

Thanx in advance, and nice work :-)

[LoFiMassahkah]

I think the Monome has a more solid base of pre-made patches. The Lemur is more versatile but probably demands more of you. And yes, Max (PD, SC or Bidule...) is needed to get the most out of it.

[ChimeraProd]

Do you think there is a cheaper multi-touch solution, such as a tablet pc or nintento wii-mote rig? I understand if you wore a proper glove you can achieve the same results...

Or are multi-touch surfaces like this still pretty expensive if you wanna use your fingers?

Just deciding weather to buy because if your spending 2k you could maybe get a bigger screen too

[kingsakakilla]

gneeeeeeeeeeeee

[wileysupergenius]

Well, I posted an updated Monome emulation (MonemurV2) at jazzmutant for the Lemur. So if you want to try a Lemur, you can use Lemur specific apps OR Monomome 40h/128/256 apps as well. Even a Monome needs to be tethered to the computer. Since a 256 is $1400, the Lemur starts to look like a better value. LoFiMassahkah's sequencers are very cool and I hope to see even more sequencers and innovative apps on the Lemur. As you can see from my first post in this thread. This inspired by purchase.

[erixoff]

It's partially true. There are indeed many ressources and premade patches, but Monome is a bit older than the Lemur, I think this may change in the near future.