Stochastic MIDI

Comments (9)

• division · March 24 2017
  Hi Will,
  thanks for this great device!
  Is it possible to add a parameter that defines, after how many steps the sequence restarts (the randomizer is resetted internaly)?
• WillSavin · March 24 2017
  Thanks for the suggestion!
  I've updated the device to repeat up to 255 steps for a user-defined seed.
• WillSavin · March 24 2017
  Thanks for the suggestion!
  I've updated the device to repeat up to 255 steps for a user-defined seed.
• division · March 24 2017
  Hi Will, wow that was really a quick update! :-D
  But it seams that the sequence doesn't repeat after x steps... !?
• WillSavin · March 24 2017
  I had a bit of trouble getting the sequence to stay in the same octaves each time, as the RNG range for the octave selector changes with each note it seems to mess up the sequence, so the notes should be the same each time, they'll just be in different octaves, unless you limit the range to one octave.
  Fixing this will require changing a few things around, but it's doable.
  Also make sure that you have a non-zero value for the seed, because when the seed is 0 the sequence cannot be repeated.
• Drewskee · March 27 2017
  Hi Will - Really linking this device a lot. Had one small request; can you set it to go slower than 1.00hz? I am doing some very slow ambient music and it would be great to have smaller values available. I find that when LIVE is set to like 30BPM and it is synced I don't get notes being triggered. Thanks for your excellent work.
• WillSavin · March 27 2017
  Thanks Drewskee!
  Sure thing, I'll extend the range of the rate in Hz and add multiple bar times in the next update, once I've fixed some issues with the repeat setting. I believe Live has a device which can extend note lengths so that probably doesn't need changing.
  For the moment, the issue of notes not always being triggered can probably be fixed by switching the probability mode from absolute to relative, as a new note is triggered at every step in this mode. If you were already using relative mode, then I had better figure out what's broken!
• rbhewitt · March 30 2017
  Hi man, just wanted to say thanks so much for making this device - it is exactly what I was looking for. Just a tip for others: if you set this device in an empty midi channel (e.g. 1) you can then set it as an input for another instrument, allowing you to record the output as editable midi. Good if what you're getting is a bit TOO random!
  Best,
  rbhewitt.
• atomictag · December 06 2017
  Great device. Thank you for this. A few minor features could be added:
  - MIDI tru toggle. It's great to mix random hits from this device with a MIDI pattern in a clip. Great esp with drums.
  - Visual update of scale notes also when the scale is changed (AFAICT highlighted notes change only if the key is changed). Perhaps this could be done so the current values are preserved instead of maxed-out on change
  - An additional visual indication of which notes are "hit" by the random assignment even when they are not played (because weight is too low). It is indeed not obvious which notes are picked by the random assignment which IMO is nice to see.
  Anyway, great stuff - really enjoying it