Description

AutoGrid is a Max 4 Live audio device, that creates random grid synths patterns from up to 4/8 incoming tracks, and mixes them with current track, ducking it if needed.

I's a huge timesaver for building interesting FM patterns with different sounds, or sequencing arpeggios or basslines, making sure they don't overlap whatsoever.

The device is used by major psytrance scene artists, such as Tristan or Jumpstreet.

AutoGrid offers the following parameters:

control or the four incoming signal levels and current track one.

occurrences weight control between the 4 sounds

time allocation control between: 1/32, 1/16, 1/8 and 1/4 occurrences

minimum and random length per note

mix amount between current track and stutter, and duck amount when stutter plays

stutter probability (to insert some random silences and thus lower density)

smooth parameter to avoid clicks/pops or on the opposite to glue the sounds together for fading them in or out

fully automatable parameters

Please note you need to have Max 4 Live to use this device (included with Ableton Live Suite, or available as an add-on for other Live versions)

Full review on V1.8 by Dadda: https://youtu.be/oFvB0rLoB40

Update 1.1:

Added the possibility of slowing down the whole device, to trigger sequences up to 16 bars

Check out this feature ! You can have Autogrid take inputs from Instruments racks, not only whole tracks !

Update 1.5:

Added 4 per channel configurable sends (for delays, reverbs, distos, ...)

Update 1.5.1:

Corrected pan knobs making all inputs mono ! Thanks to Nuno for warning me about this bug ;-)

Changed volume slider to relative for a more convenient use

Update 1.6:

Added possbility to reroute each channel grid out to a different channel for further processing

Update 1.7:

Added freezable random engine to have repeating random patterns

Update 1.8:

Added triplets and dotted section

Added 1/4th sidechain

Upgraded sequencer for tighter timings

UI complete redesign

More info on my YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_C93RiJF-RDdcTy8bUfHFQ