Free MIDI sequencer?

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Tue, 06/23/2009 - 12:35

jet jaguar

Joined: 06/23/2009

Are there any simple, free (or cheap?) MIDI sequencers that run as VSTs?

I've been using a thing called Phrazor inside Mulch 1.0. It runs as a VSTi inside Mulch, and is a host itself. So e.g. if I have some VST synth I load it inside Phrazor. All I see in the patcher in Mulch is Phrazor and one pair of outputs for all the instruments.

Since Mulch 2 can do internal midi-routing, there are some clear benefits in switching to a simpler sequencer VSTi that does nothing but send MIDI. The instruments can sit in Mulch's patcher and I can use Mulch's parameter modulation options to make everything go wrong. ;)

Thanks,
Michael

Wed, 06/24/2009 - 06:46

Joined: 06/24/2009

I've been routing REAPER's midi output to MIDIYoke and into AudioMulch. It's very time consuming, but I don't have a keyboard or hardware controller of any kind so it's what I have to do.

Fri, 06/26/2009 - 09:15

Orphax

Joined: 06/26/2009

With reaper you can also use reaRoute which is a build in plugin for this.
It works quite easy.

Sat, 07/04/2009 - 15:53

jet jaguar

Joined: 06/23/2009

Thanks for the replies so far.

I found a page in a Reaper wiki which outlines how to make that happen. I guess it doesn't seem simpler than what i currently do, sadly, but it is interesting.

Sun, 07/05/2009 - 12:07

sighup

Joined: 06/23/2009

There's stepbeater:
http://users.frii.com/saffleck/stepbeater.html

Or the smaller stepchild it was based on:
http://www.gersic.com/plugins/hosted/subminimal/

Or if you want really simple, there's My First Step Sequencer:
http://www.niallmoody.com/ndcplugs/myfirststepsequencer.htm

Unfortunately there aren't a lot of options when it comes to MIDI-only plugins.

Tue, 07/07/2009 - 11:07

jet jaguar

Joined: 06/23/2009

Thanks sigh up, will check them out.

Sat, 08/08/2009 - 21:07

pgnnwy

Joined: 06/23/2009

Love 'my first step sequencer' - thanks for the tip!

Wed, 08/12/2009 - 17:26

olegeeza

Joined: 07/19/2009

i'm using reViSiT for this. works a treat

http://www.nashnet.co.uk/english/revisit/

if anybody here has used trackers before...

Wed, 08/12/2009 - 17:48

olegeeza

Joined: 07/19/2009

energyXT also works great with MIDI sequencing in audiomulch too. (and it's modular!)

Wed, 08/19/2009 - 03:14

strunkdts

Joined: 07/21/2009

Mulch with Reaper is a perfect marriage, and two of the coolest and down to earth, decent setups both as business and pleasure!
I work for neither and have no vested interests except to see AudioMulch and REAPER achieve greater outcomes and give back to US.
The 2 best programs and the 2 cheapest/value for money with great support.
The Reaper forums are worth the license $ alone...and i hope to see these Mulch forums grow with enthusiasm and forward thinkers!!!!

Sun, 09/20/2009 - 19:01

#10

jet jaguar

Joined: 06/23/2009

Someone mentioned this in another thread on the forums.

http://azertopia.free.fr/PolyGrid.html

Haven't tried it yet, but curious to give it a shot.

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 05:20

#11

infradead

Joined: 06/23/2009

its not free but a friend and infrequent poster on here just made a reaktor sequencer

http://www.bagger288.com/goldenmaster/?p=291

the ensemble's free but you need to have reaktor for it to work