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goldbaker · Post by **goldbaker** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 1:45 am

I use Psycle a lot. I think it's the best free sequencer out there. If you're interested, most of the music at my signature link was made with Psycle. (I've also used Tunafish on occasion, which, of course, is not a tracker.) I've played with Modplug some also -- a nice program for sample-based music, but there's no good documentation to get you started. (If you used the old FT2 or IT trackers, it's probably easy, though.)

People say great things about Renoise -- someday I'll get it, or maybe Aodix.

Buzz has some features, but still too clunky for my tastes. By the way, if you can't get it to run in XP, try running it in NT or Win98 compatibility mode. (I think you right click on the .exe and get to that choice through there somehow.)

MaxC · Post by **MaxC** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 10:50 pm

I prefer the overall feel of the usual sequencer-style software (Cubase, Tracktion, etc.), but Renoise does do one thing that the big-name sequencers are still lacking (as far as I know): the ability to assign LFO's to any parameter of any plugin! If anyone can recommend and good sequencer that allows you to do this as eloquently as Renoise I would be in your debt.

quincy · Post by **quincy** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 11:47 pm

MaxC wrote:I prefer the overall feel of the usual sequencer-style software (Cubase, Tracktion, etc.), but Renoise does do one thing that the big-name sequencers are still lacking (as far as I know): the ability to assign LFO's to any parameter of any plugin! If anyone can recommend and good sequencer that allows you to do this as eloquently as Renoise I would be in your debt.

I think you can do this LFO controlling thing in FLStudio. It has clever "internal controllers" i think they're called, which allow you to hook up intereactions between things and even program mathematical formulas to control parameters!!

Ssdly(to my mind) its pattern sequencing and some other more minor issues let it down. Shame really, becuase for the price it offers amazing value for money. Damn that crap playlist though, otherwise i'd be in there like a shot.

I actually have similar issues with renoise. I was brought up on tracking, so to speak, but i REALLY miss that thing where you can mute each track within the pattern sequencer. That way you can have a smaller number of patterns but still an easy way to sequence and build up/break down your songs.

people remember that?

Code: Select all

pattern 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

intro   x - - - - - - -
intro   x - - - - - - -
intro   x - x x - - - - 
build   - x - - - - - - 
main1   x x x x x - - -
main1   x x x x x - - -

etc.........i used to love that method

funkadil · Post by **funkadil** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 12:23 am

undef wrote:yeah, buzz is quite buggy. do you know buzzle? ( www.buzzle.de ) it's an imprved version of buzz. specs sound promising, but unfortunately it's still in in an early devellopment stage. a first beta is said to be released at christmass

http://batman.no/buze/ try this. Its better than buzzle already and can load most of the machines that buzz can (99%). I dont know about stability because its still in beta but its going to be the resurgance of buzz, with improved features and further developement. Its very cool. I also find reViSiT really cool, its come a long way and right now is awesome!

commadore65 · Post by **commadore65** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 1:24 pm

Psycle Is my current tool of choice. I've really taken to it over buzz, the ft2 style enviroment was a bit of a chore at first but now i have got into it (again).

only a couple of things i would really like made. A midi out that works. and a wav recorder in it one day.. can always dream (think buzz has both)

wakax · Post by **wakax** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 1:26 pm

i'm Renoise user

it helps me to sketch faster then any other tool.

untitled211 · Post by **untitled211** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 1:52 pm

loved trackers once, not using it that much now, i got too "close" to the host (non tracker) im using and can't do a s*** if im not using it

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maybe a vst is the solution, im following revisit and berotracker (im a IT fan) , but they are not "there" yet, still i recommend it to everyone.

odo · Post by **odo** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 1:56 pm

i use renoise i always used trackers also on the amiga

renoise is not a host to make very fast songs but i think it's the best tracker there is
i also have aodix

it's very limited but good
easyer to edit than renoise

BERFAB · Post by **BERFAB** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 1:56 pm

I don't use trackers, but I am curious. I thought a tracker was just a dedicated sequencer. Am I wrong about this? What is a tracker, and why is using one preferable to the sequencers in most hosts?

Thanks
-B

legendCNCD · Post by **legendCNCD** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 4:56 pm

*sigh* even the newest renoise doesnt have PDC. why god why! (sorry

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ps. no tracker developer ever answers this question...

wormjar · Post by **wormjar** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 1:51 am

BERFAB wrote:I don't use trackers, but I am curious. I thought a tracker was just a dedicated sequencer. Am I wrong about this? What is a tracker, and why is using one preferable to the sequencers in most hosts?

Thanks
-B

http://www.dnbwiki.com/index.php/Tracker

anybody using trackers?