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i've just got a p3 sequencer, and it rocks.
I use it mainly with synths but after loading a loop in phatmatik pro
i can't stop havin fun creating idm breaks and rolls

Some other alternatives...

Analogue Solutions Oberkorn
Manikin Schrittmacher (expensive as hell though)
FutureRetro Mobius
MFB-602 (supa simple & cheap)
Technosaurus Cyclodon

bonomius and krushing ...
are u dyslexics ?
read again the small print .... " VINTAGE is the word ... VINTAGE ..."
i need NO brand new sequencers ....
we all know about p3, cyclopoxicsumbs or ober-krokums ....
although they are cool I dont need them...

gosh ... 2 more candidates


http://www.synthony.com/vintage/brother.html

not a sequencer as such but intriguing ... http://www.sonicstate.com/synth/oberheim_drummer.cfm

drush wrote:you'll never find one, but the Latronic Notron should be at the top of your list.

Anyone cracked one of these babys open? Surely it couldn't be that hard to build one....

But seriously, I would love to see a Notron schematic one of these days (if anyone has one), just to see what makes it tick.

akai mpc... so you've a 32 channel sequencer plus sampler plus drum computer plus LOTS of fun... hehehe

Quoting the Numerology site:

"Numerology is a modular sequencing and audio plugin environment for Mac OS X. It takes sequencing and modulation metaphors established by the analog sequencers of the 70's, and implements them in a structured and highly interactive software environment designed for experimentation, improvisation and live performance. By using Numerology in conjunction with your choice of Audio Unit plugins and hardware synths, you can create an open compositional environment that is truly your own."

I know it's software, but after getting it, the idea of getting myself a hardware sequencer just faded away.
I own the mighty MPC2000XL which is a wonderful machine, but nothing compares to Numerology: www.five12.com

Give it a try

Machinate wrote:

wavejumper wrote:hm, well yes, I guess is cheaper if you paid something like 800 pounds 2 or 3 years like muggins here...still...how about the RM1x, the same thing without the sampler...owned that too, dirt cheap now...button and knobs a bit flimsy but a good 16 tracks sequencer, very good midi implementation...and no, i don't work for yamaha...

no, the rm1x is NOT the same thing - the sequencer is quite inferior to the rs7k, mostly because they stopped making it, and never properly updated the software

You mean the rs7000 sequencer is inferior to the RM1x...

RS7000 is based on the RM1X, a little bit cut down with a crappy sampler tacked onto it.

There is nothing that needs updating, it does what it does (sequence/play with midi data very well. There is one bug and its so basic that you don't even need a work around. If you don't need the added sampler and will be using only midi, the rm1x makes a lot more sense than rs7000...

Komplex wrote: You mean the rs7000 sequencer is inferior to the RM1x...

RS7000 is based on the RM1X, a little bit cut down with a crappy sampler tacked onto it.

uhm, that's simply not true. V1.2 of the rs7k can enter edit, step record and grid step record without stopping playback, rm1x can't, making it useless as a live-tool for me. Plus, in grid step the rs7k will play the other tracks simultaneously. iirc, the rm1x will not. Again, a dealbreaker for live-use, if you ask me.

the mpc1000 is amazing: cheap, very portable, and intuitive...technically not 'vintage', but when you consider that the mpc60 was introduced in the '80's it might sorta qualify.

ableton + mpc is the core of my live set-up...for some gigs, that and a kaoss pad is all i need.

Machinate wrote:

Komplex wrote: You mean the rs7000 sequencer is inferior to the RM1x...

RS7000 is based on the RM1X, a little bit cut down with a crappy sampler tacked onto it.

uhm, that's simply not true. V1.2 of the rs7k can enter edit, step record and grid step record without stopping playback, rm1x can't, making it useless as a live-tool for me. Plus, in grid step the rs7k will play the other tracks simultaneously. iirc, the rm1x will not. Again, a dealbreaker for live-use, if you ask me.

hehe, you're completely right there mate

I forgot about that feature!

Hey "Sons of SCOOTER"

stop about talking crappy stuff like yamaha ....

at yamaha they do nice motorbikes ... but have u ever tried a toyota synth?

and for akai i leave that to dr dre .. he righteously know how to prgramm those muttafukkas ...

...yet you don't hesitate to mention a sequencer made by Brother as a candidate? If the brand of sequencer is so important, then why would you want a seq. made by a printer company? And you say you want Child-of-Human League vintage, right? Then why would you even consider a sequencer from 1992? (btw, the maq is from '93, but obviously based on the early sequencers of the 70's)

What DO you want? Is your only criteria a 4-button digital interface, no visual feedback and a plastic case? And what exactly is your definition of "vintage"?

Anyhoot, get a Roland r8 (1995, i think)

listen Machinate ..

the "What DO you want" ? attitude here is not welcomed ...

"buy this or that... get this or that"... if u dont like this topic start one for yourself ... "I love my Yamaha's" ...

I really *am* trying to help, but I feel it's hard to get a consistent reply from ya.

Anyways, what do you think of the r8 ?
(still trying to gauge what you're going for, here)