Since for some reason I can’t make any posts on the arturia forum, I was wondering if anyone knows if there’s a way to trigger the one shot LFO with a sequencer mod lane step without having to play a note?
I’m trying to make a side chain duck effect. I’ve assigned osc 1 & 2 volumes to macro 1, and then have macro 1 mod amount as a mod lane target. But the LFO of course only triggers when a note plays and not in-between.
Same question for the cycling envelope
Just guessing: maybe a note with 0 velocity?
Thanks that’s a good thought but it would cause the envelopes to retrigger and mute my sustained note thereby not achieving what I need to do.
I guess I could use the LFO designer to get the ducking effect.
I’m trying to figure out how to have a different LFO shape per sequencer step but specifically using the LFO shaper user shapes. Does anyone know if this is possible? Trying to make complex bass sequences.
So far I’ve figured out I can map LFO shape to one of the macros and then make that be a mod lane target. But can’t seem to figure out how to make it select user waves? Anyone have any ideas?
Alternatively a way to start the LFO on a specific step of the LFO shaper?
Okay, so I really love to program patches & sequences on the Minifreak, and it has been the start for so many demo’s, the basis for so many songs, it’s amazing.
But I wish (ah yes, more?) there were a way to have more sequences running at the same time.
So my question: Is there a synth with
- Multiple sequencer lanes?
- Multitimbral?
- With an expressive keyboard?
- That is more than a subtractive synth?
“But like, can’t you add a midi keyboard to a Digitone?”
Yes, but I’m looking for 1 device.
“But like, you could also connect 2 or more minifreak!”
Again, just like the minifreak is 1 device, I’m looking for 1 device.
Noteworthy competitors:
I’m basically waiting for a Minifreak 2 or Maxifreak, surely I’m not the only one 
Maybe you people know alternatives?
The Waldorf Iridium is a 16-voice polyphony, duo-timbral synth with many engines and a 32-step sequencer for notes and parameters.
Korg Multi/Poly.
I haven’t used one but on paper the Korg Wavestate looks interesting for complex sequencer lanes and multitimbrality with VA + multisamples. No aftertouch though so I guess not an “expressive keyboard”.
True! I bought the Korg ModWave, but the sequencer is strange (it’s not really a sequencer in the traditional sense). Maybe I should swap the ModWave for a Wavestate 
Alright, going to look into that.
Leviasynth has entered the chat. Otherwise, get a good expressive MIDI keyboard and sequencer and then you can happily enjoy the world of desktop modules.
How about: Don’t be stubborn and just connect the damn synths! 
… or maybe I should buy the Leviasynth
Ah, nevermind
I have the multi/poly and to the “Motion Sequencing 2.0” sequencer lanes concept on all the current Korg lineup is that it is exclusively a modulation sequencer that’s key triggered. Even the note lane gets key-triggered so it’s more like a custom arp builder, which is also why there’s no “Play/Stop” controls. They don’t have any true step sequencer or separation of sequencer patterns from preset patch and the “wave sequencing” on the wavestate is just a different version of the mod wave’s mod sequencing that works with the samples/wavetables differently. So I don’t think selling one Korg for another will fix that issue unless you prefer the actual sound stuff the wavestate does over the modwave.
At the end of the day your minifreak+dn2 solution is already pretty much the best case without getting into Leviasynth money and even then Leviasynth really only has two layers. If you wanted more expressive keyboard than Minifreak offers and you don’t mind switching to using the DN2’s sequencer (which can handle a bunch of layers of internal and external sequencing nicely) the Hydrasynth Explorer is a bit better keyboard without its own sequencer and is still “more” than a subtractive synth. I’ve used both Minifreak and Hydrasynth as primary keyboard and Hydrasynth is definitely the better keybed and Minifreak definitely more playful with its creative arp and sequencer but didn’t like the sound of either enough to prefer them over just using a keystep and a bunch of desktop modules with my oxi one or elektron boxes to sequence.
One other low-cost option is to add a SH-4D, which has 4 polyphonic synth layers that each can do various subtractive synth engines or a few other types like additive, cross-mod, and 2-op FM and it has its own sequencer for each. The variety of engine types is very obviously inspired by minifreak and it has a pretty good 5th drum layer as well. You can record sequences from the minifreak into its layers to build up your music that way.
I promise I searched this thread first and didn’t see it, but, the VST has Polyphonic Aftertouch. I finally got a midi controller with PolyAT and accidentally found it. Super stoked!
