Generative Sequences on the Model:Samples

Elektron Gear Model:Samples
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As promised, here’s my tutorial on creating Generative Sequences on the Model:Samples:

PART 1


PART 2

Here’s the Youtube playlist that contains both of the above:

This technique certainly lends itself towards ambient music, but it could be used for any style. On a traditional drum track, try making your hihats a generative sequence while leaving the kick steady!

I figure this topic is big enough that it deserves its own thread. If you are also playing with generative sequences, tell me about it! And post your own audio/video if you are so inclined!

If you don’t have time to watch the video, here’s a text description of the technique in the Tips and Tricks thread.

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This was awesome man, deff trying this stuff out tonight!

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Have you made any ambient arps/pads stuff with your m:s?

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I’m definitely trying to move in that direction, this is the most ambient thing I’ve made so far:


Not purely with the M:S, I’m actually using the Keystep & PO-32 Tonic sequencers in that one, and not using the M:S sequencer at all. The M:S is effectively just a synth in this song.

Also, this isn’t mine, but here’s another easy approach to generative sequences:


He just fills in every trig on every track, and sets them all to 11% chance. Then he uses Delay Feedback later in the song to add a little bit of consistency.
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This is something I did entirely on the M:S that relies heavily on filling every trig on a few tracks with different levels of chance and delay, then two melody tracks playing the same notes (different samples) with different levels of chance.

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Very cool, thanks for sharing! I like your approach to video too, very minimal indeed…

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model:samples & model:cycles pseudo-generating pseudo-music together.


Uses and abuses of chance parameter, different track lenghts and scales, random lfo at 0 speed with reset on (mainly on pitch).
Samples from AKIRA.
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Wow, that was great! Very interesting IDM sound with the different BPMs and sequence lengths. Did you connect the two with MIDI sync only? Also, doesn’t putting the LFO at 0 speed turn it off? How does that work?

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Thanks !

[LFO], WAV -> random
[LFO SPEED] -> 0
[FUNC]+[LFO SETUP] -> Rst (rest) = on

On each new trig a new random value is affected.

I use it mainly on pitch, sometimes with little values, sometimes with huge ones ^^

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The two models are connected with a mini-jack stereo cable, model:samples is the master (“click out” and “punch out” on the m:s, “click in” and “punch in” on the m:c, with the same channel for punch). Here the m:s start button starts both but I’m not sure to use this feature in the future (playing with play and stop on one machine and not the other could be fun).

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Just added a PART 2 video, see the top post.