I do.
There’s two reasons for me; tracker-like sequencing and structure for (multitrack) recording.
I used to record just the stereo outs of my boxes (sequencing everything from OT + AK playing its patterns. No midi clock sync from my DAW), created a structure basically jamming around and then pressed record.
I did some pretty cool tracks like this, well If I managed to do well in one take.
That’s the problem; overdubbing/replacing short sections in the arrangement can become tedious. What was the filter cutoff set to on my Shruthi after the transitions to E07?
Scenes? Performance Makros?
I had my notes on paper and I used markers in the daw for pattern changes, but sometimes it was pretty tedious.
With the Arranger, I can focus more on details + a basic structure for my tracks is set.
Scenes selection is basically automated by the Arranger, as well.
I’ll also use Halt commands to stop the Arranger at certain points and I have text notes that pop up for transitions.
This way I can record the intro, without looking at my notes for scenes, transitions, fills and stuff like that, then move to the next section.
I practise and record one section at a time.
Some tracks only use OT+AK. Some have OT, AK, Shruthi, Micromonsta, Monotribe, plugins, everything sequenced from OT.
If I want, I can do proper multitracking as well.
Want to change that little transition there or that pattern there?
No problem, jump into the Arranger and record again. Nice.
But Arranger is also really great as a Tracker-like sequencer.
With row jump, pattern offset, mutes, transpose, BPM, scene automation (I have the crossfader at Scene B and use scene selection to automate scenes. Scene A01 is blank).
This way scenes can also be used to automate lfos. So quite a lot of possibilities…