[JBL]

Renoise Based Audio-Video Step Sequencer

Now Controlled by the new Freshly Exclusive Renoise Dedicated Unique Controller! (FERDUC)
NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD!




Key features:

• Since the sounds come from Renoise, you get the same extremely insane flexiblity that you are used to, but inside a step sequencer! Imagine the possibilities!
  
• 8 Tracks of 8 Steps each in which you can easily edit the content of every single steps and even change them in real time directly on the controller! (by increasing/decreasing current pattern)
  
• 4 Presets which can be edited before being fully loaded! (all that on the controller)
  
• Retriggering steps directly on the controller for some insane beat shuffling/smashing/breakcore frenzy hardcore pun pun! (No cheesy retrigger trance effect allowed)
  
• Video syncing with the notes from C-3 to B-4! (each triggering different parts of the video!) This feature can be used without the controller in any .xrns You can sync it to tracks you already have or simply add a new instrument without sound only to trigger your video!
  
• A possibility of recording the final result (video + audio)
  
• A plan of adding several video effects in the future!
  
• All that and much more in 4 magically bright colors on the controller for direct real time feedback!

AVAILABLE NOW

Update! (december 18th)

I chose to make two different tools, one that will sync renoise with video and one for the Launch pad controlled Renoise step sequencer.

The 8x8 Sliders patcher is now available. I'm planning to merge these two tools in the same patcher once I update the sequencer. Update (02/09/10): this will mostly come with the monome version.

I still have to polish the video tool...

Here is a video preview of the Step Sequencer:

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Watch it in HD on youtube: http://www.youtube.c...6MXhz7L4&fmt=22

The main advantage of it is that each of your steps are directly inside Renoise so it couldn't be easier to edit each of them according to your needs. You can change the duration of the steps, which and how many notes are playing in every steps, you can control effects on specific steps or more global effects, it basically is renoise turned into an 8 steps system. You can always add more! I know the song I play in my video is very basic, but it's up to you to create insane .xrns to use with this sequencer.

Notable Quotes:

"(17:43:38 PM) MickRip: jbl: there's something strangely sexy about what you're doing"
"This round goes to Renoise and the ingenious work of patch creator Johann Baron Lanteigne." - Peter Kirn
"JBL just handed us everything on a silver plate!" - danoise
"(10:51:19 PM) p7: 4:52 am , installing max.
(10:51:23 PM) p7: im so hardcore"
"thanks for doing this! it is perhaps the biggest 'feature' that led me to buy a renoise license." - litch

Download

Renoise Based Step-Sequencer v0.1

8x8 Sliders for LaunchPad

If you don't have max, you'll need max runtime which is free:

http://cycling74.com...s/older/#max508

There's a download link for mac and for windows. Make sure you download Max Runtime unless you don't mind downloading the 100mb demo of Max Msp Jitter.

If you're on windows you're gonna need Midi Yoke so Max can send midi messages to Renoise and you can select a device in Renoise preferences.

Midi Yoke Direct Download Link

Thanks to

danoise for his tone matrix
little-scale for a part of the max msp codes, he got a really nice sequencer for the LP.
Renoise for the improved midi mapping and the the pattern matrix

My todo list (my request is that you is to make it bigger)

Support for touch osc app for the ipod touch and iphone (02/09/10) It's pointless, the ipod is too damn small.
Support for monome? I'd need one. update (02/09/10), I'm gonna build a 256 monome, expect a monome version of this toy.
Making the patcher more user friendly (I need suggestions)
... more

There are some instructions in the patcher, some more detailed instructions are coming.

I need your suggestions, if you try my patcher, please drop some feedback/comments/suggestions here.

Thanks.

This post has been edited by JBL: 07 April 2010 - 05:36 AM

[s-n-s]

sounds nice,but do you need max/msp for this?

[JBL]

s-n-s, on Dec 15 2009, 03:06 PM, said:

sounds nice,but do you need max/msp for this?

I'll make a package including the xrns I use, max runtime (which is small and free and will be able to run my patcher) and of course, the patcher itself.

The worse restriction is that it uses the launch pad and the launch pad only... I might release the video engine has a separate tool, I think that would be more effective.

This post has been edited by JBL: 15 December 2009 - 09:09 PM

[s-n-s]

well right now i only have the novation nocturn

[taktik]

JBL, on Dec 15 2009, 09:08 PM, said:

I'll make a package including the xrns I use, max runtime (which is small and free and will be able to run my patcher) and of course, the patcher itself.

The worse restriction is that it uses the launch pad and the launch pad only... I might release the video engine has a separate tool, I think that would be more effective.

Is the Renoise sticker included as well?

Great work JBL!

PS: Fixed your IMG link

[Jalex]

i cant wait

[kazakore]

As all the arrows on the right hand side all point to the right it makes me think the flow is going to be left to right. Surely for Renoise flow should be top to bottom and the whole thing should kinda be rotated 90degs

[JBL]

kazakore, on Dec 16 2009, 07:13 AM, said:

As all the arrows on the right hand side all point to the right it makes me think the flow is going to be left to right. Surely for Renoise flow should be top to bottom and the whole thing should kinda be rotated 90degs

Do not worry, this controller is made for ableton live, I only photoshopped it.. (Note: I'll also add my own text on it based on what everything does in my sequencer.)

These buttons with the arrows are in fact indicators of which step is being played and you can press them to restart the loop at this point.. you can retrigger a step and shuffle between them.

I'll be uploading a video showing all that. But I'm having a few problems with the video, first I had two video sources (the controller and renoise) but I can't really sync them. I'll see what I can do.

[JBL]

Bump!

Now with a video!

[Niall]

this is awesome.

[vV]

Perhaps we should do a package deal here.... Renoise + monome 250 euro's

[JBL]

Ohh that would be great!

make it a 16x16 monome and I'll buy 10 for that price!

Maybe I should start the "jbl foundation" Give me a 16x16 monome and I'll build some crazy stuff to use it with renoise

[s-n-s]

i wont buy a launchpad untill renoise supports midi-feedback,i dont just want a bunch of midi-buttons

[JBL]

s-n-s, on Dec 16 2009, 05:47 PM, said:

i wont buy a launchpad untill renoise supports midi-feedback,i dont just want a bunch of midi-buttons

it's easy to have feedback if you use it with max msp like I did for this sequencer. Depending what you want to do with the Launch pad you could make yourself a tool to light it up with max msp.

[s-n-s]

well i dont have the money or the time to start leaning max/msp,so thats a no-go for me

[misk]

my launchpad's in the mail! looking forward to this immensely. BIG up jbl!

[Djeroek]

Nice one JBL, one day I'll get me one of those nice pad controllers, one day gadget....

[Rez]

YAY!

Awesome vid.

(hey, hey, release it! my launchpad wanna try it )

This post has been edited by Rez: 17 December 2009 - 11:04 AM

[JBL]

Bump!

First version available for download!

It's not the most user friendly interface so if you have questions or suggestions, shoot!

[Denim]

wow JBL, that's awesome

gotta get me a launchpad, this looks like good fun and a perfect live tool..!

[dfast]

Completely awesome...

[JBL]

Denim, on Dec 17 2009, 03:37 PM, said:

wow JBL, that's awesome

gotta get me a launchpad, this looks like good fun and a perfect live tool..!

Those thinking about getting a launch pad for Renoise, I'm not sure if it's a good idea to get it only for this purpose (because it's made for Live) but I'm planning to make additional tools to use the Launch Pad in Renoise, such as a Slider patcher which will turn the buttons into sliders.. and possibly some mute/unmute patcher a bit like this step sequencer that could work better with any song you make... like a scrollable version.. so that might convince you to get it or not.

[danoise]

JBL just handed us everything on a silver plate! It looks like this thing is about as plug-and-playable as it can get, until we get proper scripting

@JBL: A couple of questions..

As I understand it, EVERYTHING sends midi on the Launchpad, even the "mixer", "fx" etc. buttons, that could otherwise be interpreted as belonging on a "meta" level?
My other novation gear doesn't have this level of midi integration, but if that's true, it's great news. The more buttons to mash, the better!

Also, I understand from the Ableton forum that you're able to connect several Launchpads, to form a single unit. Do you know how this is implemented? What I'm thinking about is, if the Launchpads have some sort of special MIDI command that (for instance) could tell a unit that it's currently #3 - and thereby making it send out CCs that are automatically offset to a higher index.
This would obviously not be possible with more than a few units before you run out of CC values, I guess that's why the monome is OSC-based in the first place...

[JBL]

danoise, on Dec 17 2009, 04:04 PM, said:

JBL just handed us everything on a silver plate! It looks like this thing is about as plug-and-playable as it can get, until we get proper scripting

@JBL: A couple of questions..

As I understand it, EVERYTHING sends midi on the Launchpad, even the "mixer", "fx" etc. buttons, that could otherwise be interpreted as belonging on a "meta" level?
My other novation gear doesn't have this level of midi integration, but if that's true, it's great news. The more buttons to mash, the better!

Also, I understand from the Ableton forum that you're able to connect several Launchpads, to form a single unit. Do you know how this is implemented? What I'm thinking about is, if the Launchpads have some sort of special MIDI command that (for instance) could tell a unit that it's currently #3 - and thereby making it send out CCs that are automatically offset to a higher index.
This would obviously not be possible with more than a few units before you run out of CC values, I guess that's why the monome is OSC-based in the first place...

First, Renoise sends midi to my max msp patcher and the patcher sends midi to Renoise (and to the launch pad). Considering that not everything in renoise can send midi messages, not everything can communicate with the launch pad. (note to renoise devs here: I want Renoise to send more midi messages, like a "bang" based on the bpm, stuff like that.. but I guess 2.6 will bring lots of new stuff for communication between softwares)

Considering that each launch pads have the same midi signal, I don't think I could use more than 1 at the same time... unless I was using M4L I guess..

[lo res skyline]

Looks awesome, but for some reason this is running with ridiculously high cpu to a point where it's completely unusable for me no problems with 7up 2.0 or anything-responsive performance. I was wishing for this though... Hope it becomes possible.