JuanLittleDevil

I know it’s a bit premature, but it’s mostly functional and it IS my first maxpatch so… I figure some of you may benefit from it and some might even be able to help me improve it…

What it is:

LittleDevil -SEQ is a Roland style drum machine sequencer, thought don’t let this full you you can certainly use it for on synths as well. The concept is simple. there are 8 patterns represented by the orange round buttons. Each pattern controls a single drum or key which is assignable via the “Pitch” knob. This means you can put this in front of any drum machine you can control with a keyboard and and use this as a sequencer.

There is also a shuffle section which can setup the style of shuffle and amount all of which is mappable since I’m using M4L objects.

Each step has a velocity/volume knob which is used to set the level of each of the 16 steps. Additionally I’ve put some mute buttons for each step which are mappable also so you can potentially yam a sequence if you map each step mute to a keyboard whatever midi controller.

Overall it’s a simple interface with a simple concept in mind…

KNOWN BUGS: OK here is the catch. Only run one instance per session… it tends to act weird if you add a second instance don’t ask me why, it just does. For some reason if I map the pattern select buttons I have to hit them twice don’t know why it works well in Max but in live it’s all funky. And lastly this tho more of a design flaw (I’m new to this) muted parts reset to 0 value for the velocity/volume knobs if you reload or switch a pattern, while the un-muted steps are fine.

It is still a very useful tool and fun to play around with. I’ve made some really amazing sequences with this little thing and it’s definitely fun to play around with. If you are a Max guru and would like to help feel free to contact me.

– Juan

Download:  LittleDevil-SEQv0.8.zip