a drum-machine style
hardware interface for
software synths
We are putting the physical drum machine feel back in making beats with your computer, or iPad, or any other device that moonlights as a synth.
A passion for seqr-ing beats
We did a lot of experimenting. We found a fun way to make beats.
What’s old is new again
drum machine interfaces for software synths didn’t exist when we started, and since them, there are many great options. It’s taken a while to see if we should continue. No, but, we still are anyway.
Just trying to evolve
Let’s face it: the previous toolchain (hardware->serial->OSC->Max->midi) was kind of challenging for…everyone. New microprocessor boards are making it easier to implement better user experiences for mid-level technical people like me!
Ongoing Research
Moving sequencing to an onboard process is a cool idea!
And we need to fit in to what users are used to doing. That’s all been changing so much since we started!
It’s proving to be a bit challenging to get it right, given what we’re trying to do.
hardware
experience the *thrill* of open circuit boards!
firmware
marvel at the spaghetti code to make it do even this much!
software integrations
Using Adafruit Grand Central ARM Cortex whatever, USB midi is working, and we have capacity to support hardware midi.
we started a while ago
2006? 2007?
born out of the modern microprocessor boom, and local hardware manufacturing surplus
- versions 1 and 2 were all hand-wired, to an arduino mega. (right)
- The circuit design progressed to v4.51
- Long pause in research. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- attempted to restart, then covid arrived
- long pause
- reignited interest in the monophonic 16 step sequencer project we started but didn’t develop: Synthseqr.
Modern platforms we’re looking at
- Arduino
- circuit python
- swift?
this might be fun
steve cooley
CEO, beatseqr
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