Creative
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Start with a blank sequence & create easily nice rhythmic percussions, drum lines, simple melodies, etc. in few minutes.
Instinctive
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Change in live your midi sequence with the special WIZARD function. The WIZARD reproduces human drum behavior.
Chaotic
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We added a special MORPHING function that extrapolates steps sequence values between 2 patterns.
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You can change the note midi value for each steps (octave function)
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Glitch effect using the Step Repeat mode
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To humanize your rhythmics, we added the Roger LinnDrum Swing mode :
– Velocity LFO modulation
– Note length LFO modulation
– Swing function (Roger Linn)
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You can also REMIX the steps sequences (50 pre filled remix patterns available) or use the DJ Looper effect.
// Rhythm composer // Key features
- 16/32 steps sequencer
- Groove functions (Roger Linn)
- Remix & DJ looper
- Step repeat mode
- Probability & Octave panel
- Save/Copy/paste patterns
- Chain & Morphing functions
- WIZARD mode (special random)
- Euclidean function
// Rhythm composer // Instinctive & creative groove machine !
// Demo version ? //
You can test our plug in using our DEMO Version.
Note that the demo is fully functionnal BUT M4L Rhythm Composer will stop playing after 15 minutes.
Documentation
- A documentation is available >>> HERE
- The documentation is also available within the plug in package (in the compressed file).
. - Note that Rhythm composer is a maxforlive midi drum sequencers, you will need to add your own ableton live drum rack or samples.
- You can also plug the M4L Rhythm composer to any kind of music hardware (using a midi din cable).
Requirements
- You will need Ableton Live 9, 10 or 11
- You will need Maxforlive (included in Ableton Live)
- Windows or Mac, it works on both platform
- As we are using our own product in live, we are very carefull at bugs & performances, this is why the plug in has been programmed to get a very low midi latency,
Videos tutorials
// More features ? //
- You can Shift steps to the right,
- You can play the sequence Forward or Backward,
- Choose your own time signature : 1/32,1/16, 1/16T, 1/8, 1/8T, 1/4.
- You can also automize the WIZARD function :
- The Wizard can be fired up on a special occurence (every 10 sequences for instance). Thanks to this function you can produce a live act and the computer will create a new rythmic tracks every X occurences !
- All the functions are played in SYNC with Ableton Live
- You can change the color of the plug ins
- You can also change the name of the plug in .
- You can map to your favourite midi controller (PUSH, Atom SQ, APC, Novation, Arturia, etc.) the main functions available.
- You can create your own patterns and save/copy/paste them into the 8 different slots available
- You can save/copy/paste at any time (during morphing for instance) the steps sequencer state.
- The save function is very powerful: it keeps in your ableton live project the sequences you have saved.
- You can import/export your 8 patterns into a JSON file, perfect to create templates.
- Low midi latency engine
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