Modular Monthly: Sequencing with the Intellijel Metropolis

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9 жыл бұрын

We show you how to get sequencing with Metropolis, then add musically quantised complexity with clockable external voltage sources. For more see issue 286 of Future Music: bit.ly/FMU286
Modular Monthly continues in every issue of Future Music. See more from our collaborator Mylar Melodies at: / mylarmelodies

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@flowerpower111 9 жыл бұрын

Absolutely ingeniusly designed. Shame that it's 600 credits.

@thedeepblueskys 4 жыл бұрын

It’s a nice chunk to drop down at once but I could probably piss away 600 credits in 6 months of pub crawls and munchie funds without even knowing.

@HauptmanNase 8 жыл бұрын

the best tutorials and voice in the business, period !

@sysexstudio 9 жыл бұрын

I recognize that cardboard case. Hello mylarmelodies!

@mylarmelodies 9 жыл бұрын

Hello!!

@Phillibos 9 жыл бұрын

mylarmelodies neeed more of your stuff, loving it man, great great great !

@2hard1hardbass1 7 жыл бұрын

Wow this part is awesome, respect to the inventor

@Genshi 9 жыл бұрын

Nice explanation, thanks for this! I'm about to start to build my first modular system and this has changed my mind from the Make Noise Rene to this Metropolis (though I will also add the Rene eventually.)

@moket808 9 жыл бұрын

hello mylarmelodies ;) happy to hear your voice

@thedeepblueskys 4 жыл бұрын

Man I feel as if I could just program the hell out this like no other sequencer. Like it seems more hands on and easier to get the sound your looking for. I’m gonna have to pick this one up for sure.

@MartinHughesmidimarty 8 жыл бұрын

Love Modulars! Love your Vids! Really Cool!!!

@MrTokifuko 9 жыл бұрын

Perfect seq!

@kiyoshiparra 9 жыл бұрын

I love it! I need it!

@tulpadusha 6 жыл бұрын

very best explanations!

@djvar94 9 жыл бұрын

Nice stuff :)

@ViRtUaLmOnKeY023 9 жыл бұрын

It's on my wishlist...........

@Zhevros 9 жыл бұрын

mylarmelodies!!

@Tx66 8 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest features of the Metropolis is, at least for me, the possibility to send out a BPM-exact master clock to all my other modules without needing an external clock coming from my DAW. This is great when I'm recording loops for sample libraries. I actually don't know any other module that can translate BPM to clock internally like the Metropolis can.

@mosszenbach180 8 жыл бұрын

korg volca beats translates bpm to clock also / it's not a module but cheap and really compact

@thedeepblueskys 4 жыл бұрын

although it may not be what your talking about... I’m pretty sure Beatstep pro can accomplish this. I use it to clock the bpm to all my other synths via midi. All without a DAW. It really serves as the mother brain of my setup.

@sunilsolanki 8 жыл бұрын

How do I make a 16 step pattern? I know I can set 16 stage steps but that is just 8 steps repeated.

@johnhorrobin8560 7 жыл бұрын

Hello , can you give me a comparison with the a 160 clock divider from doepfer and using the metropolis which i have but not installed yet , which has one built in I have not received the a160 which is on order from the importers of doepfer modules here in the uk. The reply I got when I tried to cancel the a 160 from the order was to the effect that it was more useful than the basic one in the metropolis and would me more appropriate running a pair in parallel , it is puzzling to me whether I really need the a 160 which is not that wide or expensive Is the one in the metropolis adequate for a beginner or would I get a lot of benefit from keeping the a160. without the a 162 which I am not familiar with. I do not want modules duplicating functions , I am trying to conserve space and keep the cost down wherever possible. Thanks for any advice you could give me John Horrobin , lincolnshhire uk

@ariksalomon8400 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Can you explain how to shift the root note of the sequencer with the AUX (e.g. with an other Sequencer).

@Digiphex 9 жыл бұрын

I miss the Top Gear style editing of your first Metropolis vid.

@samurairj 9 жыл бұрын

I recommend you all check out mylarmelodies' (the narrator) original video on the Metropolis. Much better.

@arhuse 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks man

@j.thorgard 9 жыл бұрын

This one isn't bad but I agree mylarmelodies is better.

@mylarmelodies 9 жыл бұрын

John Thorgard Ha, thanks?! Worth noting that this video actually covers fixed mode where the other one doesn't - I hadn't gotten into at that point, but after doing so, I've pretty much never turned it off!

@j.thorgard 9 жыл бұрын

mylarmelodies Yeah I noticed fixed mode, I'll check it out. I saw your video on the Intellijel Metropolis a while ago and subscribed because of it. Keep up the good work.

@deejaydubla 9 жыл бұрын

Hey, it's +mylarmelodies!

@andyvanwart1864 9 жыл бұрын

He's probably responsible for 75% of metropolis sales.

@sunilsolanki 8 жыл бұрын

+andy van wart I bought. One because of his video!

@recycleyourself1 8 жыл бұрын

+sunil solanki same here!

@wackenthaljef 6 жыл бұрын

ahahhaha! thats f...g true!

@indiefilmcomposer 7 жыл бұрын

16 steps possible? That's gets us a two part phrase and beyond laboratory mode. Nothing wrong with this laboratory though.

@spurv 9 жыл бұрын

What's the reverb?

@ritec 5 жыл бұрын

What VCA is being sequenced on this video?

@metalmatou 5 жыл бұрын

Synthesizers the internal vca of the Atlantis

@GuitarsAndSynths 3 жыл бұрын

Can it do ratcheting?

@A_New_Yorker_Lost_In_Florida 6 жыл бұрын

it seems a lot like the moog modular v3 sequencer

@DiscoticUK 9 жыл бұрын

I miss the backhand slap you gave it in your first Metro vid.

@mylarmelodies 9 жыл бұрын

DiscoticUK Ha, that was an accident too (which I left in)

@emmalouie1663 8 жыл бұрын

Wheeeeee!!!

@SoCalFreelance 9 жыл бұрын

Anybody not adding phat drum tracks and vocal samples in their heads when listening to this video?

@MadelnMachines 5 жыл бұрын

Really great but I'm not sure 1 x 8 steps is really enough especially at that price.

@KeithCanisius 5 жыл бұрын

Made In Machines thinking the same, but on the other hand I like 8 the simplicity with 8 steps. Pittsburgh has a 8 step seq as well, which is much less Hp.

@jarkmodels 8 жыл бұрын

good review...although not sure if a like the metropolis...seems very rigid and traditional in the way it approach sequences ...any plans in reviewing the Make Noise René? Cause I'm looking for a modular alternative for my Arturia Beastep Pro

@raskolnikov1242 8 жыл бұрын

Tiptop Trigger Riot and/or Circadian Rhythm

@ninpauline 9 жыл бұрын

is this Boyinaband ?

@patsack8807 9 жыл бұрын

Could anyone recommend a cheap modular that I could use for my home studio. I'm just a teen so I don't have much money, but if anyone could recommend me one with Logic Pro X functionality, that would be insanely great.

@WurstPeterl 9 жыл бұрын

You are trolling, Right?

@patsack8807 9 жыл бұрын

WurstPeterl How the hell do you perceive this as a troll?

@emusounds 9 жыл бұрын

Patrick Williams Don't take it so personally man. He's probably make a joke because there is no cheap way to get into modular (this video is for $580 module, and it's just a sequencer). The cheapest complete system modular I can think of is the Pittsburgh Modular System 10.1, which is $650, and is as basic as you can get modular-wise. Plus the fact modular has really high resale value, it's doubtful you'll find a modular in the sub-$500 range ever. Plus the Logic Pro comment shows you don't have much experience with modular synthesis, so you have a steep learning curve to overcome. It's not just a plugin you can just cycle through presets with, you literally have to build your sound from the ground up, so learn about synthesizer architecture before you even get a modular.