But, my stepic says it's up to date (1.5) and still lacks the arp feed 😢

​@@felixgarciaordonez9258 Hi, please download the update from you account. It's currently not available via the integrated update function.

I wish there was a demo making trance music at 130-bpm. 😋 and also making a track to see how it all comes together. 🤓👍 I usually use BlueARP VST Plugin for making trance music, using 5 to 6 notes at a time along with triads. But Stepic looks more up to date as far as features and abilities.

@@felixgarciaordonez9258 same for me I am clueless...

Version 1.51 brings the feature. I used to have 1.5

Thanks! ❤️

100% agree. Jon has done an incredible job with the course. And especially in this fifth part, he has really hit his stride.🔥

Thank you for your feedback! It's awesome that you, as an experienced Stepic user, are learning new things in the course.

Its a true meister class😉

@@devicemeister 😃

​@@devicemeisterhi, I noticed that the swing values in stepic do not align with the swing values of the host DAW. 57% swing in stepic is like 42% in Studio One. How can it be fixed?

@@ELLIOT8209Which DAW?

​@@devicemeisterStudio One

Soon episode 6 will be released, focusing on Stepic's Automation page. With that, we will have gone through the entire plugin completely, and for the time being, that will wrap up the course. Let's see what comes next😉

@@devicemeister Fantastic, STepic is a real gem ... these tutorials are highly appreciated, thanks for setting them up ...

We have another episode of this course in the pipeline. It will focus entirely on the topic of automations. Part 6 will be appearing on our channel very soon. If you haven't already, feel free to subscribe to our channel to make sure you don't miss it.

@@devicemeister I just picked up Stepic yesterday... I am definitely subscribed and I ticked the bell...

You are correct in your assumption. The Max for Live version of Stepic offers you several functions that the VST3 version does not. Firstly, through its Live-Mapping mode, you can automate any parameter in Live, including all of its stock plugins. Additionally, you can load the Max for Live version as a MIDI effect in the same channel as your synth. This is not possible with a VST3 sequencer.

Hi, the automation will be the focus of the upcoming episode. It'll be released soon on this channel. Make sure you've subscribed, if you don't want to miss it.

Thanks for your feedback! I added your request to the feature wish list.

Are you looking for a feature that advances Stepic's transport by one step with every incoming note instead of starting over from the beginning?

​@@devicemeister Yes! That is what I mean, and only advance with each new incoming note, disregarding time sig and tempo. can you already do that? Thanks for the response.

maybe this doesn't make any sense though, because it would have to ignore the divisions, and swing to work like intended. .

@@cobraofearthSwing and division could indeed become tricky. But if you want to use this mode, you don't necessarily have to activate Swing or Divisions. I find your idea interesting and will think about it. To keep it in mind, I have added your suggestion to the wishlist.

@@devicemeister I appreciate that!

When you map notes for pattern changes, you can't use them to start the Note-On transport. Otherwise, there could be unwanted conflicts between these two functions. Therefore, map notes for pattern changes that you don't need for MIDI Play (arpeggiator, chord play, etc.). For this purpose, notes in very low octaves are suitable.

Both are possible. In the MIDI-Play options, you can set whether you want chromatic or scale transpose. For this, the so-called "scale-transform" mode is available to you. Please check from the timestamp: 4:30. If you use one of the two Scale-Transform modes, all output notes will also be quantized to the set scale.

Hi, thank you for your detailed feedback! If I understand correctly, Stepic functions by default exactly as you desire. If you leave 'Latch' turned off, its transport runs only as long as you play notes. As soon as you stop sending notes to Stepic, its transport stops. Only when 'Latch' is activated, Stepic continues to play even without receiving notes. Then, you can stop its transport either by stopping the DAW transport or with 'Release Latch'.

@@devicemeister Thanks for the answer. That was quick :) I would love the sequencer to just keep running in sync with the DAW all the time, but only when I hold a key down, it sends out midi data from the sequencer. When I release the note it stops sending out midi data. Instead of the "release latch", where you have to assign to a key on the keyboard to stop the sequencer from sending out midi, to me it makes more sense like this: 1. Sequencer is running in sync with DAW. 2. You hold down a key, the sequencer start stars sneding midi data out at which ever step the synced sequencer is at. So if it's at step 5, it will play from step 5, if it's at step 7, it will play from step 7. Etc. 3. Release the key, which stop sending midi data out of the sequencer. But everything always happens in sync with the daw, no restart of the sequencer when pushing a key. I dunno if I explained it correctly, but I can give you something to look at, to understand what I am saying: If you have Logic X Pro, the Scripter midi plugin offers this, but it's kind of hard to work with, as the layout is not that refined: 1. Open the Scripter midi plugin. 2. Load the preset called Sequencer. It comes with Logic. 3. Set Retrigger option to "Follow Global Position". 4. Maybe change the gate length for step 1, or else all the steps are the same and you won't hear a difference. That "Follow Global Position" makes sure that the first step of the sequencer is ALWAYS on step 1, step 5 is ALWAYS on steps 5, etc. It follows the global position of Logic. And at the same time the sequencer is only playing when you hold a key down. I hope it makes sense. Sometimes it's hard to explain these things in writing, rather than with a video. But check the Scripter plugin out, I hope it can showcase what I mean :)

@@jaffasplaffa1 I think I understand. You're looking for a kind of gate mode that only outputs notes while Stepic is receiving notes. When Stepic receives no notes, the sequencer stays silent while its transport (internally) continues to run. I've added your suggestion to the wishlist and will give it some thought.

@@devicemeister YES exactly :) Thanks for giving it some thought. It's really a good feature, hehe ;) I've been researching a lot of the midi plugins/sequencers and it seems like they all have something great, but then missing something else important. I have not found my go to midi sequencer plugin yet, but Stepic is very close. Kirnu Cream is great, but still missing some important stuff like the latch function I mention above, but also it does not offer velocity pr. step, which Stepic does. I've been programming my own midi plugin sequencer in Pure Data(PlugData, the version that can be loaded as a plugin in you DAW), but for some reason the CPU usage is extremely high for a simple midi plugin. I will keep an eye out for update for Stepic. Thanks for good communication ;)

Stepic doesn't have a Euclidean function. However, you can experimenting with different sequence lengths (eg 3, 6, 12) to get some interesting, polymetric rhythms. Additionally, you can bring dotted, triplets, or even custom note lengths into play to achieve an even note offset from the base beat. For more information on note length (Clockspeed), please check out part 2 of this tutorial titled "Top Bar."

Okay I now see the same asking in this thread and will try it with direct download from my customer account

Version 1.51 brings the feature. I used to have 1.5

Glad you figured it out! Enjoy the new feature - you can do cool things with it!👍

Hi, which DAW are your running? Also, have you checked the MIDI thru settings in Stepic (thru-button in the top bar)? When enabled for note on/off, notes are getting passed through Stepic and 'merged' with notes it's putting out.

I'm not quite sure what you mean. When you speak of "different synths," are you looking to save your Stepic sequence from one project (as a preset) to then load and edit it in another project or on a different track?

soon!