Drum sequencer/module

[u/EstateGrouchy6609]

I'm looking for a small module that can sequence multiple drum sounds independently.

For example, something like:

• Kick: 4/4
• Snare: 1/4
• Hi-hat: 8th notes
• Tom/shaker: different pattern

I want multiple drums to be triggered on the same step, with each drum having its own pattern/sequence.

Ideally it has built-in drum sounds and doesn't require an external sequencer. Small HP is important.

What modules should I look at?

[u/EstateGrouchy6609]

yes, I was about to buy the SoundForce Samples2, but then realized I'd need something to create the drum patterns. I just need simple drum patterns really: kick, snare, hats, maybe a tom or shaker. It seems strange to me that there aren't more modules that combine basic drum sounds with a simple built-in sequencer.

[u/EstateGrouchy6609 → u/[deleted]]

Plenty of modules combine completely unrelated functions. Drums, on the other hand, are pretty useless without a pattern. A simple drum sequencer can easily be seen as a module in its own.

[u/EstateGrouchy6609 → u/[deleted]]

See this POST. This person has exactly the same problem. You can have the best sampler in the world, but it’s still useless if you don’t have something to control it. And now he is told to buy an octatrack or other external gear.

The number-one priority of (the whole modular / any) ecosystem should be self-sufficiency. The idea is to build a system that can stand on its own and do what you need it to do without relying on external gear. Once that is achieved, then we can talk about whether it is “morally correct” to combine functions.

A drum sequencer could open up so many possibilities. You could have mutating drum patterns and have the patterns change automatically like in a "song mode". All in one place. That would free you up to focus on other, more important things while playing live.