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Sequencers
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| Manufacturer |
Product |
Platform |
Sequencing Method |
# Of Audio Tracks |
Audio Effects |
DSP Plug-In Formats |
Special Features |
Syncs To Incoming Time Code |
Price |
| Ableton |
Live 5 |
Win 2000, XP; Mac OS X 10.2.8 |
Linear, matrix (special), pattern |
Unlimited |
EQ, reverb, delay, filtering, bit reduction |
VST, AU |
Realtime time stretching, virtual instrument
hosting, flexible routing, drag and drop sampling |
Yes |
$499 |
| Analogue Solutions |
Oberkorn MkII |
Hardware |
Step |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
True analog-style step sequencer for modulars |
No |
$399 |
| Apple |
Logic Pro 7 |
PowerPC G4 or higher, Mac OS X 10.3 or later |
Linear, step, pattern |
244 |
EQ, compressor, delay, reverb, modulation and
filter effects |
TDM, Audio Units |
Logic Pro 7 includes 34 software instruments |
Yes |
$999 |
| Cakewalk |
Kinetic |
Win 2000, XP |
Live, linear, step, pattern |
Loop only |
Reverb, delay, EQ, filter, modulation,
compression |
ReWire Client |
Genuine Roland sounds from genre-defining
beatboxes, unique pattern sequencing /triggering interface |
Yes |
$119 |
| Cakewalk |
Sonar Home Studio 4 |
Win 2000, XP |
Linear, pattern |
64 |
Reverb, chorus, flange, delay, EQ |
DirectX, DXi, VST, VSTi, ReWire |
24-bit/192 kHz support, Acid loop & MIDI groove clip support,
music notation, 15 audio effects |
No |
$149 |
| Cakewalk |
Sonar Home Studio XL Version 4 |
Win 2000, XP |
Linear, pattern |
64 |
Amp sim, tape sim, reverb, chorus, flange,
delay, EQ |
VST, VSTi, DirectX, DXi, ReWire |
Sonar Home Studio plus Square 1, Dyad DXi
Sampler, RXP Rex Player, Reverb XL, loops CD |
No |
$229 |
| Cakewalk |
Sonar 5 Studio Edition |
Win XP/XP x64 Edition |
Linear, step, pattern |
Unlimited |
Dynamics processing, EQ, flange, multiband
compression, reverb, amp sim, tape sim, modulation |
DirectX, DXi, VST, VSTi, ReWire |
64-bit mix engine, Roland instruments, Sonitus
FX Suite, Lexicon pantheon LE, SFZ, Cyclone |
Yes |
$479 |
| Cakewalk |
Sonar 5 Producer Edition |
Win XP/XP x64 Edition |
Linear, step, pattern |
Unlimited |
Surround, convolution reverb, delay, chorus,
flange, modulation, dynamics processing, EQ, 31 in all |
DirectX, DXi, VST, VSTi , ReWire 1.0 & 2.0 |
64-bit signal path, Roland V-Vocal, Perfect
Space Convolution Reverb, surround, PSYN II, RXP REX |
Yes |
$799 |
| Cakewalk |
Guitar Tracks Pro Version 3 |
Win 2000, XP |
Linear audio recording, ACID Loop recording |
32 |
Amp sim, chorus, delay, flanger, dyn proc,
lim, EQ, pitch shifter, reverb |
DirectX, VST |
Acid Loop support, Amplitube LE, GT:FX
multi-effects suite, chromatic tuner, metronome |
Yes |
$209 |
| Cakewalk |
Project5 Version 2 |
Win 2000, XP |
Linear, step, pattern, live |
Unlimited |
Bid Decimator /lo-pass filter, sync delay,
modulation, filter, exciter, compression, flange, EQ |
DirectX, DXi, VST, VSTi, ReWire |
GrooveMatrix, Dimension Pro w/ 3 GB of
content, PSYN II, velocity, Roland Groovesynth, arpeggiator |
Yes |
$429 |
| Companion Engineering
& Design |
Intuem 3.5 |
Mac OS X |
Linear recording from MIDI device or
hand-drawn input |
Unlimited |
AudioUnit effects and AudioUnit Music Effects
with associated MIDI device |
AudioUnits |
A powerful environment for the Mac |
Yes |
$79 |
| FASoft |
n-Track Studio 4.0.4 |
Win 98, NT, ME, 2000, XP |
Linear |
Unlimited |
Reverb, dynamics, multiband compression,
graphical EQ, parametric EQ, echo, pitch shift, chorus |
DirectX, VST, DXi, VSTi |
Works with WDM and ASIO drivers, freeze,
spectrum analyzer |
Yes |
$49 |
| Future Retro |
Mobius |
Hardware |
Loop-based step sequencer |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
Controls all MIDI, CV/Gate, Din Sync devices,
realtime pattern editing, MIDI to CV conversion |
No |
$325 |
| Image Line Software |
FL Studio |
Win 9X, 2000, XP |
Linear, step, pattern |
999 |
VST(i), DX(i), Buzz & FL |
VST(i), DX(i), Buzz & FL |
Speech synth, drum machine |
Yes |
$149 |
| Innovative Music
Systems |
intelliScore Polyphonic |
Win 95, 98, NT, ME, 2000, XP |
N/A |
2 |
N/A |
N/A |
Converts polyphonic MP3, WAV, and CD files and
live audio to MIDI |
No |
$79 |
| Mackie |
Tracktion 2 Audio/MIDI Production Software |
Win, Mac |
Linear |
Unlimited |
Reverb, EQ, delay, chorus, phaser, comp/lim,
and pitch-shifter, filters |
VST, VSTi |
Track freeze MIDI and audio, multiple VST
directory support, ReWire host |
No |
$199 |
| MIDIsoft |
Studio Recording Session |
Win 95-XP |
Linear |
8 |
Delay, echo, chorus, flanger, EQ |
N/A |
Multisequence playback, articulation marks |
Yes |
$40 |
| miniMusic |
BeatPad |
Palm OS 3.0 and higher |
Pattern |
0 |
MIDI only |
N/A |
Pen-based editing |
No |
$30 |
| MOTU |
FreeStyle 2.3 |
Mac, Win |
Linear, loop |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
Sense tempo, note-spelling algorithms, step
sequencing |
No |
$195 |
| MOTU |
Digital Performer 4.6 |
Mac OS X |
Linear, step, pattern, loop |
Unlimited |
50+ incl. plug-ins, EQ, dynamics, filters,
reverbs, MasterWorks 64-bit premium series |
TDM, MAS, AU, Premiere |
Supports Pro Tools|HD as DAE host, supports
3rd-party AU/MAS plug-ins, virtual inst. |
Yes |
$795 |
| Musicator |
Delta (5) |
Win |
Realtime, steptime |
255 |
All direct Music - reverb, distortion, EQ,
more |
Direct Music 9 |
Yes |
$249 |
| PG Music |
PowerTracks Pro Audio |
Win 9x, NT, 2000, 2002, XP |
Linear, step |
Up to 48 |
Comp, gate, dist, reverb, echo, chorus,
flanger, ring mod, trem, tone, EQ, exciter |
Proprietary, DirectX |
Detect chords from MIDI file, export to WMA
and MP3, CD-RW software, guitar tuner |
No |
$49 |
| PG Music |
Band-in-a-Box |
Win 9x, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Mac OS X |
Linear, step, pattern |
1 |
Compressor, gate, distortion |
N/A |
3 to 5 automatic accompaniment, audio
harmonies |
No |
$88 |
| Roland |
MV-8000 Prod. Studio v3.0 |
Version 3.0 |
Pattern, linear, step |
8 stereo |
MFX (25), reverb (2), chorus (4), mastering |
N/A |
VGA/mouse expansion, sampler, audio CD burning |
Yes |
$2,695 |
| Steinberg |
Cubase SL 3.1 |
Win 2000, XP, Mac OS X |
Linear, loop |
Unlimited |
Many |
VST, DXi |
Freeze, time warp, play order track, video
track, ReWire 2, unlimited undo/redo |
Yes |
$499 |
| Steinberg |
Cubase SX 3.1 |
Win XP, Mac OS X |
Linear, loop |
200+ |
Delays, dynamics, de-esser, overdrive, quadra
fuzz, flange, phase, rotary, chorus, symphonic, reverb |
VST, DirectX |
Audio warp, play order track, inplace editor,
MIDI device maps, external plug-ins, freeze, surround |
Yes |
$799 |
| Steinberg |
Cubase SE 3 |
Win 2000, XP, Mac OS X 10.2 |
Linear, loop, overdub, step, punch |
48 |
Reverb, delay, chorus, flange |
VST, DirectX |
Rewire, VST System Link, 24/96 kHz audio |
Yes |
$159 |
| Synapse Audio |
Orion Platinum |
Win 98, ME, 2000, XP |
Pattern, step |
256 |
Delay, reverb, impulse processor, dynamics, EQ,
distortion, chorus, flanger, phaser, more |
DirectX, VST |
Groove slicer, genetics, microtuning, groove
templates, realtime convolution |
No |
$299 |
| Technosaurus |
Cyclodon |
Hardware 16-step sequencer |
16-step |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
Analog 16-step sequencer |
No |
$329 |
| WinJammer |
WinJammer Pro 5.0 |
Win 3.1/95/NT |
Linear |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Yes |
$200 |
| Yamaha |
XGworks 3.0 |
Win |
Step, real, pattern, linear |
6 stereo |
Hardware dependent |
Proprietary (hardware) |
Guitar arranger, auto arranger, XG editor,
voice to score, multiple notation formats |
No |
$100 |
| Yamaha |
QY 100 |
Hardware |
Linear, pattern |
0 |
Hardware, reverb, chorus, variations |
N/A |
A/D input with effects for guitar and
microphone |
No |
$630 |
| Yamaha |
QY 700 |
Hardware |
Linear, pattern |
0 |
Processors, effects |
N/A |
XG tone generator, phrase database, FDD 2 MIDI
outs, pitch and modulation |
Yes |
$1,495 |
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Product |
Platform |
Sequencing Method |
# Of Audio Tracks |
Audio Effects |
DSP Plug-In Formats |
Special Features |
Syncs To Incoming Time Code |
Price |
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