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Steps is a VST port of the classic “Hammerhead” drum loop software.
Steps features a 6 part, 4 measure sequencer, and adds an ADSR, looping, humanization and bit reduction to Hammerhead’s feature set, thanks to synthedit modules by David Haupt, Chris Kerry, Etric Van Meyer and Lance Putnam.
The SynthEdit source for Steps is available from the SynthEdit users group.
https://www.kvraudio.com/developer/xoxos
Smidy free! is a MIDI sequencer and DAW able to host VST 3 plugIns and external MIDI hardware side by side. External MIDI hardware and MIDI files are supported as long as they apply to the GM, GS, XG or GM2 MIDI standards. Smidy comes along with a list editor and piano roll for editing the MIDI based sequence and a wave editor for editing wave files which can be integrated into the MIDI sequence for audio playback. In addition Smidy free! contains a VST 3 instrument plugIn (Smidy free! PlugIn) with 16 MIDI channels and 16 audio busses. Smidy free! follows the conception of classic linear MIDI sequencer editing.
Smidy free! is the little brother of Smidy full version.
Features of Smidy free!:
• (Like Smidy full version) Full project file load and save functionality!
• Piano roll
• List editor
• Import MIDI files
• VST 3 plugIn hosting*
• VST 3 instrument plugIn Smidy free! PlugIn V2 with 16 MIDI channels, 16 audio output busses, Multisamples: Piano, Clean E-Guitar, Drums, Muted E-Guitar, E-Bass, Accordion, Contrabass
• Audio recording and wave file integration into MIDI sequence
• Mass MIDI event changing functions
• Supported GS MIDI standard for GS MIDI files/GS devices*
• Supported XG MIDI standard for XG MIDI files/XG devices*
• Supported GM2 MIDI standard for GM2 MIDI files/GM2 devices*
• Supported INTEGRA-7 device*
• Wave editor
• MIDI monitor
• Virtual MIDI keyboard
• German and English user interface and manual.* (maximum amount of simultaneous opened devices: 2)
Compared to Smidy full version, Smidy free! has no MIDI file export, no VST 3 Downmix and can only host 2 track output devices at the same time. Smidy free! PlugIn can’t play user defined multisamples.
But Smidy free! isn’t just a demo version. It has full project file load and save possibilities and the huge collection of GM2, GS, XG and INTEGRA-7 sysEx messages is unlimited available.
http://www.smidy.de
Single Cycle Wave Morpher is a tool to create wavetables for use in VSTi synths that can import wavetables. It has the following features:
- Ability to load or draw up to three wavetables and individually adjust the amount in the final wavetable.
- Ability to load up to three wave files and mix amounts in the final wavetable.
- Can save final wavetable waveform as a graphic file in bmp, png, jpeg, and tiff formats.
http://artgreeley.wix.com/phdjmusic
This is a utility to generate wave tables for Xfer Records’ SERUM using FM synthesis (or, more properly,”phase modulation” synthesis).
https://sites.google.com/site/glowshrimpsoftware/
SequencAir is a software step sequencer/synthesizer standalone application and VST plug-in for Microsoft Windows and Apple macOS. It is written in native C++ code for high performance and extremely low CPU consumption.
The main features of SequencAir are:
- 16 chainable banks.
- 16 sequencer steps per bank.
- Individual controls for Note, Octave, Velocity, Gate, Skip, Mute plus two MIDI CCs or synth parameters per step.
- Sync-to-host and Swing functions.
- Optional Start/Stop/Transpose by MIDI Note command.
- Additional built-in monophonic synthesizer.
- Straightforward user interface.
- MIDI Learn – all parameters can be controlled by MIDI CC.
- Plug-in supports Windows and macOS (32-bit and 64-bit).
http://www.fullbucket.de/music/vst.html
SeqHost is a single Audio Unit host for MacOS that can load and play Standard MIDI Files (sequences).
Features:
- Sequences can be played using the built-in DLS Music Device, which has a standard General MIDI soundset, or sent out a user-selectable MIDI output to another host.
- Responds to sequencer start and stop messages on a user-selectable MIDI input.
- Selection of audio output device and channels.
- Selection of sample rate (44.1 KBs or 48 KBs).
https://www.larrymtaylor.com/software.html
Sekvens is a sequencer with a few features that make it more fun and playable live. Noisebud created Sekvens because they couldn’t find a sequencer that where good for jam sessions.
The most noticeable feature is the internal memory bank that save a sequence with the push of a button and later you can recall it with the push of another. No messy save dialog or menu, and you can map all save and load buttons to a MIDI controller. If you use Lemur or any other controller where you can create or have hundreds of buttons you’ll get the same feeling as with an hardware sequencer.
This is an early Alpha release with some known bugs. Noisebud decided to release it as it is since they lack the time for the final changes. Read the PDF in the download package for more info about known bugs.
http://www.noisebud.se
scuzzphut6.5-lite takes the step sequencer from scuzzphut6 and makes it a dedicated plugin with several improvements, including:
- Improved GUI – both in terms of looks and functionality steps can be set/cleared by dragging CPU use now minimal pattern selector for 8 patterns pattern changes happen synced to the bar start.
- MIDI control of pattern changes – MIDI notes C to G (any octave) select patterns 1-8.
http://www.scuzzphut.com/
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SAVIHost is a derivative version of VSTHost that can be used to make any VST Effect or VSTi run like a standalone application.
This offers two major advantages:
- Effect or VSTi can be used (tested, checked or tried) easily and directly without the need or search for another host.
- Effect or VSTi can be distributed to be tested in a temporary directory without the need of the presence of another host or to search for a dedicated VSTPlugIns-subdirectory. The VSTi-dll can still be used within other hosts like Cubase, Sonar etc. when copied to that host’s VSTPlugins-subdirectory.
For use just rename SAVIHost.exe to the corresponding VSTi.dll e.g. if there is abc123.dll rename SAVIHost.exe to abc123.exe and this will run the VSTi.
Separate versions for VST 2, VST Module Architecture, and VST3 are available in 32- and 64-bit versions.
http://www.hermannseib.com/english/
s16 is a 16-step sequencer.
Features:
- Loads a single WAV sample for the sixteen steps.
- Controls for each step: direction, octave, semitone, fine, attack, decay, release, filt amt, pan and volume.
- 4 Divisions (1/2, 1/4, 1/8 or 1/16).
- 4 step choices (2, 4, 8 or 16).
- Program/pattern can be chosen on the GUI, from the host’s patch change, or via MIDI (note-on C2-B4).
- Global release and volume.
- 4 LFOs with a 4×10 matrix.
- Filter (BP, BR, HP, LP and moog).
- Distortion.
- Delay with separate filter and distortion.
- Flange.
- Fully automatable (24 parameters).
http://www.boxsounds.com/