SEQUIS Explained
Studio guru Eli Krantzberg presents a set of comprehensive Native Instruments SEQUIS video tutorials! A world of creative possibilities dwell within this inspiring acoustic sequencer plugin, and these videos will help you exploit it quickly and to its fullest potential! Eli begins with the basics and walks you through the more advanced features and settings, arming you with the knowledge to make SEQUIS an integral part of your workflow in no time at all. These videos are for new SEQUIS users.
Videos
• How It Works (07:25) - Discover the world of SEQUIS and learn how the Perform and Edit views are used to customize the sounds and patterns generated using a variety of unusual playing styles and articulations.
• Polynote & Modwheel Layer Switching (07:00) - Follow along as we explore the rhythmic variations using Layer and Polynote modes to develop a hybrid guitar/marimba pattern. Variations in the per-step playback directions are added, and a short musical example is constructed around the SEQUIS playback in Layer mode.
• Cajons & Longer Patterns (08:13) - Discover techniques for developing longer rhythmic patterns based around multiple cajon sounds and then a combination of cajon/tabla articulations.
• Strings & Fem Vox (08:22) - Explore the way sequential steps blend when using the repetition versus single string section articulations and discover the way female harmonies are blended in using the Layer playback mode.
• Sparse Patterns (04:43) - Not all SEQUIS instruments need contain busy rhythmic patterns. In this video, hear the effect of layering several sparser patterns together, each using complimentary sonic textures.
• Layering Multiple SEQUIS Instruments (05:58) - Explore a couple of different strategies when working with multiple SEQUIS instruments together.
• Triplets & Swing (04:22) - Hear how the triplet and swing functions allow for rhythmic variations from the sixteenth note-based SEQUIS grid.
• User Content (01:32) - Learn where to install the SEQUIS snapshots included in this series.