USTA Tutorial pt. 3: Stage Colors and Variation (or: Slide, Ratcheting and Pseudo-Randomization)

In this third part of our USTA tutorial we will explore the stage colors and the variation parameters. We will learn how to randomize our values in a non-destructive way and how USTA can interpret them!
USTA: frap.tools/usta/
Part 1: • USTA Tutorial Part 1: ...
Part 2: • USTA Tutorial Part 2: ...
Part 4: • USTA Tutorial pt. 4: S...
Integrators: • Integrators (Glissando...
Random and pseudorandom: • Randomizing the USTA S...
00:00 Stage color overview
01:06 Green CV color: slide
03:33 Red CV color: skip
03:50 Set All and Shift All with stage colors
04:29 Slide between raw voltages
05:17 Create free-running LFOs with the USTA sequencer
06:12 Blue Gate color: Length
06:49 Green stage color: Repeat (ratcheting effect)
08:03 Change the ratchet gate length
08:48 Red gate color: skip
09:57 In-stage polyrhythms
10:27 Variation overview
11:08 Red layer
11:25 CV Variation Index
11:55 CV Variation Range
12:57 Variation with raw CVs
13:43 Create a fake sample-and-hold with raw CV variation
14:27 Gate variation in Length mode
15:25 Gate variation in Repeat mode

[@LeeBlaske]

These videos are incredibly helpful. They've also convinced me to invest in a number of Frap Tools modules, because I'm confident that through these videos, I will really end up understanding how to use them.

[@FrapTools]

Thank you so much Lee from the whole Frap team! It truly means a lot for us.

[@InvertedPopesMusic]

Just purchased the USTA so excited to receive it and get going.

[@FrapTools]

Hope you enjoy it! We've also two new episodes in the making!

[@zbsfm]

getting my usta this week - thanks for these videos, very helpful!

[@FrapTools]

Super glad it was helpful, we've got pats 4 and 5 in the pipeline!

[@radpix]

I like this complex sequencer and I found out, it can in an easy hands-on way cover almost all the functions of many other sequencers and more 😉, just have to learn thru repeatetly watching your videos … I like that hint to use a cv track as a pretty flexible LFO ❤

[@FrapTools]

Glad it was helpful, thank you very much for the awesome words!

[@santiagoblanco2725]

Amazing videos for an amazing sequencer!! I just got my USTA a couple of weeks ago, and I am delighted with this module. Also, Manualone is a great resource! Very well written.

[@FrapTools]

Thank you very much! We are currently editing part 4, where we dive into scales, microtonal music, and custom temperaments!

[@bobbfett.musiclab]

Yess 🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@FrapTools]

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