Wow... nice job. It's always refreshing to hear someone calmly and simply explaining something convoluted like the M32 sequencer. Now... there's only like 50 more modules which needs this.
Best videos of all tubers! You're a natural. I just have the dfam so far, but now I feel confident that when I do get the Mother I'll know what to do! Thank you!
Just got my M32 and I'm grateful for the tutorial. However I'm confused as for me to initialize a sequence I need to presse RESET + PATTERN and not SHIFT. What's more, I can't seem to manage to change gate length per step and when I try I can't edit steps anymore ! And also, when I set my tempo knob like in the video, the tempo is much slower than yours, I have to turn it up quite a bit to reach the same bpm. Is there something wrong with my machine ??
No. Probably not. 1st - Reset and Pattern "Restores" to it's previously saved position. If you're working with a new pattern - it's likely doing the same thing as initializing it. That's probably all. Make sure that it also initializes the pattern if you press RESET+PATTERN+SHIFT. Many people have asked about the Tempo thing and it's almost always that the person is changing the Sequencer Division to a longer division and then trying to speed the tempo up. (i.e. setting the sequencer to play whole notes and then compensating by speeding up the Tempo so it feels the same as 16th notes at a slower tempo) They accidentally changing the Sequencer Division instead of Gate Length. My guess is that you tried to change the gate length while it wasn't in Edit mode. Just keep at it. It's confusing at first. Make sure to watch the video on Sequencer divisions and tempos. That might help clear things up. ua-cam.com/video/IKT2MkSBESk/v-deo.html Also - I generally find "Step Mode" easier to work with if you are doing things like changing gate lengths, adding rachets, accents, etc. Ultimately it's good to be able to use both - but Keyboard mode, for me, is just good when plugging in super quick sequences. Hope that helps!!!
@@mrthingamabob8117 hmmm... That should do it... I do notice on mine that if I press the shift or pattern button first it won't work. Try pressing them (while holding them down) in the order "Reset"+Shift+Patern
@@mrthingamabob8117 I also notice that if I press Pattern, Shift, Reset in that order, the tempo is halved... So... It seems to be connected to your other issue. I'll bet is something simple like that.
The last firmware update was (I believe) April of 2020. V 2.0. if you got your mother after that date, you should be good to go. One way to check is to enter Set-up mode. The older firmware only has three pages of settings. The newer firmware has 8. When you go to Set-Up mode, if you have 8 pages of Settings - you're all set. If you only have three - time to update! Hope that helps. :)
Great thanks! Seeing that I have all 3 units (Moog Studio) as well as a Matriarch, I’ll definitely be supporting your channel in the fall. Thanks for your generosity !
Hi there! Thanks a lot for your video! It's so great to be able to follow along. I have some question for you: Since I did the firmware update, my tempo knob isn't doing the full 30 to 300 bpm range. No changes happen till the 12 o'clock mark, then It goes up quickly. How can I find the progressive "normal" setting again? Thanks for your help and all the best for your videos ;)
Great job! Love this tutorials. I've just got my mother-32 and love how it sounds. However, I find the sequencer pretty confusing. Do you think it is really worth the time to learn it (I mean the sequencer) when I will use it along with Ableton?
If your used to using Ableton as a sequencer - I don't see any reason to use the mother's sequencer... The sequencer, in my opinion, isn't that great. It's fine, but DAWs are much easier to edit and save.
@@braintree56 thanks for your response. I couldn’t agree more. I’m using my DAW. However, still experiment to learn how to overcome some limitations I came across as many features only seem to work with the internal sequencer.
Ok, quick question. Im missing something: if i make a sequence longer than 8 notes, how do i edit notes 9-32? I seem to be able to edit the first 8 notes, but im unsure how to get to the other notes in the sequence. I think i missed something in the vids. How do i change the page to edit? Excellent videos and simple to follow without any crazy explanations. Thank you for making these. Keep up the good work!
In Keyboard mode - Push Shift and then one of the Pattern Page buttons (they are labeled as 9-16, 17-24, 25-32 - the black keys on a keyboard). If you, for example, push shift and the 9-16 button, you will then be editing steps 9-16 instead of steps 1-8. In Step Mode (another video) it's a little different. You can just push the pattern page without pushing shift. Personally, I find Step Mode easier to operate and program sequences. Keyboard mode is good if you want to quickly plug something in without necessarily caring about it. ... Does that make sense? Let me know if you have any questions.
@braintree56 Yes, it does. I was in keyboard mode by mistake and kept pressing the upper buttons and wondering why it didn't work. I mistakenly looked at this video and got mixed up with the 2 modes. Step mode is probably better for live on the fly editing? I want to add all the ratchets, gate length, accents, etc, AFTER I program a pattern. Thanks again!
Man im going crazy. Ive done something that has botched my Tempo/Gate length pot so that it does not work clockwise of 12 and only works in crazy mode anti clockwise of 12. Precisely at 12 it goes crazy. I dont know what ive done in the previous videos guide whilst changing the 'assign' settings but my sequencer is now breaking my brain and i cant seem to find a resolve. Please help?!
very confusing, it's like reading Garcia Marquez One hundred years of solitude, you have to keep your notebook open to remember what page and what sequence to use to do what you were intended to do they could not do it simpler
It is pretty confusing. With that said, I think they did a good job packing features in while not including a screen... So I guess it's personal preference which is better. You can always use an external sequencer or computer (which I often do)
Im working on it By using CUBASE, if you give its own midi track ,and using midi cable at the end you need its idea to create a track Still ,the things you can do quite easy on the moog are kinda hard on vst , the sequence build on the sub is imposible anywere else , as the sequence that controls other sequences
Wow... nice job. It's always refreshing to hear someone calmly and simply explaining something convoluted like the M32 sequencer. Now... there's only like 50 more modules which needs this.
These videos are terrific to fill in the gaps/misunderstanding of the features of this device! Thanks for making them!
Hats off to you. All these vids are just so good. I’ve had the sound studio for about 6 weeks but I learn stuff from every one of your videos. Thanks
Great to hear!
Thank you for explaining which step we're recording in relation to the blinking LED. I think I finally understand...
Best videos of all tubers! You're a natural.
I just have the dfam so far, but now I feel confident that when I do get the Mother I'll know what to do! Thank you!
Quite a compliment! Thanks!
Nice work can you please say more about set up mode
amazing tutorial. thank you!
Thanks! Glad it was helpful! :)
Ty
Glad you liked it. :)
Just got my M32 and I'm grateful for the tutorial. However I'm confused as for me to initialize a sequence I need to presse RESET + PATTERN and not SHIFT. What's more, I can't seem to manage to change gate length per step and when I try I can't edit steps anymore ! And also, when I set my tempo knob like in the video, the tempo is much slower than yours, I have to turn it up quite a bit to reach the same bpm. Is there something wrong with my machine ??
No. Probably not. 1st - Reset and Pattern "Restores" to it's previously saved position. If you're working with a new pattern - it's likely doing the same thing as initializing it. That's probably all. Make sure that it also initializes the pattern if you press RESET+PATTERN+SHIFT.
Many people have asked about the Tempo thing and it's almost always that the person is changing the Sequencer Division to a longer division and then trying to speed the tempo up. (i.e. setting the sequencer to play whole notes and then compensating by speeding up the Tempo so it feels the same as 16th notes at a slower tempo) They accidentally changing the Sequencer Division instead of Gate Length. My guess is that you tried to change the gate length while it wasn't in Edit mode.
Just keep at it. It's confusing at first. Make sure to watch the video on Sequencer divisions and tempos. That might help clear things up. ua-cam.com/video/IKT2MkSBESk/v-deo.html
Also - I generally find "Step Mode" easier to work with if you are doing things like changing gate lengths, adding rachets, accents, etc. Ultimately it's good to be able to use both - but Keyboard mode, for me, is just good when plugging in super quick sequences.
Hope that helps!!!
@@braintree56 Thanks for the reply ! RESET+PATTERN+SHIFT doesn't initialize the pattern though...
@@mrthingamabob8117 hmmm... That should do it... I do notice on mine that if I press the shift or pattern button first it won't work. Try pressing them (while holding them down) in the order "Reset"+Shift+Patern
@@mrthingamabob8117 I also notice that if I press Pattern, Shift, Reset in that order, the tempo is halved... So... It seems to be connected to your other issue. I'll bet is something simple like that.
@@braintree56 thanks again, I’ll check it out tomorrow !
Great video!
How can I verify what firmware version is installed on my M32?
Thanks!
The last firmware update was (I believe) April of 2020. V 2.0. if you got your mother after that date, you should be good to go.
One way to check is to enter Set-up mode. The older firmware only has three pages of settings. The newer firmware has 8. When you go to Set-Up mode, if you have 8 pages of Settings - you're all set. If you only have three - time to update! Hope that helps. :)
Great thanks!
Seeing that I have all 3 units (Moog Studio) as well as a Matriarch, I’ll definitely be supporting your channel in the fall. Thanks for your generosity !
Hi there! Thanks a lot for your video! It's so great to be able to follow along.
I have some question for you: Since I did the firmware update, my tempo knob isn't doing the full 30 to 300 bpm range. No changes happen till the 12 o'clock mark, then It goes up quickly. How can I find the progressive "normal" setting again?
Thanks for your help and all the best for your videos ;)
Found it! PAGE 8: Tempo Input Range Off (-5V to +5V)
Great job! Love this tutorials.
I've just got my mother-32 and love how it sounds.
However, I find the sequencer pretty confusing.
Do you think it is really worth the time to learn it (I mean the sequencer) when I will use it along with Ableton?
If your used to using Ableton as a sequencer - I don't see any reason to use the mother's sequencer... The sequencer, in my opinion, isn't that great. It's fine, but DAWs are much easier to edit and save.
@@braintree56 thanks for your response. I couldn’t agree more. I’m using my DAW. However, still experiment to learn how to overcome some limitations I came across as many features only seem to work with the internal sequencer.
Ok, quick question. Im missing something: if i make a sequence longer than 8 notes, how do i edit notes 9-32? I seem to be able to edit the first 8 notes, but im unsure how to get to the other notes in the sequence. I think i missed something in the vids. How do i change the page to edit?
Excellent videos and simple to follow without any crazy explanations. Thank you for making these. Keep up the good work!
In Keyboard mode - Push Shift and then one of the Pattern Page buttons (they are labeled as 9-16, 17-24, 25-32 - the black keys on a keyboard). If you, for example, push shift and the 9-16 button, you will then be editing steps 9-16 instead of steps 1-8.
In Step Mode (another video) it's a little different. You can just push the pattern page without pushing shift. Personally, I find Step Mode easier to operate and program sequences. Keyboard mode is good if you want to quickly plug something in without necessarily caring about it. ... Does that make sense? Let me know if you have any questions.
@braintree56 Yes, it does. I was in keyboard mode by mistake and kept pressing the upper buttons and wondering why it didn't work. I mistakenly looked at this video and got mixed up with the 2 modes.
Step mode is probably better for live on the fly editing? I want to add all the ratchets, gate length, accents, etc, AFTER I program a pattern. Thanks again!
Man im going crazy. Ive done something that has botched my Tempo/Gate length pot so that it does not work clockwise of 12 and only works in crazy mode anti clockwise of 12. Precisely at 12 it goes crazy. I dont know what ive done in the previous videos guide whilst changing the 'assign' settings but my sequencer is now breaking my brain and i cant seem to find a resolve. Please help?!
Hey. So what exactly happens when you turn it up past 12:00?
@@braintree56 its like slowed riiight down when clockwise but then anti clockwise goes ham :D
@@jackparry4581 so am I getting this right? When it's clockwise it goes really slow and when it's counterclockwise it goes crazy fast?
@@braintree56 Yes mate
@@braintree56 Sorry mate, any ideas on this? I think its the sequencer step amounts but i cant seem to change them
Give it a funktion to reset the hole maschine . That i have thge situation from the first time i switch it on
That would be nice.
Default for mine was auto save!
Do you lose saved sequences if you unplug the mother 32? I am so I’m wondering if I’m missing a step.
If you save them they shouldn't be erased if you unplug.
very confusing, it's like reading Garcia Marquez One hundred years of solitude, you have to keep your notebook open to remember what page and what sequence to use to do what you were intended to do
they could not do it simpler
It is pretty confusing. With that said, I think they did a good job packing features in while not including a screen... So I guess it's personal preference which is better. You can always use an external sequencer or computer (which I often do)
Im working on it
By using CUBASE, if you give its own midi track ,and using midi cable
at the end you need its idea to create a track
Still ,the things you can do quite easy on the moog are kinda hard on vst , the sequence build on the sub is imposible anywere else , as the sequence that controls other sequences