DEEP TIME SEQUENCER is our virtual emulation of the Doepfer Dark Time analog sequencer that runs on Native Instruments Reaktor platform (it requires version 5.9.0 or higher).
You can view the original machine at Doepfer Dark time
It keeps the same basic functionalities of the original hardware plus some NEW FEATURES :
- “Emph” mode: emphasizes or accents a note with MIDI Velocity messages
- “Bend” mode: each step can send a MIDI Pitch Bend message (useful to glide between notes)
and some optimizations and advantages:
- you can save as presets all the sequences you want
- you can easily set the correct pitch value on each step with a visual feedback on the correspondig row display
- you have separate controls for Clock time, clock Division factor, pulse Width and Shuffle amount for ease of operation
- with the Note button you can easily program a note sequence while listening to an internal tone generator
- a display to show the BPM value of both the internal and host-sync clock
- it can be used to control another Reaktor Instrument, an external plugin or any hardware MIDI instrument capable of receiving MIDI Note messages
- well designed Graphic User Interface
- the overall structure runs at Control Rate (400 Hz by default) and is extremely CPU-friendly
- last but not least, this sequencer benefits from the potentiality of the Reaktor Core Level technology and has an extremely steady and solid structure that will no cause any unwanted reset or strange behaviours in normal applications. It also avoids the unwanted and unpredictable Reaktor GRE (Global Reset Events) that can tipically occur.
Like the original machine, our Deep Time Sequencer has two rows of eight steps that can run in parallel (both rows running at the same time; this mode has to be used with polyphonic sound sources) or in series (one sequence of sixteen steps). It also has the special Dual mode where the first eight steps row runs as a note sequence while the second row is used to set individual gate length for each of the first raw corresponding steps.
Each row has independent controls for:
- running direction: upward, backward, random
- octave transposing: one octave lower/higher
The “Range” switch can controls the overall octave range for each knob controlling pitch:
- 1: total range of one octave (from C3 to C4)
- 2: total range of two octaves (from C2 to C4)
- 5: total range of five octaves (from C0 to C5)
The clock can be set to internal or synced with the Host clock.
In the Panel B view you can have access to global settings such as Velocity and Pitch Bend values, Random Trigger, Key Transpose and so on…
What's new in 1.2
– independent Clock Division factor for the two rows (that is, first row can run quarter notes, while the second one runs eighth notes, and so on…)
– independent Key Transpose: play two notes via MIDI keyboard and choose which one will transpose the first row; the other note will transpose the second row (you can have a different transpose amount for the two rows)
– Random function: trigger it and it will set all panel elements to a random value or position by a specified amount
– Snapshot Store & Recall via MIDI Program and Control Change
– fixed Automation issue: now each control can be automatable in your DAW
– fixed sync issue in Cubase
– when programming a new sequence with Note button pressed, the current selected step has its own LED active
– great improvement on Pitch Bend function
– graphic and other general improvements
Note: independent Division control and Key Transpose for the two rows are available only when the sequencer is used in PAR (parallel) mode.
What's new in 1.1
– full MIDI implementation for MIDI CC assignment of all panel controls
– sequence transposing with MIDI Note messages
You will find the complete list of MIDI CC assignment of each control in a document included in your download when purchasing (see also Documentation section).
The sequence transposing works by counting the range in semitones between the MIDI note you play and the middle C (MIDI note 60) and applying it as transpose amount, i.e.:
– MIDI Note 60 (middle C): the sequence will run without transpose
– MIDI Note 61 (C#): the sequence will run with a transpose of one semitone up
– MIDI Note 72 (C one octave above): the sequence will run with a transpose of one octave up
and so on..