Sequencer Workshop | Workshop | December 23

🎛 The Rhythmic Heart of Electronic Music: History and Applications of Sequencers 🎶
🔹 Date: December 23, 2024
🔹 Time: 14:00 – 18:00
🔹 Location: VA Studio (Şişli, Istanbul)
🔹 Capacity: Maximum 4 participants
We will take a deep dive into the history and applications of sequencers — one of the fundamental creative tools in electronic music. This workshop will explore the evolution from the birth of mechanical sequencers to analog, step, and digital sequencers. You will get to know the history and functions of iconic models such as the Moog Sequencer, Buchla 200e, Serge Programmer, Euclidean Sequencer, Make Noise René, and more. Both theoretical and practical experiences await you!
🔧 Practical Section:
You will gain hands-on experience working with analog sequencers, learning how to use reset functions, forward-backward playback, clock dividers, shift registers, and build polyrhythmic structures. Additionally, you will discover step-by-step how these structures come to life in the modern DAW world using Ableton Live.
Workshop Program
Part 1: History and Development of Sequencers
  
What is a sequencer? Its role and importance in electronic music.
  
The birth of mechanical sequencers and the evolution of analog sequencers.
  
How step sequencers work and their digital transformation.
  
The emergence of DAWs and the world of digital sequencers.
  
Classic Sequencer Models and Their Features:
Moog Sequencer
Buchla 200e
Klee Sequencer
Serge Programmer
Euclidean Sequencer
Make Noise René
  
Detailed introduction with sound and video examples.
Part 2: Hands-On with Analog Sequencers
  
What is an analog sequencer? Basic principles and operation.
  
Reset function and forward-backward playback techniques.
  
Adding automation with notes and creative combinations.
  
Creating complex structures with various clocks and gates.
  
Using a master clock with an analog oscillator and tempo modulation.
Part 3: Advanced Techniques and Polyrhythmic Structures
  
Enriching combinations with clock dividers and shift registers.
  
Building polyrhythmic structures with Euclidean sequencers.
  
Creative modulation techniques with sample and hold and quantizers.
  
Adding a new dimension to music with random and algorithmic approaches.
Part 4: Sequencer Work with Ableton Live
  
Quickly building analog sequencer structures in Ableton Live’s digital environment.
  
Practical comparison of differences between analog and digital.