USTA - review + exclusive video download
Added 2019-10-20 14:08:39 +0000 UTCHi!
One of the more interesting things to me about Eurorack is "unconventional" sequencers - sequencers not designed around a 16-step grid.
With four independent tracks (meaning, each track can run at an entirely different tempo, or at subdivisions of a master BPM), arbitrary step (stage) lengths, and per stage randomization, USTA is definitely worth a look. If you're into microtonal scales, this will be a dream come true as there are plenty of those here to go round here.
Those are my "pros". On the other hand, with power comes complexity - and in USTA's case, the reliance on color-coding IMHO makes the learning curve unnecessarily steeper. Luckily this issue can be fixed with a firmware update since there's a screen with enough real-estate to display the various options and not just rely on color-coding (assuming that's something that doesn't just bother me....).
I've got Vector sequencer from Five12 waiting for a review in a few weeks - so it will be interesting to compare the two!
Attached to this post as an exclusive download is the track/jam that's played in the intro/outro portions of this video in case you want to hear and watch it without all the talking...
All my best,
Ziv (patching away on youtube as "Loopop"...)
Comments
Thanks so much! I try to film as much as what's going on as possible but feel free to ask any questions
2019-10-28 09:10:42 +0000 UTCyour usta jam is absolutely stunning! I really love it and cannot refrain to looply listen and watch (and try to understand) it...
2019-10-28 09:09:33 +0000 UTCWell, I think if I ever built the bank account to get into modular, this would probably be on the "to buy" list.
Jason Gillman Jr.
2019-10-22 12:25:14 +0000 UTC
