Behringer Crave Tutorial #11 - Sequencer (part 1)

[@jeffporrello5881]

These are simply the best series of tutorials on the web for the Crave. I truly wish Eric would do these types of series for every synth I have (all of the Behringer Synths)!!

[@music-with-eric]

I do wonder if I should make more videos, because I've had such positive feedback, but I worry that if I cover another synth I'll want to do many of the same things, to the same level of detail, and folks might find it repetitive.

[@voreshbo7031]

​@@music-with-eric never ind what other people may think if it is negative, repetitive works, thats when we make music we are repeating for longer periods of time aswell, the tutorials are so good and easy to comprehend because you have a great voice, calm way to explain things, we got your back either way good Sir. 🎉 Thank you for your work and for sharing!

[@alphanumeric1529]

@@music-with-eric Fux that Eric! Repeat what must be repeated! This video has changed my life. Seriously!

[@johndaenen2369]

Thank you so much. I really learned a lot with all you're lessons. You're one of the best teachers on KZbin .

[@user-dy4ws9hx7v]

I did not learn a lot, I've learned everything.

[@radi0n]

Your tutorials convinced me to buy Crave. Thank You!

[@flinkerfurz]

"Never set the gate to eight" - Dear Mr. Eric thank you so much for your crave tutorial. It helps me a lot to get suitable sounds out of this "miracle box synth". Merry christmas for you and your family and greetings from Germany. |_| ... ... ...

[@waynevelzis8162]

Very helpful in all vids

[@jacobbeaudoin4237]

Thanks for the information man! Very helpful.

[@paynejd1]

Hey Eric, keep the videos coming! Your crave series is awesome. Looks like it's been 2 years since you've posted, so if you were waiting for a little nudge or motivation, here it is! :)

[@doctorredmark]

I just got a Crave, it's my first synth and my first "instrument" in about 40 years. Your tutorials made sense of it for me, thank you!

[@music-with-eric]

So glad to hear it!

[@richardpennie8893]

Definitely the most straightforward and helpful Crave tutorial I've seen so far.

[@pablowentscobar]

Thank you so much, this series has been so helpful.

[@alphanumeric1529]

Bruv, I shudder to recall how long I've owned the Crave, and have been limping along in a fog of uncertainty, unpredictability with the Crave's sequencer... Just to save a sequence, I have to google it every f@#%ing time... But I've just been lost in this sequencer, never getting the same results for apparently the same button presses/doing the same thing, inexplicitly getting stuck in modes that I can't get out of again... To say the least, my relationship with this mother f@!#ing sequencer has been fraught, but you've presented this info so clearly, calmly, methodically, I think I might retain some of this, and actually be able to employ some of this! And just in time, I've been writing a section to this song for three days now, was just about to record last night, but ran out of time, so today I was hoping to record this Crave sequence, a sort of underlayer, or B part to the real bass line, but with your teaching I'll be able to add some dynamics to the Crave's line, just with some gate length variation, some slides, and some ties... really blessed timing! SO MANY MANY THANKS TO YOU! God Bless!!!

[@nathanmabry2991]

This is the best video series I have seen on the crave, and honestly in synths in general. Thank you so so much. I have seen that you have done the Volca bass, I would love to see you do the Volca drum. Huge fan.

[@diegobeccaris4270]

Volca drum would be very appreciated!

[@toledosonic]

+1 👀

[@timburlingame5893]

Hardware sequencers do my head in, and this is really helping.

[@adastra123]

Great tutorial , best one so far to explain and show how to use it . I love the way you do things a few times and take your time . Learned loads. Thanks.

[@SynthoidSounds]

Many thanks for creating these. I got my Crave about a year ago, but am still discovering obscure hidden sounds that can be extracted from it, and often refer to your series as a reference. The sequencer is by far the most esoteric part of this gadget.

[@robertgrandjean8159]

Shall I bow in the presence of the Master? Thank you so much for your tutorials (all of which I slavishly follow) - they really opened up a new level for even a old fart like me (who is still a rookie in terms of synthesis).

[@music-with-eric]

You're welcome!

[@АлексейЧелябинск-к6в]

Super Puper Tutorial !

[@RedCloudServices]

Eric I just purchased a crave and these videos are like no other thank you! I would like to get the wildest sounds possible if you have a video for that 😊

[@markharwood7573]

Thanks, Eric. There are a couple of keystrokes in this episode that are rapid and easy to miss, so it's less clear than the previous ones in this excellent series, but I'm sticking with it because I'm making progress. Determined to gig this thing in 2022.

[@ClodSonica]

They Best Video about crave! Thank You so mucho. You are the great teacher 🙌

[@jamesranon1356]

Amazing guides, thank you!

[@il_Med]

very very very useful! let me thank you again for this tutorials about Crave!

[@StudioBonn]

Are you a member of Behringers Team? 🤣 You are so safe in all areas what a normal musician can't find out while "try and error". Just kidding, your videos are so helpfull - just an added value for the Crave you should payed for! So thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge, wherever it came from...👍👍👍

[@music-with-eric]

Thanks :) Knowledge just comes from reading and experimenting - definitely not employed by Behringer!

[@Bowwylad]

best guide!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@KenStOnge-vg4fi]

Excellent tutorial

[@axiostechno]

Very useful video series!!!

[@toledosonic]

Awesome tutorials, thank you

[@EdStedski]

Great work

[@Toughinger]

Hello there , did u know it also can play backwards, for this u have to press : „shift and play /stop and than on of the direction buttons(keyboard or step)“ al together and it change direction! For change it again it’s the same just with the other direction button, thanks a lot Eric , have fun….. 👍🎶👽

[@deppx2869]

Man I wish beringher take a look at this videos and hire you to re-write the Crave's manual

[@music-with-eric]

You're too kind :)

[@estebanzd]

Excellent! Tks

[@avazB]

Great tutorial

[@jamessusbilla]

awesome. thank *YOU*

[@radi0n]

is there a way to delete all sequences? Even those already saved so that each pattern permanently deletes the sequence? Do I have to delete and save each one?

[@music-with-eric]

Not that I'm aware of. But whenever you go to a new sequence and hit record it will write over whatever's there, so I'm not sure a total wipe is necessary? Consider it a safety feature - if you create a set of key presses to delete everything, someone might just accidentally do it...

[@themilliethomas1425]

Loving these videos! I've got a question though, whenever I click the play button nothing happens? Do you know why this is happening? Thank you!

[@music-with-eric]

Sorry that I can't help you there; I can't replicate that behavior on my instrument.

[@demianlair4774]

Hi eric i have a problem your videos are incredible. When i connect mi crave midi to my groove box i cant sequence external because it activates the seqjencer. And i dont want the sequencer of the crave. I want to contrlol the crave

[@music-with-eric]

If you don't want the sequencer to start when you press play on your groovebox: connect the Crave to your computer via USB, open the SynthTool app, and Deactivate "Sequencer auto sync." Hopefully this works; I've had some odd behavior in the past when using SynthTool. I don't believe there is a way to do this without using the app.

[@rustek45]

Hi Eric, your tips are fantastic. Your vids are dope. My Crave creats much more dirty sounds. Keep it on. I still didn't watch all your vids.

[@thegekko5262]

When I turn my Crave on, the green LED keeps flashing in position 1 in proportion to how far the gate length knob is turned up, no matter what I do. The LED in this video stays on steadily all the time. How do I stop my green LED from flashing?

[@노리-q6u]

Me too. but i can't solve this problem. plz anyone who help us?

[@music-with-eric]

In an older version of the firmware the green LED blinks all the time; in later versions (since around April 2021) it does not.

[@fkdaro12345]

Hey! I have a problem with silent steps. If I program a sequence with silent step there is still sound on it. It's sounds like it came from oscillator but it's more silent than the step with note on it also this sound respond to knobs like Freq, pulse width, decay etc. It's really annoying and i don't know how to remove it ;/. Can you help me?

[@music-with-eric]

I can't imagine why that would be happening, besides perhaps the VCA Mode switch being turned on, so that there is always some amount of sound coming through.

[@psycho6542]

Is there any thing one should not do regarding the patchbank

[@music-with-eric]

One should not be afraid of trying things out! As long as you don't insert some massive voltage into a patch rated for a small voltage, you can't really mess it up. It might sound awful, or not sound at all, but that's part of the fun. But as I often say, I'm no electrician, so if you want to do something weird, seek out other sources of information than me!

[@psycho6542]

@@music-with-eric thanx for the reply, i have since then gathered much knowledge on synths and have a pretty good idea of what not to do, but again thank you for getting back to me, love your channel, never stop, best of luck to you kind sir

[@marcoagius6926]

Hi! Does the crave have patch memory 🤔?

[@music-with-eric]

No. The only thing it can save is sequences. The position of the knobs and patch cables determine the sound, so of course it remembers those things when you turn it off :)

[@marcoagius6926]

@@music-with-eric okay thanks for your reply

[@SkyscanX1]

On your video the LED's show up orange. It threw me off. Mine are bright RED

[@music-with-eric]

I know, some of the colors don't video accurately. If someone knows an easy fix for that, I'd be glad to hear it!

[@SkyscanX1]

@@music-with-eric I have not figured it out yet.

[@t3chnod3lic]

Sorry, I dont' like the crave sequencer at all. Too cumbersome.. too many menu layers. Not beginner friendly. Your vids are helpful but we NEED a step by step video on this function. I'm looking at the keystep seq now, cuz its more friendly. Why are videos for this virtually non existent??? Behringer really did drop the ball with this function. Should of added more buttons and made it more easier to deal with.

[@music-with-eric]

Yeah, it's a bit of a pain. I usually forget the different key combinations to make certain things happen. It helps to keep a notecard nearby (or taped to the bottom of the synth). I usually use it with a Keystep, and don't try to do much sequencing on the Crave itself. More of a bummer when you use a Behringer with an actual keyboard, like the MS-1 or Poly-D.

[@t3chnod3lic]

@@music-with-eric I got my keystep second-hand but it's acting up something funny. I've watched videos on YT showing how to use its sequencer, Wasn't working at all until I set the dips to internal. That worked, but now I have another issue. After making a sequence, it doesn't play back like I played it. Most of the time all I get is two notes play only, and the ones that do don't sound exactly as the incoming sound from the crave. It sound totally different, like the Envelope has been changed and ADSR is all different. With it's limited number of buttons and my lack of knowledge here I am totally stumped. Can't even update it via usb as the software doesn't even see it. Any idea's please?