Intellijel Steppy - why I love it

[@rdean150]

Great demo. Made me realize that I am criminally under-utilizing my Steppy. Which makes this the best kind of modular demo - the kind that inspires me to jam with what i already have rather than buy something new. But I guess that's only because I happen to have a Steppy... so... whatever, great walkthrough!

[@modularinspiration]

So happy you’ve found some inspiration as that is the reason I enjoy making these, not to convince people to spend more. If I could recommend a few basics I’d say to use a bit of swing, always save a pattern before you switch off, and learn to play loopy mode for rests and fills

[@firstandlast4415]

Thanks Mark. I really look forward to your videos. Always well explained, set at a good pace, no faffing about and guided step by step with events. One of many who share this, I'm sure.

[@modularinspiration]

Thanks! They take a lot of planning but I usually do them in a single take to make them seem as natural as possible. It’s feedback like yours that makes me want to continue

[@b_r_i_z_z_y]

Hey Mark, absolutely loving these vids. It’s great to see how you are using these modules. Really well thought out and straight to the point. Thank you!

[@modularinspiration]

Considering I do these in one take with just mist of it pre-planned in my head, that’s great feedback thanks. I try and explain from a most useful way I use things perspective, not just regurgitating the manual.

[@danjelvantijnintellijel756]

Thanks for sharing! Great to see people exploring some of the deeper features on Steppy. Loopy is definitely one my favourite things to play with on Steppy as well. Metropolix also has loopy mode.

[@modularinspiration]

And thanks for watching! I need to look into Metropolix’s loopy mode as I barely know how to use it so far.

[@debbie09090]

Great video, great sequencer

[@modularinspiration]

Thanks Debbie. It’s small and really playable which is what I like most about it

[@omnidivergence9846]

Great video, looking forward to watching more of your tutorials

[@modularinspiration]

Thanks, anything you particularly want to see?

[@omnidivergence9846]

@@modularinspiration For myself, I would find music composition on the modular, very interesting . Freestyle or song development. It looks like you have some of those elements on your channel and I haven’t gone through all your videos yet. There’s lots here for me to review.

[@modularinspiration]

@@omnidivergence9846 song development is possible with proper sequences like the Nerdseq tracker or Endorphins Ground Control but freestyle is much more fun I find. Hope you enjoy looking through the channel but beware some of my older ones I was still very much new to it lol

[@omnidivergence9846]

@@modularinspiration I use the Tip top Z8000 and the ASQ-1 (very fun). I also have the korg SQ 64, but I don’t use that much.

[@modularinspiration]

@@omnidivergence9846 the ASQ-1 reminds me of an 80s home computer and looks great!

[@kdsf12]

Thanks. Clear and easy. Perfect.

[@modularinspiration]

Hope you got something useful from this, even if just one tip

[@martintaylor9205]

Mega Mark been waiting for this, clear, precise explanation so experimentation full steam ahead , info so welcome 👍🕸⚡️🌈🆒🎶🎶🎶🌟🌟🌟

[@modularinspiration]

I remember you saying so thought it about time I made good on the promise. Great little thing!

[@mntbighker]

I have the 1U and the 3U. I'm a little annoyed that they skipped the most used clock divider division of 24. I often use my Steppy for clock divider duty. If I recall it's 2,4,8,16,32,64 so 24 isn't included. You can muck with combos but I'd much rather have 24 than 64.

[@debbie09090]

That’s a handy tip.

[@modularinspiration]

The eight buttons give you 1,2,3,4,8,16,32,64. I like 2 and 4 and occasionally use 3 for something a bit weird. What do you like to use 24 for?

[@mntbighker]

@@modularinspiration If you want to generate a 24 ppq pulse it's not possible. There is no 6, 12 or 24.

[@modularinspiration]

Ah yes I wondered if that’s what you were looking to do. Not something I use but would be a nice feature to have.

[@mntbighker]

@@modularinspiration It's weird they don't include a single one of those multiples.

[@lgproductionsintechno]

Great teacher its my words 😊

[@modularinspiration]

Thanks, I try and keep things simple and down to earth and explain how I get the most out of modules. Let me know if there is anything else you’ve seen in my rack that you’ve like more in depth videos on

[@dmarman]

Hey Mark, how do you set up the reset signal on the Pam? I sometimes hear double hits from the first note on Steppy. I suspect it might be the signal width of the Pam, but I haven't figured out how.

[@modularinspiration]

Hi Manceraio, I remember this being an issue when I first looked into setting it up and I think that might be your problem. I’ll take a look at my PAMs set up for you when I get home from work

[@modularinspiration]

Had a look at my reset setup and I have output 1 set as a gate modifier which doesn’t have any secondary functions. It just triggers once on clock start

[@dmarman]

@@modularinspiration Wow thanks! So I discovered like 3 features from steppy I didn't know and additional one from Pam :) thank you so much!

[@modularinspiration]

@@dmarman that’s why I enjoy making these and you guys are always full of useful tips for me too. What did you learn about steppy out of interest?

[@walrtbstudios5430]

Scroll through the multipliers on your chosen channel, and once you get past the numbers you will see, first a gate, then a rising edge. THAT’S your reset- it sends a trigger when Pam’s is (re)started. Baffled me for a while too…

[@MOGmog]

maybe 6equencer is better?

[@modularinspiration]

Have you used one? Would be interested in your thoughts

[@MOGmog]

@@modularinspiration Yes, I have one for a while, but I never use steppy, 6equencer has song mode, various types of ratchet ,pattern can chain in song mode, probability control of steps and more, but for the interface, 6equencer is more harder in live, cause the button is so small. love your video, the clep diaz tutorial give me a lots of help

[@modularinspiration]

Wow song mode in such a small sequencer is good to have. I don’t honestly miss it here though as I prefer to use it for simple 16 note progressions and then play it in loopy mode. That looks a nice alternating compact sequencer though too

[@bartjanc]

I like droid for this (and more) 😊

[@walrtbstudios5430]

I like Steppy and use it quite a lot. However, for anything other than basic 16-step patterns on up to four channels I have to refer to the manual, EVERY TIME. Perhaps it’s a little easier to understand in 1U (I have the 3U), but it is one of the more complex modules I own. I couldn’t tell you now how to set up a 14- or 18-step pattern without spending ten minutes poring over what may be the worst written manual in the English language. And the only tutorial I’ve previously found consists largely of a bloke saying how easy it is to use. Yeah, right.

[@modularinspiration]

I agree it’s much easier to use as a 16 step sequencer and much more intuitive in left to right 1U format. I actually find it very intuitive to use, for example setting the sequence length is just a matter of holding down the step you want the length set at. Unless of course you’ve set loopy mode active lol

[@walrtbstudios5430]

@@modularinspiration Yup, having watched your (excellent) video I may now remember that. But I’m not going to understand loopy in a hurry…

[@modularinspiration]

@@walrtbstudios5430 I didn’t know it was called loopy until I looked up it’s name for the video. It’s my favourite feature for performance and another commenter gave some advice on using it better so might try that in a follow up

[@lgproductionsintechno]

Hello big Mark

[@modularinspiration]

Big Mark? Lol

[@mahew.]

Hello big mark

[@modularinspiration]

Thanks for the sub little Matt!

[@X-101]

I use the BSP as a poor mans Steppy lol

[@Radar23]

nice video, terrible choice of sound to demo.. AI is a digital beast...

[@takeiteasy6346]

I have it and getting in and out of the editing menu as well as per step editing is just not intuitive, and requires long presses which is slow

[@modularinspiration]

Per step editing is not something I bother with, just set global swing and probability on the odd step. Do you have another small sequencer you prefer as I’m always looking for something quick and performative

[@takeiteasy6346]

@@modularinspiration nope I’m looking for that now as well! So the steppy is my guy at the current moment