Explaining the PlayFader CV/MIDI Sequencer

[@hadjhifi8910]

PlayFader is a unique fader-based music and modulation sequencer. This portable device offers an intuitive, deep and versatile solution for musicians, providing both CV and MIDI outputs to control a wide range of instruments and devices PlayFader features two channels, each with CV and Gate outputs controlled by its Faders and Play buttons. It supports various MIDI outputs, allowing you to control anything with a MIDI input while managing your analog CV synths and pedals. PlayFader is housed in a recycled plastic PlayCase with a protective Lid that doubles as a stand, enhancing portability and usability. The PlayCase ensures all controls are protected during travel, and the lid can be flipped for added grip and height during play. All held together by a Rainbow Wristband, of course! PlayFader is designed for live performance, with a thoughtful button layout to prevent accidental changes. action buttons enable dynamic control over notes, triggers, and effects. Super versatile Serious fun… 2 Channels of MIDI, CV & Gate Outs Dual Loop Buffers per Channel Dedicated FUN Button! 7 x FUN FX Performance Quantisation modes Unique Latch Play Feature Live Transpose Live Visual Feedback 2V, 3V, 5V & 8V Smooth CV Range Chromatic, Major, Minor & User Scales 1V/oct (Eurorack) 1.2V/oct (Buchla) and Hz/V (Korg) scaling options Variable-width Gates & Triggers Free Play & Quantised Ratchets CV & MIDI Clock In/Out Full Transport Controls Patch Memory - 8 Slots Up to 64 steps per Channel Channel to Channel copy/paste User Power-Up Template User Loop Length Window Latch Channel Mute Tap Tempo 9v myVolts Ripcord included in the box. Love and Patches Play All Day ✌

[@mylarmelodies]

Full feature list as I kept this vid to just the basics!! ☝️

[@jasonfnorth]

At first I was like this is stupid then as your demo went on I realized how brilliant this is... Great demo thanks for sharing...

[@mylarmelodies]

🫡 nice one!!

[@wax83]

Very nice patches as well! The Nyx sounds brassy the Music Thing sounds like a real bassoon I love it!

[@ichigen511]

I appreciate that you're always trying to teach us how to do these things but I'm still a newbie and what you're doing is currently still above my head but what I came here to say is that the music you make is divine. It'a absoutely wonderful and your sultry voice isn't hurting anything on top of that. Cheers brother!

[@mylarmelodies]

✌️ thanks m8 & keep sticking at it

[@effiksmusic]

@@ichigen511 I started some years ago (after watching Alex videos) with eurorack and can say now: you can learn this stuff. It needs practice and time to develop the skills and taste. But it’s doable.

[@clef-is-futile]

getting in here before jeremy / red means recording leaves a comment for the text shoutout total banger of a demo as well!

[@AllThatsGone]

Finally a demo of this that makes sense. Kinda looks like the Electribe fader/touch strip sequencer combo I've always wanted.

[@myvolts1903]

Love it! So great to see exploration facilitated with new tools. 'Fun' buttons are the future!

[@rrrobart9]

It just keeps getting better and better

[@rrrobart9]

I can’t believe how much I want this. Awesome

[@infn8loopmusic]

Great video!! This Reminds me a bit of the Bastl SoftPop2! But that's a synth with a sequencer where you select the notes with a slider and you can record them that way and trigger in different playback modes/patterns you can edit the scales and it has patchable envelopes and filters and a LFO and they all modulat each other with sliders. It's wild! But this little thing is great! Maybe even more useful than the Softpop2? I dunno

[@neuroactive3301]

What an excellent demo of this product! This was the first demo which made sense... I have even seen this product demoed live in Superbooth. In that point it seemed to generate mainly just useless stuff. Now there seems to be promise of something interesting.

[@bsbazzman]

Oo this paired with Neo Trinity seems like a super powerful pairing for modulation and sequencing with multiple options for capturing automation 😮

[@theAwakenedOne007]

This looks so fun!

[@domgraveson1942]

Love to Hadj. Legend

[@mylarmelodies]

Yeah really lovely bloke!

[@EleniEliades_]

❤❤😅 Funky FUN ! Always LOVE your Sounds ~🎉

[@HardyNahtal]

Thanks for the video 🎉 I’m going to use this with the Arturia micro freak making a sequencing powerhouse 😮

[@GoPlayAllDay]

awesome combo! ✌

[@TheRumanx]

Yeah!!! This looks like fun :) Would be a nice way to get away from sequencers for some inspiration, thanks for this video :)

[@Orangetronic]

turbo fun melody machine!!! AND it's yellow!

[@mylarmelodies]

Ha, also comes in grey for the more minimal approach (I like colours) 🌚

[@Half_Plus_Seven]

Will it save the 4 sequences (2 buffers) when you power off? Any other way to save for later recall or performance?

[@mylarmelodies]

Yep you can - there are 8 memory slots for saving sequences.

[@effiksmusic]

Nice box. But I probably will try to get this in the eurorack case with DROID.

[@diegomartin73388]

Do you think it's possible??

[@lockyp204]

They should release a 4 track monster

[@hadjhifi8910]

oooh, nice idea!

[@rodnee2340]

This looks pretty amazing! Will they do a eurorack version of this? Tbh I hate stomp boxes. I have 3 and thats far too many. I'm a guitarist and I hate them! I know this doesn't exactly fall into that category but the size and shape says another loose box that needs batteries or a separate wall wort. That's what I don't like about them. A couple of CV inputs for oct and trigger for each channel and it would be perfect in a eurorack! All nice and neat taking power from a single wall wort along with all the other stuff in the case. Honestly they need to do a eurorack version.

[@JosephElsherbini]

I like modular too. But a Cioks 4 with a USB power supply or Cioks DC7 with power staight from mains makes stomp boxes a lot less annoying at least for wall warts.

[@mylarmelodies]

The euro thing is a question for Hadj to answer, sure he’ll chime in! This actually comes with a Myvolts USB power wire so it runs off a USB socket.

[@hadjhifi8910]

Hey, yeah we hear you : ) PlayFader always had a clear design goal of that it should be able play almost any electronic sound making device - CV, MIDI but also Euro, Buchla (1.2v/oct) or vintage (Hz/V). Coupled with creating an interface that anyone can play music on, we really felt it would benefit from being standalone and portable. It's also by design that it sits in front of a rack of modules, not nestled in a jungle of cables, it encourages and supports continuous play and interaction. BUT... We've done quite a bit of thinking, drawing and discussing about what a eurorack module might be. Let's just say that something familiar but different is where we're heading. PlayFader does some cool stuff that we do think would be amazing in a module of some form. So, PlayFader is this way for a few good reasons, but we think there's some more fun stuff we can do in Eurorack, thanks for the encouragement and stay tuned ✌

[@rodnee2340]

@hadjhifi8910 tbh I made this comment before finishing the video! My head is spinning with how much stuff it can do. So I can see why you went that way. Brilliant product. I hope it does well for you. After I get my voltage lab 2. This will definitely be on my wish list. Eurorack or not.

[@hadjhifi8910]

@@rodnee2340 thank you so much! ✌

[@MelonSprout]

does the catalyst controller from 4ms compare to you at all?

[@mylarmelodies]

Not used one and not totally sure how they implemented it - maybe? But I get the feeling it’s not as immediate as this

[@lenylabeaume]

For those who like weird little boxes, the core concept looks a lot like the way you'd record notes in the leploop analog sequencer, like shown here : kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2rCZp9roJehetksi=We10j76jjyYiPGo1

[@mylarmelodies]

Thanks for this - Need to try a leploop!!

[@chateaudisco1436]

@@mylarmelodiesthat’s what I thought, but even as a devotee of strange, obtuse instruments, the Leploop held its secrets just out of my reach and we parted ways…. THIS box though offers so so much more because it simplifies many control processes…

[@lenylabeaume]

@@chateaudisco1436 It's obviously a totally different piece of gear, I just thought it might be interresting to share it here in response of the video's opening. I also have a love/hate relationship with the leploop though !

[@lenylabeaume]

@@mylarmelodies I'd love to hear you play with it !

[@wax83]

A strange bug that I found with this thing is when the PF is synced to an external clock the non-quantised time doesnt work at all! Or maybe I just missed something completely...

[@Gmartin4049]

Staring to miss knob per function. So many devices now that you have to memorise. Super handy I know but also annoying unless you use them every day. Still its a great sequencer for sure.

[@mylarmelodies]

Would be a very different physical kettle of fish if that were the case is the trick! This way your hands only have one spot they need to go to, just a case of committing the combos to the muscles

[@averagepainter]

hmm. another device with next to no buttons. seemingly genius. seemingly easy to use. but as with all these things it relies on convoluted button combos that you tend to forget. „press this twice then hold these two buttons and then slide this to erase notes but only temporarily because you held the other button before… but if you hold clear and loop and double tap scale, it does something different but only if beforehand you pressed hold thrice.“ these gadgets never worked for me. maybe i‘m old. i‘d rather have dedicated buttons for everything.

[@mylarmelodies]

It definitely will take a bit of commitment and practice to learn the combos, but it’s very much achievable. The core basics are all in this video. It’s an instrument, learning one takes practice.

[@averagepainter]

@mylarmelodies no doubt about it being doable.