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Sequencing

Apart from electronic musical instruments, one of the most important tools that can be found in the modern-day project studio is the MIDI sequencer. Basically, a sequencer is a digital device or software application that’s used to record, edit, and output MIDI messages in a sequential fashion. These messages are generally arranged in a track-based format that follows the modern production concept of having instruments (and/or instrument voices) located on separate tracks. This traditional interface makes it easy for us humans to view MIDI data as tracks on a digital audio workstation (DAW) or analog tape recorder that follow along a ...

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