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9 inspiring tricks for hardware sequencing

1 USE LFOS

Interesting sequences are all about subtle variations over time. If your sequencer has an LFO (or two), put it to use! The Digitakt’s recent 1.30 update added an additional LFO to each track. For instance, with a hi-hat track you could assign one LFO to sample start and another to filter cutoff. Let the LFOs run freely, and you have tons of easy variation.

2 Quantise when it makes sense!

You want your beats to be tight, obviously. But too much

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