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Overview video below uses v1.0!


A MIDI-enabled software recreation of the hardware M185 step sequencer, designed by Ryk – developed with his input! 

New version 2.3 available! (see Version History in Documentation for info)

Features

Includes virtually all major functions from the hardware M185, and adds many new ones specific to the software version.
• Multi-stage step sequencer with stage-selectable gate modes
• Now expanded from 8 to 16 stages
• Gate modes include Mute, Single, Multi and Hold
• Ratchet mode available when in Multi mode within a stage
• Polyphonic potential when using long Note Length values
• Chord mode – allows for up to 5 note user-specified chords
• Each stage can be from 1 to 8 clock pulses in length
• Constrain notes to scale – new pentatonic mode
• Global transpose – new easy octave up and octave down buttons
• Internal or MIDI clock control
• Built-in clock divide capability
• Forward, reverse, ping pong, random & Brownian “drunken walk” modes
• Note pitch, stage length and stage mode randomization functions
• Stage lock to prevent randomization or MIDI note input changes
• MIDI output to any hardware or software synth
• VST instrument hosting, and now VST3 and AU as well(AU is Mac only)
• ReWire audio slave support
• 16 preset slots for instant recall of parameters
• Presets can be saved to and loaded from disk
• External MIDI controllers support via MIDI CC messages, with MIDI learn
• MIDI note control of currently active stage via MIDI keyboard
• Can specify default MIDI device and controller map
* Basic Dark Mode support on Mac Mojave (10.14) or greater
* Now entirely a 64-bit application

Requirements


OS X 10.11.6 – 12.x (Big Sur compatible, runs on M1 chip via Rosetta 2), 64-bit plugins only


Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11, 64-bit only, 64-bit plugins only

Try It

Free Demo (it’s fully functional except it won’t allow you to use the excellent presets feature, and will time out after 30 minutes)

Buy It

$40 USD

PayPal only, no returns — please try the demo first to see if you like it.
Once we receive notification from PayPal of your payment, we will e-mail you secure download details within a maximum of 72 hours, and usually within less than 24 hours. You will not receive any software or documentation via postal mail, only an electronic download. Please check your Junk mail folder (especially Gmail users) for your download details email!

Documentation

• Read the full documentation

Who’s Using It

Daniel Miller, Mute Records founder

cEvin Key (Skinny Puppy, Cyberaktif, Tear Garden, Download, Hilt, Doubting Thomas, etc...)

Synthesizer Magazin

Read the M-185 and Klee reviews (in German, Issue 28, Sept 2011)

RYK, M185 hardware sequencer creator

“The closest to the real thing you can get without knobs!”

Grizzle (from the Cycling '74 forums)

“It’s an animal sequencer. I used to drool over that Roland vid thinking I would never have it in my little eurorack and then you come along to save the day :-)”

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