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ML-185 Stage Controlled Sequencer (v0.9.1)
Max for Live MIDI sequencer · updated by Innermono
The ML-185 is a stage-based step sequencer for Ableton Live. It was inspired by RYK’s M-185 module for the Roland System-100M modular synth. Instead of fixed steps, you get 8 stages, and each one decides how long it lasts and how it plays. That lets a short pattern stretch, stutter and drift into hypnotic, evolving lines that a normal step sequencer can’t make.
Version 0.9.1 is a maintenance update of Nico Starke’s original 2009 device. It fixes every known issue the original author listed, plus a few more.
How it works
8 stages, each with its own pitch, velocity and aux value
Four play modes per stage:
0: rest
I: one note
II: repeating notes
I-: one note held for the whole stage
Stage length of 1–8 clock ticks, with step division for repeats (every 1, 2, 3 or 4 ticks)
Four directions: forward, backward, ping-pong and random
Fixed mode: locks the loop to a set length, so odd stage lengths still line up with the bar
Clock timing at 1/32, 1/16 or 1/8, with swing
Aux layer: sends any MIDI CC, pitch bend or channel pressure, so you can sequence filters, effects and more alongside the notes
Random button: instantly re-rolls the current page of values
What’s new in v0.9.1
Saved steps recall: pitch, velocity and aux values now load correctly when you reopen a Set
Random direction holds: it plays whole stages, each at its full length
Locked to Live’s song position: it always starts on stage 1, and stopping releases held notes
Stage LEDs: they blink on every note, even at 1/32
Fixed mode: it now works in every direction
Held (I-) notes: they last the whole stage at every clock rate
Info View help: there’s now help text for every control
Requirements
Ableton Live with Max for Live (Live Suite, or Live Standard with the Max for Live add-on).
Credits
Original device by Nico Starke (2009). The v0.9.1 update is by Innermono.
ML-185 Stage Controlled Sequencer (v0.9.1)
Max for Live MIDI sequencer · updated by Innermono
The ML-185 is a stage-based step sequencer for Ableton Live. It was inspired by RYK’s M-185 module for the Roland System-100M modular synth. Instead of fixed steps, you get 8 stages, and each one decides how long it lasts and how it plays. That lets a short pattern stretch, stutter and drift into hypnotic, evolving lines that a normal step sequencer can’t make.
Version 0.9.1 is a maintenance update of Nico Starke’s original 2009 device. It fixes every known issue the original author listed, plus a few more.
How it works
8 stages, each with its own pitch, velocity and aux value
Four play modes per stage:
0: rest
I: one note
II: repeating notes
I-: one note held for the whole stage
Stage length of 1–8 clock ticks, with step division for repeats (every 1, 2, 3 or 4 ticks)
Four directions: forward, backward, ping-pong and random
Fixed mode: locks the loop to a set length, so odd stage lengths still line up with the bar
Clock timing at 1/32, 1/16 or 1/8, with swing
Aux layer: sends any MIDI CC, pitch bend or channel pressure, so you can sequence filters, effects and more alongside the notes
Random button: instantly re-rolls the current page of values
What’s new in v0.9.1
Saved steps recall: pitch, velocity and aux values now load correctly when you reopen a Set
Random direction holds: it plays whole stages, each at its full length
Locked to Live’s song position: it always starts on stage 1, and stopping releases held notes
Stage LEDs: they blink on every note, even at 1/32
Fixed mode: it now works in every direction
Held (I-) notes: they last the whole stage at every clock rate
Info View help: there’s now help text for every control
Requirements
Ableton Live with Max for Live (Live Suite, or Live Standard with the Max for Live add-on).
Credits
Original device by Nico Starke (2009). The v0.9.1 update is by Innermono.