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Re:AKAI MPC 3000 sampler/sequencer drum machine by lioeters on Sunday August 16, 2020 @12:51PM (#24179254)
> custom device OS, purpose-built for music making, lots of I/O, good hardware interface.. HDMI or display out..

There's a history of such devices built by/for professional and hobbyist musicians, and it seems increasingly it's becoming more accessible to the public, with low-cost microcomputers like Raspberry Pi.

It might be too niche for big companies to care about, but I'm hoping that there's enough of a trend/demand for specialized music devices that are tiny computers one can hook up a monitor or SSH into, and hack to our hearts' desire.

As a hobby project, I'm building a programmable sampler/sequencer with PiSound. It comes with a custom Linux distro for low-latency audio.

https://www.blokas.io/pisound/

https://blokas.io/patchbox-os/

I love that the musical possibilities are endless, extensible with commodity hardware and software. I believe there's plenty of room for innovative products that provide curated setups, like synths and drum machines.

Re:AKAI MPC 3000 sampler/sequencer drum machine by gregorysudderth on Monday August 17, 2020 @03:04AM (#24184727)
I for one would love to know more about this sequencer! I have a PiSound and am wondering if I can make a sequencer myself-- I'm inspired by Berndard Sumner--he made one (New Order).

There is an idea floating around in my head of being able to describe rhythm patterns with just a few characters...and then branch them and control transitions between the branches, with some controller...arrows? Joystick?

Re:AKAI MPC 3000 sampler/sequencer drum machine by lioeters on Monday August 17, 2020 @05:27PM (#24192363)
I'm still figuring it out, to be honest. Currently exploring launching (or controlling everything from) ChucK scripts:

https://chuck.cs.princeton.edu