Synthesis and sound design · updated 2026-08-16
SEQUENCER
A pattern recorder that fires notes or CV at set steps. Step sequencers stay central to techno, acid and modular practice.

SOURCES AND CITATIONS
Free, primary references for sequencer — standards bodies, manufacturers, government offices and university course material.
RELATED TERMS IN SYNTHESIS AND SOUND DESIGN
- Subtractive synthesis
- FM synthesis
- Wavetable synthesis
- Granular synthesis
- Polyphony / paraphony / monophony
- Modulation matrix
- CV/Gate
- Aliasing
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