SonicLAB: Stylophone On The Fly Sequencer

Matt came down to show us the  Stylophone On The Fly, the first product in the company's new Music Lab series. It is designed to support the CPM range, but it also works as a standalone desktop or portable  sequencer, and it can be mounted in Eurorack.

On The Fly is a performance sequencer built around real-time variation rather than stop-start editing. It has two four-step patterns, A and B, which combine into longer 16, 32 or 64-step structures. Pattern order and direction can be changed, with forward, reverse and bounce playback available. Pitch is quantised to selectable scales, with chromatic and continuous modes also available.

Connectivity includes MIDI in and out on mini jack, sync in and out, play/stop I/O, reset, CV input, pitch CV output and gate output. The gate output switches between 5V and 10V, and MIDI and CV outputs can run at the same time.

It allows you to select steps, change pitches, chain A and B patterns, add per-step functions such as skip, rest, tie, slide, ratchet and random, then save the results into three banks of eight memories. It also includes real-time transpose, momentary effects, swing, clock division, fine timing, and a pretty neat loop recorder that captures up to 128 steps and can store 24 loop recordings - with pretty much all front panel parameters recordable into it - you can make some pretty complex recordings.

OTF also supports power from six AA batteries or a 12V DC, centre-positive 1A supply (not included).

On The Fly ships from 5 November. Pricing is £149, €169 and $199.

https://stylophone.com/

Key Moments
00:00:00 Opening performance excerpt
00:00:26 Introducing On The Fly
00:02:22 MIDI, sync, CV and gate connections
00:04:12 Basic pattern operation and scales
00:05:56 Pattern chaining and direction modes
00:08:51 Per-step functions
00:12:17 Memory, recall and transpose
00:13:53 Momentary effects, swing and timing
00:15:55 Loop recording and CV transpose capture
00:21:36 Price and availability

More Info: stylophone.com

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