sequencer
- noun
- /ˈsiːkwənsər/
- Specialized
- The software's powerful sequencer lets musicians arrange their tracks effortlessly.
- MIDI sequencer
- sequencer and synthesizer
- use a sequencer
Well, a music box is a kind of sequencer, right?
- Well, a music box is a kind of sequencer, right?
- And all of those things will be recorded by your MIDI sequencer and then reproduced.
- It was the first sampler and it had the greatest sequencer in the world in it called Page R, which where you could see what was going on.
Examples
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Using sequencer software allows students to easily compose two-, three-, or four-part songs.
Academic text (1993) -
Many ensemble directors are already using sequencers as an aid in rehearsals.
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Well, a music box is a kind of sequencer, right?
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The sequencer can be used at the secondary level to realize theory and harmony exercises.
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Because the sequencer will allow immediate changes within a composition, students can experiment and instantly experience the results.
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The sequencer can be used in general music classes to demonstrate the basic concepts of multitrack digital recording.
Academic text (1992) -
Fundraising during the 1991-92 school year provided a digital piano, a MIDI control box and cables, a sequencer, and music printing software.
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Since 1988, I have taught music to students from elementary through university levels using electronic multi-timbral synthesizers and sequencers.
Academic text (1998) -
Second, some tools (particularly synthesizers, samplers, and sequencers) are remarkable resources for exploring, testing, and realizing musical sounds and ideas.
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With the new electronic drum machine, you can program beats using its built-in sequencer.
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Etymology
Sequencer comes from the Latin root sequi 'to follow' and the word sequence, which you can think of as a pattern of events. In music a sequencer makes notes or sounds 'follow' in a fixed order so a pattern can play automatically.