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Glitch-Sequencer For Mac And PC

From the makers of GlitchDS, the awesome little music making app for the Nintendo DS, comes Glitch-Sequencer for Mac and PC. It’s functionally very similar to GlitchDS, only it works on Mac and PC instead of the handheld touchscreen Nintendo device.

Part of the program’s charm was in the interface with the DS, so it loses a bit of fun because of that. It was also a bit of a workaround to get it to run well on my Mac. You not only have to install Glitch-Sequencer, but also MMJ (Java Midi Subsystem for Intel Macs), and jump through some other hoops, all which are detailed on the Glitch Sequencer page, but I always get so excited when new toys come; the last thing I want to do is install a bunch of extraneous apps to get it to run properly. That’s like buying a guitar without strings or something.

Nonetheless, it’s a very unique sequencing interface, and it’s free, so give it a go at Glitch-Sequencer.com. If you have a DS, be sure to check out GlitchDS.com too!

The best way to maximize these tools is to feed them into Live or a system in which you have a better sound bank. Check out this video of GlitchDS fed into Reaktor with RepeaterDS:

This entry was posted on Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 at 2:21 pm. It is filed under wires and tagged with free, glitch, interface, sequencer, software. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.