Step Sequencers

BirdFLU · Newbie Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Posts: 184 Location: PDX, OR

Hey folks,

I just got my beta-tester desktop Zeit. There's pics of it on the Infection site so you can go there to view it.

My first impressions from a couple hours of use:

It's probably 95% or more complete. So far everything wrong or odd I've found are all minor things. Not really even bugs, more "ease of use" type things or features not yet implemented. No lock-ups, crashes, or stuck notes. Well actually there were some stuck notes when I was using software plug-ins, but that was the plug-ins not the Zeit. The same sequences didn't hang up my V-Synth XT.

I think the manual is a good start and better than most equipment manuals as it is. But I've got a lot of suggestions for David on making the manual more comprehensive and user friendly. I think the Zeit is actually easier to use than the manual, i.e. I can usually guess how something works quicker than I can find the answer in the manual. That's more of a testament to how easy to use the Zeit is than a slam on the manual.

The Zeit is definitely the machine I hoped it would be. You can sit down and start using it right away after looking at the manual for maybe 2-3 minutes. Seriously, it's that easy. But there also are lots of deeper functions to keep you busy when you're ready to try them. The main thing is that it is SO easy to use. I'm trying to be a good beta tester and go through the functions but I keep getting distracted with ideas! This is the opposite of most sequencers where I'd have an idea and get bogged down in figuring out how to get the sequencer to do what I want.

I'm hoping to to post some audio and/or video examples within the next couple weeks, but don't hold me to it. I've got other things going on like recovering from brain surgery (seriously), so my productivity is hit and miss.