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PATTERN ENGINE

16 Steps To Infinity

Navigate new worlds of musical possibility with our flagship generative performance sequencer…
$49
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Designed by Ableton Certified Trainer Noah Pred, Pattern Engine delivers instant, ongoing, generative sequencing built for producers who want fresh ideas without sacrificing musical intent. A single click of the global dice can produce immediate inspiration, while auto-randomization reveals evolving patterns that remain coherent thanks to detailed per-step control. From meticulous spontaneity to creative chaos, Pattern Engine designed to help creators explore new motifsand variations while maintaing the musical coherence.

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Sixteen steps offer deep creative leverage: pitch, velocity, length, ties, and mutes can all be shaped or locked to anchor key musical elements as new variations unfold. Four tempo-syncable LFOs give melodic motion real contour, while scale-aware transposition and MIDI-driven pitch shifts keep everything harmonically grounded. Multiple playback modes, directional options, swing, and timing controls allow Pattern Engine to behave like a phrase generator, an adaptive sequencer, or an expressive performance tool. Whether you’re building evolving rhythms, discovering melodic ideas, or injecting controlled randomness into your workflow, Pattern Engine makes it happen. Providing immediate access to expansive realms of musicality, this highly creative sequencer unlocks new possibilities to drive any hardware or virtual instrument.



KEY FEATURES
  • 16-step generative sequencer with per-step control over mute, pitch, velocity, length, and tie
  • Auto-randomization for each parameter at independent bar-based intervals
  • Four LFOs with per-step modulation for dynamic melodic movement
  • Multiple pitch algorithms including Chance, Drunk, Fluid, and Decide
  • Advanced pitch randomization with minimum/maximum ranges and Relative key mode
  • Per-step and per-parameter locking to preserve structure while generating variation
  • Forward, Reverse, Circular, Random, and six interactive playback modes
  • Flexible timing with metrical grid or millisecond clock, plus rate multipliers and divisions
  • Scale-aware output with internal or MIDI-driven transposition
  • Cycle length, offset, reset, and start controls for structural phrasing
  • Record Step Entry mode for intuitive real-time programming
  • Cycle-count masking for evolving, non-repetitive sequences
  • Improved clock handling and swing timing optimization
  • All parameters available for automation, modulation, and MIDI mapping when not auto-randomized
Info View Annotated
Learn all you need to know directly in Live - just open the Info View and hover your mouse over any parameter.
Scale Aware
Natively integrated with Live 12's scale and key for seamless workflow.
Theme Adaptive
Device colors automatically adapt to your preferred Live theme.
Optimized for Push
All parameters ready and available in Push.
 


What are producers saying?

Pattern Engine is creative magic potion. I use it to start all of my sessions now and have built it into my default Ableton template. It offers quick access to really good melodic ideas. It blows away every other similar plugin I have.
— Boreta

Pattern Engine is the current Matriarch of randomizable step sequencers. This bonkers MIDI effect expands and explodes the previously linear territory traversed by its sequencer contemporaries. From controllable melodic explorations to generative fractals of musical potential, Pattern Engine leans into the mutant half-light betwixt Steve Reich theoretics and Robert Hood pragmatics. To call this sequencer "classic" would be to do it a disservice. This is the beating heart of the future we are yet to hear, and there are ghosts in this future machine.
— Deepchild


It’s been a lot of fun to see what comes up using this tool to sequence my modular system. A great sequencer for getting instant flow. Looking forward to using this more!
— Mike Shannon

Pattern Engine is absolutely incredible, powerful, pure magic. I have been using this tool for awhile now. It has transformed my songwriting process and is totally central to my workflow and creative process. There's nothing like the wondrous process of creating an exchange and dialog with chance and chaos and harnessing it for creating art and expression. An invaluable, special, indispensable product.
— Dean Grenier

Requires: Ableton Live 10.1.x or higher running Max for Live 8.1.x on Mac or PC.

Includes: Pattern Engine device, Utility Boost, manual.

Included with: Ultra Bundle, Max MIDI Bundle.