To the right we can TRANSPOSE the note DOWN or UP by octave increments, and we also have three grey keys that trigger GATE, ACCENT and SLIDE. In order to program sequences in Phoscyon, we can first select the STEP NUMBER we want to edit (from 1-16), then select the note for that step using the keyboard. WRITE button, and also click the orange CLEAR button, this gives us an empty pattern to create our hook. We want to create our own pattern here, so in the PATTERN CONTROL & EDIT section, turn on the red PATT. SYNC and HOST MODE turned off, this means the internal sequencer will trigger the synth but it will sync to the host tempo of the DAW. Importantly, the Seq settings in the top left of the synth are set to INT.SEQ, with INT. By default, a pattern is already loaded and will trigger on playback. To get started, load an instance of Phoscyon in your DAW. However, many soft synths features built-in sequencers that can provide creativity of a different kind and sometimes present us with ideas we wouldn’t normally create using the keyboard.Įach built-in sequencer works differently, but in this walkthrough we’ll be using D16’s Phoscyon synth, a Roland TB-303 emulation, to create this acid-style hook: Step 1 When creating new synth melodies, most of us probably reach for the keyboard to get ideas down. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Using a Synth’s built-in sequencer TO creaTE melodies