After experimenting with some new audio production tools (korg emx-1, reason, ableton) I have really been gaining an interest in the aspects of visual interface design and how they related to instruments. So I decided that it would be an interesting experiment to develop my own instrument.
I chose to try and build a relatively simple sequencer, but things quickly spiraled out of control
I managed to throw together a basic sequencer with only a couple of hours of coding, thanks to MVC architecture, I knew I had a solid framework on which to build a powerful digital instrument.
I quickly began to start adding features, like volume sliders for individual sequencer tracks, solo and hold buttons and UI for selecting a patch for each sequencer track. what makes this instrument unique is the ability to add unlimited drum and sound tracks to a pattern, as well as to add or remove tracks on the fly.
Still far from being a production ready application, the instrument is nonetheless functional. I am currently looking at integrating audio effects into each sequencer track. However this made it pretty obvious that Flash doesn't quite have the horsepower to handle a processor intensive application such as this. So I am currently looking at porting the app to iPhone / iPad.
