oct tōne features & functionality // Glasgow Synth Guild 8-step sequencer

A deep dive into Glasgow Synth Guild's first product, the *oct tōne!* Our first collaboration is with Jason H.J. Lim, Instruo founder and designer and, as is expected with his designs, the *oct tōne* packs a mighty punch for a wee 10hp guy. The Glasgow Synth Guild are a collective of electronic instrument builders based in Scotland, we build modules, pedals, controllers and utilities for the modern-day music producer. Our aim is to collaborate with independent designers to bring limited batches of brilliant designs into the hands of more people around the world. Watch this space! 00:00 Introduction 00:24 Subtractive patch 01:20 Patching from an oct tōne (CV output) 01:48 Unquantised CV 02:17 Quantised scales 02:25 Chromatic 02:33 (Step hold) 03:16 Ionian (major scale) 03:36 Major pentatonic 03:52 minor pentatonic 04:03 Harmonic minor 04:13 Whole tone 05:12 Master Clock output 06:33 Master Clock step definition 07:13 Step gate outputs 07:55 Parallel clock source example (reverb throw) 09:34 Step reduction (STEPS potentiometer) 10:36 Sequence direction (random) 11:24 Sequence direction (pendulum) 12:01 Clock - internal (RATE) 12:19 Clock - external 12:57 RETRIG 13:15 RETRIG self patching 13:44 self patching - step removal from random 14:37 Tuning/programming mode - manual stored voltage/gates 15:34 Tuning/programming mode - master clock RETRIG gate 16:14 Step repeat 17:15 Step repeat programming 18:13 Step repeat clock repeats 19:24 Chaotic sequencing