Nu-Trix The Synth Guy Unleashes the Drumlogue: Sequencer Mayhem for Advanced Ravers

Nu-Trix The Synth Guy doesn’t waste time with baby steps—he’s straight into the Drumlogue’s sequencer, showing off how it’s more than just a TR-style box. Sure, you can bash in kicks and snares like it’s 1984, but that’s just the warm-up. The real action starts when you dig into the advanced features hiding under the hood.

He demonstrates how step programming and real-time overdubbing let you build up patterns fast, but points out the Drumlogue’s buttons aren’t velocity sensitive. No problem: accent levels to the rescue. With four accent stages and per-step velocity tweaks, you can inject proper groove and dynamics into your beats without needing a MIDI keyboard. It’s a quick, hands-on approach that’ll keep your patterns from sounding like a flat-pack furniture manual.

Now we’re into the real rave bunker stuff. Nu-Trix shows how ratchets, ramps, and probability settings can turn a vanilla loop into a living, breathing groove monster. Ratchets add rolls and flams, ramps bring dynamic movement, and probability means your patterns evolve without ever getting stale. If you want a snare to hit only every fourth loop, or a hi-hat to sneak in unpredictably, this is how you do it.

Motion recording is where things get wild. You can automate anything—decay, tune, pan, even per-step sample switching—right from the sequencer. No LFO? No problem. Want to choke more than just hi-hats? Assign choke groups to any sound and get creative with muting and interplay. It’s the kind of deep, dirty sequencing that’ll have your tracks mutating mid-set and keep the crowd guessing what’s coming next.

If you’re bored of 16-step monotony, Nu-Trix has the antidote. He dives into the Drumlogue’s time page, where you can set different pattern lengths and rates for each part. Want your toms looping in 10, your hats in 12, and your claps in 16? Go for it. The result is a tangled web of rhythms that only loop back after several cycles—perfect for those who like their beats unpredictable.

Activate Poly mode and each part loops independently, unleashing full polymetric chaos. Add per-part groove templates and you can swing your hats while keeping your kicks rigid, or vice versa. The combinations are endless, and the groove gets seriously twisted. It’s not for the faint-hearted, but if you want your patterns to sound like a toaster-fight in a washing machine, this is the way.

Performance heads, this one’s for you. Nu-Trix breaks down how to switch patterns live, either queued up for smooth transitions or instantly for those jarring, on-the-fly edits. You can remix your set in real time, jumping between variations without ever losing sync—essential for anyone who likes to keep their audience on their toes.

Chain mode lets you string together patterns for longer arrangements, even swapping kits mid-flow. There’s no traditional song mode, but with clever chaining and live switching, you can build evolving sets that never repeat the same way twice. Nu-Trix’s approach is all about keeping things fluid and spontaneous—a proper street weapon for live electronic music.