Sqsl Mills // A Quirky ‘Dilla Time’ Midi Sequencer for Mac and iPad by sqsl / Michal Macura

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"My review and walkthrough of Sqsl Mills. Mills is another quirky midi sequencer from Michal Macura / sqsl / seqsual for M1 Mac and iPad. If you like weird minimalist phasing loops in the vein of Steve Reich, or Dilla-style grooves with unique swing, you might dig this. This is a standalone app, not a plugin, but you can send the midi to control plugins, hardware synths, electric pianos etc.

Mills (M1 Mac/iPad) on the Appstore:
https://apps.apple.com/app/sqsl-mills..."

"sqsl Mills is an experimental MIDI note generator/sequencer.

The concept can be described in modular synthesizer terms as seven square-wave LFOs, each triggering a pair of notes—one on the rising edge (A) and one on the falling edge (B). The user interface is designed to allow easy and immediate adjustment of parameters via a group of faders (touch strips), with optional value rotation using the bi-directional SHIFT function.

LFO Parameters

• Rate: Speed of rotation, derived from the master clock source
• Phase: Angular spacing between two notes
• Clock Division: Determines rhythmic subdivision

Note Parameters

• Pitch: CV value from the pitch fader, passed through the global quantizer
• Gate Length: Controls note duration
• Velocity
• MIDI Channel
• Chance: Probability of the note being triggered

sqsl Mills features a pitch class–inverting quantizer, allowing users to select specific pitch classes/notes and optionally flip their pattern.

Notes

• sqsl Mills does not produce sound or audio on its own - it sends out MIDI notes, and optionally MIDI clock messages.
• It is a standalone app (not AUv3).

For more information, visit: https://www.seqsual.com/mills"