Pioneer Toraiz Squid is now my MAIN Ableton Midi Controller
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- So in today's video I wanted to talk about how the Pioneer Toraiz Squid has now become my main Ableton midi controller and how I ditched the Ableton Push for it. The Squid is a feature packed midi sequencer with a whole load of creative functions that make it great for coming up with ideas.
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The whole Toraiz line is so slept on
I had the Toraiz for two weeks now, and everyday i discover and learn new features that this machine is capable of which makes me love it more and more. its my first sequencer i don't have any experience with other sequencer but i feel i made the right investment along side with the Toraiz AS-1. haven't felt that for long time lol
Yes I think it works for some people, not for others and for me I find it real quick and easy to use which is a great sign!
You absolutely deserve many thousands of subscribers! Always great videos! Thank you
Thank you! Subscriber numbers do seem to be going up, I'm just glad people are liking the videos :)
Is this still your main midi controller? Or would you recommend something else now?
Great content here! Thank you!
Changing the running direction of the pads is so neat!
Just got one, combined with an iPad this is one powerful portable setup.
Love the sp16 but got a bit frustrated with the limits of the sequencer, it’s fun & fast sounds great, Dave smith filters(keeping it)
But if you want weird & wild rhythms the squid is out here.
Been using maschine plus the same way. Just send midi, i choose channel 1, arpeggiator, scales, chords, midi cc, etc...it´s awesome. Using it with reason too. Ableton link on, sample what you have made, slice, make different patterns and away we go 😀 maschine is in standalone, and then the usb midi from M+ is available.
I was wondering how to hook up my Squid to work with Ableton; thanks for showing me how.
Great video, was on the fence but am inching toward buying a Squid. Also. Not even being snarky when i say i prefer music nerd videos where the word “well” sounds like “wew.” Subscribed
I think I'm gonna buy this to go along with my djs-1000. It shits me to tears that the djs can't play midi files and I feel the sequencer needs to be double in length. This squid should solve a few of my issues
Just found this video, helps explain the squid better
It seems like that would be a good addition to the push to that has a side controller. To create random off the cuff.
I had both but ran out of space for the push and kept the Squid
@@EightsEverywhere I don't know if I'm off on this. But I would love to have everything in the DJS 1000 format. I would love to have a synthesizer in that format.
I have one on order, I had a Squarp Pyramid for a day or, which turned out to be faulty, returned it, shop didnt have another, so getting this instead, with some cashback too :) Looking forward to getting it next week.
Was it a keeper? Does it feel really cheap?
@@housemachine509 i have both and love both
they scratch a different itch and both do what they intend to do very well
I've been wanting one of these. they are pretty interesting!
As always you are "the man" 👍☺️
awesome video, definitely helped me out a lot!
Thanks dude
I got mine the week it came out and its mostly been gathering dust. Only a few mins into your video I was reminded why I dont use it. Its just a pain to setup each time. Most of my other devices or sequencers I can dive into and use relatively quickly. With Squid it opens every time on the previous project, which is rarely what I want to open, so I start a new project and have to go through the process of assigning each midi track. Something as simple as a custom default layout, or saving templates would make a huge difference.
Well my default project on the Squid is setup with all 16 pads mapped to the USB midi channels then you can easily set them with your default Ableton project so could be setup to work quite quickly but i get ya, definitely some improvements could be made!
It's easy to setup your own template
Not sure if I’m going to keep it but so far it’s fun
Great video
Just started using Interpolation on the Squid and found that feature really nice along with the randomization set to Euclid Based / Melodic! But I've been having a lot of trouble getting it to synch up with Live on the grid... Do you know of any really detailed tutorials or anything on getting hardware synched? I might just buy an E-RM Multiclock when it becomes available and hope that does it for a hefty price
There is no need for E-RM clock, it is basically snake oil, all you need to do is to measure you delay time and input that the difference as he shows in Live, Bitwig is much much easier and tightest, never was fan of Live, Bitwig is the way forward and for all mixing and recording Cubase.
Hey man I just subscribed. I've been binge watching every video I can find about this controller. So glad to see another one pop up in my search. I love the fact you are controlling exclusively Ableton which is the way I intend to use it if I do end up purchasing the Squid. I'm wondering though how you think this controller would work out in Abletons session view for use in a live performance. Have you given this any thought? Looking forward to your next live stream!
I don't think it really matters whether it's session or arrangement view because in this way all the sequencing is being done by the Squid, not by Ableton. Ableton is acting more like a host of instruments rather than a DAW in this setup but session view could give you a better idea of what is happening though - certainly works better in a live situation.
@@DirtySecretz Well I know it will still trigger everything the same, but in terms of mapping the squid. Can you trigger clips with the pads and make a 4x4 red box to work with this thing?
I’m really not sure, can’t say I’ve tried that as I don’t use Live for performing with. I’d imagine it’s maybe possible but I think if you were specifically after something like that the Push or even launchpad would be a better, more logical move. The Squid is definitely more about specifically about controlling instruments (hardware or software).
@@DirtySecretz Right. I have a launchpad myself but I was thinking hey I have all these pads right here, maybe I can remove the clutter!
I wish the parameters for the groovebend existed I can’t pull anything decent with it. Maybe they offer more options with an update
squid receive program change from ableton? it'a possible change a pattern?
Is there a way to make this work with an Ableton drum rack? I prefer to have all my drums in 1 rack as opposed to having them on different channels.
You can certainly do this but you wouldn't be easily be able to step sequence it on the Squid. Each track on the Squid is meant to sequence an instrument so each step would be a certain note (C3, D3, etc). You can program chords on a single step but thinking about that instrument being a drum rack you'd need to play the notes that correspond to the kick and clap for example. In scale mode you could definitely perform the drums in real time but editing the steps afterwards would be tricky. A way to get around it would be to set each drum cell you're using in a drum rack to be a different midi channel so you could track is each sound via the Squid. It's complicated but if you try it you'll see it's not quite that simple. The Squid isn't really built for Ableton, the Push is definitely more integrated for doing things like this.
Thanks for showing your workflow with the Squid. I've been using mine in a very similar fashion with Bitwig Studio but when the Squid is set to slave the clock keeps fluctuating by 0.1 BPM (jumping between 129.9 and 130 BPM). That makes it currently very unreliable for recording so I just record my patterns in the Squid and export the MIDI files to Bitwig clips when I'm ready.
That definitely makes sense! It isn't totally exact and I guess that's just standard midi for you - maybe Midi 2.0 might help in the future but I kinda like it not being perfect. I think that's the reason I like using external gear sometimes because it introduces fluctuations but exporting the midi is definitely the best way to go if you want to be exact 👍🏻
The fluctuation is perfectly normal, all hardware does this, just a lot don't show it on their screens
Does the Squid work as normal, when set as Midi Slave? Some other controllers show problems with usability, when synced to an external clock, e. g. lacking some functions of the pad matrix. Maschine MK2 drove me crazy with those issues. Thx
So got my squid hook IT up like this video... Problem: ableton is set to 160bpm the squid is drifting between 158 - 163 also IT will not record tot grid cant get the offset right. Anybody got ideas?
Did you solve this?
I’m looking into buying this piece. Can it function as an audio recording interface for Ableton?
No it’s just a midi controller/sequencer, it doesn’t have any audio capabilities
Any tricks on chaining patterns?
I haven't looked at that tbh, I mainly use it just for composing individual patterns which then go straight into my DAW
Good :)
work with rekordbox in sync too ?
I'd imagine so as Rekordbox does play nice with Ableton Link
The sounds in ableton are loaded in a simpler? I am a Total ableton noob
Yes, all the individual drum sounds are on separate midi tracks in Ableton loaded into a simpler on each - it's the "simpler"ist way to do it 😉
Bit of kit
Have they updated it yet? Still on the fence with it
I haven't seen an update, although does it need it? tbh I've been using it out the box and it's been great for me
I think I’ll pass on this
Looks like a sad attempt by Pioneer to grab a piece of the Push market. Congrats Pioneer, you’re only 5 years late to the party. Pass.
It's not really even a competitor for the Push, it's meant to be a sequencer for external gear not specifically a DAW control device - I just found it works quite nice in the studio.
@@DirtySecretz if this is the CDJ-500 of studio gear then I think I'll wait for the nexus. :)
jesus we understand about the usb channels get on with it. skipped.