Music sequencer

A music sequencer (or audio sequencer or simply sequencer) is a device or application software that can record, edit, or play back music, by handling note and performance information in several forms, typically CV/Gate, MIDI, or Open Sound Control, and possibly audio and automation data for digital audio workstations (DAWs) and plug-ins.^{[note 1]}^[1]

data for MIDI sequencers (implemented as hardware or software)^[3]

MIDI

data for analog sequencers^[4] and possibly others (via CV/Gate interfaces)

CV/Gate

data for mixing-automation in DAWs,^{[note 2]}^[5] and software effect / instrument plug-ins for DAWs with sequencing features

Automation

data in audio sequencers^[6]^{[note 3]} including DAWs, loop-based music software, etc.; or phrase samplers including grooveboxs, etc.

Audio

List of music sequencers

List of music software

Music tracker

Music workstation

Groovebox

(for organs)

Combination action#Sequencers

Arar, Raphael; Kapur, Ajay (2013). (PDF). Proceedings of the Sound and Music Computing Conference 2013 (SMC 2013), Stockholm, Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-02.
Note: although this conference paper emphasized the "Ace Tone FR-1 Rhythm Ace", it is not the music sequencer nor the first drum machine product.

"A History of Sequencers: Interfaces for Organizing Pattern-Based Music"

List of papers sharing a similar perspective with this Wikipedia article:

. 120 Years of Electronic Music (120years.net).

"History of electronic musical instruments and sequencers"

. Vintage Synth Explorer.

"Early sequencer controllers"

Richmond, Leigh (11 November 1974). . Evening Times. Melbourne, FL. p. A1. (1974 newspaper article about digital sequencer)

"Computer hums its own music"

, Google.com

"Search results of "audio sequencer""

, Amazon.com

"Amazon.com: Audio Sequencers: Musical Instruments"

, website of the Badisches Landesmuseum