Pattern Engine by Manifest Audio
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Step into a new dimension of creative sequencing with Pattern Engine by Manifest Audio – a generative Max for Live MIDI effect that combines surgical control with inspiring randomness. Whether you’re chasing tightly structured grooves or unpredictable melodic textures, Pattern Engine makes it effortless to spark fresh ideas on demand.
Designed for producers who crave both flexibility and immediacy, each of its 16 steps can be randomized, locked, and modulated across five key parameters: pitch, velocity, duration, mute, and tie. Four LFOs, scale-aware pitch control, six playback modes, and intelligent auto-randomization unlock deep musicality without the workflow drag.
Key Features:
- 16-step MIDI sequencer with per-step control
- Randomize and lock Pitch, Velocity, Duration, Tie, and Mute
- Advanced auto-randomization with interval control
- 4 tempo-syncable LFOs for pitch modulation
- Scale-aware output in 50 keys with MIDI and internal transposition
- 6 intelligent playback modes including Gate, Arp & Trig
- Works with Ableton Live Suite 10.1+ and Max for Live 8.1+
Create, perform, and evolve sequences that surprise and inspire — Pattern Engine is your new generative workhorse.
USER GUIDE: MFA Pattern Engine Manual + License
Pattern Engine by Manifest Audio
TIME TO REACH ANOTHER LEVEL OF SEQUENCING
TRIPLE PACK SAVINGS: Add any three or more Manifest Audio products to your cart and save 20% automatically at checkout!
Step into a new dimension of creative sequencing with Pattern Engine by Manifest Audio – a generative Max for Live MIDI effect that combines surgical control with inspiring randomness. Whether you’re chasing tightly structured grooves or unpredictable melodic textures, Pattern Engine makes it effortless to spark fresh ideas on demand.
Designed for producers who crave both flexibility and immediacy, each of its 16 steps can be randomized, locked, and modulated across five key parameters: pitch, velocity, duration, mute, and tie. Four LFOs, scale-aware pitch control, six playback modes, and intelligent auto-randomization unlock deep musicality without the workflow drag.
Key Features:
- 16-step MIDI sequencer with per-step control
- Randomize and lock Pitch, Velocity, Duration, Tie, and Mute
- Advanced auto-randomization with interval control
- 4 tempo-syncable LFOs for pitch modulation
- Scale-aware output in 50 keys with MIDI and internal transposition
- 6 intelligent playback modes including Gate, Arp & Trig
- Works with Ableton Live Suite 10.1+ and Max for Live 8.1+
Create, perform, and evolve sequences that surprise and inspire — Pattern Engine is your new generative workhorse.
USER GUIDE: MFA Pattern Engine Manual + License
Additional information
| MaxforLive | MIDI Devices, Sequencers |
|---|---|
| Ableton Live Compatibility | Ableton Live 10 Standard with MaxforLive, Ableton Live 10 Suite, Ableton Live 11 Standard with MaxforLive, Ableton Live 11 Suite, Ableton Live 12 Standard with MaxforLive, Ableton Live 12 Suite |
| Controllers | Ableton Push THREE Standalone |
PRICE: £37.00
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May 27, 2025
This reviewer bought this product from our store.
A very inspirational device, I'm using a lot to start new ideas and sequencing some hardware modules
As always, top work from Manifest Audio
May 6, 2025
Pattern Engine is absolutely incredible, powerful, pure magic. I have been using this tool for a while now. It has transformed my songwriting process and is totally central to my workflow and creative process. There’s nothing like the wondrous process of creating an exchange and dialog with chance and chaos and harnessing it for creating art and expression. An invaluable, special, indispensable product.
May 6, 2025
This reviewer bought this product from our store.
It’s been a lot of fun to see what comes up using this tool to sequence my modular system. A great sequencer for getting instant flow. Looking forward to using this more!
May 6, 2025
This reviewer bought this product from our store.
Pattern Engine is the current Matriarch of randomizable step sequencers. This bonkers MIDI effect expands and explodes the previously linear territory traversed by its sequencer contemporaries. From controllable melodic explorations to generative fractals of musical potential, Pattern Engine leans into the mutant half-light betwixt Steve Reich theoretics and Robert Hood pragmatics. To call this sequencer “classic” would be to do it a disservice. This is the beating heart of the future we are yet to hear, and there are ghosts in this future machine.
May 6, 2025
This reviewer bought this product from our store.
Pattern Engine is creative magic potion. I use it to start all of my sessions now and have built it into my default Ableton template. It offers quick access to really good melodic ideas. It blows away every other similar plugin I have.
Pattern Engine by Manifest Audio
Pattern Engine offers unparalleled control with its 16 steps, each of which can be individually manipulated and randomized across five distinct dimensions: Mute (on/off), Pitch, Velocity, Length, and Tie (for monophonic glides). Every parameter can also be locked per step to prevent randomization. Auto-randomization can be applied globally, at adjustable intervals measured in bars, or on a per-parameter basis, with customizable probabilities for each.
Four tempo-syncable LFOs are available to shape pitch across selected steps, creating evolving melodic contours with a variety of waveforms. Each LFO offers per-step control, allowing for modulation intensity, direction, and central transposition offsets.
Outgoing note pitch values can be transposed internally or via incoming MIDI, offering dynamic performance possibilities through real-time input or pre-programmed clips — all within 50 scales and any key. Sequence direction, length, reset, step grid size, and swing are all fully customizable. Plus, the powerful global settings and six playback modes provide flexible interaction with MIDI input, including innovative Gate and Side functions, vintage Trig bank sequencing, or classic arpeggiation.
With Pattern Engine, you gain immediate access to a world of musical possibilities, pushing the boundaries of creativity for both hardware and virtual instruments.
PATTERN ENGINE FEATURES
- 16 steps with independent randomization for mute, pitch, velocity, length, and tie
- Auto-randomization for mute, pitch, velocity, length, and tie at customizable intervals and probabilities
- Four tempo-syncable LFOs with per-step modulation amounts and offsets for dynamic pitch control
- Four pitch randomization algorithms: Chance, Drunk, Fluid, and Decide — assignable globally or per step
- Per-step pitch randomization probability and range control
- Per-step and per-parameter locks for exemption from randomization
- Playback modes: Forward, Reverse, Circular, and Random
- Innovative trigger modes: Free, Gate, Side, Trig, Back, and Arp
- Optional Swing and synchronized step grid changes for rhythmic exploration
- Sequence Length, Offset, Reset, Start, and Reloop controls
- Internal and MIDI-based transposition with real-time performance or pre-programmed clips
- All MIDI output conforms to 69 built-in scales, fully integrated with the Global Hub
- Full automation, modulation, and MIDI mapping for all parameters (when not exempt from auto-randomization)
- Cycle count masking for non-repetitive sequence expressions
- Clock rate multiplier and division options for flexible rhythmic output
- Scale Aware in Live 12 — and key relative
PLEASE NOTE: Due to an apparent bug with Max 8.6.x, our presets are no longer working with older versions of Live and will require Live 12.2 with Max 9.0.5 until further notice
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Learn all you need to know directly in Live – just open the Info View and hover your mouse over any parameter.
Natively integrated with Live 12’s scale and key for seamless workflow.
Device colors automatically adapt to your preferred Live theme.
All parameters ready and available in Push.
Frequently Asked Questions
Pattern Engine is a Max for Live MIDI effect that serves as a generative sequencer, allowing for intricate algorithmic compositions and real-time performance enhancements within Ableton Live
To use Pattern Engine, you’ll need:
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Ableton Live 10.1.x or higher
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Max for Live 8.1.x
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Compatible operating system: macOS or Windows
Yes, Pattern Engine is optimized for Ableton Push, providing seamless integration and control.
You can explore more offerings from Manifest Audio on their Isotonik Studios developer page.
Important Information
V1.9.14 – Release January 2026
Minor bug fixes, improvements, seven new scales, Global Hub 2.0 and improved X-Relay bundled with Utility Boost
V.1.9.12 – Released December 2025
This update improves phase synchronization of BPM-synchronized LFO rates when restarting Live’s transport, and also brings improved preset handling on most systems
V1.9.11 – Released December 2025
Minor update under the hood of Pattern Engine to improve performance when certain parameters are being automated or modulated with continuous changes.
V1.9 – Released October 2025
- Pattern Engine gets a manual step recording mode and global swing awareness
V1.8.1 – Released September 2025
- Important under the hood updates
v1.8 – Released May 2025
- Added cycle cell step grid
v1.7
- Added support for Live 12 Scale Awareness
- Updated GUI
v1.6
- Added the ability to multiply and/or divide the base rate for more rhythmically interesting clock times, with changes quantized to quarter note beats
- Bug fixes and output timing improvements
v1.5
- In the new default Relative mode, a value of 0 on any pitch dial will be updated to the root note of the currently selected key (in MIDI octave 3), ie., in the key of F#, all step pitches will be oriented to F#3 as 0; revert to the legacy behavior where 0 corresponds to C3 regardless of the current key by switching the new toggle to the left of the Receive/Internal button from “/” to “-“
- Step pitch randomizations now remain relative to the currently selected key in the newly default Relative key mode
- Added a new advanced pitch randomization mode, Decide, which is accessible by clicking the pitch settings Gear toggle; in Decide mode, a step’s pitch will be randomly chosen between two possible notes determined by the current per-step minimum and maximum randomization range values
- With step pitch advanced mode enabled, the reset all step pitches button is replaced by a dice button that randomizes each step’s minimum and maximum ranges within the global minimum and maximum range constraints for a more compelling starting point, particularly in the new Decide pitch randomization mode
- The global key button features a more useful toggle behavior which will now lock all unlocked locks before then unlocking all locked locks.
- Per-Parameter lane Key buttons to toggle all locks on or off on a per-parameter basis (ie., all velocities, all lengths, etc.)
- With the advanced gear toggle enabled to provide access to Step Pitch Randomization settings, clicking the otherwise hidden Range Randomization Dice also randomizes all step pitches within their newly randomized ranges
- Swing timing significantly improved, and no longer forces quantization
- Various performance optimizations
v1.1
- Added Time option to toggle from the default metrical Grid mode to unsynchronized millisecond sequencer clock rates, with seamless tempo-matching takeover
- Clicking Global Dice for randomize all functionality now leaves step pitches assigned to LFO control in place
- Added bundled Global Hub compatibility, with local pin option to ignore Global Hub settings
- Added Live 11 scales
- Bug fixes and optimizations
Our Products are generally provided as Zip file downloads which in all cases will need to be extracted and saved to your hard drive prior to installation. Details on the different file type provided and what to do with them are below.
.alp Files – These are Ableton Live Packs and will either install directly into the Packs Section of the browser of Ableton Live or ask you to save them to your hard drive. For packs that install to the library, when you double click on them you will see a pop up window asking you to confirm that installation is ok as the files are described as “Legacy”. This is fine and you are ok to proceed, the packs are created using the format for an earlier version of Live and so remain compatible with the current version.
.amxd files – These are individual MaxforLive Devices and can be stored anywhere on your hard drive. We’d advise creating a folder for them and then adding that folder as a location within the Places section of Lives Browser.
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