Experimental Software Musical Instrument, Combining Step Sequencer and Sampler

The aim of this thesis is to design an experimental software musical instrument combining a step sequencer and a sampler. The distinctive qualities of said instrument lie in the ability to produce complicated polyrhythms and make use of microtonality. The theoretical part of the thesis explores concepts such as polyrhythms, musical intonation systems, microtuning of electronic musical instruments, and explains the fundamentals of step sequencing and sampling. The practical part of the thesis features the design and implementation of the instrument, which takes form of a VST plug-in module implemented using the JUCE framework