HATEFISh RhyGenerator

Name: HATEFISh RhyGenerator
Price: 17.02 USD
Author: HoRNet

by HoRNet · Utility · Euclidean MIDI rhythm sequencer

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HATEFISh RhyGenerator is a MIDI plugin from HoRNet and artist HATEFISh with up to 16 Euclidean step sequencers for building rhythmic patterns.

Each sequencer can play single notes, arpeggios or chords, or send MIDI control, with up to 32 steps and its own LFO. It costs about $17.

Best for: Drums, Keys & Synths, Sound Design. Genres: Electronic & EDM.

Keywords: rhythmic, drums, synths, MIDI-controllable, flat UI, mixing, resizable UI, simple, sound design, thin, utility.

What it does

HATEFISh RhyGenerator is HoRNet's Euclidean rhythm generator, built to "create rhythmic patterns in a few seconds". Each lane spreads a number of beats as evenly as possible over a number of steps, and the plugin sends MIDI to your instruments rather than processing audio.

Euclidean sequencers: up to 16 independent lanes, each with up to 32 steps and its own number of steps and beats.
Five modes per lane: Single note, Arpeggiator up, Arpeggiator down, Chord and MIDI Control (CC output).
Timing: a shift option per lane and a speed from one bar down to 1/64 note, so lanes can run at different rates.
Per-lane note controls: velocity, note length and an assignable MIDI channel, so one instance can drive up to 16 different synths.
Modulation: one LFO per lane to modulate values, and all parameters can be automated from the DAW.
Interface: a resizable, hardware-accelerated vector GUI.

The current version is 1.2.3. In Logic Pro it loads as a MIDI effect. There is no demo, but HoRNet offers a 15-day money-back guarantee. A free one-lane edition, RhyGenerator One, is sold separately.

Source: HoRNet product page

When to use it

RhyGenerator is the pick for building layered Euclidean polyrhythms across drums and synths from one plugin. Compared with the free RhyGenerator One, it gives you 16 lanes instead of one, each on its own MIDI channel with its own speed and LFO. Its arpeggiator modes set it apart from plain Euclidean drum sequencers: held notes are looped through the rhythm, so it works on melodic and chordal parts too. Compared with a DAW's built-in step sequencer, it generates patterns from two numbers per lane rather than drawing steps by hand.

Best for: drum grooves, polyrhythms, Euclidean arpeggios and rhythmic CC modulation across several instruments.
Genres: electronic, techno, IDM and experimental music.
Look elsewhere if: your DAW doesn't route MIDI between plugins easily (users report multi-channel limits in Studio One 5 and Ableton Live), or you want one lane only; RhyGenerator One is free.
Tip: in Bitwig, HoRNet's users suggest a channel filter device on each synth to split the lanes.

What producers say

Feedback is thin but positive, with its melodic arpeggio modes seen as the standout.

KVR users rate it 4 out of 5 from 1 review (2019, version 1), calling it "the best application of Euclidean beats to melodic, tonal material" and "super simple and elegant".
Criticisms: that reviewer missed preset saving and a way to rotate lanes against each other; the current version lists a shift option per lane.

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Where to buy

HoRNet: $17.02 (Listed at €14.99; converted at €1 = $1.1355 (ECB rate, 29 Sep 2026))

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