INTRODUCTION:
Next by Gooey is a step sequencer to chop vocals, synths, and samples.
The Next effect is similar to the trance gating that was commonly heard in electronic music of the 90s.
Next’s internal sample processing engine uses an ADSR (attack, decay, sustain, release) envelope follower, which provides that authentic and articulate sound you would expect from a trance gate.
But Next also has step-panning controls, eight automatable sequences, swing, and triplet mode.
If you are seeking a new plug-in to gate and seeking new rhythmic ideas, Next comes with over fifty factory presets, you’ll find that this is a great plugin to integrate into your workflow.
OVERVIEW
(0) The Gooey Icon: When hovering the mouse over the icon, a tooltip will appear, which will provide the version number of the product.
(0b) When clicking on the Gooey icon the plugin will be bypassed. To indicate it is bypassed, the icon will change color, and a tooltip will appear.
(1) Preset Save Icon: Click to save a preset. Presets will be stored in a local user file folder.
(2) Preset Menu: click to see the full list of saved presets. Note: Press Ctrl+z to undo and Ctrl+y to redo.
(3) Preset Scroll Buttons: click to scroll through the list of presets.
(4) Input: control the input level of the device.
(5) Output: controls the output level of the device.
(6) SC button + Dial: toggles on a soft-clipper, and allows for up to 24 dB of pre-gain.
(7) Main Mix: controls the main mix of NEXT. Note, this will impact all eight sequences.
(8) Sequence Mix: The sequence mix is used on a per-sequence basis to blend the step sequencer with the original signal.
(9) Pan Depth: determines how much pan will be applied from the pan sliders.
(10) Filter Mode: toggles the filter’s mode. The filter can be set to a lowpass or highpass filter.
(11) Cutoff control: determines the cutoff of the sequence filter.
(12) Release: determines the release time.
(13) Sustain: determines the sustain level.
(14) Decay: determines the decay rate.
(15) Attack: determines the attack rate.
(16) Playback mode: the sequencer intervals can be changed by setting different playback modes: straight, tripplet, dotted, or free.
(17) Swing mode: nudge every other note to be offset ever so slightly, giving the sequencer a bit of swing.
(18) Tooltips: Hover the mouse over sliders and controls to see tooltips on what they do and how they work.
(19) Sequence length: set the length of the sequence.
(20) Sequence rate: set the rate of the sequence.
(21) Pan sliders: set the pan of the sequence.
(22) On/Off: set on and off the sequencer(s).
(23) Sequence selector: select a sequence. The sequence selector can be automated.
Instruction Manual – V1.0.0 – last updated 12/12/2025
