ello there

u ever tried stepchild? its a dead simple vst step sequencer - i used to use it when i was runnnin ableton live v3 and had to host vsti's in plogue biddule and rewire the lot

http://subminimal.org/tools.php - its at the bottom of the page

'Stepchild is a simple VST based 32 step sequencer. It gives you control over a bank of 12 notes. Notes can be assigned individually, as well as midi channels.'

its great as a scratchpad - just for knockin out quick patterns with - BUT u cant save em.. not the version i had anyway...hope thats some use!