Squarp Instruments Hapax Polychronic Performance Sequencer

[mprinsen]

It is two playing simultaneously!

I think you can save an unlimited number of projects on the sd card as long as you have some free space on the card

[re5et]

2 in memory at a time… so you can swap a bit like 2 x turntables ?
otherwise you need to have all your songs in one project to play seamlessly

or, like my digitakt projects, theyre a mess with one main tune per projects and youd need to merge them in elkherd or just stop after each song and wait for a project to load.

or i may be completely misunderstanding it.

[Tchu]

@bibenu

but there must be more than two in total, surely ?

Dual Sequencer (2 Projects)

16 tracks per project

8 patterns per track

[pgrm.woof]

with two projects displaying simultaneously it would of been neat of they could of implemented a crossfader somehow.

can’t have everything tho i guess.

[MatthewAllen]

LOL. I forgot about the OMX-27 I built, and you will be happy, or frightened, to know that yes the T-1 has been in a cart.

[bibenu]

That makes more sense.

[jemmons]

@pgrm.woof

would anyone get this if they absolutely have no eurorack gear currently?

For sure. I’ve used the CV on my Pyramid, like, twice. Squarp get MIDI like few others and their sequencers are (IMHO) worth the price for that alone.

I think of it like: there’s this amazing core of a sequencer engine. And it happens to speak a few different languages including the one I care about. So long as it speaks to what I need it to, the most valuable part is that core sequencer. That’s what I’m paying for, not the I/O.

[mprinsen]

I think you can switch between projects and launch clips of either projects simultaneously, so yes you can mix up 2 projects a bit like turntables! Not 100% sure though, but this is how I interpret it

[mprinsen]

Man I am so excited about this!! Can’t wait to get my hands on one!

[GovernorSilver]

Seamless transition from one project to another - by having the 2nd project preloaded into memory - is the most interesting thing to me.

As much as I enjoy using my Roland MC grooveboxes and Octatrack, there’s no such thing as seamless project to project transition on any of them - for my particular musical desires. I usually have to plan my set so that I play a solo piece on viola or something while loading up the next project.

[mprinsen]

Same here

[GovernorSilver]

@ace_of_dub

You can actually load MIDI or AUDIO clips from storage in the background while the sequencer is running with the MC101 or MC707 so what you said isn’t true.

That’s not the same as loading a whole new Project though.

If you want to school me some more on the 101/707, let’s take the conversation here:

MC 707 / 101 : New Roland Grooveboxes

You can only save them by saving the whole project. You can then later load the drum kit (or any tone) from that project into a new project

[kuroichi]

I’m assuming here that if it can run two projects at once I could essentially have two individual songs/jams etc going at once and have a mixer somewhere so that I could blend between them

[GovernorSilver]

@ace_of_dub

I’m not schooling you on anything. What you said is technically inaccurate, you can even load full scenes in the background, thus transition from a scene in a project to another scene in another project seamlessly

I’m talking about loading a new project, not just clips and scenes. I never said loading clips and scenes without changing the project was not possible.

Anyway 101//707 specific talk should go on the other thread.

[GovernorSilver]

@ace_of_dub

A project on the MC101/MC707 is just a collection of scenes.

No, you’re not understanding fully what I’m thinking here.

I can’t explain without more off-topic posts

[jemmons]

This isn’t the thread for 707 talk, and certainly isn’t the thread for replies to replies about requests to move to a more appropriate channel to discuss semantics. We’re asking for your help to prevent derailing the thread. Please lend a hand?

[thetechnobear]

considering we don’t even have a single demo of the hapax yet… I suspect a bit early to be saying if the features are equivalent or not

[GovernorSilver]

So here’s the now-controversial paragraph:

Hapax can handle two separate and independent projects, that can be played simultaneously. This lets you compose or load an entire project while the first one is already playing

So my interpretation if I can have one project that has my cover of “Everybody Love the Sunshine” playing, have my 2nd project with my cover of “Rydeen” loaded, and be able to launch into “Rydeen” immediately if I feel like it. Those of you who are familiar with both these songs might have a better understanding of what i’m talking about than those who aren’t.

I don’t claim this is innovative. I do think however this is an interesting and useful feature.

[blakewalt]

It seems to be very powerful so color me intrigued!
But my brain doesn’t wanna gel with grids like that, no idea why (really… I can not handle more than 16 pads haha) but that’s just ONE way of inputing/controlling it all so that could be my first hardware with a grid. The Pyramid is still a viable contender for me

[ace_of_dub]

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