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Originally Posted by
Somebodyperson
I like to play my sequencer like an instrument. SQ-1 lets me do that, this SQ-64 will be cumbersome. If only they made an identical sequencer to the SQ-1 but with 64 or like I said even 32 notes with a knob for each I would buy it day one and order a few of them.
The SQ-1 I never found appealing, but understand what you mean about the SQ-64 seeming cumbersome for playing. The step input looks really good. I have yet to feel the buttons, but based on the "logue" sequencer buttons, it should be very easy and satisfying to click steps. The other controls though.... I agree with you on the "jammability" or how cumbersome it looks. Going beyond adjusting the pitch of steps, changing things like time division, modulation, and midi CCs of tracks are all on different pages and share the same physical controls. That's my concern.
Of course, if the midi implementation is robust enough, and you could map "reverse on track one", or "velocity on track three" to an external control, I would be totally open to having to use another midi controller to augment the SQ-64. But we'll have to see. I'd have to give Korg an overall grade of B- on their midi implementations. They like to leave important yet obvious stuff out.
Quick aside. I'm not asking for RGB for the sake of it, but this device is really asking for more than two colors. It would be helpful to be able to tell what mode you were in based on pad color. Control Mode should probably allow you a wide range of color options. But hey, that's just me.