Honnestly, the biggest problem with that sequencer, is that we can’t load a new project without stopping the transport. It’s a live act game breaker. and the fact we can’t really deal with midi files.
All the other issues, memory limitation, bugs, we can get over it.
I know that what I’m about to write here may sound patronising and I apologise in advance… But it doesn’t take that long to load a project, just a few seconds with a bit of creativity you can launch a drone sound or play with a massive delay or find any creative workaround that would even make the live act more interesting (that’s what they used to do back in the day when they played live with 303s or basic step sequencers).
Thank you. Yes. That is exactly what I’m doing, and after 2 hours of live act, it’s really ennoying, because there is always some sort of interruption in the styles, in the groove. The dancers are feeling that. I already had the same kind of problem with the RS 7000, but it was more a bug, a little gap between 2 projects. Here, it’s only doable as synch slave sequencer, for instance with a master machine first, that stays on
Well, I just bought one (mint!) used with the Oak panels. Looking forward to it Have done lots of research, and there’s nothing else quite like it out there. Hapax doesn’t interest me due to pad layout primarily.
It was between this an a QY-700, which is getting on a bit and very computery, although more capable in some ways.
I still have my QY700, and it’s a beast, even though it predates functions like randomize. My favorite sequencer is the Oxi One; I also enjoy using the Doepfer MAQ16 and the Pioneer Squid, although the latter can be a bit buggy at times. But nothing compares to the Oxi One. I feel the Squarp lacks many features that are pretty standard in today’s sequencers, even in software ones that have basic features like random notes. However, I’m still curious about the Torso. I might sell the Squarp since it can’t do what my Oxi One can. I have four 8-channel MIDI patch bays, each connected to a different sequencer with unique features. So hey Open Source it so people can experiment with adding crazy features to it.