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Korg SQ-64 Poly

Sequencer £269

The SQ-64’s USP is its vast connectivity. Rob Redman tries not

to be overawed by the sheer ’80s ﬂ ashiness and ﬂ exibility

CONTACT WHO: Korg UK WEB: korg.com KEY FEATURES Works with MIDI and control voltage. Four tracks. Three melodic, one drum, OLED

screen for navigation. Multiple workﬂ ow methods

Reviews | Korg SQ-64

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Reviews | Korg SQ-64 Korg SQ-64 Poly Sequencer £269 The SQ-64’s USP is its vast connectivity. Rob Redman tries not to be overawed by the sheer ’80s flashiness and flexibility CONTACT WHO: Korg UK WEB: korg.com screen for navigation. Multiple workflow methods KEY FEATURES Works with MIDI and control voltage. Four tracks. Three melodic, one drum, OLED 86 FMU367.rev_korg.
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Korg SQ-64 | Reviews THE PROS & CONS + Solidly built Intuitive interface Lots of sequencing and control capabilities - Not all controls are illuminated T here’s something satisfyingly ’80s about Korg’s new SQ-64 sequencer. I’m not sure if it’s the red LEDs that look part cylon and part KITT, or the white-on-black paint job but it works. The SQ-64 manages to hark back to days long gone, while assuming an understated modernity.
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Reviews | Korg SQ-64 THE ALTERNATIVES Arturia Keystep Pro €399 A great option, with similar abilities as the Korg plus a keyboard, at the expense of size. arturia.com Erica Synths Black sequencer €510 A Eurorack-based option with huge amounts of options, from per-step LFOs, to the wonderfully hit-and-miss Magic button, that generates entirely random sequences. Random but controllable. ericasynths.lv output via the MIDI channel.
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Korg SQ-64 | Reviews knob. The resulting choice is displayed on the screen. If your music theory chops are in order then this isn’t a bad option but some may find it harder to get the desired result. There’s also the keyboard mode mentioned earlier but I think the best option is ISO mode, where the top row of tracks shows the pattern, the lower three tracks then light up in ISO fashion, depending on the scale you have chosen for your project.