Polyphonic, Polyrhythmic MIDI & CV/Gate Sequencer

US Squarp announces Pyramid      06/02/15

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Squarp has announced announced Pyramid, which they describe as a 100% standalone polyphonic MIDI & CV/Gate sequencer. Here's some of the details that they have posted on their website:

Whether you're a keyboardist who wants a powerful tool to get the best from your instrument, a live performer looking for a complete solution to manage your set, or a studio musician making music from scratch, Pyramid provides you with a radical new workflow and almost unlimited possibilities.

Pyramid is designed to be the perfect brain for your musical setup, from studio to stage. It brings together a computer, a sequencer software, a controler and an input/output interface.

Pyramid does not produce sounds. Instead, we have focused our energies on creating an innovative and complete sequencing solution full of tools.

Full connectivity
Connect and control a large range of electronic instruments straight out of the box. Pyramid includes two midi outputs to connect your hardware instruments: analog and digital synthesizers, drum machines, effects... You can also use the USB midi out to control your virtual instruments on your computer.

Pyramid embeds a DIN sync output (configurable to Sync48, Sync24,...) that lets you synchronise your vintage instruments.
For modular synth lovers, Pyramid can be a complete sequencing solution thanks to the full CV/Gate + ENV interface.

With Pyramid's high precision clock, the sequencer becomes a great synchronisation tool for both vintage and recent devices. Your instruments will always keep in time.

Assignable interface
Pyramid includes 5 accurate & clickable encoders, a wide multi-finger touchpad and an accelerometer.

You can easily assign any of these controls to an effect parameter or a MIDI CC message by pressing the "assign" button, and recording the automations. Even the two CV analog inputs can be assigned – it's up to your imagination!

Discover Squarp powerful MIDI effects
Pyramid integrates state-of-the-art real-time MIDI effects. On each track you can stack 4 effect engines – including quantization, swing, delay, randomizer, glitch, humanizer, harmonizer, arpeggiator... and many more to come.

The FX manager makes it very simple to set and remove an effect, or to change its place in the chain. Perfect for live performances as well as studio composition.

PyraOs real-time processing unleashes your creativity
Pyramid runs with a full real-time operating system, which means that you can control any parameters on the fly and listen to the changes immediately.

Change the length of a track, the MIDI channel, the quantization grid, the swing percentage, the arpeggiator rate, the delay on/off... in a flash and go experi-mental!

Euclidean grooves
Pyramid offers one algorithmic euclidean sequencer engine per track, auto generating uncommon and rich rhythmic patterns.

Change the number of total steps, the number of filled steps, the step width, rotate the pattern, all of this on the fly. The displayed euclidean circle helps you to visualize the pattern.

Polyrhythms
Pyramid is fully polyrhythmic. This means that you can set different and unusual time signatures on each track, to create shifted-beat sequences. Polyrhythmic constructions will bring new flavours to your productions.

You can set a track with a 4/4 standard signature, and for the other tracks 5/4, 6/8, 15/8... The direct access button enables you to change the left and right numbers without limitation. It's an incredible and easy way to add complexity to your songs!

To go further in experimentation, add or remove steps to your measure to create polymetric tracks and irrational rhythms.

Save and share
You can save everything on the SD card, and even import and export midi files between Pyramid and your software sequencer.

A MIDI controller, too
To use Pyramid as a versatile controller for your favorite virtual instruments, just plug in the USB cable.

 

Modes

- Live mode: improvise and record notes and automations with the transposable keys, the touchpad or with an external controller. Use the smartpads to play chord progressions, scales and repeated notes.

- Step mode: create and arrange rhythms and melodies with the full-real-time step-by-step sequencer. A step can be a note, a chord or a CC MIDI message. You can also use the euclidean graphic sequencer.

- Track mode: set, manage and control up to 16 tracks. Mute/unmute tracks on the fly, change in real-time the resolution, the length, the time signature, the midi channel.

- Seq mode: launch your sequences (a group of 16 tracks) on the fly or link them to each other to create a complete song.

Managers

- Effect manager: combine up to 4 real-time MIDI effects per track.
- Assign manager: link an effect parameter or a CC message to the touchpad, the accelerometer or any of the five encoders at your disposal.

Connectivity

- MIDI in (to control Pyramid with a MIDI controller)
- MIDI out (x2)
- DYN sync out
- CV+GATE in (x2) [0 to 5V]
- CV+GATE out [0 to 5V]
- ENV out (assignable CV envelope, for example to sequence filters) [0 to 5V]
- PEDAL in (x2)
- Plug and play MIDI USB out
- SD card slot to save an unlimited number of projects and upgrade the OS.

User interface

- 35 backlit silicon pads
- Menu clickable encoder to control everything
- 5 assignable clickable encoders
- Assignable multi-finger touchpad
- Assignable accelerometer
- White backlit LCD graphical screen

Hardware

- Mini USB bus powered (power supply included)
- Kensington security lock
- 206x268x44mm aluminium housing

Pricing and Availability:

699 Euro.
You can pre-order Pyramid now if you live within the European Union. 100 Pyramid sequencers are available for pre-order, shipping will start in june 2015.

More information:

 

 



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