Looking For Hardware Suggestions : 10 Step Sequencer for Eurorack?

[ghettosynth]

What I really need is two fairly simple sequencers -or- one dual sequencer that has a couple of specific features.

1) That they can be set to reset on any step, preferably by a control, but step out to reset is fine.

2) That there are individual pots for pitch control

3) If a dual sequencer, that the two step resets are controlled independently, e.g., you can set one for 8 steps and the other for 5 steps.

I would like to have vertically oriented sliders for pitch control. Built in level control is not necessary. It would be great to have an accent level and an accent on or off per step, but that's not really necessary either.

10 step is not a hard requirement, it's just all that I need, more is ok, however, I am trying to make this take up as few HP as possible. If there's something that is otherwise ideal but only has 8 steps, that's better than nothing.

[Constructed Identity]

Oxi One you can set to however many steps you want and it has a knob for pitch (root) of the sequence. I don't know everything about it because I have only used it for regular sequences.
I can say that it is great for playing along with a sequence with the keyboard view on and triggering 1/16 th rachets etc.

[ghettosynth]

Oxi One you can set to however many steps you want and it has a knob for pitch (root) of the sequence. I don't know everything about it because I have only used it for regular sequences.
I can say that it is great for playing along with a sequence with the keyboard view on and triggering 1/16 th rachets etc.

No, thanks for the response, but that's the kind of thing that one uses to sequence their track, that's not what I'm looking for. Really a simple 4017 based analog sequencer will get the job done. I'd build it but the though of making a panel with sliders doesn't sound like fun. I'd have to outsource that.

Maybe five knobs down each side will get the job done. I think that I may just compromise and use two of the Behringer Roland sequencers. They too wide and they're not 10 step, but they could work.

I looked through all of the sequencers at Perfect Circuit and I didn't see anything that would work for me. So, anything for this will likely be a bit more obscure. I'm not afraid of a kit.

[ere2learn]

https://modulargrid.net/e/tesseract-mod ... fader-mkii

Or if you can find this one 2nd hand

https://modulargrid.net/e/pittsburgh-mo ... o-sequence

[justin3am]

What you described sounds a lot like the old HexInverter Orbitals sequencer. Discontinued but you can still find them.
Did you already rule out Analog Solutions Oberkorn? What about Doepfer MAQ or MFB Urzwerg (these are both discontinued but available second hand)?
Random*Source Seq8 and TKB are a lot of fun but maybe not what you are looking for. Maybe Intellijel Metropolix or Metropolis. I have the Metropolix (in addition to a bunch of other sequencers) and it's a lot more hands on that I thought. Though there is some menu diving, most stuff is one button press away.

[ghettosynth]

What you described sounds a lot like the old HexInverter Orbitals sequencer. Discontinued but you can still find them.

That's the closest yet, it's still a bit wide for my needs though.

Did you already rule out Analog Solutions Oberkorn? What about Doepfer MAQ or MFB Urzwerg (these are both discontinued but available second hand)?
Random*Source Seq8 and TKB are a lot of fun but maybe not what you are looking for. Maybe Intellijel Metropolix or Metropolis. I have the Metropolix (in addition to a bunch of other sequencers) and it's a lot more hands on that I thought. Though there is some menu diving, most stuff is one button press away.

Those are either too big (physically) or too complex. It's not really about menu diving, per se, it's that I don't really need the features. I was hoping that someone had stuck two * 4017 behind 20HP, but there's just not much demand for that kind of sequencer. If space wasn't an issue I already have more than what I need as I have 2*B.960, as well as the Behringer ARP sequencers. I'm probably just going to rethink my approach. If it wasn't such a drag to make panels for sliders, I would probably just DIY a 2*4017 sequencer and put it together over a couple of weekends.

[justin3am]

Yeah, we are spoiled for choice but often the ideal solution is still elusive.
Way too big for what your needs but I've been intrigued by this one: https://isaacbeers.square.site/product/ ... se&q=false
Stage address and binary address, looks awesome.

If you decide to go the DIY route, I saw that Tayda are doing faceplates now: https://www.taydaelectronics.com/cable-assembly
Maybe a cheaper alternative to FPE.

[ghettosynth]

I may go DIY, I may just have cheap PCB panels made. This isn't a complex project, but, I can see how nobody wants to go to the trouble of creating a module like this in the modern era. To make it salable you still have to deal with all of the protections on the inputs and outputs and by the time you do all of the extra work, it will cost the same as something that has more features. For me, who cares, I've been stuffing 4017s into sequences for decades, burning out a 4017 is no big deal, I could even replace it mid gig and win the McGruber Award for Performing Stoicism.

I may just shift my approach to coding up something for one of the DSP platforms that respects the timing and reset protocol but abstracts the CV level setting. That would be easy to fit into 8 to 20HP without too much compromise. I could prototype it in Voltage Modular in an afternoon and see how it plays.

Also, tangentially related, but I've not been this tempted to part with a couple of hundred bucks for a gimicky toy in a while:

[marcedwards]

Is René on your list? I used to have one. Pretty cool.

It doesn’t have the manual control, but most of my modular sequencing involves Mimetic Digitalis these days. It has 4 channels, can be reset and advanced in lots of ways and is just super handy for lots of stuff. Love that little module. It’s so much fun to let randomisation take control. I have a Quadratt and Scales that I use for offset, scale, and quantisation.

I also have a Metropolix, for situations where I want to have more control and perform with the sequencer.