damn- money is spread thin right now, although I get the need to have content for Patrons. Also, your quick breakdown of the functions was the clearest and most concise explanation I have seen. Thank you.

No worries, and glad to hear you found it helpful!

Just picked one up, excited to start playing with it

Haha, thanks for watching!

wanted to write exactly the same, great video, perfect explained plus nice sounds

Hey, thanks for the nice comment, really makes me happy to hear! And you're welcome, I enjoy making them. All the best!

+++ awesome video!

Glad to hear you liked it! All the best :)

@@MonotrailTechTalk Loved it. Forwarded to friends & subscribed.

Hey, glad to hear you like it! Happy to help :)

Thanks! And enjoy the SQ-1 :)

Glad you like it!

Glad you liked it! Cheers :)

Thank you! Glad to hear it's apreciated, cheers!

For sure a great combination! Lot's of sound and patching fun there :) and thanks for the feedback, I considered it, but also have to keep an eye out for how long it takes me to make a video, and how long it will end up to be. But for sure it's interesting to me to make some, "lets make a patch from scratch" type videos, where I patch up something, and then have the charts shown allong it. All the best!

Well, glad you did, and glad to hear it, thanks!

Hey, thanks! Since I started this channel the modular is really growing, but like to promote the power of a compact system. Will think about ways to keep doing this in the future :) All the best!

Glad it was helpful! Cheers :)

Very welcome! It's a great device with lots of power, enjoy!

Hey, glad to hear it! Thanks for taking the time to let me know, these comments are really motivating! enjoy your journey!

You're welcome, cheers!

Glad you like it! That's my goal, always try to include a lot of ideas, even when talking a bout specific equipment :) All the best!

You're very welcome!

Glad to hear it, thank you!

Nice, glad you like it! :)

Glad you enjoyed it! And happy venure into modular! :)

Thank you so much! Enthusiastic comments like these make it worth the efford!

Hey, thanks for letting me know! Happy it helped out, enjoy! :)

Glad it was helpful!

That's great to hear, welcome aboard!

Glad you liked it! :)

Glad you got something out of it :)

Haha, yes that would be nice. Always a bit more features that would be cool :)

My work around for this is to turn off gates

This got me thinking on how to expand the capabilities of the SQ-1 and I realized that’s what modular is all about! Using voltage controlled switches, clock dividers, s&h’s, logic modules, mults and a quantizer I was able to build a fairly complex sequence based off the alternating pattern on the sq-1. the S&H’s allow you to hold cv’s dependent on the gate/trig sent to create new sequences. I also realized the clock out can be divided or multiplied in the setup menu to offer more subdivisions. Quantizers after the S&H help with staying in tune.

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you, glad to hear you liked it!

That's nice to hear! And yes, love it as a CV controller as well :)

Thank you so much! These friendly comments really make it worth all the afford! Will do for sure, thanks for watching and all the best :)

Glad to hear you like it! Don't know about your specific situation of course, and in general I often hate these, but I'm gonna say it: keep both! If you have some analog or semi modular gear for the price the sq-1 is a great modulation device. I keep enjoying it. The SQ-64 is also great, especially for melodic things, songwriting and performing. They cover different purposes in my setup :) Cheers!

Korg is selling the SQ-64 for $129.99 on Reverb

Hey, glad to hear it! Thank you, and welcome aboard :)

Glad to hear you got some things out of it, cheers!

Thank you! And glad to hear you got some ideas from it, time to dust it off :)

👋🏽 same here!

Thank you!

Thank yo so much!

Glad to hear it, enjoy the SQ-1!

You're welcome!

Awesome! Think it's a great addition to semi-modulars as well :) Enjoy!

Glad to hear it, thanks for watching!

You are very welcome! :)

Glad to hear it, and you're welcome!

@@MonotrailTechTalk cheers mate great content very professional and explained in great detail

Glad it was helpful!

You are welcome! Cheers :)

Good to hear, enjoy it! :)

Thanks!

@@MonotrailTechTalk Thanks for opening my eyes to this :)

You're welcome, glad to gear it helped out! Cheers!

Glad to hear you got some vaule out of it! And indeed, it works great with semi modulars, and the Korg MS-20 mini for sure!

@@MonotrailTechTalk I experimented with the MicroBrute tonight and although just short sequences with the SQ-1, and it didn't take long getting more interesting results using the Gate In and Mod Matrix than anything I did using the built in step sequencer.

Yes, great combo!

You're welcome! Ad thanks for watching :)

True! misspoke there :)

@@MonotrailTechTalk Just wanted to clarify as I see it often being confused. Even the arturia minibrute 2s manual refers to polymeter as polyrythm...

Haha, sorry about that! But glad you like it :)

Thank you! Cheers :)

Glad you liked it! All the best :)

Glad you enjoyed it, cheers!

Glad you like it!

Thank you! Think this is still one of the best options out there for the price, I still have it around and grab it a lot. All the best!

Hey, thanks for the comment! Sorry about the trouble with the sq64. Also notice I am staying more and more away from things that need updates in general :) Enjoy the SQ1!

@@MonotrailTechTalk Staying away from things that need updating!!!!. Yes yes yes. Thats my boy! EXACTLY what I am doing. I would like to know how I can extend all the notes in a sequence to be at least 10 seconds long ( for ambient ideas) any advice welcome please. Thanks for your great vids.

​@@petercane6376If you use a square wave lfo as the clock source you can make it go way slower

Hey, glad to hear it! Welcome aboard :)

Thanks! And actually think that makes sense, it will make it feel even more a part of the setup, think that will only inspire to use and incorporate it more in patching. Hope it works out!

I just saw that same thing online yesterday and was considering getting it - looks like a really cool idea.

@@5stringaustin Got it now. Works fine. Its an intense amount of HP to spend on a sequencer for two 8 steps, but still, better than having the sq1 always being pushed around between bigger instruments and never getting the same place, and need to patch it up at gig.

@@bendikbaksaasodin Nice - thanks for the update! I’ll have to wait for a case update - I just picked up an SWN and Euclidean Circles so now I don’t have the space 🤣

You are so welcome!

Haha, thank you! All the best :)

Yes, its really nice for live improvisations! And indeed the clock takes a bit of extra efford, but its workable :)

Thanks!

Haha, really? It's dialed in on the spot, so that would be a nice coincidence. Ill check it out :)

@@MonotrailTechTalk yeah, check the melody at 9:42. It's similar to yours, but pitched higher :)

Glad you liked it! Cheers!

Glad to hear you liked it! And they are a great pair, think you'd enjoy it :)

Hey! Glad to hear you liked it! And would love to, such an interesting device, but don't own one, and it's not within my budget, to go and get one unfortunately ;)

Glad to hear it!

Thank you!

Indeed, looks like such a powerful device! And you're welcome!

Powerful little unit indeed :)

@@MonotrailTechTalk It can also be handy as a clock divider, by using Gate On/Off + Active Step and the Gate Outs: 1x 1/(1~16 ) or 2x 1/(1~8). Also don't overlook the LittleBits Out; it gives you 0-5v, active when gate is on, tied to CV/Gate A.

I really wish there was a eurorack version of that (at that price).

Glad I could help! Enjoy the tweeking!

:)

Glad to hear it! All the best :)

Nice, enjoy it!

Thanks! :)

Yes! The korg reacts to both the rise and fall on a squarewave input, so with an envelope you can have a quick rise (fast attack) and a slower fall (longer decay) that wont trigger the sequencer :) All the best!

Me to ;) Hold the play/stop button when you turn on the unit. then you can use the large sequence select knob and set it to one of the first three modes. Zizag is quarter notes, horizontal is eight notes and dual pendulum mode is sixteenth notes. Then press the power buton again, and your choice will be stored.

@@MonotrailTechTalk What the manual doesn't mention, but is described on the F.A.Q. document from Korg, is that when you move the dial further into other options and get two LEDs lit, it means that you are setting the analog clock resolution to one step per pulse, rather than the default two steps per pulse, which makes more sense when trying to sync to an external clock source.

@@-VCO- so that is I why I didn't understand the difference between the different time signatures. I didn't know you can choose different analog clock resolutions. Thanks!

Glad to hear you liked it :) And the LFO one is a cool tip, did't try that. Could be nice even to use more then two steps, you can create sort of a square with different high/low lengths, or more of a weird envelope shape. Thanks!

Hope the video makes a start :)

Me to. That sounds like a lovely duo! :)

Nice, enjoy!

Can you daisy chain them by using the clock signal? In effect us a pair of them to get 2x16 or 4x8 sequences?

Thanks! Just send two signals, for example the CV from the SQ-1, and the 1v/oct output of the Keystep to a mixer. Then send the mix to a quantizer, like the Doepfer A-156. (although that doesn't offer user scales)

@@MonotrailTechTalk Thank you so much for taking the time to respond: genuinely appreciated! When I said "user-defined scale" I should've said "user-required scale". I seldom - if ever - feel the need to design my own scales: there are enough out there already!

Hi there! I don't think you can transpose sequences on the Korg-SQ1 itself unfortunately. You can change the range of the sequence with the shift function, which has a similar effect :)

Thank you! And indeed. I make pdf sheets with the patch diagrams of almost all videos, available for Patrons 4€ an d up :)

Thanks! And as far as I know you cant use midi messages for complicated actions like per step note on off etc. Four fingers it is :)

:)

Hi there! I have to admit I only use it with the modular/CV and never with midi. But if that is what you mean, here are a few notes: There is a SYNC input on the Korg SQ-1, which is great, but seems to respond both to the rising AND falling edge of a square or regular modular clock signal. I often send my modular clock to a simple envelope with a fast attack, and very subtle decay, and use the envelope to sync the Korg, that works like a charm. Because it syncs to an incoming clock starting or stopping the modular clock will also start and stop the Korg, but indeed not reset. You can just use the stop and play button on the Korg to align a sequence.

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Hi there! Have to admit I only use it for the CV outputs, and not for MIDI, so have not tried that.

Glad you liked it! Three options: 0V>1V - 0V>2V - or 0V>5V, so all positive voltages only.

@@MonotrailTechTalk thanks a lot!

Very usefull feature indeed! Could have made a much longer video :) All the best!

Not out of the box. But with a modular you could use a clock divider and switch to chain/switch between sequencers.

Hi there! Thank you for the enthusiasm! But I didn't build any of these modules, I bought them from differerent manufacturers :) Unfortunately im not much of a DIY builder myself, but there are for sure people who build modular synths like this themselves,. And some comunities out there that could help you get started!

Thanks! Think that's a good idea. It offers so much power for the money. I still use this a lot as a go to sequencer for a quick melody, gate pattern or modulation source. And the 2x 8 step mode is great! And yes, I think that's true. There's a build in divider that has limitations (check the manual to be sure). However, within a modular you have more flexibility. If you have a way to divide a master clock you can send an already divided clock to the sync input, and go as slow as you like.