Maker
Squarp Instruments
French sequencer maker
Squarp Instruments is a French maker of standalone hardware sequencers, founded in the early 2010s. The company is best known for the Pyramid multi-track MIDI and CV sequencer and its successor, the Hapax dual-project performance sequencer. Their instruments are designed around deep compositional and performance workflows for modular and electronic music setups.
Models
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Squarp Hapax
France
The Squarp Hapax, released in 2022 by Squarp Instruments, is a high-end standalone hardware sequencer capable of running two full projects simultaneously. Each project holds 16 tracks with 16 patterns each, with MIDI DIN, USB MIDI, and CV/Gate connectivity, and more than 180 physical controls. The Hapax was the first hardware sequencer to offer complete recording support for MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE).
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Squarp Pyramid
France
The Squarp Pyramid, first released in 2015 by Squarp Instruments, is a standalone hardware sequencer offering up to 64 tracks of MIDI, USB MIDI, and CV/Gate sequencing. It combines step sequencing, real-time recording, loop-based recording, and a suite of built-in effects and chord/arpeggio generators in a compact desktop unit. The Pyramid was sold as a legacy product after the introduction of the Hapax.
Categories
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Sequencers
Hardware step and pattern sequencers that store and play back note, control, and timing data to drive other instruments, without generating their own primary voice.
Representative model
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Squarp Hapax
France
The Squarp Hapax, released in 2022 by Squarp Instruments, is a high-end standalone hardware sequencer capable of running two full projects simultaneously. Each project holds 16 tracks with 16 patterns each, with MIDI DIN, USB MIDI, and CV/Gate connectivity, and more than 180 physical controls. The Hapax was the first hardware sequencer to offer complete recording support for MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE).