Genoqs Octopus sequencer

steevio · Post by **steevio** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 2:56 pm

anyone out there got a Genoqs Octopus hardware sequencer ?

if so, whats it like in use ?

if i can ever afford it i'd love to get a hold of one and ditch my fragile laptop for good when i play live.

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Kleig · Post by **Kleig** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 3:08 pm

Linky for the lazies

http://www.genoqs.net/15010/index.html

Kleig · Post by **Kleig** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 3:10 pm

That thing looks retro

It would be awesome for improvising and new inspirations

steevio · Post by **steevio** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 5:13 pm

it looks quite futuristic when you see a big photo of it,
and its highly complex when you read up on what it can do,
there was an article in Sound on Sound about it ( march 07 )

sounds like theres a lifetime of possibilities,

Ruso · Post by **Ruso** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 6:55 pm

wow that's gotta be the strangest thing I've seen in a while for sequencers... looks kinda cool... I'm more then happy with my electribes for sequencing.

digitalbunny · Post by **digitalbunny** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 1:19 am

fck me the buttons look small
... hope you don't have big ol' sausage fingers!

PatStormont · Post by **PatStormont** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 5:31 am

Lots of blinky lights.

I saw a local liveact (machina) using one a few months ago. They look cool.

A cheaper alternative might be a doepfer schaltwerk sequencer, although that only has the step sequencing bit.

Or if you are a super nerd, a massive MIDIBOX controller with a custom max/reaktor patch or a few of the MIDIBOW SEQs built togeher might come clost to the functionality.

steevio · Post by **steevio** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 12:08 pm

its a lot bigger than it looks in the photos,
you have to read up on what it does to get a better idea.
it's effin expensive though.