Toraiz Squid review + exclusive track download
Added 2019-06-25 15:32:16 +0000 UTCGood Tuesday!
After reviewing Pyramid, Deluge, Elektron sequencers and others, the bar for what a hardware sequencer needs to do is quite high, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by Squid.
No, it's not the ultimate hardware sequencer, but Pioneer DJ/Toraiz have innovated on quite a few interesting fronts (14, yes, I counted them) with features that are either completely new in the hardware sequencing world, or major improvements on what's out there today.
Like I said, it's not perfect, with patterns limited to 64 steps (despite some interesting options that "break" the grid) and no pattern chaining/arranger, as well as a few other limitations I mention in the video.
Regardless, it's nice to see a company come out with so many innovations. Some of them are gimmicky, but some are extremely useful workflow enhancers.
Attached to this post is a Patreon exclusive download of the jam I perform at the beginning and end of this video.
All my best,
Ziv (counting unique features on youtube as "Loopop")
Comments
You know that’s such a personal decision based on your needs. This can do more than Rene but is bigger; it has more bells and whistles than BSP but less outputs, less cc and the 4x4 grid is a different style of canvas with less features but more intuitive. Everything I know is in the video though so it’s really up to you
2019-08-23 05:13:22 +0000 UTCThis has me thinking of replacing my Beatstep Pro and René V1 now. Do you think it would be an appropriate exchange for that against a barrage of semi-modular desktop machines?
Jason Hoffman
2019-08-23 03:14:19 +0000 UTC
