GenoQs Octopus The Shell - Sequencer & Case - NEW

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Octopus The Shell- this one you will never have to leave again! Built in an industrial strength road case, it features black anodized panels, and sparkles with red-green-yellow LEDs. BOOK/BROCHURE

All Genoqs Octopus will ship with the newest OS, V1.60.

New OS features include:
*Step Phrases, Phrase editing and Step Phrase Pool
*Explicit Step Polyphony
*Record Re-channeling
*Record Monitoring also in Stop mode
*Individual Page save/restore
*And much more!

Octopus is a MIDI sequencer - simply put, a machine to generate control data for sound-producing devices, e.g. synthesizers.

Octopus' most outstanding trait is probably its recognition by an authoritative audience as a musical instrument. The merit lies in the fact that comparable products are traditionally perceived as "just" intricate electronic devices.

User experience and musical creation are the centerpieces of the Octopus design. Its embodiment is ano-compromise machine.

The recipe is to combine a high-end user interface, a domain-specific data framework, and the power of modern real-time computing technology.

FREE TRACK CHAINING
Tracks in a Page may be chained according to any configuration desired by the user.

TRACK PROGRAM CHANGE
Tracks now retain the MIDI program change information as a track specific value.

EDIT TRACK DIRECTIONS
Directions 6-16 are freely editable by the user, including re-trigger and randomize options.

STEP GROOVE ATTRIBUTE
A step may be delayed at playtime by a random amount of time in multiples of 1/192 of a note.

GRID-TRACK MODE
Up to 90 tracks are mapped to Matrix buttons and act as virtual track selectors allowing for direct track operation.

STEP-NOTE RECORDING
Notes may be recorded directly on pre-selected positions in a page, irrespective of timeline and chase-light position.

PAGE SCALE CAD
Changes to a scale may be set to affect the pitch values of the tracks in the page. Whenever the scale is modified, the track pitches are aligned to the new scale, modifying the harmonic structure of a page in a musical way.

VAST MIDI-IN CONTROL
Apart from recording MIDI data, MIDI IN ports can be used to control various functions of the machine via MIDI IN signals. This includes selecting grid sets and toggling grid pages via program change messages, or even creating and modifying scales on the Octopus - all at runtime of course.

VIRTUAL MIDI CHANNELS
Provide an internal wiring of tracks to the Octopus MIDI in. In this way, Octopus tracks may be used to leverage the capabilities of MIDI IN control, right on the Octopus.

MAP FACTORS
Each relevant attribute map now has a map factor, which indicates the amount to which that map is applied to the current output.

EXPORT CONTENT TO SYSEX
Memory content may now be exported as MIDI system exclusive streams, providing a means to store machine state data outside of the Octopus.

PITCH BEND HANDLING
Now pitch bend data can be recorded and worked with, similarly to any other MIDI controller data.

TRACK FLATTENING
The FLT mutator has evolved to new semantics. It is now applied to two or more tracks to create a "stacked" version of that track selection into a single track.

NEW EFFECTOR STATE
Tracks can now take on an additional state with regard to the Effector. In addition to being unaffected, a sender, or a receiver, tracks may now be receiving senders.

CC MAP LEARNING
In addition to programming CC maps, you can now have them learn by listening to MIDI IN input. Saves time and comes in handy.

FORCE TO SCALE INPUT
Externally played notes can be passed through the Octopus and forced to the scale of the current page.

TRACK SPEED MULTIPLIERS
Octopus now features additional track speed multipliers. These include: 1.5 (for direct creation of triplets), as well as the following: 1/1.5, 1/8, 8, 1/16 and 16.

BANK CHANGE MESSAGES
In addition to sending program change messages Octopus now also sends bank change messages.

Sequencer Specifications:

FRAMEWORK
Sequence grid: 144 pages - popularly known as 'patterns'
Tracks per page: up to 10, with up to 16 steps each
Track resolution: up to 1/192 of a note

USER INTERFACE
Elements: 258 push buttons, 21 endless encoders
Front panel: 630 x 270 mm

PERFORMANCE
Concurrent play: up to 9 pages or chains thereof
Editing capabilities: full during play, seamless saving
Track play: polyphonic, shuffle, groove, roll

DIMENSIONS
700 x 450 x 140 mm, 8 Kg