Squarp Instruments Updates Software & Pyramid 64-Track Hardware Sequencer

Pyramid is the perfect brain for your setup, from studio to live

Pyramid provides you with a radical new workflow and almost unlimited possibilities. Push, rotate, slide and draw to play the Pyramid sequencer. We focused our energy on designing a truly inspirational machine: it has never been so easy to start, finish and perform a song.

• Full connectivity: midi in/out, midi usb in/out, cv gate in/out, din sync out, footswitch. With Pyramid's high precision clock, the sequencer becomes a great synchronisation tool for both vintage and recent devices.
• Capture your inspiration in a flash: record your performance at any time with the built-in keyboard, the smartpads (generates chords, scales or repeats), the touchpad, the 5 encoders or an external controller... with true polyphony and high precision.
• Create and arrange complex rhythms and polyphonic melodies with the advanced step sequencer, or edit your live recording.
• Draw CC or effect automation with the touchpad. Create an infinite number of automation per track.
• Use the euclidean pattern generator to create outstanding grooves.
• Add up to 4 midi effects per track: quantizer, swing, scaler, delay, equalizer, probability, LFO, randomizer, humanizer, harmonizer, arpeggiator, ...
• Play together short tracks (e.g. 1-bar) with very long tracks (e.g. 256-bar). Bring new flavors to your productions by using polyrhythms and polymeters.
• Deeply play with your tracks to perform your live. Pyramid offers several ways to play with your sequences: mute/unmute your 64 tracks on the fly, launch sequences (group of tracks), or chain sequences to create a complete, structured song.
• Flexible interface: Pyramid includes 5 assignable encoders and a wide touchpad.
• Import and export standard midi files between Pyramid and your DAW.

You can use Pyramid in many ways. It can be your studio and/or live centerpiece, whether you're a studio musician making music from scratch, a live performer looking for a complete solution to manage your set, a keyboardist who wants a powerful tool to get the best out of your instrument... You can also use it as a rock-solid interface for your setup, to synchronize your instruments, to convert CV or midi to USB, to route and filter midi messages, ...

Pyramid MK2: New Aluminium Design

Pyramid now comes with a brand new machined aluminium housing, more robust than ever, with a beautiful mat painting. The form factor is the same, but we replaced the old plastic overlay with the new aluminium screen-printed front face, and we improved the touchpad integration in order to make it more playable. Moreover, the graphical display is now protected by a sturdy screen protector. There is no price increase for this new MK2 version.

• Pyramid is available worldwide for €590 / $660 / £575 (excluding VAT) from the Squarp Instruments Store here: http://squarp.store
• You can also visit our forum, from where all the ideas and the love come from, here: http://squarp.boards.net/
• Read our review of the Squarp Pyramid here.