SQ-1 : Fun to use but limited...

I had high expectations for the SQ1: a small, affordable and solid hardware sequencer is something I always wanted.

The SQ1 has almost all the features needed to be a useful sequence sketchpad, but a few issues makes it rather limited for serious production. Here are the most critical ones:

-There is no transpose and the root note is always C3. This is a very strange decision from Korg! You cannot go lower than C3 or use something else than CMajor or CMinor.

-You can change the pitch and gate (duty) of notes but not the intensity.

-There is no memory. Turn the unit and everything is gone. This is a shame.

-There is no MIDI in.

I really hope Korg will solve the first problem I mentioned with a software update, otherwise I won't be able to use this unit frequently.