Electron sequencer with polyphony or micro tuning capacity?

Elektron Gear
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hi,

plan is to have a real powerful hands on flexIbIlity midi set up but with a midi tightness

I like to have capacity for music notes to slide forwards or backwards .ideally with option of individual notes or a whole sequence and preferably with midi micro tuning features

i have model:cycles which i’m getting fond of the sequencer

i have a small analogue set up of behringer neutron, behringer 303 clone, a volca FM and volca sample as my current audio palette

im not using the internal cycles fx but running kick and rest of cycles to two separate fx sends

The cycles is midi synced to a beatstep pro, which is very hands on when it comes to physical knob tweaking of individual note placement

I use it to sequence the behringer neutron, behringer 303 clone, a volca FM

need a polyphonic sequencer that can slide forwards or backwards, swing/shuffle ideally with option of individual notes or a whole sequence

fingers crossed some of you maybe familiar with the features of a beatstep pro and able to offer real life insights on if a elektron would offer better hands on polyphonic sequencing with note slide functionality (beatstep pro offers 16 rotary encoders to slide notes )

to my understanding the beatstep has the possibility to send 8 cv outs to the neutron via the multi note drum sequencer which (as yet unexplored by myself due to time restrictions) would seem something a elektron may not offer)

I use the drum seq on the beatstep pro as my 303 sequencer and that has the nice option for each individual sequence to have non standard loop lengths for polyrhythmic sequences which should give me a unique way to sequence a 303 as well as note slide

chordwise i could buy another Beatstep pro and use its drum seq to trigger chords, i could tweak the midi note values to chord note values that I like and then have non standard loop lengths and note slide

I also have a ipad pro with a zoom midi interface with drambo daw which has powerful sequencing possibilities and also a lot of other cool apps that sequence (albeit not all are polyphonic).I have ordered a korg nanoKEY studio bluetooth controller for the ipad so I can play chords into the drambo seq

BUT i’ve yet to road test how tight this midi sync would be . .

any thought or insights greatly appreciated

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I didn’t read your whole post but to answer the title I would say the Digitone II. It has 16 note polyphony for each MIDI Track and a new way to set the notes.

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