Maybe you found the sequencer which fit you better with the Oxi. And itâs great IMO !
I like Hapax as it is because I felt like you when you tried Oxi (the sequencerâŚ). Everything was obvious and intuitive.
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More button presses mean more time passes, no matter the order.
If you hate it, and are cool hating it, thatâs cool. Hardware on a lot of levels is a deeply personal thing. Sometimes itâs just not going to click, and no one has to justify that, so please donât see this as me demanding an explanation or trying to change your mind.
But Iâm confused about the more button presses thing.
Squarp way to make new trig with different velocity:
- turn knob
- press button
Oxi way (I think?) to make new trig with different velocity:
- hold button
- turn knob
Both Squarp and Oxi way to edit velocity on an existing trig:
- hold button
- turn knob
It seems all are the same. The only difference, as pointed out above, is the order things have to happen when creating a new trig on the Squarp side. But itâs the same number of physical actions.
I only bring this all up in such detail because maybe this isnât how your Hapax is working? You mention above trouble with mute + track not working which definitely does for me. If the above doesnât work for you either, maybe youâve got a bum unit?
Or maybe it works fine and still fills you with rage. Iâve been there, too 
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Heyyyy, thank you for taking the time 
This actually makes sense: Everything is reversed to how it works on Elektrons, as it is with Mute+Track (Elektron) and Track+Mute (Hapax).
On Elektrons, I trig+turn trig+turn etc., and I have instantly notes with different velocities (or any other parameter like trig conditions).
Still, it is a bit slower since it still is two actions instead of one action: turn then trig, instead of turn plus trig (or trig plus turn). Turning the knob has to be completed, the moment I put my finger on a trig, it getâs greyed out again.
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Ah, yup. Makes sense.
This is what worries me about the health of your Hapax. Itâs definitely Mute+Track on the Hapax, too. In fact, track+mute shouldnât be doing anything!
Now, by default, mutes on the Hapax donât apply until you release the mute button. So you hold mute, press a bunch of tracks, then release it so they all toggle their mute state at the same time. I found this pretty unexpected and un-elektron-like. As mentioned above, this can be changed to âimmediatly mute this!â with a setting.
But if mute+track isnât doing anything for you, Iâd be suspicious of the buttons on your unit 
Squarp provides really excellent service, though, if it is a problem.
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Omg, thank you! That was the problem! 
(The only option related to mutes is âMute Groupsâ, but it doesnât change this behaviour for me?)
track + mute seems to be an undocumented shortcut I found, the manual only mentions 2nd + mute + track for instant mutes âŚ
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Itâs quite a lot like the Rytmâs mutes, which I am always wishing worked the same way on my Digitone. Very good feature imo, glad itâs in Hapax.
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Thatâs weird, too! For me, setting âmute groupâ in the âmiscâ menu to off enables instant muting a la elektrons. Sorry this is so inconsistent for you! 
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Hmm, it definitely registers as in the row becoming red, so it canât be the buttons.
(Btw., on this âswearingâ thing above, a lot of stuff is coming and leaving my place, either for myself, or for reviewing it, or both, and usually I get on with it instantly, either without reading the manual or using the manual with search. It is part of my personal evaluation.)
Yes, I use two hands. It is slow-er, because on Elektrons you can do it in one action.
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press+turn at the same time in the case of velocity (Elektron).
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turn, then press (Hapax).
No matter how quickly the trig is tapped afterwards, it is still time that is added on. And if the trig is tapped too early, velocity doesnât register anymore. On top of that, Hapaxâ encoders are much slower than Elektronâs. As a compensation, I touch the encoders lightly at the top and make very hasty turns (like snapping fingers) to compensate for that, but itâs not ideal.
However, I neither enjoy nitpicking on one theme endlessly. Thatâs like slow encoders in real life.
These are largely acquired tastes and habits. Me, Iâd go crazy if I had to hold pads to adjust note values on entry 
Anyway, this started with you complaing it takes two pad presses to set the velocity. It doesnât.
It is super quick and sounds like a typewriter on Elektrons 
But thereâs no reason why both wouldnât work (and everybody would be happy), and thatâs my point. On press, the screen blanks out the trig parameters, instead of letting me access them.
For completeness sake I like to mention that it is not needed to hold the trig on Elektrons, as it becomes an active step after tapping it.
(However, it is more elegant, as it really becomes one motion.)
Yes, I did not evaluate that correctly. Still, the Hapax doesnât allow both functions to be executed at the same time, since one blocks the other.
(And not only Velocity, but all trig parameters, such as conditions.)
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And if you have to hold the pad to adjust velocity, it blocks you in a different manner. Itâs not better, itâs just different.
Eg to create a ramp or a bit of variance in Hapax/Pyramid, you can just tap in the notes while rotating the encoder simultaneously, without needing to stop or pause on any note.
Just want to say I tested it out and it feels like a BRAND NEW gear!
The ui looks awesome now too, everything is great! I will need to consult for help about how all these midi fx work well etc. because it is what stands apart from most sequencers I have used.
About the pads, I prefer deluge as the top notch pads. There is really no contest, if you have not used delugeâs pads I tell you they are perfect.
Hapaxâs is definitely different but I like that they are different. It feels a lot different but composing music on it feels a lot different too.
Then you have polyend play/tracker which has weird slippery pads but that also has a certain feel too! I love it all. What can I say.
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If you talk about the Elektrons, that is not true.
No, because encoders and pads donât register simultaneously on the Hapax, contrary to Elektrons.
Beta 2.00B is online
We can now use instrument definitions
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Really loving 2.0 so far!
In case anyone else is wondering, hereâs the manual for this beta version:
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Beta 2.00C is online 
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Iâm loving the new update. Does anyone know if thereâs a way to fold the notes (like in Ableton) in Step mode?
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Apart from scale mode (âfoldingâ chromatic notes away and only showing diatonic notes), I donât think thatâs possible currently the same way it can be done in Ableton.
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