Also if you are planning on sequencing elektron devices from the hapax it has the ability to setup program change offsets to keep things synced. Not sure if oxi does that or not.
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Thanks for the correction
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Yeah would love to have the ability to set drum lane lengths. I would prefer it than having more drum lanes. I can live with 8 lanes if they could add individual lengths
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Thanks for your thoughts! I do really like the extra context you get from having, well, more everything on the Hapax. But much like you thereās this nagging voice as OXI definitely has a better social media presence/has focused more heavily on marketing and salesmanship IMHO (I keep seeing Squarp are still occasionally dropping videos for the Hermod+ etc that I sort of would have expected to see in the first two weeks or so of release?? Not trying to be unfair but Iāve definitely seen less media out about their products).
Where did you see that it would be on sale?
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One great thing the Hapax does, is load 2 projects at once.
You can copy stuff easily from one project to another.
I am team hapax, its super fun, and you can print the midi fx if you put a cable from out to an in port and record that. (Yes, would be fun to also have a internal bus). I did a recording session of a short loop today, where i manually put short notes in and out, felt like a modular sequencer then. ) Automation lanes are super practical ā¦ its a dream sequencer for me. Did drums on my beloved A4. it was the thing that helped me most to fight gas, as its just helps to make music instead of just searching for something.
And its stable. Today we also solved sync with my friends torso t1 he uses. Tight!
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To me the Hapax is the ultimate sequencer, never tried Cirklon, while the Oxi One is a fun, portable sequencer that can sequence tons of stuff. I use mine with my modular, use it on trips to bluetooth to my phone, use it to sequence stuff on my MPCā¦itās a jack of all tradesā¦while the Hapax is the studio boss.
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Can the Hapax do the Euclidean/ generative stuff the OXI can?
Sure and a lot more !
The track 16 can be the lead track where the other tracks follow the midi tuning. You can also use any midi effect on this track to offset multiple midi tracks at once. The follower, regular tracks can have their own reactive midi fx. Global and Individual LFO per track. You can chain the fx, and control the parameters with the lfo. (switch on off, arp speed, euklid pulses etc.)
The Hapax does not have a Euclidean sequencer, per se. It has a MIDI FX module called Euclid which can be combined with the arpeggiator to create sequences. You can also stack Euclid modules to create melodies, but itās no where near as fun or as inspiring as the updated Euclidean sequencer on the Oxi One mk2.
In my opinion, generative sequencing is currently the weakest point of the Hapax. If you are considering a purchase of the Hapax, I would advise waiting a few months to see what the updates look like. While I have no official word on this, I suspect the Squarp team is working on releasing a mk2 version of the Hapax. If my hunch is right, it might be worth it to wait to see what the next iteration looks like before making a decision.
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This is what has kept me on the sidelines between the oxi one and hapax. I loved the hapax when I had it but always wanted a few more of the interesting generative tools the oxi had. I thought they would come through future updates.
Interested to hear your thoughts on why you think they will be bringing out a mk2 rather than just a firmware update.
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To be honset, itās mostly wild speculation and hopium . . .
But more concretely, one of the Squarp devs just left and posted a farewell message on the Squarp forum. He said that the Squarp team is working on some new projects that will be announced soon.
Iāve been following Hapax featuring requests for almost 2 years now, and very few of those requests have been fulfilled. One of my frustrations with Squarp is how slow they are to update their devices. In this nearly 2 year period since the last major firmware release, the only updates have been a few MIDI FXs and the ability to import MIDI drum patterns. Thatās it. In trying to fulfill all the feature request, they ran up against CPU limit. So Iām wondering if theyāre at the poing where Manuel was with the Oxi One over a year or so ago and realized that if they wanted to add certain new features new hardware was necessary.
Reliq is the new kid on the block when it comes to boutique hardware sequencers and it looks like it wants to take the Hapaxās lunch money. If Squarp wants to stay competitve with the Reliq (and hell, even the Oxi One mk2) itās going to need a major upgrade. Adding a generative sequencer or two and drum sequencer upgrades isnāt going to cut it.
As for me, I got tired of waiting for Squarp to make an announcement. I put my name on the Reliq mailing list last year and they sent me a link to buy it with an early bird discount. Itās still far from feature complete, but the devs are very open to ideas and are promising monthly updates, something I never got with the Hapax. On the Reliq Discord, the dev team said theyāre working on a generative sequencing engine that will offer all kinds of options, which is right up my alley. If the Reliq reaches its full potential, it looks like it could have everything I like about the Hapax and the Oxi One in an interface that resembles my favorite controller, the Push 3.
You know if Reliq has usb class compliant audio exposing the 16 inputs through usb? That would make it kind of a Oxi One / TX-6 combo in one unit.
EDIT: Just checked their support page. Itās just an analog matrix. No analog to digital converters or vice-versa. Bummer.
My experience with Squarp has been the exact oppositeā¦ Exemplary, in fact.
In the last year alone there have been at least 3 private betas, 5 public betas, and 7 official firmware releases for the Hapax covering a huge number of improvements as per their vision for this product, which remains the single most adept and playable hardware sequencer on the market.
Generative functions for instance, while fun, are largely gratuitous for most music producers, and seem to have become a preoccupation of sorts in recent history, often eclipsing real progress.
Donāt get me wrong, Reliq looks like an amazing product, and I am watching its development closely with much hope for its future. However, it has a long way to go just to catch the Hapax, never mind surpass it, at least in so far as the sequencing side of it is concerned.
And the Oxi One, while equally incredible in its own right, wouldnāt work for my needs at all. So, different horses for different courses, as they say.
Cheers!
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If i recall it correctly, the play position could be randomized, and if you have a 13/16 pattern, with some notes in it, the outcome is a somewhat random sequence, but with the notes you did set conciously. (Or even automation snips.)
If you combine that with randomized patterns, it generates that acid lead line - which is actually usuable and can carry a whole section /track.
(If you craft movements into these patterns /like up/down / different speeds etc.) It feels far more usuable than any algorythm could do on its own - because you crafted the feel before.
Yes, Iāve followed every single update over the past 2 years, and none of them have significantly altered Hapax as far I can see. In comparison to my experience with the Oxi One, where they were adding new features every 4-6 weeks, including functions I didnāt even know I wanted/needed. Itās been 2 years since the last Hapax firmware update and it still doesnāt have something as basic as min/max CC values for modulation, something thatās been requested several times for years now.
As far as Hapax being āthe single most adept and playable hardware sequencer on the marketā, this is just a matter of opinion. What makes a sequencer āplayableā varies from person to person. Iād like to have a drum sequencer with independent lanes, each with itās own individual length and time division options. The Hapax does not have this and the Oxi One has had this since mk1. Not to mention, mk2 has the ability to insert conditional rolls per step, which is crucial to the way I like to make my drum grooves and also not available on the Hapax. This is part of what make a sequencer āplayableā for me.
Again, this is just an opinion. Unless youāve conducted some kind of scientific survey of music producers, there is no way for you to say this and be taken seriously. There have been requests for more generative functions on the Squarp forum as well as by Squarp users on Reddit. I visit the Reliq Discord regularly and generative sequencing is one of the most popular requests. The fact the the NGEN by Spektro constant sells out would indicate there is a huge market for generative sequencers. It might not be your cup of tea, and thatās fair. But thatās a long way from demonstrating that itās a niche interest.
Iām sure you can point to some point to some people you know who say that generative sequencing is superfulous. And I can point to people who feel the opposite. Unless you have some scientific method to resolve this, then weāre at a draw.
Here we are in agreement. For now, at least. I am honestly surprised at how quickly Reliq made their first units available. I didnāt think it would be until March/April 2026 that we would see Reliq sequencers available for purchase. Yes, the Reliq is currently behind in its development compared to the Hapax. But itās not like weāre living in the age of the carrier pigeon. I would not underestimate their ability to make speedy progress. While there is no official public roadmap for the Reliq, their team has been open about where they see it going in the near future. I wouldnāt be at all surprised if by this time next year the Reliq is on par with the Hapax.
So is the Hapax " the single most adept and playable hardware sequencer on the market"? Probably not. And neither is the Oxi One mk2. Or the Reliq. They each come with strengths and weaknesses and itās up to each user to determine their personal lines of compromise. As for me, I donāt feel I have to choose. If my hunch is correct and Squarp releases a sequel to the Hapax, Iām probably going to buy it. When Iāve explored every single nook and cranny of the Reliq and I eventually get bored with it, then Iāll have the next Squarp sequencer to migrate to for fresh ideas. And when Iām traveling and want to pack light, Iāve have the Oxi One at my disposal. I see each of these squencers playing a role in my setup. As you say, different horses for different courses.
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There have been 6 firmware updates in the past year alone:
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