KOMA, a boutique firm from Berlin, created the sequencer in 2015 however bumped into part shortages and needed to stop manufacturing in 2020. Now, as provide chains lastly get better post-Covid-19, KOMA has produced one other run of its much-loved machine. Orders are open now, with the primary batch anticipated to ship in September.
Komplex is a robust sequencer constructed round 4 full-featured, 16-step occasion mills that talk each MIDI and CV/Gate. All 4 16-step sequencers may be run in collection, providing you with a 64-step sequencer. There are not any screens or sub-menus, and all controls have their very own devoted sliders, buttons and knobs.
Everything is routable utilizing an 87-point patch bay and each facet of the sequencer accepts managed voltage indicators. It additionally contains a seven financial institution CV recorder and may output as much as 5 banks directly.
It was constructed as the last word option to management massive, advanced modular rigs within the easiest and most intuitive means attainable—and it was an immediate hit with modular musicians. However, in 2020, confronted with critical part shortages, KOMA introduced it was unable to supply any extra. Since then, their value on the second-hand market has risen, as no different firm has been in a position to produce something like as complete.
The new run has a couple of updates. For instance, the transpose CV enter now additionally transposes the MIDI notes {that a} sequencer is producing. It’s about 30 % dearer than the preliminary run, too.
Watch a video about KOMA’s Komplex sequencer.
