Squarp Instruments – the company behind the Pyramid sequencer – has announced that their Hermod ‘modular brain’ is now available to pre-order.

Hermod brings together a powerful step sequencer, a CV looper, a real-time effect processor, LFO generators and a bi-directional MIDI-USB-CV input/output interface.

Features:

Record a performance via CV inputs, the USB HOST, the USB DEVICE and the MIDI input.

Create and edit tracks with the STEP mode and its piano roll and automation view.

Generate crazy patterns with the randomization tool.

Hermod is polymetric, it means that each track can have a different length, from 1 step to 64 steps (256 quarter notes).

‘Zoom in’ to increase the resolution of the step sequencer.

Polymorphic tracks – a track can be a simple mono CV/GATE voice, but can be easily configured as a polyphonic track (up to 8 voices), a CV/GATE + velocity + aftertouch track, a modulation + clock track… in order to fit your Eurorack system.

Every sequence is totally independent and contains a new set of tracks to be played with, for a total of 64 tracks in a single project.

Dynamic effects – You can stack on each track up to 8 real-time effects: Quantize, Swing, Arpeggiator, Glide, Harmonizer, Delay, Chance, Scale, LFO

Every effect parameters can be edited in the EFFECTS mode, or with CC messages & CV inputs, thanks to the modMatrix.

MIDI-USB-CV interface – Full connectivity: control Hermod with plug-and-play midi USB devices, midi keyboards, computers or other eurorack CV systems.

Hermod is also a great MIDI hub, allowing you to sequence midi synthesizers/drum machines and computer’s virtual instruments. Of course, Hermod can be perfectly paired with Pyramid or other hardware and software sequencer, in order to benefit from its CV/GATE outputs.

Video Demos:

Pricing and Availability

The Hermod is available for pre-order now for 380,00 €. It is expected to ship at the end of February.