Koma Elektronik Komplex Sequencer makes a comeback

June 9, 2023 Synth Anatomy Audio & MIDI, Hardware, News 0

Koma Elektronik has reintroduced its mighty Komplex Sequencer with new features, and it’s available now for pre-order.

The past two years have not been easy for developers of hardware music tech gear. Above all, they had to struggle to procure components for production, which meant that many products went EOL or were unavailable for a long time. However, the situation is improving. You could already see that at Superbooth 23 last May.

Today comes the good news that Koma Elektronik can produce its Komplex Sequencer again. And from the difficult time, the developers drew positives and improved the hardware.

Koma Elektronik Komplex Sequencer

The new Komplex Sequencer is almost identical to its predecessor. Okay, so it’s new “old”. Its core is built around four full-featured 16-step sequencers in which all features have their own dedicated controls. All the features have their own dedicated in- and outputs on the large 87-patch bay.

The strength of the Komplex Sequencer is its flexibility, which is made possible by the patchability. You can control any parameter of the sequencer and thus sequence the sequence. So you can modulate parameters like the speed, sequence length, gate length, play mode, glide, division, repeat, and more. Additionally, the sequencer can vary output range and also has a quantizer on board operable in different scales.

It is a Synthesizer for CV/Gate signals, MIDI notes, velocity, and also MIDI CC information. So it’s also a powerful MIDI sequencer. On top, it offers a seven-bank CV recorder that can output up to 5 banks at once.

New

The Transpose CV input now also transposes the MIDI notes that a sequencer is producing.
Some circuitry had to undergo changes to account for non-available and now obsolete chips.

Koma Elektronik says:

The long wait finally ends! Due to the supply chain disruption caused by Covid-19 we had to scrape together parts from all corners of the world for nearly two years. Finally the last necessary chip has found its way into the box labelled “Komplex Sequencer”.

We are now able to start production again and make the Komplex Sequencer available for pre-orders. You pay now to get your place in the order queue, and in September we ship the sequencers out one by one! Upcoming production run is a slightly improved version, where the Transpose CV input now also transposes the MIDI notes that a sequencer is producing.

The new Komplex run will be limited (2 batches of 25 pieces each), with higher pricing. All components have gotten substantially more expensive, ranging from electronic parts that are not available anymore, sliders and pushbuttons, and the enclosure and side cheeks.