Superbooth 25: OXI One MKII is the successor of the beloved hardware sequencer with major new features, including eight tracks and more.
Update: OXI One MKII is ready for pre-order from the official website, Thomann, Perfect Circuit, Music Store and other retailers.
Hardware sequencers are often the center of a DAW-less, pattern-based setup. They combine MIDI and CV-based instruments into a single, unified whole. The OXI One is particularly popular because it offers a lot of functionality and programmability with a high level of visual feedback in a neat, sleek package.
After five successful years on the market, the sequencer is now entering its second life. Ahead of Superbooth 25, Oxi Instruments has announced the OXI One MKII with significant feature upgrades, including more tracks, more memory, and hardware control
OXI One MKII
Visually, the One MKII looks very similar to its predecessor, but there are differences. OXI One MKII has a larger OLED display, more function buttons, and pads to access the four extra tracks. The hardware also comes with an improved battery level indicator.
Yes, the second generation has eight sequencers instead of four, with up to 64 tracks. Then, it will get a new performance mode, an improved arranger mode, and an option to configure custom scales freely. Net is also the addition of new logic functions.
Still on board are the eight modulation lines per sequencer track, but thanks to the eight sequencer tracks, you now have 64 modulation lines. Same applies to the LFOs, giving you now 16 LFOs in total. According to OXI Instruments, aftertouch animations will not be available, which is a shame.
The upcoming OXI One MKII also has all the popular features of the latest firmware updates, including advanced generative tools with its arpeggiators.
Alongside the extra CV/gate outputs for four extra tracks, another addition is a microSD card slot to store infinite projects, grooves, and scales. It also ships with a new OXI app for better integration and user data management. Plus, it comes with two extra CV inputs.
In case, you use an extensive range of MIDI instruments, there is also a OXI Split V2 expander that gives you up to 6 MIDI ports and 96 MIDI channels. Other features of the OXI One MKII are:
- innovative and unique accumulator and repeat engines
- Groove engine – create, share and import your own grooves
- FLOW – Add an extra layer of performance
- instantly load any of the 20 projects from the internal storage
- huge Instruments database with user created definitions
- enhanced logic conditions
- tons of randomization options (MKI)
- Euclidean & drum pattern generators (MKI)
- ….
First Impression
The OXI One MKI sequencer offers a very well-rounded package. Many classic and modern inspiring features, a positive update policy and a very accesible operation. The MKII version looks like an excellent development, especially now with four extra tracks and more hands-on control.
More information here: OXI Instruments
Available for pre-order at my partner
Thomann
Excited for this!
Is there MPE support?
MPE or simply touch sensitive pads. Then it could replace my Launchpad Pro mk3 sequencer…
Why is it “beloved”? Most people have not heard of OXI or seen their products. Something like the TB-303 is beloved because it’s a much sought-after classic. This is just a modern grid sequencer.
Most people using hardware synths with sequencers heard of it 😉 Only here in Vienna, I see it in many live setups of the live concerts and synth meetings organized by my association in which I’m part of. Of course the grand-ma of my neighbor didn’t hear of it 😉
You’re lucky, my neighbor’s grandma won’t shut up about it. Oxi this, Hapax that…
I think Oxi is pretty well known at this point. And their stuff is awesome.
What an odd thing to find issue with.
Got the oxi one and I am completely happy with it.
Brilliant peace of gear.
And a very good customer service and direct communication with the developers.
I think and hope that the new oxi will be a success !!!
Love the this OxiII,looks beautiful, would be nice with synths built in, have Deluge and Cirklon, I may move to this in part , hope it sells well for continued developments
I love my Oxi One. It is a brilliant piece of kit and very fun to use. It has gotten a ton of firmware upgrades thru the years with new features and fixing bugs. I havent used it to the top of its capabilities so Im keeping my mk1 but gotta say Im tempted to grab this and keep the mk1 as a spare.
I just adore my Oxi one. The firmware improvements have been dramatic. The hardware is beautifully crafted. And it’s so good with modular because it has 8 CV and 8 gate outs.
I’ll definitely be in line for the mk2.
This is available now, btw, I preordered mine earlier this morning.