Best hardware sequencer for electronic music? Similar to M4L

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  1. spncart

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    Hi guys, I'm having a hard time to find the right step sequencer for producing electronic music conveniently.

    I had a look into M4L and there's a lot of cool sequencers, but I'm looking for a all-in-one hardware unit.

    If possible with polyrhythmic possibilities.

    I only have a Keystep Pro and Digitakt for now, but I'm looking for something that would be more advanced and self-generative such as Polyend or Squarp Pyramind (but I really have no clue, not convinced by the YouTube videos I watched).

    For the record I'm not into modular yet.
     
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    Sequentix Cirklon (1713 EUR) Elektron Octatrack MKII (1349 EUR), Polyend SEQ (999 EUR), Pyramid (749 EUR),
    MPC One (689 EUR), Ableton Push 2 (565 EUR), KORG SQ-64 (298 EUR), Arturia Beatstep Pro (289 EUR)

     
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    The sequencer in your Digitakt is more than likely capable of doing everything you need it to do. It's weakness is it's inability to create song length sequences, but if you're happy to trigger the patterns yourself, it's a capable polyrhythmic sequencer with some really cool functionality (ie, ratcheting, probability, trigs and parameter locks.)

    If you haven't fully explored the capability of your Digitakt's sequencer, you'd just be spending money for the sake of spending money. (Not that there's anything wrong with that, he said, as yet another cheap Behringer synth he didn't need got delivered.)
     
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  5. spncart

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    Thank you both guys, totally agree with this I'll build up my skills, studio and purchases accordingly :))
     
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    PC?
     
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    Nice list man, thanks. How do you rate the Deluge? https://synthstrom.com/product/deluge/





    Looks pretty solid!
     
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    Ableton Push 1 /2 (believe push 1 has scripting abilities and 2 does not - not sure cus i dont have either, but want one) but both have good integration with ableton and maxforlive.


    Had bunch of hardware sequencers and still have some, but yeah depends if you want to sequence your hardware synths get a cirklon otherwise sticks to something like the push
     
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    " For to be wise and love exceeds men's might: buy more gear "
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