HapaxOS 3.20
Poly Aftertouch : you asked for it for years, here it is :)
A new track type, AFTR, sitting right after MPE in the list. Every note carries its own pressure curve, drawn and edited in Step mode exactly like the MPE pressure lane. But the track stays simple : one input channel, one output channel, like a POLY track. No MPE zone to set up, no special routing. Any synth that understands poly aftertouch will follow it, over DIN or USB!!
Poly AT Passthrough : incoming poly aftertouch now passes through on every track type, not just AFTR. Hapax no longer swallows your pressure data when it sits in the middle of your setup as a router.
Higher CV clock rates : CV CLOCK RATE goes up to 96 ppqn, with 48 ppqn available too, instead of 24 max. Tight enough to lock Hapax to an audio rate clock coming from a DAW or a modular system.
CLOCK TIMEOUT : when the external clock goes quiet mid playback, Hapax falls back to its internal clock and keeps going instead of hanging. It re-locks on its own when the clock comes back. The delay adapts to the incoming pulse rate, so it works the same at any tempo.
CV FOLLOW TEMPO : decides whether an incoming CV clock drives the project BPM or simply advances the sequencer. Left OFF, a manually advanced gate stays a creative tool.
MIDI monitor : poly aftertouch is now displayed, with its note number and pressure value, and follows the ONLY PRESSURE filter.
Instrument definitions : the TYPE line accepts POLYAT and AFTR.
Under the hood, automation processing is optimized : projects with a lot of declared lanes get most of that cost back. Clock handling was reworked too, so Hapax no longer drifts behind at high PPQN.
Thanks to its dual-processor architecture, Hapax can record and transform tremendous amounts of data in no time, without a hitch.
Composing a beat: control up to 8 different instruments with a single track. The drum sequencer is tailored for very easy rhythm writing and jamming.
As music-making should remain an enjoyable process, we favored dedicated buttons over key combinations and imagined a clear-cut interface as well as a simple architecture. We have striven to minimize the importance of screens for live performing, but the dual grayscale display helps keeping track of things in a studio context.
Specifications
Model name
Hapax
Hardware
128 RGB MATRIX pads
52 clic pads
9 sturdy clickable encoders
2 OLED greyscale displays
SD card for saving projects
CPU: dual ARM design
RAM: 32MiB
Housing: machined aluminium 2mm
Housing (back): unibody ABS
Sequencer
Dual Sequencer (2 Projects)
16 tracks per project
8 patterns per track
Input
2× midi in (DIN + TRS)
2× CV in [-5V to +5V] (16bit)
Stereo pedal (footswitch)
Output
4× midi out (3× DIN + TRS)
4× CV out [-5V to +5V] (16bit)
4× GATE out [+5V]
Bidirectional I/O
USB Host (link a controller)
USB Device (link a computer)
Power supply
15V, 1.2A, 18W (included)
Dimensions
358 × 206 × 58 mm = 14.1 x 8.1 x 2.3 in
Weight
1.855 kg = 2.2 lb
Main Features
Player
Dual Project: 16-track × 8-pattern + 16-track × 8-pattern
Polyrhythms / Polymeters / Phasing
Track run-modes : reverse, pingpong, random
Track length: 1 step to 32 bars
Performance
3 live modes : scales, chords, drum
Project real-time global scale
High recording resolution: 192ppqn
Real Time Midi Effects (Arpeggiator, Chance, Euclid, Harmonizer, Randomizer, Scale, Swing...)
Live recording with looper & metronome
Transpose track
Misc
Undo / Redo / Snapshot
Advanced modMatrix
Assign 8-pot mode
Step
3 step modes: polyphony, drums, MPE
Algorithmic composition tools
Quantizer with strength
Loop points on each track
Conditional trigs possible on each note + Fill
Automation editor with interpolator
Pattern/Song
Advanced pattern mode
Song editor mode, based on sections (groups of patterns)