Step Farther

Step Farther is an 8-stage CV/gate sequencer with an analog-style slide, deep per-stage modulation,
and a dual CV routing matrix.

Each of the 8 stages carries its own pitch, pulse count, gate mode, ratchet variant, slide and skip setting, so a single sequence can move between melodic runs and rhythmic variation without repatching.

Sixteen direction modes decide how the sequence steps from stage to stage, from straightforward forward/reverse and ping-pong through random and Brownian motion to drunken walks, pendulum motion, odd-then-even patterns, pivot, shuffled and chord-order stepping.

Thirty quantizer scales keep pitch output musical, from standard majors and minors through modal and exotic sets (Hirajoshi, Iwato, In-Sen, Kumoi, Pelog, Arabic, Hungarian Minor, Spanish and more).

The AUX A and AUX B inputs each route an external CV to one of 11 destinations — gate length, sequence length, step division, ratchet, pitch offset (pre- or post-quantize, free or scale-locked), octave or root note — turning a second modulation source into real-time performance control over the whole sequence.

A dedicated random section adds independent chance and range controls for pitch, pulse, gate and ratchet, with a manual trigger and an adjustable auto-fire period, so patterns can drift and vary without losing their shape.

A custom high-resolution display shows stage position, note, scale, gate mode, ratchet and transport state at a glance. Ships with 18 factory patches.

8 stages, each with independent pitch (0–35 semitones), pulse count (1–8), gate mode (6 options), ratchet variant (8 options), slide toggle and skip toggle

Analog-style slide: linear glide in semitone space between stage pitches, timing set by Slide Time; first pulse of a stage is always slide-eligible

16 direction modes: Forward, Reverse, Ping-Pong, Random and Brownian, each available as a pulse-aware or fixed-clock variant, plus Drunken, Pendulum, Odd-then-Even, Pivot, Shuffled and Chord-order

6 gate modes per stage: Hold, Multiple, Single, Rest, Dotted, Random

8 ratchet variants per stage: 1, 2, 3, 4 hits, Accent, Front, Back, Bounce

30 quantizer scales: Chromatic, Major, Minor, Dorian, Mixolydian, Lydian, Phrygian, Locrian, Diminished, Whole-Half, Whole Tone, Minor Blues, Pentatonic Minor, Pentatonic Major, Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Super Locrian, Arabic, Hungarian Minor, Minor Gypsy, Hirajoshi, In-Sen, Iwato, Kumoi, Pelog, Spanish, Tritone, Prometheus, Augmented, Enigmatic

Global controls: Rate, Swing, Gate Time, Slide Time, Scale, Root, Direction, Octave Range, Step Divisor, Sync Mode, Sequence Length, internal/external clock source

AUX A / AUX B: two independent CV inputs, each assignable to 11 destinations — Gate Length, Stage Count, Step Division, Ratchet, Pitch Pre-quantize (free or scale-locked), Octave, Pitch Post-quantize (free or scale-locked), Root

Random section: independent chance and range knobs for pitch, pulse count, gate mode and ratchet; master enable switch; manual “Randomize Now” trigger; auto-fire period from 1 to 10 loops; CV input for external randomize triggers

65 CV inputs in total, including individual CV control over every stage’s pitch, pulse, gate, ratchet, slide and skip

3 CV outputs: Pitch, Gate, Sync

Custom high-resolution display: current stage, note, scale, gate mode, ratchet, root, all 8 stage pitches, rate, step division, sequence length, BPM and direction, at a glance
Full patch support, with a factory library of 18 preset patches

4U rack panel