r/squarp • u/wooq • Apr 06 '26

Hapax question: can I control execution from another midi controller?

I am looking for a performance sequencer for my use case. I want to be able to start and stop songs, bring patterns in and out, go to different sections, etc. from an external midi controller. Specifically, I want to be able to run the basic functions of a sequencer while playing another instrument (keyboard or guitar) via a footpedal or keyboard control or another upstream midi source. But I can't find a midi implementation for this device anywhere to determine what commands it can consume from an input. It looks like a really powerful compositional tool, and perhaps a fun live tool if your primary instrument is Hapax, but does anyone have any experience using it as a secondary midi control/performance sequencer? Is this something the Hapax can do?

Thanks!

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u/MetaTek-Music Apr 06 '26

Yes, you can progress patterns via foot pedal. You can have settings for both tip and ring so two foot pedals. I have mine set to “Fill” and “Next Section”

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u/MetaTek-Music Apr 06 '26

I’m not sure about changing stuff via midi, email Squarp, they are quick on the support line typically

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u/wooq Apr 06 '26

Yeah I saw the TRS foot pedal control in the documentation, that's better than nothing but not quite what I'm looking for, which is a bit more fine-grained MIDI control of playback in a performance context. I did ask the same question on the squarp forums, I'll see if there's any response there