Sequentix P3
Huh, so it looks like I’ve got one of the last P3s:
Folks,
There is a news update just posted to the Sequentix web page, which I'll quickly summarise here...
I am ceasing production of P3 after the current run has sold out.
The production cost of P3 in its current form has proved to be much too expensive.
With the benefit of experience, I believe I can design a replacement that will be more efficient to produce, and which can be assembled entirely under sub-contract.
But I'm not able to devote the necessary time to that adventure while I'm still putting P3s together.
I expect to take a few more weeks to assemble the remaining units I have parts for, and after that, there will be a hiatus of at least a few months while I get the new unit ready for production.This does not mean the end of support for P3.
I fully intend to finish off the remaining few things I want to add to the P3 OS, and will be just as fastidious in clearing up any unlikely bugs that may emerge.The last few P3s will be available though the usual suppliers, at the same unrealistically low price as before.
I'd like to thank all P3 owners for their support and feedback over the past year, and welcome any suggestions you might have for the future Sequentix sequencer.
Best regards,
Colin Fraser
Sequentix Music Systems Ltd
http://www.sequentix.com
(Taken from the analogue-sequencer Yahoo! Group.)
Well, this is good news, anything that makes them easier to produce is a positive move.
Yep, I agree. And who knows what sort of other niftyness he might come up with?
The software on the current P3 is great. It’s fairly intuitive (although I still need to go through the manual to really grok it) and it just works. Well.
The hardware really is overengineered… That’s probably part of the reason why I like it so much. The whole thing feels as if someone designed a sequencer using the absolute best parts possible. Well, I think that’s what he did. :)