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New Europa Hardware MIDI Sequencer
By James Grahame
While modern computer-based music sequencers offer unbeatable value for my hard earned money, I sometimes miss the days when a dedicated rack of gear was needed to make "real" music. Perhaps that's why the Analogue Solutions Europa MIDI sequencer makes me somewhat misty-eyed.
It's a gorgeous looking steel-cased device that uses Roland TR-808 drum machine style programming to build sequences. In addition to "modern" MIDI IN/OUT/THRU jacks, it will includes 7 analog trigger outputs to drive any finicky old analog synths you might have lying around. But – most importantly – it looks really, really cool. More details will be available after the £499 box is released sometime in early 2010.
