Korg SQ-1 sequencer part 1

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Wellp, writing a MIDI transposer app wasn’t too bad

Korg SQ-1 sequencer part 2

Earlier, I jotted down some notes on troubleshooting Korg SQ-1 connectivity to Bastl microGranny. There’s a fundamental 48 step gap between the high MIDI note ranges emitted by SQ-1, versus the sample-selecting MIDI note ranges the microGranny expects. There are some more expensive hardware options (eurorack, sysex) to implement transposition, but if you already have a PC, then it’s not so hard to do this in software. Turns out MIDI libraries abound! Once you bushwhack through the process of wi…