--- product_id: 12389048 title: "CV Sequencer and Sync Box (SQ1),black,small" brand: "korg" price: "€ 271.01" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/12389048-cv-sequencer-and-sync-box-sq1-black-small store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # Battery & USB bus powered Multi-standard CV/GATE & MIDI sync 2x8-step sequencer channels CV Sequencer and Sync Box (SQ1),black,small **Brand:** korg **Price:** € 271.01 **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > 🎢 Compact power, endless groove β€” sequence your sound revolution! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** CV Sequencer and Sync Box (SQ1),black,small by korg - **How much does it cost?** € 271.01 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/12389048-cv-sequencer-and-sync-box-sq1-black-small) ## Best For - korg enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted korg brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Battery or USB Powered:** Unplug and play anywhere with versatile power options for ultimate portability. - β€’ **Universal Connectivity:** Supports Hz/V and V/Oct standards plus MIDI, SYNC, and littleBits for seamless gear integration. - β€’ **Flexible Step Resolution:** Choose quarter, eighth, or sixteenth notes to tailor your rhythmic precision. - β€’ **Compact & Rugged Metal Build:** Sturdy, polished metal chassis designed for on-the-go studio or stage use. - β€’ **Dual 8-Step Sequencer Channels:** Run sequences consecutively or in parallel for up to 16 steps of creative control. ## Overview The Korg SQ-1 is a compact, metal-bodied CV sequencer and sync box featuring dual 8-step channels that can be combined or run independently. It supports both Hz/V and V/Oct pitch standards, ensuring compatibility with vintage synths like the MS-20 and modern gear. With versatile connectivity options including MIDI, SYNC, and littleBits, plus selectable step resolutions and battery or USB power, the SQ-1 delivers professional sequencing flexibility in a portable, durable package. ## Description The SQ-1 is a compact step sequencer with 2 x 8 steps. It's wealth of connection jacks allows it to be connected to the MS-20 and a variety of other synthesizers. Vintage analog synths or the latest compact synths can be controlled from this single unit. You can also switch between a variety of synthesizer modes and use the step buttons to create performances overflowing with spontaneity, just as when using a volca unit. Packed with carefully selected functionality, the SQ-1 features a compact and very sturdy sheet-metal body. Placed beside the MS-20 series, you'll notice a sense of solidity that gives the impression they were manufactured in the same era. The unit can operate on two AA batteries or on USB bus power.Sequence step resolution is selectable as quarter notes, eighth notes, or 16th notes. You can specify the way in which the step knobs control the pitch. As a connector, the SQ-1 provides two CV/GATE OUT channels, the standard MIDI OUT and USB MIDI, littleBits out (to connect to the littleBits synth kit by littleBits Electronics Inc.), plus the SYNC IN/OUT channel that allows you to connect to the volca series and monotribe. Compact and complete with all the functions you need, the SQ-1 is the ideal hardware sequencer. Rather than the commonly used V/Oct standard, the CV design of the MS-20 always used the Hz/V standard that provides excellent pitch stability limiting the step sequencers that are able to correctly control the MS-20. As a descendant of the SQ-10, the SQ-1 supports the Hz/V standard, enabling it to control the MS-20 or MS-20 mini. The V/Oct standard is also supported, and the voltage level of the CV output and polarity of the GATE output can be specified as appropriate for the connected device. The SQ-1 provides two channels (A and B) of 8-step sequencer that can operate consecutively, or be used in a variety of other modes. For example, you can run A and B following each other to function as a 16-step sequencer, ignore the order and make the steps play randomly, or use A and B to control different parameters as they run in parallel. From simple sequences to complex changes, you can choose from a variety of modes to suit your needs. ## Features - Connect and control the MS-20 and many other types of equipment - A variety of sequencer modes - Step edit buttons inherited from the Volca - Sturdy and compact body, with battery operation - Can switch between a variety of synth modes ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Asin | B00SGY5CIW | | Best Sellers Rank | #26,599 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments) #31 in Tabletop Synthesizers #8,812 in Music Recording Equipment | | Body Material | Metal | | Brand Name | KORG | | Color | black | | Connector Type | SYNC IN/OUT, CV OUT, GATE OUT, MIDI IN/OUT | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (622) 4.6 out of 5 stars | | Finish Type | Polished | | Global Trade Identification Number | 04959112123342 | | Included Components | Korg CV Sequencer and Sync Box (SQ1),black,small | | Item Dimensions | 9.8 x 4.33 x 3.42 inches | | Item Type Name | CV Sequencer and Sync Box | | Item Weight | 1.4 pounds | | Manufacturer | Korg USA Inc. | | Material | Metal | | Model Name | SQ-1 | | Model Number | SQ1 | | Number Of Items | 1 | | Number Of Packs | 1 | | Part Number | KRSQ1 | | Set Name | 16 steps | | Unit Count | 1 Count | | Upc | 714573520376 799198393086 | | Warranty Description | 365 | ## Product Details - **Brand:** KORG - **Color:** black - **Item dimensions L x W x H:** 9.8 x 4.33 x 3.42 inches - **Material:** Plastic - **Model Name:** SQ1 ## Images ![CV Sequencer and Sync Box (SQ1),black,small - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Ib5hRodxL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Style** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: Will I be able to send the clock bpm from a pocket operator through the sq1 and out the midi 3.5 to a 5-pin and into a looper or a hardware synth?** A: Yes, you can. You will need an adapter or split cable to separate stereo (TRS) output from the Pocket Operator to two mono (TS) cables. On the Pocket Operator, hold the 'funct' button and press the 'bpm' to select SY1. The left becomes the clock and the right becomes mono audio output. The left clock pulse cable goes to your SQ-1. Adjust step resolution by holding the SQ-1's PLAY/STOP button while powering on (https://www.korg.com/us/products/dj/sq_1/faq_tips.php). It would probably be a good idea to not connect a USB cord even though analog clock pulses are supposed to take precedence. Start/stop signals are not recognized. So, press the PLAY/STOP button on the SQ-1 first, then press 'play' on the Pocket Operator. If your SQ-1's step knobs are all blinking really fast, then increase the volume of the Pocket Operator. One button above default did it for me. With the SQ-1 playing the output tempo that goes through the MIDI out is the same as the sync tempo. I did this with the SQ-1's MIDI out to an Arturia BeatStep Pro and the tempo was steady at 80 bpm, but fluctuated by +-2 at 140 bpm. The tempo change was rapid enough to sound like a some swing time or groove. Older kit seemed more steady. **Q: I just bought a used korg triton le, if i hook my triton to this can i record samples on my daw in my computer?** A: Hi, no not at all. No. This is a compact step sequencer with 2 x 8 steps. It's meant to connect various synths together to be controlled by the SQ-1. It really has nothing at all to do with recording anything. Please let us know if you have any other questions. Thank you, The Midi Store Team **Q: New to this. Is it possible to daisychain two of these together to go from being a 2x8 to a 4x16 sequencer?** A: Yes, but you would only have 2x16 or a 4x8 sequencer. If you want 4x16 you'll need to link 4 together **Q: Does this device come with usb adapter?** A: It comes with batteries but no usb cable. If you use usb then you don’t need batteries. So if you want to connect it via usb you need to supply the cable. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Essential Synth Hardware *by on Reviewed in the United States May 4, 2020* This little box is a great value and fills an important need for anyone looking for a hardware sequencer. I have mine paired with a Moog Sub Phatty. It's built like a tank - the metal box is compact and extremely sturdy, and the selector switch, knobs, jacks and buttons are all tight. Select from various pattern step directions, turn individual notes on and off, and select the pitch for each step with the knobs over 1 to 3 octaves. You can select pitch in C Major or C minor scales, chromatically or in "linear mode," which is cool for microtonal pieces. It can output 2 discrete sequences of 8 notes long, through 2 different CV or midi channels, or a single 16 note sequence; genius! The nature of having to dial-in your note without seeing what the note is, along with modes that produce poly rhythmic sequences with Volcas and other gear, makes it a very creative tool, lending itself to lots of exploring and happy accidents.Minor gripes/suggestions: while the "hunt for the right note" process lends itself to creativity, a single display that showed the note value as you turned each knob would have been helpful and a time saver; especially important if you are making a sequence in chromatic mode and in a different scale/key as the defaults. A tempo divider, like the Volca keys (1/2, 1/4) would have given the SQ-1 some additional versatility. While the SQ-1 is well-built, it's shape is high and a bit awkward with my other gear. I understand their is a lot of extra space inside, and would have preferred it to be 3/4" thinner or in a format similar to the Volca series. I would have paid a little more for these extras, but as it stands, the SQ-1 has to be a unique and essential piece of any hardware synth setup. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best Sequencer for the price! *by on Reviewed in the United States June 23, 2024* Very good for driving analog synthesizers. Excellent component for the price!Get something dialed in the way you like it and start patching things into other things and before you know it you find yourself in a mystical soundscape of whatever you have happened to come up with. If you are into analog synthesizers and endless tweaking and patching, this sequencer is an excellent starting point. I have a few way more expensive instruments but I often find myself having a lot of fun using this sequencer to drive a cheap analog synthesizer and patching into a few things, adjusting a few things and just jamming.Excellent product for the price! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Affordable, versatile little sequencers. *by on Reviewed in the United States July 14, 2017* I have two of these SQ-1s now, and potentially see more of them in my future. They're affordable, simple, hands-on sequencers that afford quite a bit of flexibility in a small package. The small package is a blessing and a curse, I suppose - the patch panel can be a little cramped, and the knobs are tiny. I have itty little fingers, so the knob size doesn't exactly bother me, but visualizing the rotation of a given knob is quite difficult. The rubber on/off buttons could stand to be a bit more tactile as well, but they are pretty mashable. Row B is obviously easier to get to, and thus better suited for things that one may wish to change on-the-fly.The sequencer runs in a few different modes. You can do some random step selection and some back-and-forth stuff, but the primary modes in my opinion are: two sequences of 1-8 steps, one sequence of 9-16 steps, or one sequence of 1-8 steps with either variable duty cycle or variable slide. Voltage settings (1, 2, 5, or 8 lin) and quantizing (off, minor, major, chromatic) are set on a per-sequence basis, so you can (for example) feed an MS-20 mini w/ an 8v quantized melody sequence while also controlling a linear 5v clock multiplier.Sync in/out works flawlessly between units, and integrates well enough with other equipment also. Sync out is 5v, and while the manual does not seem to specify what sync in needs, I would guess it expects 5v as well, and I have had to amplify LFOs and such to get a reliable sync. I have not and likely will not use these boxes for MIDI, so cannot comment there.There are only a few global settings that require a cheat sheet, everything one would need to know for actual sequencing/performance is very clearly labeled on the panel. This makes the whole thing very easy to use, and very immediate feeling. While the knobs are knobs and are obviously not reset on power-down, the on/off states of the buttons in their various modes is not saved, which can be a minor inconvenience. Sequence settings (Voltage/quantization) are saved.All in all, I love these little sequencers. I have thought about tossing a Ryo Penta or something in my rack, but for the cost of a cheap 'extra' sequencer, I can ultimately just keep adding SQ-1s. The cost of these little boxes truly belies their utility. ## Frequently Bought Together - Korg CV Sequencer and Sync Box (SQ1),black,small - Hosa CMM-890 Eurorack Patch Cables 8-Pack - 3 Feet, Assorted Colors - Hosa CMM-830 Eurorack Patch Cables 8-Pack - 1 Foot(Assorted Colors) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - πŸ›’ **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** β€” Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** β€” Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - πŸ’° **No Hidden Fees** β€” All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - πŸ”„ **15-Day Free Returns** β€” Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - πŸ”’ **Secure Payments** β€” Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** β€” Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.at/products/12389048-cv-sequencer-and-sync-box-sq1-black-small](https://www.desertcart.at/products/12389048-cv-sequencer-and-sync-box-sq1-black-small) --- *Product available on Desertcart Austria* *Store origin: AT* *Last updated: 2026-08-31*