Infection Music has announced that the pilot build of its unique Zeit desktop sequencer has been completed.

They call the Zeit the world’s best hardware sequencer and at £1199, it’s certainly one of the most expensive. You can preview a demo of the Zeit in action, below.

Here are the specs:

Specifications: as Zeit 19″ version but with some clock rates (3x, 1/3) and some directional settings..

• Eight concurrent sequences
• Three channels per sequence (Pitch, Controller One, Controller Two)
• Each channel has independant :
  • Master On/Off switch
  • Start Step
  • End Step
  • Active Steps pattern
  • Skipped Steps pattern
  • Direction
• Directions available :
  • Forward
  • Reverse
  • Pendulum
  • Random
  • Once
  • Drone
  • Diffusion
  • plus four cyclic modes…
  • plus four algorithmic modes…
• Each sequence has independant :
  • LFO (6 waveforms, rate, master depth, time offset, depth offset, sync to tempo)
  • Sweep Generator (Start, Target and End Levels with Transit time)
  • Clock Source (1/8, 1/4, 1/2, Normal, 2x, 3x, 4x, 8x)
  • Master on/off enable
  • Effects Send (currently pitch channel only)
  • Force-to-Scale send
  • Real-time transpose from keyboard
• LFO/Sweep Generator can be routed to :
  • Note Pitch
  • Note Velocity
  • Controller One
  • Controller Two
• Effects Processor :
  • Repeat Count (1..16 repeats)
  • Echo time (milliseconds and MIDI clocks)
  • Sync Delay to Tempo
  • Note Shift (+/- 24 semitones)
  • Velocity Shift
  • MIDI Channel
  • Master on/off switch
• Force-to-Scale :
  • 16 factory defined scales (Major, Minor, Japanese, Turkish, Blues etc)
  • 16 user defined scales
• Internal memory :
  • 64 Sequence memories
  • 64 Patch memories
• Additional features
  • Step time input
  • Tap Tempo input
  • 16 Quick Select memory locations (Sequence, Patch, Controller, Scale)
  • Internal/External sync (with MIDI clock forwarding)
  • Edit Hold
  • Tape transport style controls
  • 24 x 2 character VFD display
  • MIDI software updates
  • External Control (Sys-ex, MIDI CC)
  • Tape transport style controls
  • Available in Standard and Retro finishes.