Greetings from Berlin!

We hope this message finds you well. We want to give you an update on the current production status of your Komplex Sequencer.

The Golden Sample tested well and after a couple of days of testing it, we started to set up all the orders. There is a lot of things that go into a product like the Komplex Sequencer: Electronics, Hardware (a LOT of hardware actually!), Knobs, Wooden Sidepanels, Enclosure, NEW Packaging and NEW manuals to name the most important ones. All of these items have been ordered, some have already been received and for the remaining ones we finally got a shipping date.

We will start receiving electronics in around 2 weeks, when we will also start soldering the hardware to the boards. The hardware is all the sliders, jacks, potentiometers, switches and so on. The wooden side cheeks will arrive next week. Knobs, screws and a small mountain of hardware are already here.

Last week we received the shipping date for the enclosures. Unfortunately our supplier for the enclosures took an epic 7 weeks to start planning our production after we initiated the order back in June.

Finally those enclosures are in production now but since the enclosure of the Komplex Sequencer is powder coated for extra durability and then silkscreened afterwards, it takes a little while to finish them.

We will only receive the enclosures in October, so we'll have to wait with shipping the first units until then. We are really, really sorry for this delay as we could keep our promise of starting to ship in September if it wasn't for the enclosures. But once more it shows that good things take time and so does the enclosure of your sequencer.

We plan to finish around 10 sequencers a week, so at least by the time that we receive the enclosures in October, we likely already have your sequencer produced, tested and ready to slip into its enclosure. We will proceed to send them out as quick as we can as soon as the first enclosures arrive here.

Again, we are really sorry for this delay but hope that you can wait 2 - 3 more weeks than expected. Quality is what counts after all and this is a promise we will definitely keep! :D

We will keep you updated and remain with
a synthesized hug from Berlin,
the KOMA team


   

   

Hi, I have a field kit and field kit fx. Is there anyone in UK who services these?
The problem is with noise.  The reverb is particularly noisy, and other areas become unpleasantly noisy over the course of a relatively short session. I'm an idiot when it comes to tech, and would be grateful if someone would service both machines please.

Hello,

I'm planing to build my own case and am strongly considering your Strom or Strom + Module.

So my question is: Can I also mount the module at the rear (bottom) of the case (it will be made of wood). Is there anything to consider? 

Many thanks in advance,
John-Daniel Martin

Does anyone have a Field Kit FX for sale? I have been looking for one for the longest time but can never seem to find one.

Hello everyone,
I embark on a difficult task after having had equipment stolen from my car: take inventory of all my equipment. 
Do you have any idea if the Field Kit and Field Kit FX have a serial number? And if so, where can it be found?
Thank you very much for your insights.

Cheers

KOMPLEX IS READY

The long wait finally ends! Due to the supply chain disruption caused by Covid-19 we had to scrape together parts from all corners of the world for nearly two years. Finally the last necessary chip has found its way into the box labelled "Komplex Sequencer". We are now able to start producing a "golden sample" and organize a full production run.

First 10 persons pre-ordering will receive 10 KOMA Elektronik branded patch cables with the perfect size to internally patch the Komplex patchbay
Komplex Sequencer

€1949 + PATCH CABLES FOR FREE


GOLDEN SAMPLE
What is a "golden sample" and why is it necessary?First off: NO, there will NOT be a Komplex with an enclosure made out of gold (at least not in any forseeable future). But whenever a "complex" product like the Komplex undergoes some bigger changes, KOMA usually won't just go ahead and change a bunch of circuitry to willy nilly start production right away. Instead, great care is taken and a so-called "golden sample" is produced. This means that all changes are worked into the circuitry and a single prototype is being built to be tested thoroughly.

NEW FEATURES
We added a new functionality into the Komplex Sequencer:The Transpose CV input now also transposes the MIDI notes that a sequencer is producing. Also some circuitry had to undergo changes to account for non-available and now obsolete chips. We already have a prototype here with the necessary changes but it still has a bunch of colored wires dangling out of the enclosure and the changes are essentially piggy-backed on the original circuitry. That's why we are producing a golden sample right now as you read these lines. Once that prototype comes back and is all good, we will trigger production.

WHAT ELSE HAS CHANGED?
The new Komplex run is very limited and will be available in2 batches of 25 pieces each. Some of you that were eying the Komplex for a longer time might have noticed that the sales price increased. Unfortunately many components needed for building a Komplex sequencer have gotten more expensive since our last production run. In fact, it is fair to say that ALL components have gotten substantially more expensive. This starts with electronic parts not available on the market anymore, like microcontrollers that we had to buy for an elevated price, goes over hardware parts like sliders and pushbuttons and ends with greatly risen prices for both the metal enclosure and wooden side cheeks.
WHAT NOW?
Since demand is huge, as of today, we have enabled backordering of Komplex Sequencers in our web shop. We have already ordered a few components like the metal enclosures and wooden side panels but the majority of production will have to wait until the golden sample is here.Since we already tested the new functionality and can verify it with our "Frankenstein" unit here, it should be smooth sailing from here on out. In fact, we are testing this feature since nearly a year in our synth setup in the. workshop and enjoy it thoroughly.

HOW TO PRE-ORDER

Current estimated delivery date for the first batch is September 2023. 
That's how long it takes for all the necessary parts to arrive in our workshop plus assemble time. It is "first come, first served" or as you programmers like to call it: FIFO (first in, first out).
So, be quick, and reserve your unit today! We will keep you updated about important milestones.

All the best from Berlin,
The KOMA Team

I have a broken channel 3 on my mixer. It just suddenly stopped working, no sound out. I'm handy with a solder station, but I'm not good at troubleshooting audio equipment or reading schematics. 
But can anyone here point me in the right direction as of what components to swap out? I'm guessing a broken OP-amp.

Cheers,
LarsO

I'm about to buy a Field Kit FX  + expander, and was wondering if the Spring Tank's output is also usable going into an audio interface or other eurorack module. Just need to make sure it's not only designed to work for the Field Kit FX/Field Kit.

Hello all,

I am wondering is it possible to shop directly from Koma in Berlin? or where can one find Koma products except Schneidersladen.

I live in Istanbul. A friend of mine will be in Berlin tomorrow, and will be back in Istanbul next Monday.

I asked her to bring back to me a Koma Kommander and a few attenuator cables. I know that Common Ground is closed and Koma's only reseller that I could find is Schneidersladen which Kommander is out of stock sadly.

I e-mailed support@koma-elektronik.com , about the possibility that if they could give an appointment to my friend for her to buy these somehow face to face, but I am not sure if that is possible in such a short notice.

Does anyone of you know how can she find Koma products, specifically the Kommander?

I am scheduled to do few live performance series with my small modular setup starting May 6th in Istanbul, and I am really in need one Kommander to use in these performances.

If someone gives me heads up, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

I have an idea for a new feature for the CV interface - inverted CV mode. How it would work - hold button when either of the four colours is selected and wait for the solid led to start blinking, blinking would indicate inverted CV mode, hold again to disable inverted CV mode. function description: inverted CV would mean that the CV from the CV interface is inverted so that e.g. you could get an option to crossfade (or even ringmod) between two mixer channels using single CV input (in this scenario one of the channels would be in inverted mode). I believe it could also be used creatively with the other CV controllable parameters as well. Since the Roll o-decks is 0-5V it would make sense for the inverted mode to turn 0-5V into 5-0V (or maybe -5V - 5V into 5V - -5V, not sure what would work better, CV interface inputs works in +/-5V range)