Vector Sequencer Gate and Step Len 

Vector has seen several firmware improvements over the years, so if you absolutely must have an in-rack sequencer, then I think it should be on your short list. Erica's Black Sequencer has since come out, and while Vector still has more features, Black Sequencer is half the price and supports a similar feature set. If you're okay venturing outside of the rack, there have been quite a few top-shelf hardware sequencers released, such as the Squarp Hapax, and Oxi One.

@@ferrycollider thank you!

It supports switching patterns, but I don't think it allows it through CV yet. Jim has posted some teaser videos showing pattern switching via a Launchpad (MIDI), so it seems this kind of thing is around the corner.

Thanks a lot for this answer, Ferry.

@@wernervannuffel2608 Here's the teaser video I was talking about: instagram.com/p/B7eTVJgB9L4/ Half of the reason why the Vector is amazing is Jim. He has the firmware is under constant improvement and is really great about shipping new features.

Possible step lengths: 1/8, 1/7, 1/6, 1/5, 1/4, 1/3, 3/8, 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4 I didn't show it in this video (I was planning to show it in an upcoming one), but the per-part Rate + Mode can also be set to all kinds of stuff. There is a PCT mode (percent of beat) which you could setup odd stuff like 41% of the beat. There's also a SPD mode which is basically just a freeform number that isn't tied to any musical division. The part clock division can also be set to any fraction of a beat you can dream up, so weird stuff like 9/5 of a beat or 15/7 or whatever. The step length multiplier/divisor will multiple or divide relative to this per-part Rate + Mode so you can get really wild if you want.

@@ferrycollider Cool. On a related note - do you know if the reset input global or can you activate it per sequence/channel? It would be nice to do "untimed" sequences that could reset every 8 measures while other sequences kept looping in different meters.

@@richiehinterland yes that's possible. Page 14 "External Clock Pulse" of the manual covers this, but more or less the Reset port is configured to "Cr" mode, then the reset of each part can be set individually to "EXT" (external). By the way, the per-part reset can also be configured to every n beats as well, which might save the hassle of having to fire an external reset trigger. What's also cool is there are two modulation CV inputs, and the part reset beat count can be controlled externally via a CV, so the reset beat count could be modulated over time too.

Now that we're talking about this, I'm realizing I should make a video about it because there's so many possibilities lol.