Qu-Bit’s Bloom v2: Cultivating Complexity in Modular Sequencing

Bloom v2 is introduced as the latest evolution of Qu-Bit’s fractal sequencer concept, aiming to provide modular users with an ever-evolving source of melodic and rhythmic material. The video sets the tone as a thorough, function-by-function walkthrough, promising a deep dive rather than a mere overview. Qu-Bit’s approach is to encourage sonic exploration, and Bloom v2 embodies this ethos with its generative sequencing architecture.

The module is positioned not just as a tool for note generation, but as a creative partner in patch design and performance. Michael, the presenter, makes it clear that Bloom v2 is about more than just programming steps—it’s about cultivating sequences that grow, mutate, and surprise. The fractal nature of the sequencer allows for both predictability and unpredictability, giving users a platform for both structured composition and happy accidents.

Bloom v2’s step encoders are multi-functional, thanks to the five available tune modes. Users can quickly switch between editing note pitch, gate length, slew amount, ratchets, and modulation output per step. Each mode is colour-coded with LEDs, providing clear feedback as you sculpt your sequence. The gate length mode allows for anything from staccato blips to tied notes, while slew introduces portamento-like transitions between pitches.

Ratchets are a standout feature, offering up to 32 subdivisions per step for intricate rhythmic flurries. These are true ratchets, not mere repeats, and their behaviour can be further tweaked via Narwhal, including triplet removal and pulse width adjustments. The modulation output adds a third CV lane per channel, with selectable modes such as LFO shapes, fixed voltages, smooth transitions, and per-step envelopes—essentially giving you a sequencer-within-a-sequencer for modulation duties.

The video demonstrates how these modulation modes can be chained, subdivided, and even stretched across multiple steps, allowing for evolving LFOs or envelope sequences that sync perfectly with your melodic content. The ability to dice-roll parameters with the reseed button means you’re never far from a fresh idea, whether you want to randomise an entire sequence or just a single aspect like ratchets or mod shapes.

Beyond per-step editing, Bloom v2 introduces macro editors for large-scale sequence manipulation. Holding shift and turning the encoders unlocks controls for sequence length, scale quantisation, playback order, pattern saving, clock division/multiplication, resizing, rotation, and transposition. These allow users to quickly reshape a sequence, save and recall patterns, or experiment with different playback algorithms such as forward, reverse, pendulum, converge/diverge, and page jump.

New to v2 are the resize, rotate, and destructive transpose functions, which let you stretch, clone, or prune sequences and shift their starting points. The fractal engine’s branch, path, and mutate knobs open up vast possibilities for generative sequencing, with up to 16,320 steps possible through deep branching. Performance and micromutate modes provide both destructive and non-destructive ways to introduce variation, ornamentation, and controlled chaos, making Bloom v2 as much an instrument for improvisation as for composition.

The tutorial rounds out with a look at Bloom v2’s MIDI capabilities, including TRS MIDI output for sequencing external gear and USB MIDI host functionality for advanced control. Each channel can send note, mod, and slew data to different MIDI channels, with customisable offsets and routing via Narwhal. This makes Bloom v2 a powerful bridge between Eurorack and MIDI synths, drum machines, or DAWs.

Michael demonstrates how sequences are automatically saved to USB, and how tuning reference modes and LED dimming make the module friendly for both live performance and studio work. The focus remains on hands-on interaction, with features designed to keep you in the flow of patching rather than menu-diving. Bloom v2 is presented as a sequencer that not only adapts to your modular environment but actively encourages new creative directions, whether you’re working with pure CV or integrating external MIDI hardware.