Thanks for the video Ricky, I think you hit the nail on the head - the complexity, unpredictability and the fun! I switched to Renoise about 4 years ago and never looked back! Trackers take time to get a fluid workflow (I guess like anything) but once it clicks, it’s just crazy how powerful, interesting and fun making music becomes - especially on just a laptop and headphones. My advice to anyone is don’t try to make you’re usual stuff at first but instead experiment to learn the fx commands and general workflow then it will just click and you’ll have the power! I expect the Polyend tracker to be much the same but more immediate than Renoise, with added bonus of creative limitation, performance features, that fill mode and a radio! I'm so happy this thing exists, can’t wait for mine to arrive!
I feel like if someone memorized all the short cuts on the Tracker and was making a banger in a coffee shop, people would think they’re hacking into the government! Awesome stuff!
Honestly using renoise on a laptop in a coffee shop kinda had that feeling all the time. I've been finding it hard to justify this over just a laptop with renoise since I can see how renoise is faster for a lot of this stuff, plus the vsts and other crazy abilities available. However this would be nice to just boot up and not worry about what problems windows or my sound driver might decide to have
Folks who used trackers in the late 80s and early 90s will certainly get it. I think it’s great. I used to write/publish Amiga mods back in the day. This seems like a natural fit. Thanks Ricky. 👍
@@UncleBoogieRF No worries ... get yourself an ipad and use the App Vivid Tracker ! Your all good. Much much cheaper than this option and there are 1000's of mods online from the amiga era to get started and have your instruments. All you will ever need and fully standalone.
Trackers are very intuitive to use! My setup uses a BeatStep Pro as master clock/MIDI sequencer for standalone synths with an XOR Electronics NerdSeq for my eurorack synths. It's a very powerful and versatile combination!
I started off with Renoise about 12 years ago as my first daw. It takes a while for it to "click" but man, the amount of control it gives you is absolutely insane.
Love the physical interface of this tracker, looks really natural and to use. Seeing you using it made me smile just seeing how easy it is. Try a tracker in a computer and you'll spend days looking for stuff.
Man, this takes me back to my tracker days. I was a little late to the scene for the C64/128 and Amiga stuff (plus I never had an Amiga), but I was hardcore into modedit on the 386! This totally has that feel- and that crunchiness you're talking about is exactly how I remember those old .SAM and .VOC files. I'd love to hear some of those late night, different head-space jams sometime, btw ;-) Cheers and stay safe!
As a Renoise user for 12 years..... its a cool peace but Ima stick with renoise. Its a really intense daw, takes a lot to learn BUT when it clicks..... holy shit man. Although BIG UPS to Polyend for making a hardware tracker!
As an old tracker user my self I actually got back into music production thanks to Renoise. (After a break of ~ 10 years) I released an album this year and it's all thanks to Renoise! m.soundcloud.com/fobb/
Really enjoyable to watch because you have the basics down but you’re making the rest up!!! Which is exactly how most users will be when they first get one. I’m getting one to take away on holiday this summer. Just need a battery pack and I’m good to go 👍
I learned a fun little trick with this yesterday. I set up multiple tracks with one of the pad sounds. Then applied different volume LFO FX to them and created this amazing Detroit gated pad sound. I’m going to try and make a video about it and post it on TH-cam. I have never done that yet other than uploading GoPro footage of my snowboard trips so it may take a week or so. If anyone is interested I will link in this comment. ❤️
Thanks for making this Ricky. I like your calm, chill vibe. I might be in the minority with this one, but I'd actually love to see a much longer video of you developing this song - either within Tracker, or in a DAW. It would be nice to know the abilities (and limitations) of the Tracker in the hands of a more accomplished artist such as yourself.
@@jeremybrainard9902 Some of your old tracks, and some of Oned's, heavily influenced me. That scuba something song by oscillate still randomly pops up in my head. Good stuff, thanks for reminding me.
@@ryangilmore5676 thanks man! I really miss those collaborations. Oned is still around, making amazing and complex ANSI art. He goes by the name ungenannt with the Blocktronics collective. Check it out! And good to hear from you man!
hey man, in impulse tracker, do you remember how to record while the pattern is playing? so that you csn enter notes while it plays back the tune? i still use schismtracker to make my music. same as impuöse tracker back in the day. thanks
You mentioned we wouldn't want to see a video of a complete start to finish song construction, but that would be an absolute dream to watch you go from nothing to finished song
That’s exactly what I said, but every time I turn this thing on, it’s almost the first thing that I do to kind of get the creative juices flowing. And most of the time I end up not even using that sample but it’s the catalyst for the song itself
@@RickyTinez that's so dope. That's exactly what I imagined. I try to do similar things with the 404 and random spotify/youtube but it's not as smooth as I imagine this
It's really cool that there are standalone hardware trackers now. In many ways, it's a big upgrade from software trackers. But in many ways, it's also a downgrade. It'd be really difficult to work with just 8 tracks, especially since they're monophonic and shared between samples and midi. I know there are tricks people can do to fit more notes into less space, but they're all just workarounds and aren't necessary when using other tools. More generally though, I've spent a lot of time using trackers, and although they're really nice in some ways, trackers are also a big part of why I stopped making music. It made music feel too much like work. I didn't get back into music until I found other tools and other workflows which suit me better. So I'm happy to see a new hardware tracker, but I have no plans to get one.
This is such a powerful machine. Hopefully Polyend makes a Tracker Pro with a built-in battery, stereo sampling, increased sample memory capacity, rgb lighting on the pads, and other things that I can't think of at the moment
trackers are actually not that different from step sequencers... if you think more, this is very similiar to digitakt, just notes are not going from left to right but from top to bottom... you still have 8 tracks with note per step, you still have mono channels, you still have sound locks and parameter locks (just two per step, though), you have microtiming per step - it's not that different from digitakt, just the flow of notes is rotated by 90 degrees clockwise :-) btw just recently discovered your channel - it's great ! Even when you're talking about things which i totally know, i'm still enjoying watching it :-) Really really great job !
Beautyful shoot of the product, the good taste in this guy is remarkable. The content too, but visually it is more aesthetic than the official videos of the Polyend channel. Thanks for the good job!
Thanks for sharing these vids, very grateful for your help in learning this new instrument. I watched a couple of your vids can’t remember which is the one you mentioned about the note data spilling into spare tracks when real-time recording. You can prevent this by just arming the one track you want info entered into by holding shift>rec. that way, sounds will just replace or choke what’s in there instead.
This is how I use to work in the 90s from time to time.. DROVE ME NUTS!! I can see why this piece of gear is for a particular type of artist. Seems like a workflow killer..
I think this is the best looking music hardware I’ve ever seen. Only problem is, it looks quite limited in comparison to Renoise & yes I know this is dedicated hardware but I still feel a laptop and Renoise is infinitely more powerful. Nonetheless I still love it :-)
Renoise is so amazing!! Put a touch screen to it, use Tools like dive, lauflicht etc You have Clips, Unlimited midi Instruments, all the limitations from MPC You don´t have. Ableton out, MPC out, Logic out, Renoise Always back, All informations on one screen...…….
Whether I get one of these, this made me learn renoise. Still deciding if its a net positive. Enjoyed watching you learn the tracker mode, I learned a lot.
Had a go on one of these today and the removal of the reverb (no matter how bad it was) is a biggggg mistake. Yes, there's an echo now.. But having to bounce it and master afterwards to get a basic effect kinda kills the live part.
As an old Octamed and Fasttracker user this is really my thing! I do use Renoise now together with an MPC and some Roland Boutique synths, but I think this piece of gear will really shake my studio up once again. Plus, a tracker in hardware format? What's not to like?
Man great Vid. I really dig how you show you learning it, making mistakes, making cool discoveries. It’s real and raw and it gave me a good idea of how it really works. Also, cool groove you got too.
Please make more videos of the Polyend Tracker!!! I’m still debating if I want to get one and hearing more things that you come up with using it (and its workflow) would help a lot :) Great video as always!
It’s certainly fascinating, but not for me. I’m most productive on the Elektron sequencer, but I loved the video and appreciate you helping point out how unique this thing this.
Holy fuck I think I just found another tool to help me make music. After years of not playing I decided to get back into it as basically a beginner again. I've struggled with the complexity of DAWs and forming sounds with virtual instruments then putting it all together and stuff. I didn't even know trackers were a thing and it seems much more my style. Especially something hardware and dedicated like this. I also have a model cycles I just bought and I'm falling in love with and the two of these things together would rock my fucking world haha. Thanks for this video!
The idea of having an entire DAW in a small sleek box like this is super appealing, but I also know from many previous attempts (and watching this video) that I _do not_ get along with the tracker workflow. If they could figure out a way to cram Live into this form factor, I'd be so happy.
You’re the man. I just can’t help but wonder why someone would spend all this time? It seems like a solution for someone who has decided DAWs are not the right way to go, but I feel like this would waste so much time for anyone trained on a computer. What am I missing here? What’s the value add?
WHAT?! I've been tracking since I was 13yo and wondered if they'd ever make a hardware tracker I can use. This seems pretty powerful! I'll have to compare it to OpenMPT
Great Video as Always, Seems like a very niche product. Instead of pushing workflow forward we are going back to the caveman days :) I am sure some people will love it just for the nostalgia factor.
Hey RT, why won't the PeT be a part of your "big main studio?" It seems to be an insane sequencer at the very least. I know you're a big Digitakt guy, but it's limited to just 64 steps. I'm just kinda wondering because I just ordered a PeT to replace my BeatStep Pro.
Glad we are blessed from the touchscreen! This thing builds upon muscle memory which requires tactile feedback on everything. A touchscreen cannot meet that requirement. By the way, there are tons of good trackers for the iPad if you want a great touchscreen experience.
Trackers are amazing! Hope you give them a fair shake. By the way KeithX303 commented on this video. He is a genius. Please watch some of his content if you haven't already.
man, it seems complicated cause u go so fast, but i think when u getting used is gonna be so good, i like it so much, im used with the sp404 and this is so good, fast and that screen is good,u can chop sample fast
I had a passive interest before, but I am rather intrigued now. Maybe it's the clicky keys, maybe it's the way the workflow looks like programming, but I feel a little delight watching this workflow.
oh hell yeah, i've got one preordered and i'm so excited to get my hands on this thing! would be verrry interested in seeing some more videos from you featuring the the tracker, would make the wait for it a lot more bearable lol also curious as to wether it has any kind of resampling, as that could be used to somewhat get around the 8-track limit on it, not to mention that using that in conjunction with some of the granular/wavetable-y capabilities of the device could get very fun very fast
I nearly preordered one as well.... but I needed a recorder for little sample stuff so I got the h6 and figured by the time this touches the shelves I'll have more zzounds stuff paid off and I'll be able to finance this
i own one - great machine, and really easy to learn - especially if u have used FL Studio before - because the pattern view and loading samples on patterns is basically the same, just not in horizontal view but vertical :)
So Ricky one question, I may have missed this. The tracker uses mono samples but my library is mostly 44.1 stereo, does it convert samples to mono on the fly as it imports them to a project or do you need to pre convert to mono?
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aikighost yes it does convert to mono while importing from sd
If it had a battery it would be a nice alternative to Renoise from the couch. A power bank and some velco kind of solves that, I guess. I feel like the tracker workflow of Renoise/OpenMPT/ScreamTracker/OctaMED/etc is like left-handed scissors of DAWs. For most people it's terrible and awkward, but for some people it perfectly suits how they approach compositions.
I'm in the same kinda new "Feeling Dop(amine)" zone too. With the Push2. Been peeking alot on that Trak. Pretty funny cuz I've been waiting for u to do this video for the last few months. Cuz u know I wanna Push2 the next level ;) Great vid Ricky!! :D Divine Time...
Thanks for this vid, Enrique . I JUST bought a Digitakt but have had the Polyend Tracker on my radar since it was introduced. Definitely want one now. FWIW I have used Renoise on and off with limited success I think I’d work much better on this piece of gear.
Thanks for the video Ricky, I think you hit the nail on the head - the complexity, unpredictability and the fun!
I switched to Renoise about 4 years ago and never looked back! Trackers take time to get a fluid workflow (I guess like anything) but once it clicks, it’s just crazy how powerful, interesting and fun making music becomes - especially on just a laptop and headphones. My advice to anyone is don’t try to make you’re usual stuff at first but instead experiment to learn the fx commands and general workflow then it will just click and you’ll have the power! I expect the Polyend tracker to be much the same but more immediate than Renoise, with added bonus of creative limitation, performance features, that fill mode and a radio! I'm so happy this thing exists, can’t wait for mine to arrive!
This should be in the top comments so all the naysayers get some hint on how and why to overcome their reluctance.
I feel like if someone memorized all the short cuts on the Tracker and was making a banger in a coffee shop, people would think they’re hacking into the government! Awesome stuff!
Gar Hoover They are. The hardware’s just a cover. How do we know the radio circuitry is receiving only? Huh? Huh? Prove me wrong!
Honestly using renoise on a laptop in a coffee shop kinda had that feeling all the time. I've been finding it hard to justify this over just a laptop with renoise since I can see how renoise is faster for a lot of this stuff, plus the vsts and other crazy abilities available. However this would be nice to just boot up and not worry about what problems windows or my sound driver might decide to have
@@MidiFister no wifi, no emails, no interwebs... just glorious sound & spreadsheet goodness
Great comment, man. :)
Folks who used trackers in the late 80s and early 90s will certainly get it. I think it’s great. I used to write/publish Amiga mods back in the day. This seems like a natural fit. Thanks Ricky. 👍
Same here. Too bad I won’t be able to afford this. The live sampling is awesome!
Amiga times 🙌
I spent tons of time in Scream Tracker 3, looks a lot like that. Liking it.
@@UncleBoogieRF No worries ... get yourself an ipad and use the App Vivid Tracker ! Your all good.
Much much cheaper than this option and there are 1000's of mods online from the amiga era to get started and have your instruments.
All you will ever need and fully standalone.
Trackers are very intuitive to use! My setup uses a BeatStep Pro as master clock/MIDI sequencer for standalone synths with an XOR Electronics NerdSeq for my eurorack synths. It's a very powerful and versatile combination!
dude yessssss. I have a Motu Midi Express XT driving all my hardware being controlled by renoise. Its like living in a dream......
“This is a cardinal sin of EDM right here.”
🤣🤣 When will we ever stop seeing this, deadmau5??
@dewdubee they will be when i get the new moog just wait
dewdubee He’s joking bro
“This is a cardinal sin of EDM right here.”
Øystein Rivrud Actually, a new Moog may have been leaked just hours ago.
Deehhhnehneehhhhhh
I started off with Renoise about 12 years ago as my first daw. It takes a while for it to "click" but man, the amount of control it gives you is absolutely insane.
This is basically making a song using Excel... I must own this...
you speak my language Caleb
😂🤣So accurate.
I hate exel 😂
Love the physical interface of this tracker, looks really natural and to use. Seeing you using it made me smile just seeing how easy it is. Try a tracker in a computer and you'll spend days looking for stuff.
Man, this takes me back to my tracker days. I was a little late to the scene for the C64/128 and Amiga stuff (plus I never had an Amiga), but I was hardcore into modedit on the 386! This totally has that feel- and that crunchiness you're talking about is exactly how I remember those old .SAM and .VOC files.
I'd love to hear some of those late night, different head-space jams sometime, btw ;-) Cheers and stay safe!
Back in the days, when we used Tracker on the Amiga 500. Damn. Now i need this hardware version. Thanks for the video.
As a Renoise user for 12 years..... its a cool peace but Ima stick with renoise. Its a really intense daw, takes a lot to learn BUT when it clicks..... holy shit man. Although BIG UPS to Polyend for making a hardware tracker!
As an old tracker user my self I actually got back into music production thanks to Renoise. (After a break of ~ 10 years) I released an album this year and it's all thanks to Renoise! m.soundcloud.com/fobb/
Agree Mitch
Renoise is for Chads
Still can’t get into renoise after all these years.
I dont get whats the advantage of a tracker is. Its seems to me that its just more complicated than a regular daw. Can you tell me why you use it?
We need more tracker videos especially now the firmware has progressed so much, let’s see you use it with an mod or some synths!
Really enjoyable to watch because you have the basics down but you’re making the rest up!!! Which is exactly how most users will be when they first get one. I’m getting one to take away on holiday this summer. Just need a battery pack and I’m good to go 👍
This Tracker has been my best purchase this year! I like learning new stuff. I'm an O.G. and learning new things might keep the aging process at bay.❤
i agree, great little beast that's full of capabilities, and advantage of regular firmware updates/upgrades :)
the reason I use renoise is because it's simpler than regular DAWs, not the other way around 🤷♂️
I learned a fun little trick with this yesterday. I set up multiple tracks with one of the pad sounds. Then applied different volume LFO FX to them and created this amazing Detroit gated pad sound. I’m going to try and make a video about it and post it on TH-cam. I have never done that yet other than uploading GoPro footage of my snowboard trips so it may take a week or so. If anyone is interested I will link in this comment. ❤️
John Tejada is One Legend of Electronic music!
Loving this channel! Inspiring, clear... Everything you want !
Thanks for making this Ricky. I like your calm, chill vibe. I might be in the minority with this one, but I'd actually love to see a much longer video of you developing this song - either within Tracker, or in a DAW. It would be nice to know the abilities (and limitations) of the Tracker in the hands of a more accomplished artist such as yourself.
Love this. I got my start back in the 90s with a tracker. Scream tracker and impulse tracker.
Same! Was in an industrial tracking group called 7YNIVf... Started by some ANSI artists from ACiD
Still got a ton of my .s3m files :D
@@jeremybrainard9902 Some of your old tracks, and some of Oned's, heavily influenced me. That scuba something song by oscillate still randomly pops up in my head. Good stuff, thanks for reminding me.
@@ryangilmore5676 thanks man! I really miss those collaborations. Oned is still around, making amazing and complex ANSI art. He goes by the name ungenannt with the Blocktronics collective. Check it out! And good to hear from you man!
hey man, in impulse tracker, do you remember how to record while the pattern is playing? so that you csn enter notes while it plays back the tune? i still use schismtracker to make my music. same as impuöse tracker back in the day. thanks
I adore Renoise! I am glad that trackers in general get more love after all these years. First with the NERDseq and now the Polyend.
the keys of this thing sounds satisfying and it gives me asmr
indexing from zero is turning point for the electronic music world 🤯
BTW that moment where you removed the plastic from the screen was WONDERFUL
Lmao... That was the highlight for me too... 😂
You mentioned we wouldn't want to see a video of a complete start to finish song construction, but that would be an absolute dream to watch you go from nothing to finished song
I really love the fact you can sample FM radio. Honestly probably wouldn't use that feature that much, but the fact you can do it is still sweet
That’s exactly what I said, but every time I turn this thing on, it’s almost the first thing that I do to kind of get the creative juices flowing. And most of the time I end up not even using that sample but it’s the catalyst for the song itself
@@RickyTinez that's so dope. That's exactly what I imagined. I try to do similar things with the 404 and random spotify/youtube but it's not as smooth as I imagine this
There's a radio tuner built into MPCs these days
Shame AM radio has such interference everywhere
It's really cool that there are standalone hardware trackers now. In many ways, it's a big upgrade from software trackers. But in many ways, it's also a downgrade. It'd be really difficult to work with just 8 tracks, especially since they're monophonic and shared between samples and midi. I know there are tricks people can do to fit more notes into less space, but they're all just workarounds and aren't necessary when using other tools.
More generally though, I've spent a lot of time using trackers, and although they're really nice in some ways, trackers are also a big part of why I stopped making music. It made music feel too much like work. I didn't get back into music until I found other tools and other workflows which suit me better. So I'm happy to see a new hardware tracker, but I have no plans to get one.
Mostly the limitation makes for more need in creativity tho
This is such a powerful machine. Hopefully Polyend makes a Tracker Pro with a built-in battery, stereo sampling, increased sample memory capacity, rgb lighting on the pads, and other things that I can't think of at the moment
A Laptop?
@@phoenixvette with CV in/out
Absolutely, gimme more of that polish powerhouse!
Damn, those buttons be CLICKY.
just like the Digitakt.
I really like this Machine , more content on it please Ricky!
trackers are actually not that different from step sequencers... if you think more, this is very similiar to digitakt, just notes are not going from left to right but from top to bottom... you still have 8 tracks with note per step, you still have mono channels, you still have sound locks and parameter locks (just two per step, though), you have microtiming per step - it's not that different from digitakt, just the flow of notes is rotated by 90 degrees clockwise :-)
btw just recently discovered your channel - it's great ! Even when you're talking about things which i totally know, i'm still enjoying watching it :-) Really really great job !
Beautyful shoot of the product, the good taste in this guy is remarkable. The content too, but visually it is more aesthetic than the official videos of the Polyend channel. Thanks for the good job!
Would love to see another vid on this honestly, weirdly inspiring workflow
Hey Rick, you've just sampled Fela Kuti from the radio, such a happy accident ;)
One of my all time favs, Tony Allen and himself are big inspirations
Rip tony
Woke
The quotes at the beginning always keep me coming back
Had always seen old amiga trackers and never knew what a tracker was until today and now I’m obsessed. Got a tracker on my iPad. Loving it!
Thanks for sharing these vids, very grateful for your help in learning this new instrument. I watched a couple of your vids can’t remember which is the one you mentioned about the note data spilling into spare tracks when real-time recording. You can prevent this by just arming the one track you want info entered into by holding shift>rec. that way, sounds will just replace or choke what’s in there instead.
Would love to see more on the synthesis side of this thing!
This is how I use to work in the 90s from time to time.. DROVE ME NUTS!! I can see why this piece of gear is for a particular type of artist. Seems like a workflow killer..
I think this is the best looking music hardware I’ve ever seen. Only problem is, it looks quite limited in comparison to Renoise & yes I know this is dedicated hardware but I still feel a laptop and Renoise is infinitely more powerful. Nonetheless I still love it :-)
plus has battery and better keyboard. not into these 12-linear step keyboards like mc-303 and korg esx
Renoise is so amazing!! Put a touch screen to it, use Tools like dive, lauflicht etc You have Clips, Unlimited midi Instruments, all the limitations from MPC You don´t have. Ableton out, MPC out, Logic out, Renoise Always back, All informations on one screen...…….
My first sequencer was a tracker octamed with an amiga 600 to sequence boss dr 550,juno 106 and akai s2000
Legendary intro
Tejada uses Renoise? Damn! I thought V Snares using it back in the day was peak celebrity.
you alluding to Kotler was spot on! That, right there, is the key
Whether I get one of these, this made me learn renoise. Still deciding if its a net positive. Enjoyed watching you learn the tracker mode, I learned a lot.
Can’t wait to receive mine off that pre-order! Can you do a video showing sample slicing and playback?
Had a go on one of these today and the removal of the reverb (no matter how bad it was) is a biggggg mistake.
Yes, there's an echo now.. But having to bounce it and master afterwards to get a basic effect kinda kills the live part.
As an old Octamed and Fasttracker user this is really my thing! I do use Renoise now together with an MPC and some Roland Boutique synths, but I think this piece of gear will really shake my studio up once again. Plus, a tracker in hardware format? What's not to like?
Quote of the month, already on the 2nd: "One is Two, Zero is East and Black is - dunno - Concrete".
moinlabs, It is indeed t-shirt worthy! Over to you Ricky!
Man great Vid. I really dig how you show you learning it, making mistakes, making cool discoveries. It’s real and raw and it gave me a good idea of how it really works.
Also, cool groove you got too.
Hi Ricky! Cool video as usually... If you had to compare the Tracker vs Octatrack MKI, witch one for you give the best for sampling edition& midi seq?
As someone that grew up with Scream Tracker and Impulse Tracker I am extremely tempted to get this. Thanks for the review.
Tejada is an inspiration to me too! I got so much vinyl of his.
The power of OctaMed 💪
My first DAW :)
@@pmumble76 and still awesome today ;)
Please make more videos of the Polyend Tracker!!! I’m still debating if I want to get one and hearing more things that you come up with using it (and its workflow) would help a lot :) Great video as always!
It’s certainly fascinating, but not for me. I’m most productive on the Elektron sequencer, but I loved the video and appreciate you helping point out how unique this thing this.
such a beautiful piece of tech
Every screen grab of your videos is a beautiful picture.
Holy fuck I think I just found another tool to help me make music. After years of not playing I decided to get back into it as basically a beginner again. I've struggled with the complexity of DAWs and forming sounds with virtual instruments then putting it all together and stuff. I didn't even know trackers were a thing and it seems much more my style. Especially something hardware and dedicated like this. I also have a model cycles I just bought and I'm falling in love with and the two of these things together would rock my fucking world haha. Thanks for this video!
Preordered. Want to see this in the future. Keep up the great work.
The idea of having an entire DAW in a small sleek box like this is super appealing, but I also know from many previous attempts (and watching this video) that I _do not_ get along with the tracker workflow. If they could figure out a way to cram Live into this form factor, I'd be so happy.
You’re the man. I just can’t help but wonder why someone would spend all this time? It seems like a solution for someone who has decided DAWs are not the right way to go, but I feel like this would waste so much time for anyone trained on a computer. What am I missing here? What’s the value add?
I started out on trackers (OpenMPT, MadTracker, MilkyTracker). I've always wondered why no one bothered to make a hardware tracker
This tracker is amazing. Since the latest update I really considering to buy one...
Only experience with a tracker was years ago using the Milky Tracker. Didn't get far with it but it was fun! This has piqued my interest for sure.
Ricky, you're on your own on this one......hope you're well. Peace.
WHAT?! I've been tracking since I was 13yo and wondered if they'd ever make a hardware tracker I can use. This seems pretty powerful! I'll have to compare it to OpenMPT
Great Video as Always, Seems like a very niche product. Instead of pushing workflow forward we are going back to the caveman days :) I am sure some people will love it just for the nostalgia factor.
Hey RT, why won't the PeT be a part of your "big main studio?" It seems to be an insane sequencer at the very least. I know you're a big Digitakt guy, but it's limited to just 64 steps. I'm just kinda wondering because I just ordered a PeT to replace my BeatStep Pro.
I love your videos. This has been on my hit list ever since they built the prototype. Cheers dude!
I know these are super different, but since the OP-Z is another groove box at a similar price point, which would you choose if you had to?
I have the OP-Z and after a few days it clicked with me and it’s super fun. The only problem... it’s too damn small.
I can’t think of a worse way to make music :-)
I respect trackers, but goddamn it looks like it takes a lot of fun out of music production imo.
@@JustDatBoi actually quite the opposite, very fun, very fast
I'm not sure I'm feeling the work flow on this but i do like the beat you made. i love that style of music.
My first impression on this: Lot of menue diving, which is my flow killer. This screen is big enough for graphic based UI and Touchscreen.
Glad we are blessed from the touchscreen! This thing builds upon muscle memory which requires tactile feedback on everything. A touchscreen cannot meet that requirement. By the way, there are tons of good trackers for the iPad if you want a great touchscreen experience.
Dude... I got super stoked about this @20:09
Tracker for life. My choice was a Nerdseq and a launchpad.
Trackers are amazing! Hope you give them a fair shake. By the way KeithX303 commented on this video. He is a genius. Please watch some of his content if you haven't already.
man, it seems complicated cause u go so fast, but i think when u getting used is gonna be so good, i like it so much, im used with the sp404 and this is so good, fast and that screen is good,u can chop sample fast
John Tejada - The Open, is one of my absolute favorite tracks
I had a passive interest before, but I am rather intrigued now. Maybe it's the clicky keys, maybe it's the way the workflow looks like programming, but I feel a little delight watching this workflow.
Bold prediction: Within a year Ricky will buy a deluge and completely fall in love with it.
Right! All lights, almost no numbers.
I know I have 😁
Bold prediction: he makes money from reviewing products and will sell all the products you can name to everyone at some point.
oh hell yeah, i've got one preordered and i'm so excited to get my hands on this thing!
would be verrry interested in seeing some more videos from you featuring the the tracker, would make the wait for it a lot more bearable lol
also curious as to wether it has any kind of resampling, as that could be used to somewhat get around the 8-track limit on it, not to mention that using that in conjunction with some of the granular/wavetable-y capabilities of the device could get very fun very fast
I nearly preordered one as well.... but I needed a recorder for little sample stuff so I got the h6 and figured by the time this touches the shelves I'll have more zzounds stuff paid off and I'll be able to finance this
If you ever think hexadecimal is complicated just think of the Microsoft paint. It uses hexadecimal for its color pallet :) love the channel!
you can just turn it off 🤷♂
i own one - great machine, and really easy to learn - especially if u have used FL Studio before - because the pattern view and loading samples on patterns is basically the same, just not in horizontal view but vertical :)
Good demo! I want one! Used to make music(noise) on a tracker called FastTracker2
So Ricky one question, I may have missed this. The tracker uses mono samples but my library is mostly 44.1 stereo, does it convert samples to mono on the fly as it imports them to a project or do you need to pre convert to mono?
aikighost yes it does convert to mono while importing from sd
@ Thanks for letting me know. This makes a purchase more likely.
Love the groove you made! Got mine on pre-order! 😀 👊
"FAST TRACKER... SO... WE MEET AGAIN, OLD FRIEND!"
I'm imagining an Octatrack in that industrial design, it's what's keeping me here lol
Excellent and hoping for more, and did I hear correctly, you can create it there and then upload to your DAW? Thanks!
If it had a battery it would be a nice alternative to Renoise from the couch. A power bank and some velco kind of solves that, I guess. I feel like the tracker workflow of Renoise/OpenMPT/ScreamTracker/OctaMED/etc is like left-handed scissors of DAWs. For most people it's terrible and awkward, but for some people it perfectly suits how they approach compositions.
As a long time tracker user, this looks really cool. And I like the beat in the beginning! You should fwonk it out proper more often man.
I'm in the same kinda new "Feeling Dop(amine)" zone too. With the Push2. Been peeking alot on that Trak. Pretty funny cuz I've been waiting for u to do this video for the last few months. Cuz u know I wanna Push2 the next level ;) Great vid Ricky!! :D Divine Time...
Looks like a fun box and the UI is awesome!
Thanks for this vid, Enrique . I JUST bought a Digitakt but have had the Polyend Tracker on my radar since it was introduced. Definitely want one now. FWIW I have used Renoise on and off with limited success I think I’d work much better on this piece of gear.
If you've got a Digitakt, you don't need this thing at all. Digitakt is this but better!
Amazing stuff!! Thanks for sharing. I need that shelf you have back there. Can you share the info on it?
Hah, this makes me feel better about my tracker skills. Keep doing something every day, It'll be interesting to see how quickly you improve.
nice.. looks like old school IMPULSE TRACKER, thats why ive considered using Renoise but haven't yet. Great opening line man! Subscribed
Hey man love the video how about tracker using iPad or controlling vst?