Yours? Happy Birthday! Dunno what mine was. Haven't paid that much attention. Did you see the bashing Sonicware's XFM got on Bad Gear? I've had one since it came out. It's not as bad as he says. ...But that doesn't stop the bashing... Gear can be so high school popularity contest.... I know for sure people just want to bash on social media, without ever having played one....
@@DetroitMicroSound I think it's more of his brand than him actually attacking it. We all know Sonicware is probably one of the best things to happen in the Music Tech world.
@@AveMcree Haters, doing what they do. I'm really glad he finally did a Sonicware synth I play, because now Yu Endo will need to really make the firmware completely dope now, and bug-free, to prove a lot of haters wrong. 😁
I went and heard that it was much larger before the pandemic I felt like I saw everything but it was cool finally meeting other content creators. A lot were from ATL.
That polyend tracker took the check bro. I've been watching it for a few weeks and just bought it today. I love being on my laptop at work but with that tracker I'll be able to pull it out of the bag on site. I used trackers before but on an old iPod touch, this is straight up hardware. I'm ready to rumble.
My favorite piece of gear so far was the Polyend Tracker Mini, looking forward to your review. I would love to get one but that price point is no joke. 🤑☠️
NAMM : National Association of Music Merchants My top 5 HW: Antelope Audio Atlas monitors, Neumann MT48 audio interface, Polyend Tracker Mini, Studiologic Numa X GT Piano, Melbourne Instruments NINA Synth. Top SW: Sound Particles SkyDust 3D, PSound Gran Coda (Fazioli), U-he Filterscape, Astral Probalistic Synth, Bitwig Studio 5, Latest PhasePlant update with granular oscillator.
Definitely do a Tracker Mini breakdown vid. I saw the $699 price on their site and not gon lie ma boi, closed tab immediately so I dont get too invested. But it is exactly what ive been thinking about pairing with my MPC One and my Roland VT4. Studio in a backpack vibes.
The high price is not only because of the 8h battery, you now get stereo sampling (hallelujah), A much more powerful CPU and 4X more memory and a pretty decent mic to sample with. They're going to need to bump the price of the original tracker or this will compete with sales, straight up, or even better.. a new version of the original tracker would be nicer tho as I need my jog wheel and button grid.
Cass-CAY-dia with the accent on CAY. Like cascade? It is an ARP 2600 clone. You should try the M8 tracker which has sampling and does about 50 times what the new Polyend does.
Seeing how you might utilize modular and/or Eurorack is an interesting idea. Eurorack seems like an overwhelming endeavor! I owned the Minibrute 2S for a bit and thought it was decent value for what you get, but ultimately sold both it ands Drumbrute Impact… eyeing that Pittsburg semi-modular desktop piece now.
Hey @avemcree we got some love from Sonic State viewers about our new groovebox, Beatwarp and it debuted at NAMM 100%. Gonna post a video this weekend showing @baseck doing some beats on it, but if you’re interested as our Kickstarter gets closer (end of summer), let me know!
Hey Bro Can u answer some questions left side of the screen on MPC Live II .temperatures rises not so much bot im worried ! its fine ? its not hot but only left part where is black Frame!!!!
Good stuff I want that tracker. I’m a hip hop modular guy. Many people say I can use an octatrac but I did that for ten years and not the same. Would love to share it
Do you think I’d regret buying a mpc live II within the next couple months ? I’ll regret it if a new one is announced soon so do you think a new one would come out soon ?
aruba basically looks like Machine and attempting to fit imbatwean that and a MPC not sure there is room in the market for that. The SP 404 is in the same market however comes with something different it's not just another MPC inspired device.
I could definitely use that Cascadia, link My 3 sythersizors to it that are kinda to big to have out side by side on My desk. I have never used two physical sythersizors together for this reason.
That Nektar Aruba (Aura) looked so nice, that I ordered one off of Amazon over the weekend. The workflow is really nice in Ableton Live, which is what I use. I watched a couple of videos over the years on this one and everyone seemed to love love love the pads on it. Can't go wrong, for the price @ $293 vs a Push 2 @ $799 and ya... I don't like the pads on a Push. I will let you know how it goes.
I love my Aura! I have two. I want to mod my 2nd Aura out. Love my Nektar P1. The only thing from NAAM that I’m definitely getting is the Nektar Panorama CS12 . Definitely an upgrade. Check it out Ave. Don’t sleep on Nektar Technology. Still MPC Gang tho. Lol
@Ave Mcree A firmware update would be great since Akai kicks out MPC updates like religiously, lol. And maybe an Ableton face-lift, too. A way to color code tracks would be amazing along with several other things to bring it into the 20's
Some modular gear demos with any standalone gb's would be cool. I still can't get my mikrokorg S to work with my LIVE2 or Maschine+ and yeah I know damned well it's user error I STILL can't get my midi connections correct or global clock or step sequence functionality...just keeping it a bean! Peace and love...yessssss polyend tracker mini is on the radar!
Yeah man. I was really hoping NAMM would reveal a new drum machine from Roland, Akai, Korg, Native Instruments...I'm so disappointed by what was shown. What a let down. No new MPC? No new Maschine? No new TR 8X or something beyond the 8S? (Siiiiiigh). OH well....thanks for the vid Ave
I went live with SkyDust 3D, the day before NAMM, and again the following day. The one thing I kept saying is how much better it would be to play it with the Osmose...low and behold, that was the setup, at NAMM. It doesn't look like they did much of anything for the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop, either. Nothing new to look at beyond that Polyend. I am glad I didn't go, this time around.
Help me understand why the Mini should cost less than the OG Tracker? The main cost isn't determined by the physical size or the total amount of plastic mass, but rather the chips (cpu, memory) and other vital components such as the screen, batteries, etc, and of course manufacturing costs. If anything, the Mini could end up having a higher COGS due to these upgrades. I just don't see why this notion that the price is off is so widespread in the community.
@@AveMcree Yeah I agree with the competition. I guess my point was that between the OG and this new Mini, it's not unreasonable that they cost the same.
I really was hyped and stupid enough to believe that Akai would came out with new MPCs on the NAMM Show. I was waiting weeks for nothing. I am mad about my self. 🎉
I'm glad I didn't waste my time going to NAMM. Personally I am more interested in MOOG MiniMoog Model D or an AKAI MPC with a real update including much higher specs (Processor and RAM). Nothing on the list of from what I've heard of is going to get my money. I am interested in modular and semi modular. I do love modular.
@@AveMcree I think I am setting in this year to really focus on production, and, a lot less on purchasing. Since my recent synth and sampler purchases I have a great appreciation for just sitting down and deeply learn the hardware I have. I have in the past purchased a lot of VSTs. I am not very happy about it because I am not very likely to use VSTs, even great ones, if I have anything hardware that I can get close to my Idea. I now have enough hardware synth power and hardware sampling power, and field recording hardware to really do anything I want to do. I purchased the Moog Matriarch and Waldorf Iridium Keyboard last year. With what I already had (MPC one and SP 404 MK2, and some other great synths), for me to open my wallet, it is going to have to be something really special that none of my current equipment can do; and, I have not seen anything yet.
I was there and it was good but other than microphones and audio interface releases it was mostly highlighting the hardware that was released last quarter of 2022.Nice free swag tho
I Think The NAMM Letdown Is A Way Of Saying That MUSIC GEAR As A Whole Has Finally Met Its Potential... as Far As The General Public Consumer's Goes. WE FULL😁👍🏽👍🏽
Man, plugins are legit tho. I get more excited about them than hardware so...I mean. I'm not into spacial/spotchle/spatula plugins much right now tho. I like crazy weird sound design ones
Ave has found the best gear on an average NAMM. Donner D1: good enough for my needs, but not mobile. PE Tracker Mini: cool mobile device, but wrong price tag.
It’s got more features than the minibrute 2 but the minibrute is a far better value. Intellijel makes great stuff but that machine just doesn’t look like anything magical as a whole instrument. It kinda looks like any analog head’s 6u euro case featurewise but with less. 2100 is a lot for a single voice system w/ limited modulation.
I definitely think that the audio interface is why. Either way, I’ve been itching to blow the modular scene out the water. Plus the mini brute deserves more shine.
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Birth day energy!!!! What is your favorite NAMM 2023 announcement?
Yours? Happy Birthday! Dunno what mine was. Haven't paid that much attention. Did you see the bashing Sonicware's XFM got on Bad Gear? I've had one since it came out. It's not as bad as he says. ...But that doesn't stop the bashing... Gear can be so high school popularity contest.... I know for sure people just want to bash on social media, without ever having played one....
Happy Born Day, you old buzzard! 🙌
Not a lot.
@@DetroitMicroSound I think it's more of his brand than him actually attacking it. We all know Sonicware is probably one of the best things to happen in the Music Tech world.
@@AveMcree Haters, doing what they do. I'm really glad he finally did a Sonicware synth I play, because now Yu Endo will need to really make the firmware completely dope now, and bug-free, to prove a lot of haters wrong. 😁
Heeeyyyyy Ave, here you go NAMM = National Association of Music Merchants 🫡
lol thanks so much
The thing is said.
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Good ole Google, coming through in the clutch
Sanjay C has a lot of good resources. I believe he has thee most official Rhodes emulation out. He gives good information if you haven’t heard
Very fair Music gear review;. Much appreciated
I went and heard that it was much larger before the pandemic I felt like I saw everything but it was cool finally meeting other content creators. A lot were from ATL.
Yeah, I saw you went. Glad you enjoyed it!
That polyend tracker took the check bro. I've been watching it for a few weeks and just bought it today. I love being on my laptop at work but with that tracker I'll be able to pull it out of the bag on site. I used trackers before but on an old iPod touch, this is straight up hardware. I'm ready to rumble.
My favorite piece of gear so far was the Polyend Tracker Mini, looking forward to your review. I would love to get one but that price point is no joke. 🤑☠️
that price is goofy
@@AveMcree 😂
NAMM : National Association of Music Merchants
My top 5 HW: Antelope Audio Atlas monitors, Neumann MT48 audio interface, Polyend Tracker Mini, Studiologic Numa X GT Piano, Melbourne Instruments NINA Synth.
Top SW: Sound Particles SkyDust 3D, PSound Gran Coda (Fazioli), U-he Filterscape, Astral Probalistic Synth, Bitwig Studio 5, Latest PhasePlant update with granular oscillator.
man! I was close. I was going to guess (National Association of Music Makers) the other make more sense.
I was looking to hear about the MPC XXL
Definitely do a Tracker Mini breakdown vid. I saw the $699 price on their site and not gon lie ma boi, closed tab immediately so I dont get too invested. But it is exactly what ive been thinking about pairing with my MPC One and my Roland VT4. Studio in a backpack vibes.
What was that piece of gear you held up comparing it to the Cascadia?
The high price is not only because of the 8h battery, you now get stereo sampling (hallelujah), A much more powerful CPU and 4X more memory and a pretty decent mic to sample with. They're going to need to bump the price of the original tracker or this will compete with sales, straight up, or even better.. a new version of the original tracker would be nicer tho as I need my jog wheel and button grid.
NAMM: Nerds Attacking Music Machines
I think I speak for most if not all of us when I say we would love to see you do some videos on modular gear. Love all your stuff 🙏
I got you
Please do a video for the polyend tracker mini
Cass-CAY-dia with the accent on CAY. Like cascade? It is an ARP 2600 clone. You should try the M8 tracker which has sampling and does about 50 times what the new Polyend does.
I pronounced Persephone, purse-a- phone a couple of times before my buddy clued me in.
I appreciate that you keep it 💯
I'd love to see you jam out on some modular synth ish with the MPC Live!
the background music was groovin
NAMM was DOPE! This year saw ALOT and met alot of good folks!
that's good to hear! I had some legal stuff to do..
@@AveMcree All good. Damn sure didn’t wanna have to post FREE my brotha AVE frfr 🤣👊🏾
Good lookin bro! I needed to see what's up NEXT
my pleasure
King, please do moduar gear with the MPC One since it has CV and Gate🙏🏾🙏🏾
Idk where to start from because it's like tons of plus ins and mixers to choose from
I’ll wait for Nektar to implement a 16 Levels/Velocities function on the Aruba before I purchase ir
Seeing how you might utilize modular and/or Eurorack is an interesting idea. Eurorack seems like an overwhelming endeavor! I owned the Minibrute 2S for a bit and thought it was decent value for what you get, but ultimately sold both it ands Drumbrute Impact… eyeing that Pittsburg semi-modular desktop piece now.
Hey @avemcree we got some love from Sonic State viewers about our new groovebox, Beatwarp and it debuted at NAMM 100%.
Gonna post a video this weekend showing @baseck doing some beats on it, but if you’re interested as our Kickstarter gets closer (end of summer), let me know!
Hey Bro Can u answer some questions
left side of the screen on MPC Live II .temperatures rises not so much bot im worried ! its fine ? its not hot but only left part where is black Frame!!!!
Good stuff I want that tracker. I’m a hip hop modular guy. Many people say I can use an octatrac but I did that for ten years and not the same. Would love to share it
Do you think I’d regret buying a mpc live II within the next couple months ? I’ll regret it if a new one is announced soon so do you think a new one would come out soon ?
Spatial is like “space y’all” but run it together for “spashyall”.
Make a video on poly end tracker mini
the Uhe Filterscape redesign was the most interesting thing I saw this year
aruba basically looks like Machine and attempting to fit imbatwean that and a MPC not sure there is room in the market for that. The SP 404 is in the same market however comes with something different it's not just another MPC inspired device.
Polyend mini looks dope
besides the fact the d-pad took a turn to the 99 cent store
I could definitely use that Cascadia, link My 3 sythersizors to it that are kinda to big to have out side by side on My desk. I have never used two physical sythersizors together for this reason.
What don't you like about the Push2 pads ? Just curious because i'm in the market for one.
Very small and not that accurate. Then again, I’m spoiled by the MPC and Maschine pads.
I'd love to see you review the new Taiga semi-modular synth by Pittsburgh Modular and Cr8audio
Yes the mini was my main interest and the donner d1 slightly I been enjoying the lofi 12 as of recently
Love the realness about you bro
That Nektar Aruba (Aura) looked so nice, that I ordered one off of Amazon over the weekend. The workflow is really nice in Ableton Live, which is what I use. I watched a couple of videos over the years on this one and everyone seemed to love love love the pads on it. Can't go wrong, for the price @ $293 vs a Push 2 @ $799 and ya... I don't like the pads on a Push. I will let you know how it goes.
I love my Aura! I have two. I want to mod my 2nd Aura out. Love my Nektar P1. The only thing from NAAM that I’m definitely getting is the Nektar Panorama CS12 . Definitely an upgrade. Check it out Ave. Don’t sleep on Nektar Technology. Still MPC Gang tho. Lol
I just wanna know what makes the Tracker Mini worth $699?
Cool write up, almost makes me feel like I was there 😊
Speaking of Ableton, when will they ever update the Push 2?? 😳
You mean a new Push or just a firmware update?
@Ave Mcree A firmware update would be great since Akai kicks out MPC updates like religiously, lol. And maybe an Ableton face-lift, too. A way to color code tracks would be amazing along with several other things to bring it into the 20's
Ok you just made me feel good about the gear I already bought,lol.
ROCKS
Some modular gear demos with any standalone gb's would be cool. I still can't get my mikrokorg S to work with my LIVE2 or Maschine+ and yeah I know damned well it's user error I STILL can't get my midi connections correct or global clock or step sequence functionality...just keeping it a bean! Peace and love...yessssss polyend tracker mini is on the radar!
Yeah I pre ordered my Polyend Tracker Mini! It will hold up and possible replace my MPC One in my workflow
Replacing the mpc one with the tracker mini is crazy
yeah, let us know how that works out for you lol
@@AveMcree we will see how it goes lol
@@ToRFlow never say never lol
What is the gear you held up?
Yeah man. I was really hoping NAMM would reveal a new drum machine from Roland, Akai, Korg, Native Instruments...I'm so disappointed by what was shown. What a let down. No new MPC? No new Maschine? No new TR 8X or something beyond the 8S? (Siiiiiigh). OH well....thanks for the vid Ave
Yeah..NAMM this year was very disappointing
I own the tracker
the mechanical buttons make it Awesome
The minis buttons im a bit unsure about ... looks mean though
National Association of Music Merchants
I worked for many years for Manny’s Music on 48th street in NYC back in day. 90’s
Lol
I hear 90s and know you’re a good person 😂😂😂🫡
So I'm making plans with my family to go to namm 2024. are you going in 2024 ave?
I went live with SkyDust 3D, the day before NAMM, and again the following day. The one thing I kept saying is how much better it would be to play it with the Osmose...low and behold, that was the setup, at NAMM. It doesn't look like they did much of anything for the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop, either. Nothing new to look at beyond that Polyend. I am glad I didn't go, this time around.
My bad for not giving you a shout out. Well, I did the first take but forgot to include it. I’ll link you in the description.
@@AveMcree It's all good...I wasn't at NAMM, anyway 🤐
I been trying to go to Namm or vietnam 🇻🇳 but mainly the music one
Help me understand why the Mini should cost less than the OG Tracker? The main cost isn't determined by the physical size or the total amount of plastic mass, but rather the chips (cpu, memory) and other vital components such as the screen, batteries, etc, and of course manufacturing costs. If anything, the Mini could end up having a higher COGS due to these upgrades. I just don't see why this notion that the price is off is so widespread in the community.
Price is the least bit of its worries tbh. They’re marketing towards an audience that doesn’t care.
Btw they should be worried about price because of vast amount of samplers on the market 😑
@@AveMcree Yeah I agree with the competition. I guess my point was that between the OG and this new Mini, it's not unreasonable that they cost the same.
Oh please do demonstrate caballero 🎼🎧🏓
modular please! cascadia was my fav
@3:18 it's Cas-Kaaay-Dee-Ah...😏
I really was hyped and stupid enough to believe that Akai would came out with new MPCs on the NAMM Show. I was waiting weeks for nothing. I am mad about my self. 🎉
Same here, I should have known better 🤦♂️
what is the semi modular you showed us for under $600??
The Mini Brute 2S
why dont you like the M8? i love it!
Cascadia is pronouced like Cascade dish soap. It comes from the Cascade mountains in the Northwest. Cascade -ia. Like Philadelph -ia.
Do you use Venmo or allowed?
I'm glad I didn't waste my time going to NAMM. Personally I am more interested in MOOG MiniMoog Model D or an AKAI MPC with a real update including much higher specs (Processor and RAM). Nothing on the list of from what I've heard of is going to get my money.
I am interested in modular and semi modular. I do love modular.
Yeah it was mids this year
@@AveMcree I think I am setting in this year to really focus on production, and, a lot less on purchasing. Since my recent synth and sampler purchases I have a great appreciation for just sitting down and deeply learn the hardware I have.
I have in the past purchased a lot of VSTs. I am not very happy about it because I am not very likely to use VSTs, even great ones, if I have anything hardware that I can get close to my Idea. I now have enough hardware synth power and hardware sampling power, and field recording hardware to really do anything I want to do. I purchased the Moog Matriarch and Waldorf Iridium Keyboard last year. With what I already had (MPC one and SP 404 MK2, and some other great synths), for me to open my wallet, it is going to have to be something really special that none of my current equipment can do; and, I have not seen anything yet.
@0:06 ::
National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM)
that polyend tractor mini looks like a big ass touch screen game boy color 😂
that aruba looks like a Maschine
I like the Aruba. There are a few out there, but this seems more generic like the MPDs...but a way better version
I was there and it was good but other than microphones and audio interface releases it was mostly highlighting the hardware that was released last quarter of 2022.Nice free swag tho
lots of companies weren't there at Namm 2023 either.
chip shortage has had a big impact on new products coming to market.
And if China invades Taiwan forget about it. The whole industry will come to a grinding halt. Watch...
Polyend has a sampler coming??
The Polyend tracker is a sampler
AVE!!!!! It’s like you knew what I got on TH-cam to see! Lol
btw NAMM = Non Affordable Music Machines 😂😂
This Year's NAMM reminds me of the NBA playing in The Bubble.
lol
I Think The NAMM Letdown Is A Way Of Saying That MUSIC GEAR As A Whole Has Finally Met Its Potential... as Far As The General Public Consumer's Goes. WE FULL😁👍🏽👍🏽
Does that Cascadia come with chips & salsa? 🤣 & 01:54 - you do a lot of things fly for a white bearded guy. 😂
Cass - Cade - Eeeya
Man, plugins are legit tho. I get more excited about them than hardware so...I mean. I'm not into spacial/spotchle/spatula plugins much right now tho. I like crazy weird sound design ones
Yes, Namm 2020 had the Wavestate!!!!!!!!!!!! Too bad Korg wasnt there this year.
Damn! Yeah that year was FIRE
The Polyend Tracker Mini looks like a goddamn GAMEBOY, amiright? 😅
The Nektar Aruba (formerly Aura) supposedly has the best pad sensitivity and, rivals the Maschine`s pad sensitivity.
rhoades keyboard booth the orange one and the green one NAMM North American Music Merchant
Akai said PSYCE!!!
Ave has found the best gear on an average NAMM. Donner D1: good enough for my needs, but not mobile. PE Tracker Mini: cool mobile device, but wrong price tag.
NAMM = National Association of Music Merchants
I fuck w/ modular heavy.
NAMM, the National Association of Music Merchants
Looooool Nektar is out here renaming the Aura as the Aruba I’m super confused.
National Association of Music Merchants or National Association of Music Manufacturer?
Merchants
NAMM..NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUSIC MERCHANTS
national association music merchants
National Association of Music Merchants
NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants)
Man I couldn't get through one minute of that Donner D1 presentation,man sounded like I was at a fish market 😅😅😅
National Association of Music Merchants.
He said "kass - kuh - dee - yuh" 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wow Namm 2023 absolutely nothing I want !!! My MPC XL fund is still intact.
The way you are pronouncing cascadia is killin me haha
We predicted someone leaving a comment on this
haha just watched that doner drum machine video..... "soo errr yeah itserrrrr 12 channaws"
North American Music Merchants Trade Show. 🤗
It’s got more features than the minibrute 2 but the minibrute is a far better value. Intellijel makes great stuff but that machine just doesn’t look like anything magical as a whole instrument. It kinda looks like any analog head’s 6u euro case featurewise but with less. 2100 is a lot for a single voice system w/ limited modulation.
I definitely think that the audio interface is why. Either way, I’ve been itching to blow the modular scene out the water. Plus the mini brute deserves more shine.