Polyend Tracker Long-term Thoughts and Walkthrough
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- I've had the @Polyend Tracker for quite a while now and it's time to give some longterm thoughts as well as show you a track I've made and how I made it. (Tracker was provided w a small discount in exchange for making videos)
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MIDI Type A vs MIDI Type B strikes again!
Today I learned there were two types on Google haha 🤣🤣
@@DylanParisMusic I label all mine and keep a notes page of what each device needs. Saves a lot of pain.
congrats on the milestones
Thank you 🙏😎
I know it’s an old video but regarding stereo sampling, remember you can double it and pan whatever you want on stereo, also the Octatrack is a good option, it is a tracker in a more complex package
yeah that's a huge extra hassle imo and it cuts tracks from 8 to 4. Octa looks really neat but also don't love that you can't use in overbridge and i'm pretty sure it can't stem out but i could be wrong.
It seems like most Octa users finish their tracks in the box, but I always export my stems out to DAW for final additions, and then sending to my homie who mixes them.
LOVE your song
Thank you so much! I added some layers in Ableton and am likely gonna put it on my next album
For a sampler, actually sampling musical elements needs some work. It’s great at sequencing other gear, but when it comes time to record, say, a synth line… oof. Not only would a metronome help, but it would be cool to specify quantized recording lengths.
Agreed!
Recently got a MPC one but ended up going back to my tracker, instantly started making a track, it’s weird, guess I got gas hard for MPC but not sure if it’s gonna work out in the long run, I do love my tracker tho, don’t think I get rid of it anymore 😎
I’ve realized that selling gear isn’t usually worth it anymore (grateful to be able to afford to keep most gear). If a workflow is working for you definitely don’t feel like you’ve gotta get rid of it for the new shiny thing.
That said the MPC takes a while to wrap your head around. It’s worth diving deeper but I’d still say keep the tracker, I don’t think I’ll get rid of mine for a long time if ever because it’s so unique
"They're not sponsoring or anything, they just let me have this and try it out"
Um. Right.
They gave me a 150 dollar discount without a specific video requirement list, but I’m pretty sure I disclose this here
Since it only samples in mono, would it be an option to sample the left and right channel exported separately but created at the same time?
I think you could do this via importing samples but you’d be down to 4 stereo tracks
I love my tracker, but I can not fathom that there isn't a work around to getting at least a metronome click into the sample recording function. It's my number one gripe.
Yeah that would be so useful honestly
@@DylanParisMusic Wouldn't it be possible to record as midi using midi out for the sound, then render the track afterwards? I haven't used any external gear with my Tracker yet but that's the first method I'd try.
I don’t think so because the sequencer can’t be running while recording external audio
@@DylanParisMusic is that accurate? I thought it ran when you were recording audio from a synth that was midi controlled by the tracker. I’ll have to test that.
Or at least, the metronome would be nice.
@@DylanParisMusic Well you wouldn't be recording audio, you'd be recording midi. The audio gets recorded when you render. IF (big if) that workflow actually works.
it comes with an adapter man :/
I know I know it got lost in a cable shuffle during the last move and they all look the same to my untrained midi eyes
Can you explain the mono sampling? When you sample in, it is in mono correct? What are you having to do to have them play in stereo in your youtube videos?
Yeah basically all samples on the device are mono whether you record them or load them. Then you can route the sounds to effects like Reverb, Delay, and a master Space effect, along with panning and the like. These introduce stereo back to the mix
I have an original tracker, had you had a chance to get your hands on the mini at all? Im in split minds about the mini
Sadly I haven’t been able to play with the mini yet. It looks REALLY cool but I do think the lack of the pads will actually make it way less useful for how I use the tracker. Stereo sampling, battery, and form factor are really cool though.
How are you adjusting to the hexadecimal values? I love Elektron parameter locking on Digitakt, but I’d like to have a lot of the features the Tracker offers.
You can adjust them per step similar to trig locks by being in record mode and then adjusting the value of any of the colored buttons which match the color of the values (note, instrument, fx1, fx2)
@@DylanParisMusic Thanks. I poorly worded my question, allow me to try again. How is the UX for you adjust the values? I worry that a hexadecimal symbol would be harder to remember what the value means, and scrolling to find the desired note, instrument, effect would be tedious. Compared to the Digitakt UX where you hold the step, go to the parameter, and adjust with a knob.
It’s actually pretty intuitive! If you hold the given button on a step you can either scroll or use the pads to choose a value per element per step, or you can record in real-time, or you can select multiple steps and apply random or chosen values per element per step
Never got my hands on the tracker but it looks like a perfect form factor but yeah then polyend play came and now idk 🤷♂️ which one fits me more. Stereo sampling would be nice
I don’t think the Play can sample, so the Tracker is better for me. That said there’s a ton of folks who love the Play so it could be worth trying it out
@@DylanParisMusic for some reason I don’t think 🤔 ya can record samples line in but it can load and play them like a sample player idk 🤷♂️
Yeah it can definitely use ones you load in for sure
@@DylanParisMusic but does it squish them to mono was my thought 💭 I been thinking about Sonicware liven low fi 12 for a bit
I think it does, the tracker definitely does
Have you used it for sequencing external gear?
I wasn’t able to get midi out to route to my Arturia MiniFreak but I’m fairly certain that was user error and I need to learn more and test more
Call it nostagia, I like (but never used one) the tracker. Very 80's.
It’s definitely got a nostalgic feeling
Soundcloud / Oneofyou music with tracker