Polyend Tracker+ secuenciador
As a GenX person who was exposed to software trackers in the 90s this device does a very good job of providing a retro experience in a standalone device while at the same time being much more capable with more tracks, better sample quality, three built-in virtual synths, built-in effects, and midi connectivity. Also for retro purposes the integrated NES emulator is a nice touch (of course you should *not* download copyrighted rom files like super mario bros from the internet and copy them to the sd card game folder without owning the original cartridge even though this would technically work).
On the whole this device has been working very reliable for me and fulfills the expected function. I understand it may be limited in functionality in comparison to modern daws or groove boxes I am not a professional musician and have no experience with these. Live play / live recording has a lot of quirks due to the mapping from the midi paradigm (one channel with many notes each with their own start time) to the tracker paradigm (one track = one note, not more than one note can start at one grid position). The workflow is more geared towards invididual note entry / step recording whether from pad buttons or external midi controller.
The device has no internal battery and requires external usb power but it will run for many hours on even a small power bank or phone charge. The device requires an inserted microSD card (provided) to store the config data and of course all the samples and user projects. The microSD card is also the only way to transfer or backup data which means you have to take it out often which is a bit fiddly I would have preferred a compact flash card form factor or similar or a second USB port for an USB stick. Note there is no digitial connectivity either via usb or wireless. Given there is also no built-in real time clock the device does not actually know the time at all and all files on the sd card will be dated 1.1.2021.
On the whole this device has been working very reliable for me and fulfills the expected function. I understand it may be limited in functionality in comparison to modern daws or groove boxes I am not a professional musician and have no experience with these. Live play / live recording has a lot of quirks due to the mapping from the midi paradigm (one channel with many notes each with their own start time) to the tracker paradigm (one track = one note, not more than one note can start at one grid position). The workflow is more geared towards invididual note entry / step recording whether from pad buttons or external midi controller.
The device has no internal battery and requires external usb power but it will run for many hours on even a small power bank or phone charge. The device requires an inserted microSD card (provided) to store the config data and of course all the samples and user projects. The microSD card is also the only way to transfer or backup data which means you have to take it out often which is a bit fiddly I would have preferred a compact flash card form factor or similar or a second USB port for an USB stick. Note there is no digitial connectivity either via usb or wireless. Given there is also no built-in real time clock the device does not actually know the time at all and all files on the sd card will be dated 1.1.2021.
29 de enero de 2025
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Christian
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