Bad Gear - Tracker Mini

[@AudioPilz]

Audiopilz: *slaps roof of YT channel* Full Tracks, Extended Jams, Sample Packs: www.patreon.com/audiopilz Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/audio.pilz/

[@skarryprankhunter]

Can you also do a video on the obscure Yamaha qy100?

[@IntertemporalTraveler]

You’re really trying to rustle the jimmies with a big stick and bullhorn this week 😂

[@andrewdoucet3029]

nothing can stop this man. first he does the gear I already have, and now he does the gear I want.

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@stephenkyburz6529]

Most of my gear got the Bad Gear treatment. I hear you brother 😆

[@poopoppy]

Yeah I want one too. It's another one I want because of this show :D

[@Lordxfx]

: ))))

[@SmallWorldBigThings]

I have some gear he never reviewed :D MC-101 for example :D :D :D

[@lairdkilbarchan]

I wonder if several years after the wheel was invented, a handful of weirdos had a nostalgic hankering for the good old days when we just dragged things through the mud with a vine.

[@AudioPilz]

People are doing this as a sport still

[@jooei2810]

@@AudioPilzFlorian was there to shame them with memes like he has done for thousands of years since then.

[@lairdkilbarchan]

@@jooei2810 Florian in a bearskin loin cloth. 😁

[@raysubject]

trackers approach is not something which is obsolete just because we have daws.. it’s just different approach, still valid .. actually, tracker is not that different let’s say from Digitakt, in some details it’s even better ..

[@jooei2810]

⁠Florian didnt use it as a tracker though, just a simple sample playback machine.

[@BennJordan]

The foley jam is incredible! 🙌🏻

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks Benn!!! It means a lot ro hear that from you!!!

[@donaldpriola1807]

You have to love Polyend for having the guts to (again) do this.

[@AudioPilz]

Great people!!!

[@Paul-uy1ru]

Really cool to see small companies risking it!

[@lurkinguy]

They have understood the power of someone showing off how good their stuff can be.

[@raysubject]

Here with Mini, they actually did something which is in certain points even better than Octatrack ! It has certain sampling elements which arent avaioable even in octa. It's very powerful sampler, yet simple to umderstand and learn.

[@LovevonMelenEkman]

Dear lord that final jam with the found sounds and the perc grooves, the atmosphere, the mix 👌 🔥 👌 🔥

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@PeteBetter]

@@AudioPilz Can't you just share one good track like this publicly. I want to share with some friends on youtube. This would be a great introduction to your channel.

[@johanegneblad]

I agree 100% with this comment! Makes me want to connect a mic to my digitakt and then realize it takes a lot of skill to sound anything near this good :)

[@LovevonMelenEkman]

@@johanegneblad do it anyway! Found sounds are amazing. I get blown away every time by how useful household objects and random stuff outside sounds

[@treetopjones737]

@johan It will depend on getting the mic close to what you're recording, especially when you are outside, you can pick up the surrounding noise your ears don't usually pay attention to, inside that's the ambience of a room ( easily heard when people record a live performance and aren't close to the sound source like the speakers ). Then also playing with filtering the sample, changing the pitch, etc.

[@Bodzi0666]

I’m always watching Bad Gear on my smart TV. Do you know how hard it is to pause the memes? It’s a minigame on itself 😂

[@AudioPilz]

You definitely need a gamer setup for this;)

[@blairmichaelhogan4502]

I tend to watch them on my iPad and I have an embarrassing amount of screen shots of memes from this channel😂

[@PWMaarten]

Don’t we all?

[@Rr0gu3_5uture]

It's a good strategy! Use Pazuzu level subliminal memes, and it encourages the viewers to watch the same vid more than once.

[@harrisbeatsfrankou6304]

True I love the comics and scifi the most.

[@neonvoid]

bottom line: you can all buy all the gear you want, but you can't buy talent. @AudioPilz is simply just an amazing musician, no matter what is being put in front of him, his talent shines through.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@CrescentRollCarl]

Waiting on the M8 episode now. Great work as always!

[@AudioPilz]

I'll try to find one of these!!! Thanks!!!

[@Squirrelsquid]

my thought too!

[@GregVKMusic]

Still waiting! 😅

[@ropeburn6684]

I love how they're selling stereo samples as a big thing. Like they finally reached the technological level of the early 90s 😂

[@AudioPilz]

Hey, stereo sampling has become quite rare;)

[@VincentVenoir]

Why would you want it while you are playing on your mono electric guitar?

[@randommcranderson5155]

there are a lot of sampling machines that convert everything to mono so it makes sense to advertise it.

[@sub-jec-tiv]

@@randommcranderson5155the point is, in the mid-90s every sampling instrument was in stereo. Even things that saved on floppy disk. F l o p p y . 😂 In the 2010s suddenly Elektron and Teenage Engineering started making mono stuff and suddenly everyone was like, ‘who needs stereo?’ The answer to that question is: professionals. 😉

[@ropeburn6684]

@@VincentVenoir For example, when sampling your guitar with it, and then resampling it with effects. Resampling is generally a big part of the Polyend's (and countless other machines') workflow, and the key to virtually limitless sounddesign without overloading the machine's capabilities. I can live with mono sampling on a machine that's mainly made for drums. Even then it's questionable, because again, resampling. On a general purpose device that's made and advertised for making full tracks, there's just no excuse in this day and age.

[@xtalviper]

2:56 "Fill" - shows the Phil Collins puppet from the "Land of Confusion" video. It's these kinds of obscure references that have my inner Patrick Bateman saying, "Nice."

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!! Now I have to return some video tapes...

[@DonLuca27]

Man, I'm super happy companies have finally realized that this is not a show to mindlessly diss gear. Hope to see more people sending you stuff to review, because no matter the instrument, your innate skills will make anything sound amazing: that last jam was fire!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@h2o1969]

Amen brother

[@mr.nobody2244]

true but to be fair: calling your review show "bad gear" doesn't look too positive as people don't get irony that well

[@iagmusicandflying]

He reviewed the Roland JV-1080 which is STILL a cornerstone of my work. It made me happy to see it here, not least because I got the Florian effect and I sold some sample cards I don't use anymore for more than I paid for them. 😆

[@treetopjones737]

Well for example I imagine those teenagers weren't happy about him calling out the build quality of their op.

[@JuanDale]

Oh hey! That's my Tracker repair video! That foley jam was great.

[@AudioPilz]

Nice one!!! Thanks!!!

[@HailSagan_]

Congratulations on 100K+ subscribers!! Glad more people are finding your awesome videos

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@apoplexiamusic]

I think the last jam in this video was really cool with how you filmed and edited your performance in a really original way

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@birdie17uk]

Cat: What is it? Rimmer: A sequencer that was popularized by software created for computer systems in the '80s, such as the Commodore 64 and Amiga 600. Traditionally, these programs had a number of key characteristics that distinguished them from other types of music arrangement tools; perhaps the most obvious being that the timeline would run vertically. Cat: What is it? Lister: Tracker software would often represent parameters such as note, instrument, and FX values through the use of hexadecimal characters, laid out in rows of individual "cells." Tracker software would often represent parameters such as note, instrument, and FX values through the use of hexadecimal characters, laid out in rows of individual "cells." This distinctive appearance is often described by those coming across it for the first time as looking something like a spreadsheet. Cat: What is it? Rimmer: One powerful features of trackers is the granular level of control made possible by their cellular layout. Changes to almost every element of a composition can be enacted on a per-step basis-and sometimes even further than that, right down to micro-step divisions . This depth of functionality came about long before Elektron introduced their popular "parameter lock" system, which you can find to this day in the Digitakt, Octatrack, and other instruments. Cat: What is it? Lister: A magic Gameboy Cat: Well why didn't you say???

[@AudioPilz]

😻😻😻

[@allgonewrongful]

I forgot about that scene, nice reminder!!

[@irlWIKKO]

As an avid Junglist, I love your tendency to include my favourite piece of music in your more recent episodes: drum breaks. Keep 'em coming.

[@AudioPilz]

Love'em!!!

[@ericvernooij2917]

That foley track needs a proper release! Awesome! Also, this thing is close to my dream instrument, as it's so portable, but I also think I have enough stuff already.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!! Shameless plug: full tracks can be found on Patreon;)

[@jltep]

I love you dude 😂 your working really hard on all this content and I want you to know. It’s helpful and awesome!🎉

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@tc-bladeofgrass6719]

That track at the end is probably the best thing you've done, wanted to keep it going for 10 mins

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@my4trackmachine]

Tracker users UNITE 🙌 Nice overview. This clarifies a lot about how the simplified UI works compared to it's bigger sibling. How you interface with a tracker really makes or breaks the workflow. The new button layout makes a lot of sense and seems fast to work on. A lot of the videos I have seen don't cover this. I have a lot of muscle memory with M8, Little piggy tracker, and LSDJ so using a PC/amiga-style tracker workflow was always a bit slow. I feel like this UI would be much easier to adapt to. I might have to swap my big Polyend tracker for the Mini 🤔 Also great tracks on this one. I really enjoyed this set of demos!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@ZombieLincoln666]

What’s the issue with PC trackers? Too many keys to deal with?

[@my4trackmachine]

@@ZombieLincoln666 No issue. I use those too. It’s more of a design approach. PE built it’s hardware to work like a traditional pc work flow. LSDJ style trackers modified the software workflow instead as they were meant for use on repurposed gaming devices. Some people liked the modifications and clicked with that workflow better due to familiarity and time spent. That paradigm led to hardware being built for that modified software like in the M8.

[@phelper4554]

The finale was so awesome your musical skills are amazing ❤

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@mephistosprincipium]

this is one of my favorite demo songs you made 😮

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@MrDagon007]

I think you should revisit the mini with a new video focusing on thr big firmware upgrade: it now has 8 new xtra channels that can be used for midi or its own new synth engines, which was a weakness you noted in the first version. It is still not immediate due to no knobs, but it adds a lot of power.

[@AudioPilz]

👍

[@neiel1]

Pilz! Was this a Better Gear episode? All of it was so good! The music you made for this one all sounds incredibly nice & 🔥

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@TheHorseValse]

Cool!👍 Nice sound demos! It reminds me of my all-time favourite childhood tracker: Fast Tracker 2 🙂

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!!!

[@MeeperDude45]

Yeah, I had a Flashback to my Amiga times with this episode ;-)

[@stonejudas]

If you haven't already, maybe give Renoise a try.

[@TheHorseValse]

@@stonejudas OK! Looks interesting, but Polyend, NerdSeq or M8 are more likely candidates if I return to trackers. 👍

[@StephenMcLeod]

Great overview.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@galacticmonkey810]

Been waiting all day for this….

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@FLUFFYCAT_PNW]

Very excited for this one! You really are at the top of your game lately, and there isn't a better synth/gear review channel on all of KZbin. Endlessly entertaining, and honestly you've saved me so much money! I hope you're well and look forward to seeing what awful gear you make sound great in the future! Hope you're well!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@mesasone2280]

@@AudioPilz To be fair, you have also cost me a bit of money as well...

[@TooMuchMiddle]

Florian, these videos are always top shelf, but today man, out of the park. And the final minimix **chefs kiss**.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@SoundmanCH]

I wish I could have an audio pils with audiopilz and just have a „bad“ time chatting about gear. These videos are great and so much fun to watch!

[@iagmusicandflying]

These Pilz give me thrills!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!! Cheers!!!

[@clannishsauce7539]

Love your stuff thanks for entertaining me and my dad 😊

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@IamMonvi]

I just snagged one, should be getting it this week. So excited, because I had assumed everyone was sold out already

[@AudioPilz]

Nice!!!

[@AndrewTSq]

As a user of ProTracker on the Amiga, I approve this video.

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@denizbuhran]

had my eyes on this for a while now, looks and sounds great! And the jams were sick as always! Loved the track naming feature lmao

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@jimbotron70]

The good old Amiga days are back 😊

[@AudioPilz]

AAAAAAAMIIIIIIIGAAAAAAAAA!!!

[@sub-jec-tiv]

I miss OctaMED, i should look into an emulation for PC.

[@jimbotron70]

@@sub-jec-tiv There's also native for Win, along with many clones.

[@PhilippeT]

Merci!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much for the support, Philippe!!!

[@tychothefriendlymonolith]

One thing that makes my FastTracker heart so, so so happy: Line numbers start at 0 now. \o/ Hope this comes to the big brother 1.7 update.

[@AudioPilz]

As a non-Tracker native I found that soooo weird;)

[@rafa787]

keep on doing your main tracks on fastracker.after so many years haven't lost any material based on format.tracker mini is takeout sketch pad

[@tychothefriendlymonolith]

@@AudioPilz In Trackers, everything is a byte. 00 > 16 > 32 > 48 as the start of a bar vs 01 > 17 etc. Muscle memory kicked in and I was placing notes row off out of habit. :/

[@Triggs-Music]

This channel is take no prisoners. I love it

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@stoatystoat174]

Loving the Viennese guitar tune (and video editing on it) Also like that you are using the Volca Keys and therefore admitting to its magnificence (some nonbelievers would say any basic synth could make that noise but the Volca is small enough to get wedged into the frame with the other instrument/pedals but what do they know)

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!!! Keys is best for reese style basses!!!

[@johnnythreshold]

Happy fridayyyy! I bought an S1 cos of you, bossman xx

[@AudioPilz]

Nice!!! Have a nice weekend!!!

[@Hanoveur]

Great eye opener for the trolls. This has to be the most misunderstood gear channel on KZbin. I’ve bought gear because of this channel.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@blackcowboymusic]

Every week Florian just chooses violence and I'm all here for it! 😂

[@AudioPilz]

Peace😂😂😂

[@burntheelastic6556]

Polyend is freaking smart cause now I want one

[@AudioPilz]

😀😀😀

[@synthphilosophy]

So excited to see this video tonight. I'm waiting for my preorder to arrive, hope it gets your blessings though ^^.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@djkanyon]

Also, this track with guitar, noises and a glass was awesome, you should release it worldwide and make a smash hit!

[@AudioPilz]

Great idea, thanks!!!

[@JadeEyeland]

that foley jam may be my favorite piece of music on bad gear

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@cyb3rk3v]

Gotta get Pilz a M8!

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, this is quite a challenge around here!

[@bsbazzman]

those sounds are pretty immaculate on there (minus the filter). So much depth! That last jam was fire. If only it wasn't a tracker lol

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@MrMarcLaflamme]

Wow is this the first device to be featured that hasn't even hit release yet!? (but after seeing the product demos earlier, I'm not surprised...) lol I am also very surprised they haven't added a dedicated volume column yet. This doesn't need to take up an effect slot!

[@AudioPilz]

Velocity implementation is a bit weird indeed

[@GO-tq6hs]

wow that sample jam at the end was sick

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!!!

[@couchcamperTM]

lolwut comapnies send you their newest stuff so you can give them a bad rep - you made it.

[@AudioPilz]

A dream came true!!!

[@PhilippeT]

I love your channel, your vidéos are clever and funny! The explanations are clear and help with the decision process. Thank you for your great work!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@dannydr]

1:25 I laughed way too hard on the Focusrong meme 😅🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AudioPilz]

😂😂😂

[@inamortz2372]

Great stuff as usual. The Jam 1 segment reminded me a little too much of trying to use the phone on the way home the next day while the acid still hasn't fully worn off.

[@AudioPilz]

Nice analogy!!! (don't do drugs;)

[@darwiniandude]

Pretty cool unit. UI wise having recently spent a lot of time with an Ensoniq TS-12 with it's Data Entry fader, I wish on the mini they'd put a touchstrip (like tall narrow touchpad) to the right of the four data buttons - so you could instantly swipe up or down to scroll through the entire range of values.

[@AudioPilz]

That would be great!!!

[@6581punk]

They've clearly made this unit to cater to Gameboy musicians. People who know Little Sound DJ.

[@rorz999]

​@@6581punk nah, that's the Dirtywave M8. The Polyend Tracker Mini's UI really has nothing in common with LSDJ besides them both being trackers

[@BassWorkENTRTNMT]

Oh boy the jams are completely to my taste :O great job!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@lairdkilbarchan]

Yay! Happy Friday 😘

[@AudioPilz]

Have a nice weekend!!!

[@farticusmaximusOG]

Perfect use for the amiga tracker sample library!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@JosephKaessner]

I hope all the manufacturers are taking note of how much their sales are affected by this show. I keep buying stuff because of this show. If isn’t on the show, I won’t buy it. Good job on being an accidental super salesman and all around hilarious dude.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!! I really wanna see current sales figures;)

[@dk101likeu]

Zoiinks..you have done again my man! nice work as usual...damn bad gear is addicting as hell!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@sustomusickillsyoutube]

bold of you to discuss the TrackerMini without bringing up the M8

[@AudioPilz]

These are more or less non-existent around here. I'd love to give them a try

[@droussel7359]

Real elephant in the room, and probably where a lot of the trolls come from, is the Dirtywave M8. This one includes a bunch of onboard synths in addition to its sampler. Even less buttons though and it takes some effort to commit the shortcuts to muscle memory!

[@AudioPilz]

These are notoriously hard to find around here. Working on it!

[@jefftheworld]

​@@AudioPilzI wish is was easier to loan you mine, but I think proper shipping to/from the UK might be expensive.

[@jefftheworld]

@@davidhays2846 The m8 is surprisingly readable, but you can also connect it to your computer to view the screen at any size you want and control it with whatever input device you want.

[@Rilkir]

@@davidhays2846 The M8 now has a Big Font mode to make it more readable, it's a big improvement.

[@treetopjones737]

Maybe Brits like the name - "It's yer mate."

[@jabelsjabels]

whoa, cool to see you trying new stuff with the recorded sounds. You put that little mic thru its paces and it sounded great!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@666nacirema666]

Id like to see Renoise on something like this one of these days.

[@AudioPilz]

Would that actually work?

[@rorz999]

​@@AudioPilz I think he meant on your channel 🙂

[@tomalaerts8839]

I have mine since 3 weeks. Had no tracker experience and found it easier going than I expected. So dar it looks a great device to bring along and use on its own rather than a studio centerpiece. Btw, I think it will be worth for you to revisit it when the upcoming firmware gives it similar power as the tracker+ !

[@Rr0gu3_5uture]

That reminds me, I just sold my old, nicotine stained Amiga 600 along with a Microdeal sampler/MIDI interface and copy of octaMED to some young bloke for £130. He's welcome to it, all that vertical scrolling gibberish used to drive me bonkers!😂

[@AudioPilz]

Classic!!!

[@LagrangePointD]

Hi... Ich hatte bereits angefangen im Kopf zu motzen, dass doch Deine Kurzkompositionen immer sehr ähnlich klingen würden... und da kommt the final arrangement... sehr cool! Das beweisst doch, dass Dich das Teil inspiriert hat in dem es Dich aus Deiner üblichen Komfortzone (soweit das geht, wenn man jede Woche ein anderes Teil in der Hand hat) herausgedrückt hat. Vielleicht ist das manchmal eben wichtiger als praktisch und effizient. Danke, cooles Review ;)

[@AudioPilz]

Vielen Dank!!!

[@bigkik]

Incredible episode ! This tiny piece of gear sounds really good, although trackers still are "obscure magic" for me ! I find Roland menu diving more obvious 😂 I really liked the 2nd jam : it reminds me of the soundtrack of "Wipeout". The 3rd jam was a blast ; i had a good laugh watching it with my son 😅. Never thought Nerf blaster could be used that way ! Thanks a lot ❤

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@Kirurishii]

Trackers.. I don't get em.. Tried this Renoise for a short while when figuring out which daws I'll end up spending my lifeforce and soul on mastering that piece of software. It wasn't for me. But I do enjoy watching people performing magic on these things, quite a number of us old-school gabberpeople still use these things and watching a track scrolling by with a speed I can't remember surviving a night out without sensing something that might feel like the result of these 5 palm exploding heart technique, is very satisfying. Now I understand midi like any middle aged outboard synth addict I feel like I could work with a tracker today. Not with the polyend though, got too much stuff I never use already and still need a JP8000 to look pretty in the racks anyway ;-) But again, pretty amazing vid, mr Pilz!

[@tomfenn7149]

£700 for this tracker is insane. You may as well buy the older one for less than half price. Or get the real pocketable thing, the Dirtwave M8.

[@AudioPilz]

I really have to give the M8 a try!

[@cooptrol]

Best finale ever!!! The "de-evolver" machine of the presentation says it all...

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@jooei2810]

I love tracker music, never understood the concept of making tracker music.

[@AudioPilz]

It's like coding. But simpler.

[@The_Mister_E]

What if you read sheet music from top to bottom like a Japanese scroll, and what if all the notes were represented by their letters and octave numbers? Tracker interface 101

[@jooei2810]

@@The_Mister_EAaaaahhhhh….. No?

[@technodrone313]

i never was able to get into trackers. but man venetian snarez is a genius. saw him do a live set with 2 pc towers running tracker back in like 99

[@treetopjones737]

Yeah, for me an "old school" musician, these things look like something programmer geeks would love.

[@AudioPilz]

Wow, I'd love to have seen that

[@visobs]

Please do Dirtywave M8

[@AudioPilz]

Great suggestion, thank you!!!

[@visobs]

@@AudioPilz I actually sold my Polyend Tracker to fund the purchase of the Dirtywave M8. While it's certainly more complex and challenging to use, the form factor and functions outweigh everything else. Honestly, I'm never selling my M8. I would love to hear your thoughts on it!

[@nomad1517]

I could imagine hearing this guy's voice when I die and go to the afterlife. I will be a bad gear video. Oh god.

[@AudioPilz]

[@nomad1517]

@@AudioPilz it has begun

[@ThMntnst]

Look at him. Reviewing Bad Gear of the coming times.

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@Old_Man_Jay]

Man this little thing looks dope AF! Polyend should pay you dat ad money!

[@AudioPilz]

❤️❤️❤️

[@heavysystemsinc.]

I think the Tracker Mini might be getting some side eye because the M8 exists. Might just be me imagining that. I dunno. I enjoy trackers for certain kinds of genres, but others I find them tedious. There was a tracker that got dropped after a beta was released that fused tracker and piano roll together that was pretty nifty. That way if you gotta do some hot amen edits, you can dig into the tracker, but if you need to write a lovely jazz melody on top, the piano roll was there for it. Funny thing was no matter which sequencer you used, that same sequence could be viewed in the OTHER editor...so that crazy amen edit you did in the tracker now has piano roll data and automation lane data you can view. Pretty wild.

[@AudioPilz]

Same here, total Tracker fan for breakbeats!!!

[@rcdf9]

whats name of this tracker?

[@randommcranderson5155]

you basically can't get an m8, and there's no reason other companies can't release trackers, tho.

[@RaspberryBrigade]

@@randommcranderson5155 Agree it's good to have competition in the market. I'm glad PE implemented their euclidean/random pattern generator on the OG Tracker and that the M8 followed. But the M8 is definitely available. If you preordered a M8 when the PE Tracker Mini was announced you'd have it in your hands, and there are pre-orders open now for September-October shipping. PE Mini preorders looking like September now as well.

[@raysubject]

People doesn't realise tracker is just like any other normal step sequencer with micro shift control over steps - It's just like Digitakt or Octatrack rotated 90 defrees clockwise in terms of playback direction and with added display to actually see notes.. You can even switch playback direction to classic left to right (at least on Tracker OG) and then it is exactly same thing like Digi /Octa, just with more visual and detail view on pattern Only real disadvantage of this Tracker when compared to Digitakt is you can use just 2 param locks per step where on Digi you can param lock any number of params per step.. other that that i would say Tracker OG has more advantages over Digitakt and Tracker Mini has even stereo samples which is huge thing - except of Mini, there are just 2 full blown stereo samplers in price range bellow 1000€ - Electribe2 and SP404mk2 (not counting MPC One cause that is basically DAW in hw box)

[@Remco-S.]

Pre ordered months ago, and i still wont cancel. This thing is a beast.

[@AudioPilz]

Fun instrument!

[@SmallWorldBigThings]

Polish product this time... 👍👍👍 You have my attention and I am not going to say anything about MC-101 ;)

[@AudioPilz]

It will happen, no worries!!!

[@bonsaibloom]

the amount of work that goes into these is insane! ty

[@iancain6647]

Came for the bad gear, stayed for the amazingly talented songs. Wow.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@PWMaarten]

Best insert of Mr Burns meme ever. Also: Painful Wrist Modulation! And again the tracks were bangers!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@treetopjones737]

When even real keyboard synths don't have a mod wheel.

[@adityatadoori8989]

Roland SH-4d when?

[@AudioPilz]

Great suggestion, thank you!!! These are super hard to come by atm

[@adityatadoori8989]

@@AudioPilz you really do reply to every comment. Damm man where do you get the time. Fantastic content!!!👌🙌

[@jboulderct]

Welcome to DINOHATTEN! 90s Mario movie intro = instant like! Florian, you are king!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@JH-te1ct]

I ordered mine in early April and it’s still listed as “processing” on their website, even after they said it would ship last week 😢

[@AudioPilz]

I feel you!!!

[@grant_vine]

Cause they shipped yours to @audiopilz lol

[@dillipphunbar7924]

TE digs always appreciated ; ) Nick Batt update PWMeme inserted well...AudioPilz's wit is sharp.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@owRekssjfjxjxuurrpqpqss]

M8 tracker >>>> Tracker Mini in terms of interface, sound and features. It’s not even really a close comparison imo. Polyend can afford more marketing because they’re a much larger company but the m8 simply makes the mini look embarrassing by comparison. M8 keeps adding robust synthesis options via firmware as well as other features while polyend trackers stagnate.

[@AudioPilz]

It's very hard to find these around here!!!

[@owRekssjfjxjxuurrpqpqss]

@@davidhays2846 M8 tracker added a large text mode a while back in a firmware update. Though I don't think the text is hard to see in the base mode, some people prefer the large text mode. The drawbacks for the polyend mini tracker are too numerous to even list, the display is arguably better but I think the better thought out interface, mechanical keys and the key layout on the m8 negate any benefits the larger screen would give me. It's basically all muscle memory at this point and picking up the m8 was surprisingly super fast.

[@bretthiorns9237]

Never had a problem seeing the M8 font, but a few people did so Tim recently added "big font" mode. I wonder if there's much difference between the actual font sizes on PETM and M8.

[@ofootyeabicc201]

The casual tracker enjoyed meme was solid. BRB sending it to my buddy who has an OP-1

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@justjoeblow420]

I actually considered a Tracker Mini until I remembered I have SunVox set up on my Steam Deck and instantly lost interest. I'd say I can do anything thing the Tracker Mini can do and more but that would be an understatement not that it's bad gear per say just I have my mobile tracker fix all ready.

[@AudioPilz]

I really have to give that one a try!

[@mesasone2280]

@@AudioPilz Steam Deck on Bad Gear would be kind of hilarious

[@cointoaster9488]

That final jam is incredible!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@thisisnev]

Trackers: grooveboxes designed by people for computers to enjoy.

[@AudioPilz]

Lol, shots fired;)

[@treetopjones737]

It looks like a $700. headache.

[@h2o1969]

This thing actually looks pretty cool. And that last jam was awesome!!!!!!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@uhldev]

Dirtywave M8 is superior

[@AudioPilz]

Shots fired;)

[@williammarshburn]

I messed w a tracker for a while, on a computer. it was pretty wild, I could see how say like, Venetian Snares got their sound. I didnt really stick to it, but they are cool. very ADHD friendly

[@BoopPOPO]

Polyend is all around meh

[@BoopPOPO]

☝️Peasant

[@AudioPilz]

Shots fired;)

[@randynovick7972]

Oh, man "Waiting for the Tracker Field for twice the money" - I almost fell out of bed! Nice! Not my cup of tea, but a great review as always. Many thanks, Florian.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@SimonTheMagpie]

First

[@AudioPilz]

Nice!!!

[@earlsfield]

Tracker Field and a shot at the overlords all sauced up with that really nice techno tune. You sir are a credit to the KZbin. Universal credit :)

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!