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@DJAdalaide3 ай бұрын
You're tracker mini eu thomann link is wrong it points to polyend play, just thought i would let you know
@kathleencoveny3860 Жыл бұрын
You've got the ins and outs of all things musical .. cheers to your exploration of beat making gear ... always on point .. easy to follow ...
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
Zing! 🍻
@stephenadimonye1772 Жыл бұрын
learning the use of this magical gear could be a pain in the butt.
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
It takes practice for sure
@SergeyCoder9 ай бұрын
It’s a price for portability 🤷♂️ More complex curve has M8, for example 🫣
@DNYLNY11 ай бұрын
It’s so beautiful ❤
@LiamKillen11 ай бұрын
😢
@hyperdimensionalist Жыл бұрын
Would love to see you do a deep dive tutorial track creation using the mini one day.
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
I’m def gonna do some more discovering
@BinauralBae Жыл бұрын
I’ve started using the Tracker Mini along with the M8 as a mono synth and that’s has been an amazing little portable studio.
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
Oh wow double tracker trouble!
@badfeng Жыл бұрын
Which of the two would you want if you could only have one?
@BinauralBae Жыл бұрын
@@badfeng The M8 hands down
@badfeng Жыл бұрын
@@BinauralBae Thanks! I started using trackers back in the day on a i486 PC so it's pretty amazing to see them in hardware.
@P-S-T5 ай бұрын
@@BinauralBaeEven after Tracker Mini 2.0 update? Please, motivate. 😊 I have M8 v. 1 and I’m close to buy a Tracker Mini. 😊
@Farold_Haltermeyer6 ай бұрын
Yes! This thing has demolished the M8 for me and it’s come from working with it as a multitrack recorder rather than a traditional tracker sample sequencer...soooooo much fun
@LiamKillen6 ай бұрын
Interesting - you're like the first person who's mentioned this and i'm glad to hear it ! :-) By the way, if you're not already a member and you're a forum person - check out my Discord ! We talk about electronic music and gear all day ! Here's an invite: discord.gg/xj8J2xJuBP
@Farold_Haltermeyer6 ай бұрын
@@LiamKillen probably because I'm the only one stupid enough to attempt it ;)
@timdanyo898 Жыл бұрын
Do you find the music created on the PT mini is different because it forces you into a unique creative mode or does it help you make the music you already want to make only more stream lined?
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
It’s a good question- on first impression my favourite part is that it takes you out of your usual music making environment which is what I like best about it. So far I’m not seeing anything that’s like ground breaking in terms of workflow compared to the other gear I have
@solmare_ Жыл бұрын
I think the Tracker Mini is dope for folks who want a simple groovebox/sampler; the tracker workflow is different but I think the way it's presented on the OG Tracker as well as the Mini is more straightforward for most folks to make an easy transition. However, this is an obligatory "Try the Dirtywave M8" comment in disguise! The workflow is slightly different, but it's just a much better device especially for song creation as well as sound design. Have you ran into any issues trying to create a song in song view on the Tracker yet where you're copying/pasting tracks from patterns and forget which is which? Or needing to hop between two screens and remember what pattern is what? Thing of the past on the M8. Tasty jam Liam, curious to see how else you use this! You just made me break out my Tracker Mini and wipe the dust off to give it another shot.
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Glad to inspire! I’ll def be exploring it some more 😊
@k-g-p Жыл бұрын
I hope Polyend will extend the numbers of sample slots, since the tracker mini has way more sample memory than the OG Tracker. ❤😮
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
That WOULD be dope
@Epicfuzz Жыл бұрын
A good way around this is export groups of tracks and have it combined down to one sample
@yurkinsongromov79985 ай бұрын
How can you play on like keys on any units? How can you make melody? Only using buttons or connect another equipment?
@LiamKillen5 ай бұрын
You can connect an external midi keyboard if you’d like as well
@yurkinsongromov79985 ай бұрын
@@LiamKillen Thank you!
@MarcoPolux2 ай бұрын
this might be a cool traveling companion 👍 The granular engine, how good is it?
@LiamKillen2 ай бұрын
I haven't messed with it that much yet actually.
@TheBraveBlaze Жыл бұрын
I really like my OG tracker but seeing what the mini can do has me wondering if I should’ve waited longer to see a hardware updated full-size tracker. I’m conflicted because the OG workflow is right up my alley but it feels like a missed opportunity to not adapt some of the more modern tracker features (ala milkytracker, furnace/DFM, ETC) like setting the amount of fx slots per channel, or being able to set subdivisions and keep BPM the same. Kinda hate having to lose a fx slot on a line to do micro move so I can do something with 1/32. Also a lot of features the Play got would’ve been amazing on the tracker, it’s just a little baffling they didn’t in a software update where possible.
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
Yeah nothing’s perfect! Thanks for your take on this though 😊
@jedfriesen11 ай бұрын
Wondering how you got yer full drum sample in track 2 to loop perfectly? Guessing it was created at same tempo as yer song? I’ll mess around more. Peace:)
@LiamKillen11 ай бұрын
Yeah I knew the tempo beforehand :-)
@devioustrip5728 Жыл бұрын
If it still had radio & a knob everybody would purchase one tbh
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
The radio was cool but I’m ok without it for sure
@devioustrip5728 Жыл бұрын
@@LiamKillen lowkey was my favorite feature from the tracker made me think out the box and make a lot of unique beats
@middaymeds Жыл бұрын
@@devioustrip5728just plug in your smartphone lol
@SumDumChum11 ай бұрын
The knob sure I can get down with that. The radio, meh, the microphone and line in sampling gets the same thing if not more as it gives flexibility compared to radio only/line in on the bigger brother IMO
@JonnyBriers Жыл бұрын
M8 gangggg
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
Gotta try it
@astrofreq11 ай бұрын
How loud can those Unit 4 monitors go?
@LiamKillen11 ай бұрын
not sure - check their website! :-)
@watchAIAIAI11 ай бұрын
UNIT-4 has a maximum sound pressure level of 105dBSPL - they go loud!
@astrofreq11 ай бұрын
@@watchAIAIAI thanks so much for the reply.
@humankapital2000 Жыл бұрын
I sent it back because I did not like haptics, the buttons and the missing wheel. Big fan of other Polyend products though.
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
Fair enough- I don’t mind those subtractions!
@dustyaudio Жыл бұрын
Algorithm + timing! Seriously considering getting one of these instead of an SP404 mkii. Thoughts on that? (currently using MPC One + 404sx)
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
Get the 404 mk2!!! IMO it’s much stronger then the tracker
@SonicVibe Жыл бұрын
i got the M8 but i feel ya love the portability but the M8 is a beast
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
I keep hearing about this
@SonicVibe Жыл бұрын
it's insane from a one person project and Trash80 is a legend in the electronic music space @@LiamKillen
@vangoghsseveredear Жыл бұрын
Doesn't even seem like a competition- Polyend has 1(?) bad synth engine and is mostly a sampler, it seems. M8 is cheaper, has multiple extremely usable and huge sounding synth engines, can sample, has good effects, is smaller, the build quality is better (all metal & keyboard buttons)... In my mind, the M8 is miles better. Glad I bought one. Trash80 just needs to figure out stock and he'd be laughing.
@SonicVibe Жыл бұрын
no regrets getting the m8 only place the polyend beats it is maybe battery life @@vangoghsseveredear
@jatsajatsa10 ай бұрын
Serious question. Apart from vertical workflow, what can this do that an ipad running Logic Pro (or even Garage Band) can't?
@LiamKillen10 ай бұрын
It's def more intuitive than garageband and it's geared more towards performance / play than Logic which is a MUCH MORE POWERFUL composition tool but absolutely sucks at any type of performance setting. So in the end it really depends on your goals.
@jatsajatsa9 ай бұрын
@@LiamKillenThank you
@owRekssjfjxjxuurrpqpqss Жыл бұрын
I don’t totally get the appeal of something like this over the m8, it’s much larger so the portability angle isn’t really there and has far fewer features overall especially for creating your own sounds. Competition is good of course but I feel like polyend can get away with selling a much more limited product than dirtywave because they’re a bigger name.
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
I’d have to try out the m8 to weigh in on this one but interesting take indeed
@boorchboorch Жыл бұрын
@@LiamKillen oh man this is not even in the same ballpark with M8, it's watching from behind the net
@solmare_ Жыл бұрын
1000%. It's unreal how much better the M8 is and it's running on hardware that's been out longer than the OG Tracker.
@BraveSirSausage Жыл бұрын
Isnt the appeal that you can actually buy one of these ?
@boorchboorch Жыл бұрын
@@BraveSirSausage it was available to order for the past ~3 months and the latest batch orders ended about 2 weeks ago. it's a one man team not a big company like polyend. actually it's even weirder how polyend tracker lacks most of the (software) features of M8 since the base hardware is essentially the same (Teensy)
@karlrebeck5307 Жыл бұрын
you should do a giveaway for your old one haha!
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
Something to consider 🤔
@raysubject Жыл бұрын
i’ll buy this if they add synth engines they added to Play+
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
😏
@dmks2146 Жыл бұрын
try the m8 if you like this. it's a gem for those who click with it.
@LiamKillen Жыл бұрын
I hear about it all the time- still haven't tried though!