Yamaha Seqtrak: Game-changing Mobility, DX Synthesis & Reality-bending Rhythms

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Hot off the heels of their FGDP-30 and FGDP-50 finger drum pad controllers, Yamaha continues to innovate in the world of mobility-minded beat making with a cutting-edge instrument that they’ve fittingly dubbed “Ideastation”: the Seqtrak. Its multi-engine architecture includes their Advanced Wave Memory 2 and 4-operator FM technologies, arming you with a versatile array of sounds ranging from iconic DX7-style synthesis to lifelike drums and everything in between. Sequencing, sampling, and a 128-note polyphony are just a handful of the tools the Seqtrak supplies for giving you uncompromising composition anywhere you go. It even features an augmented reality-style visualizer to import real-time 3D graphics into any video or livestream for instant accompaniment or synesthetic sound design. Sweetwater’s baron of beat making, Creative D’Will, gets hands-on with the Seqtrak to show what this all-inclusive mobile machine can do - no computer needed. Check it out!
00:00 - Introduction
01:35 - Design & Layout
02:55 - Workflow
04:19 - Synth Engine
04:51 - Sampler
05:30 - FX & Sound Design
06:11 - Connectivity Options
07:11 - Seqtrak App Overview
10:10 - Visualizer & AR
10:51 - Conclusion
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Which features of the Seqtrak are you most interested in exploring? Sound off in the comments below, and be sure to drop by Sweetwater for a deeper look at the Yamaha Seqtrak Mobile Music Ideastation 👉 sweetwater.sjv.io/Yamaha_Seqtrak

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

The RTD2 sound in the intro tune.

[@complexicus]

Whatever everybody says it’s a fresh new workflow, good to see something at reasonable price. It’s great because it comes with good sounds, easy to make it you own and just a refreshing approach and design. It’s d not a plane TE copy or rip off. Congrats to Yamaha to make it that complete at launch and first firmware! Other companies could learn from that ❤

[@gregfromthevaley]

After watching tens of Seqtrak reviews finally found one I was looking for 👏

[@idemditto]

I agree with you about the app, it is a DAW specific for the Seqtrak. Fresh and well designed. I love my Seqtrak

[@illhellmuss420]

dope intro, nice video! 💚

[@CrescentRollCarl]

Whens it going to be in stock?

[@BrancoArgenta]

I hope one day they will implement a bounce audio feature

[@MauroMarcenaro]

Where can I download the Yamaha original demo projects ? I 've delete the original demo project in Seqtrack I ve try to re-install the app, but nothing.

[@Fr4nkju5tFr4nk]

Tried to reset to factory defaults? To restore SEQTRAK settings and data to the factory defaults (initialization), simultaneously Hold down the [SAMPLER] knob and the [UNDO/REDO] button and turn on SEQTRAK. (from the manual)

[@MauroMarcenaro]

@@Fr4nkju5tFr4nk thank you very eri much, all is ok now, i m a painter but love make some sound, i think this seqtrak is very powerful

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

The Software UI looks like its optimized for touch screen.

[@ildarkinildarkin]

It's nice device but there is no fun in it. It's like Roland MC101, nice battery powered device, but have you heard someone is talking about it?

[@MyNameJeff..]

No, and thats what worries me. I cancelled my preorder a few weeks ago because the more I saw/heard I just wasn’t impressed. Maybe later I’ll try it out.

[@SirSybian]

jaked

[@cnfuzz]

It's at least 25% to expensive or should at least have a decent display for this price , i feel a certain company will come with something like this half the price and a display

[@phantomeye-music6843]

Every demo I heard sounds vanilla and bland. That’s one thing teenage engineering is always going to have on this device

[@killzekat]

Demos are not necessarily representative of one device's qualities. When it comes to the sound it's factually between the OP-Z and the OP 1. Yamaha's AMW2 sound library is already good(ModX library), Yamaha has nothing to prove when it comes to FM synthesis , sample size and quality is better than OP 1 and OP Z, plenty of good sounding effects and faders to use them...For a 400$ device it's pretty game. Apart from hyping demoes, the specific thing where i'd say TE does have a point is workflow as it's "easy" and quite fun to test some ideas with those devices. By having the OP Z, EP 133 and Seqtrak, the Seqtrak is the one i struggle the most to actually sketch an idea as of now as getting to familiarise with the device takes more time and effort and i admit that TE's device feels more approachable. But when you learn how to use it, you understand how the Seqtrak really punches high up!

[@dannyvalentino328]

It’s up to you to make it sound the way you want to make it sound. Someone else can say the exact same thing about another product.

[@Fr4nkju5tFr4nk]

There are quite a few really good demos that show how this cute little groovebox can sound in different genres. Holodeck Music Project on KZbin for example has a demo that consists of 4 different short tracks from different genres, pretty awesome. And El Magicos Making nu disco beat-Video shows what this thing can do.

[@rodolphep0nthus555]

Hope they will be launching an XL version with knobs, screens, and RS7000 format.. Maybe I can just can keep on hoping 😅

[@MyNameJeff..]

That’s exactly why I canceled my preorder. I might order later because like the other person said in here, it’s up to the user. But… I have seen this dude make good sounding beats on other gear, so that kind of worries me. I’ve seen a lot of comments on the build quality feeling super cheap too.

[@SonicVibe]

it's the build quality issues that make it disappointing

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

Please explain more?

[@SonicVibe]

keys are flimsy and break most get stuck look at any synth forum think EP-133 fadergate@@HOLLASOUNDS

[@SonicVibe]

keys are flimsy and break most get stuck look at any synth forum think EP-133 fadergate@@HOLLASOUNDS

[@antkn33]

Have you used one?

[@SonicVibe]

yes already explained here but they keep deleting the comments @@antkn33