Polyend Tracker

verbmusics · July 19, 2021, 4:35pm

I have a new mk3 and the note button would stick 50-60% of the time. After 48 hrs of on and off use, it is mostly fixed now.

Claid · July 19, 2021, 4:54pm

Just wanted to quickly add that my Tracker Mk1 made its way back from Poland! The jog wheel is smooth as butter and the audio input now works in stereo. They even threw in a cool Polyend pullover hoodie!

HiGrade1 · July 19, 2021, 5:45pm

picked up a Beebo last week and i’m loving it in combo with the Tracker!

sabana · July 19, 2021, 6:31pm

Polyends new jog wheel for Mk4

brucegill · July 19, 2021, 6:33pm

Hahahahahhha

verbmusics · July 19, 2021, 6:33pm

This fixed one of my concerns, thanks!

Stazma · July 19, 2021, 6:38pm

Hey there Tracker interested Elektronauts ! Here is a new Tracker Tips & Tricks going online in about 20 minutes. Feel free to join in the chatroom from now to ask any questions.

naaman · July 19, 2021, 7:38pm

It’s possible with Tracker to edit
A pattern while another pattern is playing
Right?

apeks · July 19, 2021, 10:07pm

“you cant select a slice in the audo editor by pressing the corresponding pad button, instead you have to use the function buttons numerous times to get to the slice”

This is my biggest annoyance with the tracker as a six month plus user now! I love the Tracker so much but find chopping up samples such a bad experience because of this.

Have raised it with the lead developer on Discord several times and there are multiple tickets on GitHub so it has widespread support from users. The developer said he’d pass it on but I never see it in the milestones for new releases.

Please comment on some of the following Github tickets #217 #335 #485 #782 #815 #823 if you’d like it too. Latest ticket: Hold down Slice pad to adjust start position · Issue #823 · polyend/TrackerIssues · GitHub

My other frustration is that you can’t manage project files into sub folders and there’s a limit on the number of projects you can store on your device to 100. Nearly a year on from release it’s crazy this is still not addressed.

As I say I love the device but these sort of usability/functionality requests need fixing before more superfluous feature requests are worked on (such as Global ADSR in latest milestone for 1.5 1.5 Milestone · GitHub)

assa · July 19, 2021, 10:12pm

Is there an advantage in adjusting the volume in the pattern versus adjusting it in the instrument parameters (referring to 12:20)?
I get that adjusting it in the track is necessary if you use different volume levels on the same sample/instrument, but in this case you don’t?

Stazma · July 20, 2021, 4:30am

I do it in the pattern as an automation here, because it’s the same instrument playing than above and it feel less loud because of the gate lenght reducing.
For me it make sens to set the volum in the instrument parameter to a average level first and then use the fx to accent / attenuate only the notes or events you want.

wasi · July 20, 2021, 4:36am

You could die from the current out of the wall wart, it happens to kids with their phones all the time. Please don’t use it in the bathtub. 8o

assa · July 20, 2021, 5:47am

Ah, I missed that part. I thought you were only using it in the gate part. Thanks for clearing that up!

assa · July 20, 2021, 5:54am

Thanks for your concern, but I was running it off a powerbank and a battery-powered speaker.
Furthermore, in Europe we have mandatory residual-current circuit breakers so that such a thing would be prevented.

bambrose · July 20, 2021, 6:47am

Yes agreed. This is a big deal that would make a lot of difference if resolved

wasi · July 20, 2021, 9:57am

That’s good, I’m glad! Just FYI, I just had the inspector at my home recently and was told the circuit breakers aren’t fool proof and require sporadic ‘dry firing’ to ensure they will release fast enough under load. They are also only mandatory on new buildings.

The cases I had in mind were all in the greater Europe, the most recent was a 22yo in Switzerland this May.

arinev · July 20, 2021, 10:00am

Helo guys, I have an important thing to ask, I forgot my usual SD of the PT and today I am in an isolated place where I should play a gig. I luckily got a new SD and I wonder if it can be formatted for PT with just an Android tablet as nobody has a laptop around here

wasi · July 20, 2021, 10:33am

Just pop it in, usually it’s already formatted correctly. Android should work too, you may end up with a few extra folders though.

apeks · July 20, 2021, 12:58pm

Yeah it doesn’t feel like a massive thing, but given you have to chop samples (in my case usually drum breaks) again and again for each project as there appears to be no way of saving a sliced instrument yet, it is a real pain. Akai’s S series in the 90s had this and it just makes sense…

But yeah as i said, honestly love this thing - been so productive with the device - just these small tweaks need to be fixed to make it as good as it can be.

bambrose · July 20, 2021, 1:05pm

Couldn’t agree more