Yes, i know about the shortcuts…but you know…
Not only mouse control. Hot keys for everything. Super fast. Intuitive too.
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Yes, and a big monitor and everything…but …you need a computer…
Lots of distraction inside there…Nauts, Netflix, News…
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The box is a little computer. 
screen and all. 
My computer is my music/video editor. That is it. The phone and TV handle the other shit. Restraint.
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I’m wondering if someone with experience with trackers could tell me their thoughts on using this for sequencing during performance? I’m looking for a sequencer to use in live performance with nothing pre programmed. So I want to program it during the performance. Speed is therfore very important. What do you think about using polyend tracker for this?
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Don’t see why you couldn’t. I’ve always found the Roland style X0X style sequencers to be more suited to the live, on the fly style but if you get to know the interface well and build up muscle memory with it it should be doable.
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While I had my fine share of tracker experience back in the day using the Polyend Tracker isn’t really comparable. But let’s see what’s there for live performing from scratch:
- it can live record
- the grid can be used as 4 octave keyboard for a single instrument (record melody lines)
- the grid can be used to trigger any of the 48 possible instruments (record percussion)
- the tracker can record chords by recording notes on neighbour tracks
So the minimum requirements are there. Of course, you need to set up your instruments first. While simple instrument modifications may be possible when the device is running any more sophisticated modifications (like adding compression to a sample) needs to be done in stopped mode, because most effects needs to be “baked” into the sample itself and there isn’t enough cpu power to do it while the device is running.
Nevertheless: without access to a manual or device there are still many open questions what the device can or cannot do dynamically while playing.
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I’ve done live tracker programming in the past and as long as you know what you’re doing it works out fine
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Speaking of doing live stuff, that would be cool if Polyend added a looper.
in what way ? trackers tend to naturally loop
Really looking forward to the release of this. I just bought Renoise in the mean time to give tracking a go. So far I’m really liking it.
Thank you for the input:) yes, some more research is still required
Most recent issue of Futuremusic has a review of this. They seem to be glowing about it but then I can’t recall them ever giving anything a shitty score to be honest…!
Edit - flipped the page and they just gave TE’s PO170 a bit of a battering 
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i have to say that the 170 is a bit to expensive in comparison with the 400 and the price hike of the Pom16 sequencer to 229€ is like ok I won‘t get it. 
99€ for a kind of DIY thing would be acceptable and would go along with the only existing small desktop sequencer from korg.
the Pom 16 is also a bit flimsy and needs to be pushed very hard to operate 
and the missing LEDs over each step is like meh, why?
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Yeah 400 is by far the best value, I think it sounds great, the PSU is shite though, I replaced mine, much better now.
I used this, built it into a little plastic enclosure, works fine with batteries or wall wart.
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Looks like the first batch is completely sold out, and the next batch will be available in August.
That’s good! Prevents you from buying a potential beta…and lets you get some user feedback. Once in the hands of the GP, they tend to find issues they didn’t find in house. I find it it’s difficult to find issues on your own product. You know it too well to do stuff you wouldn’t normally. Even having a dedicated QA dept. They get to know the product too well to do things that could break it. Especially before ship. The GP will do weird shit and surface stuff they didn’t find.
I wish I had held off on my Hydra waited for batch 2 or 3.
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I agree, and I have been on the fence with the Tracker. So this will give it time, and for more info and vids to surface.