Mine arrives on Monday! So yes.
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Currently no, reason being that the Polyend Tracker is very true to it’s forefathers, where this was never a thing. But there is a couple wishes over on their Forum for such a feature in the future.
Technically there is a workaround though that would allow this. By using Perform Mode. There you can mix different patterns together. Even if they are different lengths. Caveat being that it only works in there and you’d have to manually control the flow of your song.
Tuning, Delay send, Reverb send, Bitcrush and Overdrive can be controlled via Step FX on a per step basis, yes.
Sample Memory is 11 minutes, 40 seconds in mono… or 5 minutes, 50 seconds in stereo. You can also import samples at a reduced bitrate to squeeze some more in there. There is a position offset step fx, allowing you to start anywhere within a sample. Keep in mind though that this is percentage based, so it may not be as precise as you’d which for. But you could always slice the sample for more control.
I don’t think it’s currently possible to sample over USB, but it may or may not appear in the future. But if it’s external gear you might as well just use the Line In to sample.
Hope those answers help.
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Relax, I had a go at this machine at superbooth, the keys feel slightly smoother to the touch, no massive difference to original buttons IMHO.
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Can you use the 16 buttons like a step sequencer view or is it like spreadsheet programming.
more like spreadsheet. the pads can be used for note/pitch/slice /data entry kinda thing.
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Exactly, it is a spreadsheet editor for sure. But thanks to the pads it feels far more musical than most people would think. Also live recording is a thing. 
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welp… i said i was gonna do it… so i had to.
Here’s a track using just the PERC drum synth for all the sounds:
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Hey !
I bought DTII two weeks ago but the release of PT+ made me seriously think about sending it back to get the Tracker + instead…
I tried the first Tracker, I loved the workflow but I hated the build quality, especially the very fragile jogwheel that broke 3 days after getting it…
I also had the Medusa and loooved its weird FM engine (since I use a lot the Digitone that I really like but I miss the weird lo fi mood of Medusa FM).
So, the pros for the PT+ are the tracker workflow, the synth engines and the pads.
The cons are less modulation possibilities (I really like the LFOs of the DTII, the way they can modulate between them, the smooth random, etc…), no LFOs possible on BRR/SRR and maybe the build quality ? (But I guess the jogwheel problem has finally be solved).
What should I do ? 
Along with this, you can P.lock WAY more parameters per step than the tracker. Tracker has two Digitakt 2 has…? Definitely more than two.
The way to get more out of it would be to have different sounds using the same sample with different individual parameters and just sound lock them on the tracker, this would allow you to sort of modulate the bit crush and sample rate reduction as well… but this workflow would also be somewhat cumbersome, especially compared to P.locking. And you can also do this same stuff on the Digitakt.
The Tracker+ has an SD card so you can put way more samples on it. But it only has 32MB of RAM which equates to under 6 minutes of stereo sample time, where the Digitakt 2 has 400MB of RAM. Probably not a problem in most production scenarios but Digitakt 2 would make for the better machine for live performances undeniably, as you can build a full set on it much easier.
This is more personal but something tells me the Digitakt 2 probably sounds better overall. I just remember the Polyend Tracker sounding good but the reverb and Delay were definitely weaker compared to Digitakt 1 and I found the compressor to be as well.
Did you buy the Digitakt 2 simply because of GAS? Are you wanting to buy the Tracker+ simply because of GAS and now it’s the new new thing?
I’d hold off honestly. The Tracker+ will probably drop in price in a year or two. Historically that seems to be how things have happened with Polyend.
I was unable to resist any longer.
Pulled the trigger at Thomann, expected in stock in around a week apparently.
People keeps saying that but this isn’t correct. I have the OG one and besides those two effects per step that can be added, you have also different envelopes and lfos per instrument 
dont you need to use one of the FX lanes to make changes to those parameters on a per step basis?
I wouldn’t say that this is correct either, let me ask you something, what version of the tracker did you check?
The reverb algorithm that is using for some updates versions already is from Mutable Instruments, and that means something
Regarding the sound of the Digitakt, it sounds pristine, but I wonder if that has something to do with what I read somewhere and related to some internal EQ affecting high frequencies and helping “giving air” to the sound… So just an EQ thing.
I’m any case, both machines are great, just take a look at the manual and see which one may you fit best.
I’ve got the Digitakt Mki myself and using a lot more the tracker since I got it last year when price dropped.
I wouldn’t have bought it for the price that it had before dropping, but for 390€ new, how not to get one?
Not at all, there are envelopes and LFOs that are triggered with the note… For amplitude, filter, pan, tuning, and also for starting point of the waveform when I’m using the granular or wavetable. So those adds to the two FX per step that the sequencer allows.
Remember that envelopes aren’t “animated” but lfos are, and you have different types of them, like a random one 
yeah i understand how envelopes and LFOs work but i think they were referring to making changes to those parameters (eg: envelope and LFO settings) on a per step basis in the sequencer, not just having them reset when a note is played.
i had a tracker btw
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The eternal affirmation that tracker sounds bad. My tracker always sounded very very good and the delay and reverb algorithms are amazing too. I don’t understand when this legend began. Maybe not a legend, but my tracker sounds perfect.
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Same here 
I think for some specific cases you may have to render the audio I guess, and then apply any extra effects you may need
I’m working a lot lately with it and I’m not feeling the need for more parameter per step.
In fact, and for many cases, I prefer working under certain limitations in order not to get too distract, but that may just be down to tastes.
It is correct. Because we aren’t talking about LFOs or Envelopes, that which the Digitakt also has, and has more of, but we’re talking about per step modulation. There are only two FX lanes. One if velocity becomes a factor. Digitakt 2 has way more things you can modulate per step PLUS it has three LFOs and a dedicated amp and filter envelope.
I mean, you’re arguing with a point that I started off by saying it’s personal (meaning an opinion, or it being subjective) but then cut out the part where I said that. It’s still subjective. I sold my Tracker around this time last year. I know there was an update shortly after. But when I had it the reverb and delay were serviceable. Digitakts was better, in my opinion. In either case I’d choose different reverbs regardless when they are in my DAW.
And no, I don’t think Mutable instruments means anything when it comes to reverb quality. Cuz my opinion is: I don’t like them lol. It’s on the Deluge community firmware, it’s on the Poly Hecter, I’ve tried the modules. Didn’t care for it. There’s definitely better reverbs and delays in Eurorack at this point.
I never stated the Polyend Tracker sounded bad, in fact I said it sounded good. Just the Digitakt sounds better.
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I’ve heard that the DA in the digital sounds bad… Seriously hehehhehe