KVR Audio

DrGonzo · Post by **DrGonzo** » Wed Mar 11, 2020 11:52 am

Looks pretty cool actually.

/C

antic604 · Post by **antic604** » Sat Mar 14, 2020 5:52 pm

Hope that's an actual product

antic604 · Post by **antic604** » Wed Mar 18, 2020 12:31 pm

Full walkthrough:

dirtydenver · Post by **dirtydenver** » Sun Aug 30, 2020 7:43 pm

Ultra bump. Has anyone received one from the early shipments, or pre-ordered?

Have an order in for the next round of shipments (should be in September). Really excited to get my hands on this thing.

bungle · Post by **bungle** » Mon Aug 31, 2020 2:36 pm

There has already been three on UK ebay in the last few weeks (As i predicted) at some point these will boil down to just tracker users, right now the gassers are still getting them by the looks of things.

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Mon Aug 31, 2020 2:56 pm

I was planning to buy one as Polyend had offered me a 30% discount on future purchases. When I contacted them in March about ordering one they told me that Tracker wasn't included in their offer.

SLiC · Post by **SLiC** » Wed Dec 16, 2020 6:59 pm

OK so I just ordered one from Thomann (£360 excluding VAT) as an Xmas present to me

I thought long and hard about this one as I have a lot of sequences (A4/RYTM/MPC Live 2) but the frequent and interesting updates have me thinking this is worth the money to me and its different enough to make me make different music and engage my brain.

For those interested updates since launch 6 months ago have included:https://github.com/polyend/TrackerIssues/releases

Benutzername · Post by **Benutzername** » Fri Dec 18, 2020 3:52 pm

SLiC wrote: Wed Dec 16, 2020 6:59 pm For those interested updates since launch 6 months ago have included:https://github.com/polyend/TrackerIssues/releases

It was also my Christmas present to myself. I was not interested when it was presented back then but when I found this list I had to buy it. The beta/prototype version presented in the first videos was missing too many features for me but now it really has matured.

I own it for some weeks and I absolutely love it.

SLiC · Post by **SLiC** » Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:21 pm

Benutzername wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 3:52 pm
SLiC wrote: Wed Dec 16, 2020 6:59 pm For those interested updates since launch 6 months ago have included:https://github.com/polyend/TrackerIssues/releases
It was also my Christmas present to myself. I was not interested when it was presented back then but when I found this list I had to buy it. The beta/prototype version presented in the first videos was missing too many features for me but now it really has matured.

I own it for some weeks and I absolutely love it.

Great to hear, mine has shipped

It is even more intriguing that for the latest beta they have said 'many under the hood changes to may way for big new features' so the mind boggles

I have spent the last few days playing with 'Renoise' to get my head back to tracker mode

Benutzername · Post by **Benutzername** » Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:34 pm

I really hope that you get it before the holidays but I feel that your family might have a different opinion on this topic.

Xenox.AFL · Post by **Xenox.AFL** » Sun Dec 20, 2020 7:35 am

The tracker is a really cool small machine and Polyend did a very good so far by updating the machine with new firmware updates and new ideas...

Frank

SLiC · Post by **SLiC** » Tue Dec 22, 2020 9:30 am

Benutzername wrote: Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:34 pm I really hope that you get it before the holidays but I feel that your family might have a different opinion on this topic.

Mine was due today but is delayed until the 30th due to being stuck in the lorry car park in the UK

I hope too many people are not affect by this, I know a lot of UK musicians order from Thomann etc.

Anyway, on a happier note I am watching the new features in the beta just keep expanding, another new beta out today focusing on external midi!

Features
Experimental external MIDI clock delay compensation in Config
Tracker can now be configured to send 6 distinct MIDI CCs per MIDI channel (configured per project in Instrument Parameters of MIDI instruments 51-67)
Added support for sending MIDI channel aftertouch and polyphonic aftertouch
MIDI instruments in Pattern Editor can now be present without a note, useful for specifying which MIDI channel to send CC over
Performance mode is now controllable via MIDI IN with CC41-CC48 (track) and CC51-CC62 (slot)
Master mixer levels is now controllable via MIDI IN with CC71 - CC82
Pattern Editor Fill: Euclidean events maximum raised to 128
Line In can now be a sidechain source
Bug fixes
Fixed digital gain on Line In monitor causes distortion (#528)
Track names on the limiter screen now match custom set names
RAM usage optimizations in copy/paste, Instrument Editor, and the Song screen

SLiC · Post by **SLiC** » Thu Dec 24, 2020 11:02 am

SLiC · Post by **SLiC** » Thu Dec 24, 2020 1:02 pm

1.3.0 official release

Firmware Release Highlights

New MIDI I/O functionalities:

Per step MIDI Chords,
MIDI Microtune step Fx,
Performance mode is now controllable via MIDI input,
Master mixer levels are now controllable via MIDI input,
Tracker can now be configured to send 6 distinct MIDI CCs per MIDI channel,
Added support for sending MIDI channel aftertouch and polyphonic aftertouch,
MIDI instruments in Pattern mode can now be present without a note (specify which MIDI channel to send CC),
MIDI delay compensation for external clock sources in Config,
Overall enhancements and workflow refinements:

Tune step Fx,
Track Arm Recording,
Live Audio Line Input Monitoring is now available during song playback,
Long Sample Importing,
Lo-quality Importing (saves sample pool memory time),
Delete unused samples,
Timestretch Fx in Sample Editor,
Bit depth available as step and Performance Fx's,
Transpose octaves by turning the Jog-wheel with Shift in note editing,
Enhanced Pattern Fill command: Euclidean fills, density setting in Random fills,
Rewritten from scratch rendering mechanism,
New sound sculpting possibilities:

5-band master EQ,
Bass booster,
Stereo enhancer,
Updated Limiter with gain reduction meter,
Line Input can now be a Sidechain source for the Limiter,
Onboard games are now available to catch a breather from a hard day of music-making.

Polyend Tracker v1.3.0 firmware update is required to run the games,
Download the games here, unzip and copy the "Games" folder directly to the SD card root directory,
Games will be accessible from the Files screen.

SLiC · Post by **SLiC** » Thu Dec 24, 2020 3:45 pm

Looks like the games are .nes files, so they must have built in a NES emulator!

New Polyend Tracker sampler/groovebox?