Thank you for making this video Dave, we love it!

@The-D33J

24 күн бұрын

Hey Polyend, cheeky I know but if I gotta at least try. How about you send me one of these for free?

@Beautyoutofruin

24 күн бұрын

I’m starting to collect these trackers now, I have the Original and a Mini and now I’ve placed my order for the Plus. I might be a little obsessed with them perhaps 🤔 Big thanks to Polyend I love these trackers immensely 😊

@vishnudh1216

24 күн бұрын

Need upgrade path for original units

@epolpier

24 күн бұрын

@@vishnudh1216 Different scenario don't you think ? Tracker is on the market like couple of years whereas Play+ was released soon after Play.

@SlaserX

23 күн бұрын

Can you add usb mass storage mode to the original? Not being able to copy files directly in 2024 is actually awful.

I love how full-circle the development of this is. We've gone from turning the Gameboy into a music machine, to putting a Gameboy into the music machine. There's something really satisfying about that, and I can't quite explain it 😀

@SlyHikari03

3 күн бұрын

Same.

I'm so happy there's been this resurgence of hardware that just doesn't need a full PC daw. I love making digital music without having to turn on my PC.

@iamrocketray

21 күн бұрын

Which is why I have finally just got a Deluge!(difficult choice though)

Soooo... I wrote literally thousands of songs using modedit etc back in the day..... and this video made me realize why I like using spreadsheets so much now 😊 greetings from Maelcum of KFMF!

I applaud you for putting clicking the magical sponsored video checkbox. So many people don't and it's refreshing to see your integrity 😀

Good job on your video! That was one of the patches I made Bucephalus. I was thrilled when you picked that!

@DavidHilowitzMusic

24 күн бұрын

So great!

@Rilkir

24 күн бұрын

Digiphex, just who I wanted to see. You may have said in one of your videos, but since you've used both, do you prefer the Tracker or the Play?

@Kaidiak123

24 күн бұрын

Bouncing ball?

OG PE Tracker user here. I really like how they evolve the Tracker. Man, 8 tracks PLUS 8 MIDI tracks is amazing. Chords easiliy eat up 4-5 tracks, so thats a more than welcome expansion...

@neiel1

24 күн бұрын

So, that was going to be my question, not having worked with trackers how chords are displayed. So each note on input splits into a new column?

@neiel1

24 күн бұрын

Update: I just watched a (almost unlistenable) video by Stazma on Trackers chord function. So, 3 note chords should only take up one column each?

@iiaaiiaannaaiiaaii

24 күн бұрын

@@neiel1 each note will have to be in a separate column, so a three note chord will take up three columns but only in that specific step. You can have as many instruments as you want/ that can fit into a column but only one note in each step per column. Hope that makes sense. As an example you could have three columns playing chords together but also have something like percussion or drums or bass living in those same three columns as long as they are placed in open steps. Also, the tracker makes it very easy to resample ( or Render, as they call it) any group off steps cross multiple columns. meaning you could program in your chords, resample them and place that sampled chord into a single note event/step on a single column. its not nearly as confusing as my explanation sounds. The Tracker is perhaps the easiest, most intuitive groovebox I've used.

@neiel1

24 күн бұрын

@@iiaaiiaannaaiiaaiithank you! That was a very helpful explanation. I believe I understand. Moreover, I am further inspired to explore making music in this way! Cheers!

@iiaaiiaannaaiiaaii

23 күн бұрын

@@neiel1 Great! I was suprised by how easy, intuitive, and expressive using the Tracker is after having read fearful reports to the contrary. maybe it just clicks with me but i think it's so logically laid out with very few shortcuts to remember .

Love discovering new about music from your videos, they are so cozy like a blanket in autumn. Also they are one of the few things on the internet I look forward to ❤

Great video David. Thank you for using my FM Swell patch in your composition at 3:19 . I worked on a load of the patches for the Polyend Play+ and these have been brought across as the synths are the same. So nice to hear one of my patches being used in your tune. 🙌🏻

This is amazing! it's giving a mix between Album Leaf, Lena Raine, and The Postal Service. but it still sound like a David Hilowitz original.

This tool seems so cool! I'll need to consider buying stuff like that in the future when I'll have the money for it Your channel is genuinely one more source of motivation for me to start produce music on digital hardware, keep up with the good work!

I'm so glad this video exists as someone who is (very) new to making music and who didn't know about trackers. now i have so much to learn and discover! thanks David, great video as always :)

This brings back memories, as my music journey started with OctaMed on the Amiga

No manual soldering of audio out jack on this one 😢 Still a pleasure to watch as always.❤ Stay safe and inspired.💪

This channel has such quality videos. Always excited when I see a new one pop up!

I was an Octamed kid. Thanks Commodore User and Amiga Format!

You’re such a cool artist and I always use your samples

It's interesting what types of hardware for music production there are. I'm glad you always cover something new

Hi, I always appreciate your videos, even if this one really looks like a commercial ;-). I think it is worth knowing that the last available units of the Polyend Tracker (OG) can be found for about 390€ in European stores and online, and that 2nd hand units now go for 300€ and less, making it a fantastic value for the price (they lack the synths though). Also I was wondering if you had ever been curious about the Dirtywave M8 tracker, which is IMHO the best option for a pocket sized groovebox available. Has way more sonic and sequencing power than the Polyend too, and is an incredible little machine. It does ' types of synthesis, and is a fantastic sampler too. Check it out.

I really appreciate you digging into the early trackers; I haven't seen many reviews of the hardware trackers from the perspective of someone who used those back in the day. FastTracker 2 started everything for me, so I've been curious what I would think of returning to that workflow in the new, hardware environments. Thanks for lending your perspectives!

Fantastic video! I've been wanting one for years and I think I'll end up sending it on the +. I can't wait!

Been a while since I've tuned in, this is dope

Great video David. man tracker+ looks incredible. bravo polyend ❤

The more I watch David the more I get in trouble at work for trying new things on my pocket operator. Your videos are amazing and never seize to inspire

Your content is like the cherry on top of a great day! 😁

Thank you Dave! Love the video!

This made old ScreamTracker and ImpulseTracker me very happy!

This is a great overview, thanks! I still love my OG Tracker but it would be nice to have more tracks and built-in synths, of course. Only Version 2 of this hardware and it's really an all in-one box already! Pretty great.

Bro, are used to love making music in impulse tracker and scream tracker. This is so cool.

Great beat and intro to the new tracker Big fan of the old one and this video has me very interested in the new one

Love to see you re-entering your tracker era 💪

@DavidHilowitzMusic

24 күн бұрын

I'm obsessed! Have you tried PlayerPro? I had to install MacOS 9.2 in a VM to get it running. Not sure it was worth it. haha :)

I am so excited for this!!!

Such a nice instrument, I looked a bit about Trackers, and now I'm more and more intersted in that :o

Come for the gear, stay for the beautiful music.

Great job on this one!

I have the OG tracker and the tracker mini, Was thinking about the tracker+ but instead I got a Synthstrom Deluge(oled version) for a bit less money(£750 as opposed to £799). I decided I was happy with the Polyend trackers that I have, and I have wanted a Deluge since they first came out but could never afford one until now. If I find I don't get on with the Deluge I know I can easily sell it because they are always in demand, and the tracker+ will be available for at least the next few years and by then most of the bugs(Polyend gear always has bugs) will be sorted. Also I'm fed up of being a beta tester!

I don't what it is but this video finally made trackers make sense to me. Maybe it's all the spreadsheets I use...

Great demo! 🎉

Enjoyed... and wishlisted :)

1:11 Brings back memories of my tracker days.

My goodness! I shouldn’t have watched this video haha. I’ve been interested in trying out a tracker and though I figured I’d go with the M8, the Polyend Tracker got me a bit more interested. The UI of the knob and pads seem to bridge a bit of the creation if you’re new to trackers and allow for playing things in on a chromatic keyboard. So good! The reason I shouldn’t have watched this one is I was going to get the OG but this with the synth engines has me very very interested. I’m coming from a modular synth background that’s more generative in nature. I’d be stoked to be able to do some very finely articulated drum patterns in this though as a completely different workflow as to what I work with in modular. Then again, maybe the OG will help me get a bit more competent working with samples, especially as there’s a lot on offer for processing internally. Given I think I can get an OG used for less than half the plus, my wallet may dictate my decision. Thanks for the thoughtful video as always. What’s next?

wow if these features come to mini thats amazing. I didn't expect it to have the horsepower to support it so i was watching the video pretty bummed about what i would be missing out on. Great news, and it makes sense now there was a steep discount on the regular tracker

This is inspiring to watch. I recently got back into using the Nintendo DS to make synth music (16th notes on a grid with patterns rather than a tracker) so the concept is similar. I'd highly recommend Korg DS-10 and also DSN-12 if you have a 3DS, the former is two monophonic synths and four drum voices, the latter a more versatile 8 monophonic synths that can be anything. The limitations and framework of these things can lead to very different music than picking up a guitar, and I like that. EDM is super fun to make.

@DavidHilowitzMusic

23 күн бұрын

have you tried nitro tracker for the DS? it’s also great!

Amazing 👏

Considering I used trackers as both my introduction to music production and as my first MIDI sequencer, I have a very soft spot for these hardware trackers and the thoughtful additions made that would have blown my day back in the early 90s. I honestly prefer the workflow to any of the modern DAWs. If PolyEnd wants to send me one, I promise to make you a really nice video 😉

Wooo! Looks awesome and just what users wanted. Would be great to have some chiptune friendly oscilators!

@RonCavagnaro

24 күн бұрын

You can load in single cycle waves for this!! :)

There is a fantastic video by Ahoy here on KZread that is a history of tracker music and the demo scene. Well worth a watch for anyone interested in tracker music.

I second the appreciation of your integrity with the sponsored content deal. Huge integrity as usual and you are so damn awesome besides. Thanks for another outstanding video, David!

@X22GJP

24 күн бұрын

Jeez…it’s sponsored, the gushing praise is needlessly excessive.

@frdradio

24 күн бұрын

@@X22GJP don’t be jealous. I’m sure someone loves you, too.

@connorcarbon

24 күн бұрын

bruh chill the bootlicking isn't a good look, we get it, y'all are paid to leave positive comments on this guys channel or whatever

@frdradio

24 күн бұрын

You poor thing

It's not for me, but it's cool that it exists!

I've always wanted someone to make a high quality video on the history of trackers and tracker music. The only two I knew about where Fast Tracker II (was there ever a 'I'?) and ModPlug Tracker, but I lost touch with that whole world when ModPlug stopped working

I have to admit to being cynical about needing an upgrade to my beloved OG Tracker but this is kinda a wishlist win! Thanks :)

i need this!

Hey thanks for the video, just wondering, can you change the new synth parameters with the efx change commands?

I feel like this could be used as a super powerful step sequencer tool. I was thinking abt getting a key step pro or smt of the sort but maybeeeeee. I have a new excuse to get something unique.

Protracker on my Amiga 1200. Ah good times!

@ondrejvencovsky6834

23 күн бұрын

Octamed!

It would be cool if it had an Emulator for running old trackers (just for nostalgia's sake), but its cool to see nevertheless. I lived through most tracker era's myself, from Protracker, OctaMED on Commodore Amiga, to Impulse, Scream, Fasttracker II etc on MS-DOS PC, to Renoise on Windows 11 :)

Ah, I remember trying to learn trackers to make chiptune music, this is tempting.

Just got mine like "Oh, no PERC yet". Kinda why I bought it and I knew it was in the works but its pretty loose on the timeline and details and after seeing it a few times, kinda assumed it would be a day 1 firmware update. Either way, initial reaction is good, but dam, really wanting "PERC".

i really hope that over time we get more engines with future updates past the 2 that are coming up

@DavidHilowitzMusic

24 күн бұрын

Me, too. I would personally love to see Emilie Gillet's gorgeous Plaits oscillators.

You said some features will be coming to the Tracker Mini, will that include the onboard synths by chance?

Thanks for your video inspiring! Questions: can we play samples on 16 tracks (or only 8 tracks + 8 synths/midi tracks)? Can I transfer tracks from/to Tracker+ and old DAW trackers like FastTracker2? Suggestion: I would be interested in a video focusing on synth engine capacities! Thanks

I am pret-tyyyy jazzed about thiiiis....!!

Elektron and polyend are threatening to destroy my bank balance.

So cool, like a timewarp back to 1988, where I started making tracker music with my Amiga 500 😊. Can this tracker also make these legendary chords by fast playing single notes ? - Thanx . Really like your Videos … Greetings from Vienna😀😎

Polyend and David. QQ - Does the Tracker Plus finally support multi-timbral external MIDI control of voices in MIDI Synth mode? The usefulness of the mode on the original was kind of limited because I could only control a single voice (polyphonically) at a time from Ableton. It would be significantly more useful as a synth-sampler module if I could program playback of 16 separate monophonic instruments from Ableton.

Alright time to wait for this firmware to land on the mini

Thankyou for a great demo. About to get a mini. I might have missed it but is the mini 2.0 going to be a firmware update or an uodated piece of hardware. A mini plus if you will.

@epolpier

15 күн бұрын

Firmware update

Im sold!

I love you!!!

Isn't there a limit to how long all samples can be together in one song (independent of disk space)?

Very cool stuff. David do you not get overwhelmed by the shear amount of things devices like this can do?

@DavidHilowitzMusic

24 күн бұрын

I really, really do. I feel like I touched on about 20% of what it can do :)

Can you upload samples into the tracker and play them cromaticaly across an external keyboard in polyphony?

This looks really fun. I'm a little embarrassed by how much I like spreadsheets.

When will this be available at retailers in the US?

How does ot handle polyphony? Can you play samples polyphonixally?

i'm so glad i didn't get any polyend trackers a few months ago.

Nice upgrade, but disappointed there are still only two fx slots.

2:55 What I heard at first: “I feel like I'm always writing things in the KFC”

Tracker based composing is the only way that makes sense to me. I even use renoise to control my animatronics😅. Even Keith303 was impressed! (king of tracker).

I wish they would do a trade in . I purchased the tracker 1 not too long ago

@nkryptedmusic7961

24 күн бұрын

It's rare but they have no plans for doing that at the moment. I've got the 2nd gen Tracker which will do.

Will they be doing the same trade-in deal this time;)

Are the synth tracks coming to the Tracker Mini? If have both the OG and the Mini.

@DavidHilowitzMusic

24 күн бұрын

yes!

Finally they did it! Time to sell sp404mk2 and Seqtrak.

No wonder the old ones were on sale for under $400US. Hopefully no drama this time

Will the audio over usb work with ios

This type of music creation is so fascinating. There's a great artist that I listen to that makes music entirely through this type of software. His name is FearOfDark, I would highly recommend checking him out. Love your videos, this is super interesting!

@DavidHilowitzMusic

24 күн бұрын

Thanks, I'll give him a listen right now :)

can you randomize synth parameters?

First fix the bugs on the OG. Later release a new version. Latest firmware update introduced even more bugs. This thing can´t be used professionally because it hangs all the time.

Whaaaat I am getting syntsh for my tracker mini?? awesoooooooooooome:)

@chevere4209

24 күн бұрын

Curious what we don’t get lol. Considering it was stated that almost all of the features will be passed on. That almost part makes me curious 😂.

Damn and I just spent may spare cash on a digitakt 2 🤣

Can this be locked to a scale ? Thanks

I love my OG Tracker not upgrading to another one for awhile. Rad AF though!

The only "missing piece" for me is that I wish there were chord inputs on a single track. I know that's not how traditional trackers work, but there's really no reason to hold onto old software limitations.

@pyra9345

18 күн бұрын

Make a sample be a chord lel

@MassacreVegan

18 күн бұрын

@@pyra9345 I mean, that’s what I currently do to save space on the OG Tracker.

@pyra9345

18 күн бұрын

@@MassacreVegan Yea

🦕

synth models coming to tracker mini?

@DavidHilowitzMusic

24 күн бұрын

yep

I was just about to buy a Circuit Rhythm, now I am wondering if this might be a better option.... :(

@david_davinci

24 күн бұрын

@@RonCavagnaro Yes...I know that...thanks anyway. I am still trying to decide what would suit me better. Telling me they are similar but different, does nothing.

Looks like you can only make video game music with this.

Hold up, 8 midi tracks and synth engines are coming to my Tracker Mini??

@DavidHilowitzMusic

24 күн бұрын

yes :)

So the Synths are coming to the tracker mini ?

@DavidHilowitzMusic

23 күн бұрын

yep

@davelee1935

23 күн бұрын

@@DavidHilowitzMusic that’s awesome !!!!!!!!!!

can you transfer fast tracker XM songs on polyend tracker?

@rorz999

24 күн бұрын

No