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00:00 Introduction
00:14 Me & Tracker in VENICE
01:30 UNBOXING
01:51 Tracker vs Tracker Mini
03:09 Creating on the go with Slate VSX headphones
03:53 Tip #1 Create filter ramps
04:24 Tip #2 Use LFO
05:09 Tip #3 Use long samples
05:28 Tip #4 Crash individual samples
06:05 Tip #5 Expand or shring your patterns
07:15 Tip #6 Create 128-step sequences
08:03 Tip #7 You just need one good pattern
09:22 Tip #8 Build you song quickly
10:27 Tip #9 Create new patterns in song view
11:32 Tip #10 Use offline processing
12:17 Tip #11 Randomize Everything!
12:52 Tip #12 Use LFP/HPF per sampler
13:48 Tip #13 Use ping-pong delay
14:30 Tip #14 Use saturation on the master
15:26 Tip #15 Try out the perform mode!
15:56 The WHOLE track PLAYTHROUGH
19:34 Summary
DETAILED DESCRIPTION / REVIEW
In this video I'm going to demonstrate two different projects created on Polyend Tracker Mini and share with you some production tricks. It will be three in one - review, tips & tricks and comparison with original tracker. Due to my previous cooperation with Polyend, I received the device free of charge so that I could familiarize myself with it and maybe record a video like this one in the future.
Polyend Tracker Mini is a groovebox, a pocket version of the popular Polyend Tracker. Both devices allow you to create and play live 8-track projects consisting of up to 255 sequences of up to 128 steps each, based on 48 samples loaded into RAM from 16GB SD card. The Mini is almost identical to its older brother, but additionally allows you to load stereo samples (in the case of Tracker, they are automatically converted to mono samples). Compared to the original Tracker, the Mini version only lacks a radio receiver and, of course, a large Jog wheel and a matrix of force-insensitive pads. The Mini has a built-in microphone, and when connected via USB, the signal from each track and send effects will appear on separate tracks in your DAW. Because Tracker MINI is also a 12-track audio interface that allows you to send MIDI messages via USB.
Compared to the original Tracker, the Mini version only lacks a radio receiver and, of course, a large Jog wheel and a matrix of force-insensitive pads. Mini has a built-in microphone! However, we will connect a MIDI keyboard to the Mini, and when connected via USB, the signal from each track and send effects will appear on separate tracks. Because Tracker MINI is also a 12-track audio interface that allows you to send MIDI messages via USB.
For me personally, the biggest change is the support for stereo samples, because although the demo songs from the "big" tracker sound broad thanks to spatial effects and clever panning, the subtle stereophony embedded in the sounds themselves opens up new horizons.
It can operate for up to 10 hours on a built-in battery which makes it a perfect travel companion, especially since it can hold tens of thousands of samples. That's why this is the first device I took on vacation in years!
We load samples into the device's memory directly from the included 16 GB microSD card, using a browser resembling a computer file explorer or even Norton Commander. In each project, we can use a maximum of 48 samples, including loops, which can be divided into "slices" using the built-in editor. Samples can be extensively edited, subjected to offline operations and effects, and shaped using envelopes, LFOs and filters. The device also allows sampling from the microphone and line inputs. We can enter sequences step-by-step, record them using a non-dynamic pad keyboard, or record them using a MIDI keyboard via USB. At each step, on each of the eight available tracks, we can save information regarding the sample used, the pitch of the sound (its reproduction frequency in note values), as well as the method of its playback - e.g. volume, position in the panorama, filter cut-off frequency value, wavetable position , direction of playback, looping, etc. If we have no idea for a bass line or melody, we can use various waveform generators to determine the density, range of notes and even the musical scale. We can also introduce randomness in relation to other parameters and effects. A powerful, extensive sequencer makes Polyend Tracker Mini a great partner for modular systems and hardware synthesizers. The MIDI signal can be sent via the USB port and/or MIDI output. We can easily copy the recording or its fragments between patterns, thus building complete arrangements. The whole is complemented by the performative mode, which allows you to introduce temporary changes to a large number of parameters in relation to selected elements of the mix. The devices offer reverb and delay operating in send mode, as well as a bass enhancer, a stereo processor, and a limiter with a keying function.