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00:00 Introduction
00:59 Unboxing and basic operation
02:57 SEQTRAK app
03:47 Build quality built-in speaker etc.
06:23 Making music from scratch (UNCUT)
19:58 EQ, Compression and Mastering
21:15 Backing up projects and sound libraries
22:32 Build-in audio interface and latency test
24:18 Connecting MIDI keyboard to SEQTRAK
25:07 Sampling
25:59 The summary and recommendations
THE REVIEW:
The specifications of Seqtrak is impressive. This is one of those devices that I would recommend to a beginner, but if you’re an experienced music producer, you still might have a lot of fun and things to discover here. With other devices I often I got frustrated that there are no effects per tracks, or that I can only use one reverb in the entire project. It is not the case here. There are several blocks of effects available, each offering dozens of algorhitms and each algorhithm can be tweaked to your liking. I guess big companies like Roland and Yamaha always have an advantage here, because they can reuse technologies created for synthesizers, samplers, etc.. Also I’d like to mention there is a nice precise equalizer and an extensive dynamic processor on the master channel.
It's cool that you can sample through the built-in microphone, by connecting some audio source or from a computer via USB. You can even resample. Samples can be up to 16 seconds each, which is cool, but cannot be looped, their tempo or pitch cannot be changed while maintaining length. Instead of this count in one two three for, I would prefer sampling starts after the signal exceeds certain, set level. Also, I haven't found an option to send samples to the device from computer, maybe there is a way, but I just couldn’t find it. Let me know in the comments if you did. I'd also like to see the option to transfer multi-channel audio via USB - although I am not sure if it's possible by updating the firmware. Anyway you don’t really need this, because you can actually achieve pro sound beats with no external processing as I tried to prove in my review.
Let’s talk about seqtrak other strengths and weaknesses. The factory samples are of very good quality, and there are many free extensions in various styles available. Is suitable for production in any almost any electronic music style, maybe with the exception of dubstep, hard drumnbass with extensively modulated, distorted bass. The DX engine seems to excel in bell sounds, pads, deep bases etc. but is not aggressive sounds.
I think that there are enough functions to that play an arrangement live, even in a club. The downside is that the delete button is next to Mute. On top of that, we only have a single Undo, so I've deleted the already programmed patterns a few times. The phone app certainly needs some refinement, during the tests sometimes I couldn't go to the preview of patterns and advanced sound-design settings, and when editing the visualization it happened a few times that the app would quit unexpectedly turn off. As long as you use presets or computer app for that, everything works as it should. I think it's a childhood disease and Yamaha will deal with it quickly.
So my recommendation is strong for Seqtrak. You can actually produce full, wide and dynamic sounding electronic music on that device. And if you liked the video, please subscribe, it really helps to grow the channel and make new videos.