the watmm GAS thread

I'm keen to see what they've done in terms of performance features, as most trackers are pretty lacking in that department. Renoise has a few things, but is still a bit rigid. I did get some interesting performances out of Buzz though, as the pattern format itself was quite modular, I'm wondering if Polyend will do something similar. 

Yeah, performance and workflow.

GET OUT OF THE BOX~!

it uses a jogwheel instead of a mouse. how could it be any good at "performance"

my td-3 finally shipped.. yeehaw!

  On 3/9/2020 at 7:31 PM, psn said:

That Polyend Tracker is intriguing. 

will be too expensive for most and i don't personally need one but i'm also intrigued and am waiting for them to drop some real info about it. the 'tracker' thing sounds like it might be a bit of a misstep in branding from what i've gathered (but i have zero experience with trackers so i cannot comment myself)

a hardware tracker sounds like a cool niche thing...

Trash80 is working on a hardware tracker as well, but in a smaller format. Sounds fkn great though.. looks like it has mechanical keyboard buttons on it too!

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9isKjUnL2b/?igshid=l0gjagmkl3rl

  On 3/12/2020 at 1:49 AM, Stickfigger said:

That Richard devine tracker vid did NOT excite me 

Hmmm?

  On 3/12/2020 at 4:25 AM, Stickfigger said:

 

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I mean... it definitely sounds like him. I like the reverb, but for all I know it's a sample of an FX chain that costs more than my house.

Is it just me or does a tracker without a keyboard seem a bit pointless?

Yeah the reason why a tracker workflow works for me is that it's very fast with a keyboard. Then again, people love using LSDJ/LGPT etc on game consoles..

I’ve never used one so... What’s the advantage of trackers vs regular sequencers anyway? 

  On 3/12/2020 at 4:25 AM, Stickfigger said:

 

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This guy can make anything sound dull.

  On 3/12/2020 at 10:35 AM, xox said:

I’ve never used one so... What’s the advantage of trackers vs regular sequencers anyway? 

More precision, or at least precision is at the forefront. And depending on who you talk to, more focus on maximising sequences; have a look at early 90s Amiga modules and there are a lot of tricks used to make it sound like there are more channels than the four that were available. 

Elektron sequencers were basically inspired by trackers, which have had the equivalent of parameter locks since the beginning. 

  On 3/12/2020 at 10:38 AM, Brian Dance said:

This guy can make anything sound dull.

oof, you best not be dissing my boy richie*

(* I don't know him personally, but I admire his sound design work, and he's just an all round wholesome guy)

The best handheld tracker is always going to be lsdj for gameboy.

  On 3/12/2020 at 9:22 AM, modey said:

Yeah the reason why a tracker workflow works for me is that it's very fast with a keyboard. Then again, people love using LSDJ/LGPT etc on game consoles..

LSDJ/LGPT are much better than traditional trackers at copy/paste, shifting blocks of values up/down, and sequence reuse (via phrases and tables), so to some degree they make up for it, and in some instances might actually be better.

LGPT is powerful. If it had been maintained for the last 5 years, including minor feature additions (like better filters, maybe smooth vector-type automation) I think it could be enjoying a decent following today instead of the dozen or so people still using it. However, the C++ codebase has a ton of bit rot, and I'm not aware of anyone who's taken on modernizing it. I've taken a couple stabs at it, but I have no other C++ experience and got in the weeds pretty quickly.

  On 3/12/2020 at 1:48 PM, Entorwellian said:

The best handheld tracker is always going to be lsdj for gameboy.

I think Trash80's one looks promising, as it's based on lsdj to an extent. He invented the "prosound" mod for gameboy, and the arduinoboy + associated lsdj code mods for midi control, so he knows his shit. 

Ok I admit that device is pretty cool.

LGBT?!

  On 3/12/2020 at 6:17 PM, xox said:

LGBT?!

Yeah it's kinda hard to google. Try Little GP Tracker or Little GamePark Tracker. 

  On 3/13/2020 at 5:48 AM, sweepstakes said:

Yeah it's kinda hard to google. Try Little GP Tracker or Little GamePark Tracker. 

Hey this reminds me... what do you guys think of the PRON sequencer?? 

heh

ehehe

  On 3/13/2020 at 9:16 AM, thawkins said:

Hey this reminds me... what do you guys think of the PRON sequencer?? 

 

Link or STFU

  On 3/13/2020 at 5:48 AM, sweepstakes said:

Yeah it's kinda hard to google. Try Little GP Tracker or Little GamePark Tracker. 

Also known as Piggy Tracker.. I should have mentioned!

https://www.littlegptracker.com/

  On 3/13/2020 at 9:33 AM, rhmilo said:

Link or STFU

are you talking about porns?