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I bought one a few weeks ago and I really like it as well. That said, if there's one beef then for me it's the hard limit of 8 channels. That limit makes it ve
by skrebbel 5y ago
I bought one a few weeks ago and I really like it as well.
That said, if there's one beef then for me it's the hard limit of 8 channels. That limit makes it very hard to do anything with chords, somewhat limiting the kinds of genres it's suitable for. Growing up with FastTracker 2, it feels a bit like a needless limitation. If my 486DX computer could do 32 channels why can't a modern piece of kit?
Even with that, though, it's a very well thought out piece of gear. I'm impressed with the software UX, they clearly spent a lot of man-hours iterating on that. Once you figure out the button combos and shortcuts it's really quite productive.
- motogpjimbo 5y agoI've been thinking about getting one since they first came out because while I enjoy the tracker workflow, I don't enjoy making music at the computer these days, especially since working from home during the pandemic. Like you though, I worry about the channel limit. While 8 channels would be plenty for sequencing monophonic parts, as soon as you start throwing chords in there, or even just mono parts where you want the notes to overlap and decay naturally, 8 channels seems a drastic limitation. The hardware in there must surely be able to handle 32 channels? An internal battery would also have been a useful feature.