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In terms of MIDI grooveboxes, I see Polyend Tracker and Square Hapax are interesting, but they are not cheap either.
by pantulis 3y ago
In terms of MIDI grooveboxes, I see Polyend Tracker and Square Hapax are interesting, but they are not cheap either.
- piltdownman 3y agoYeah that's the problem with all these boutique sequencer stuff - out of the DAW live performance is tricky unless you buy into the Elektron ecosystem which I don't as a mostly analog purist. As a result I've cheaped out and when not using my beatstep to control the stuff via my DAW I have a Korg SQ64 but its a bit unintuitive flow-wise in terms of live jamming. I end up just using my TR-8S with the 2600 or 303 side-chained through it.
- sonjaqql 3y agoThe Arturia Beatstep Pro has been the only sequencer I’ve connected with for my modest gate, cv, and midi sync needs. I moved to it after scoring what I thought was a deal on a SQ64. I really wish the SQ64 felt like a playable instrument and didn’t come out of the box with noise issues.
- misterbishop 3y agoSQ64 is such a mess. My worst gear purchase.
- munificent 3y ago> unless you buy into the Elektron ecosystem which I don't as a mostly analog purist. Analog 4, Analog Heat, Analog Rytm...
- piltdownman 3y agoNo you're right, they've some competitive analog offerings nowadays which I keep forgetting about. Headspace wise I'm still stuck at the last time I was properly 'shopping' for gear when the Elektron holy trinity was Syntakt, Digitakt and Digitone.
- munificent 3y agoThe Syntakt also has multiple analog oscillators, analog noise, and analog drive in it.
- zoklet-enjoyer 3y agoI've had the Tracker for a while and it's really fun and easy to get a hang of. I haven't tried it as a MIDI sequencer and kind of forgot that that's even an option. It's a fun toy when I'm laying on the couch after work
- pantulis 3y agoSorry, I meant to say the Polyend Play! Not sure if Tracker has MIDI out capabilities.