The Polyend Tracker Mini is now available!
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With the Polyend Tracker Mini, you get most of the features of the larger Tracker in a fun-sized form factor. What’s more, there are some aspects that are unique to this portable groovebox and the project files are cross-compatible.
The folks at Polyend have returned to take all of our money, and we’ll hand it gladly hand it over with a rather glazed look in our eyes. This Gameboy-sized beat station screams escapism – and in a world of apps and gimmicks, it could well be the holy grail.
Polyend Tracker Mini: A Poly in your pocket
Like the Tracker, the Mini also provides 8 sequencer tracks, 256 patterns, and 128 Steps per pattern. Besides the 5-inch LCD display and the battery that gives you 8 hours of playtime, the Mini has a few tricks up its sleeve.
For starters, the Mini features a high-quality built-in microphone and the capability for working with stereo samples, with up to 8 minutes of mono sample pool memory.
Polyend Tracker Mini
The Mini also functions as an interface giving you audio over USB, which is actually a function lacking on the Tracker. As a practical device, it weighs only 350g and ships with a hard carry case to protect it from bumps on the road.
Overall, a compact device like this offering such extensive music production features is simply astonishing. While it is in a similar price range to the larger Tracker, it’s certainly justified because the specs are so similar.
Pricing and availability:
The Tracker Mini is currently available from Thomann.
More about the Polyend Tracker Mini:
- Official product page
- More from Polyend
- All about grooveboxes
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10 responses to “The Polyend Tracker Mini is now available!”
oh my. That is exciting news. Out of all the ultra portable studio… this might be the most useable one
As fun as this looks 700 euro is a joke. This and the previous version are woefully underpowered as trackers, particularly when you can pick up Renoise and and old laptop for less than 200€
Renoise is certainly a lot better and more powerful. Possibly the best modern-day Tracker of the lot.
a bit expensive indeed, but a laptop doesn’t have the same portability.
either that guy has tiny hands, or that thing is massive.
Dirty wave M8 is the obvious contender. More portable, more onboard synths, more fx, more assignable lfo options , … Potential buyers should compare. Still love the original tracker, so an upgraded version will surely be great as well.
Does the M8 have a performance mode like the OG tracker? Also, the screen looks very tiny.
M8 has nice specs
mono samples though
Dirtywavy M8 specs outstrip Polyend Mini in most departments, and adds a bunch of synth engines to boot (besides just samples).
Also it has supported stereo samples for quite a while now.
Hmmm. Yes, tried one of these out. Few people seem to have noticed the granular synth, that can be moved in position by an LFO, meaning you can make crazy grooves from drum loops, shift their pitch etc. Also does crazy things with dialogue samples. The mastering limiter has a sidechain input, and there’s a mastering saturation and drive section too, that also work with a signal input. Gets dirty very quick, otherwise a fine multi use little groovebox. £500 would be a bargain price, £550 it’s worth the money. £650 is a bit expensive, but it does sound big, great for DnB, techno, Hip Hop loops or chillout, if you can get your head around the tracker interface.