Classic tracker workflow relied on the use of one-shot and short loop type samples. With
their limited sampling time memory was not really meant to work as sample loopers. Polyend
Tracker is not different, this is a conscious choice – its limitations are meant to force
creativity and let the user stay focused. Working inside such limitations is one of the things
that made the classic trackers so unique.
Recording Audio
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Press the
Sample Recorder
key to open the audio recording section. Choose the sampling
source: line input, FM radio or microphone input. Set the recording gain and toggle the
monitoring on. Use the onscreen Record key to start recording, press stop when ready.
When a sample is recorded, it can be trimmed on both start and/points and cropped. Save it
to the SD card memory or directly to the project as one of the instruments using the Save &
Load function. Set/change the name of any audio file manually using the grid pads as a
QWERTY keyboard or using the
auto-naming
function.
A
metronome
can be activated in the Sample Recorder view too. Toggle it on in the Config >
turn off the record monitoring function > press Record screen button.
It’s possible to
play pads
or
use sequencer over the MIDI output
in the Sample Recorder
section in order to capture the audio of external MIDI instruments.
Tweak the recorded samples using the Sample Playback and Sample Editor sections.
Important:
Polyend Tracker browser recognizes uncompressed PCM WAV files only. It won’t
display AIF or any other audio file types.
The Tracker sampling rate and
supported audio files are 44.1kHz
with 16, 24 and float
32-bit resolution only.
All other WAV files with different properties are being
automatically converted
to
supported 44.1kHz 16bit mono PCM files.
Stereo files are converted to mono automatically.
The onboard FM radio is equipped with automatic fine-tuning.
The longest internally recorded audio file can be about 45 seconds long.
Any cable connected to the Output jack port becomes the FM radio antenna. A straight
