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Polyend takes its OG Tracker to firmware 1.7 with new features
The Tracker fire sale Polyend is hosting on Reverb may have led some to believe the OG, full-sized Tracker is at the end of its life. Not so, says Polyend – and they’ve got a hefty firmware update to prove it.
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You can play rave classic game wipEout in the browser – for now
1995 saw the PlayStation launch title from Pygnosis that launched the combination of futuristic anti-gravity racing and 90s rave music – complete with music by legendary Welsh game composer CoLD SToRAGE that holds up alongside later editions with Leftfield, The Chemical Brothers, and Orbital. And now it’s in a browser port of a source code leak – and it’s a fascinating technical portrait while it lasts.
Polyend Play meets Tracker for added performance control, together at last
The 21st century has seen two big trends: the rise of the grid as performance and sequence interface, and a resurgent interest in trackers as hardware instruments beyond their original software interface. But why choose? Polyend’s latest video shows their two tools in combination.
Peter Kirn - August 18, 2023
Gear Music tech Tech
Here’s the new nanoloop Game Boy cart in action – and more cute stuff coming
Peter Kirn - July 14, 2023
Apps Gaming Music tech Pocket gaming Tech
Dazzle at the soft synths of the Commodore Amiga – including a forgotten 1985 gem
Peter Kirn - June 28, 2023
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Polyend’s Tracker Mini is a handheld upgrade to the original Tracker
Peter Kirn - April 13, 2023
Gear Music tech Tech
PsyTexx is a forgotten tracker for Palm PDAs – with features like distortion
Peter Kirn - February 3, 2023
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