Polyend releases the Tracker firmware source code

Polyend releases the Tracker firmware source code

Today we’re publishing the firmware source code for the original Tracker, Tracker+ and Tracker Mini on GitHub. We’re also releasing Tracker Community Edition 1.0 with tons of new features and improvements. You can install it on any of the three instruments, modify the firmware yourself and share your own version. We’ve built in a recovery system to keep a faulty firmware build from bricking your Tracker.Explore the Tracker Community Edition repository on GitHub

Here at Polyend, creativity is what we value most. We’ve seen it firsthand in the unofficial Tracker mods you’ve built, and we’re sharing the firmware source code to support that work. Maybe you want to build an entirely new instrument on the Tracker hardware. Or maybe there’s just one thing you wish your Tracker did differently. Either way, you can now try it on the unit you already own. I bet some of you already have ideas for the original Tracker that never crossed our minds.Piotr Raczyński, CEO of Polyend

What’s new in Community Edition 1.0

• Stream long samples from the SD card. Bring full-length stems, loops and field recordings into a project using a fraction of the sample memory they’d normally need. This works even on the original Tracker.
• Record timing and velocity while keeping both step FX slots free. Micro-move and Volume now have dedicated fields on every step. New Chance conditions let you bring in a snare fill every fourth pass.
• Load plugins in the Sample Editor. Six effects and generators are included, from an analog-style kick generator to a stereo delay. The plugin SDK lets you build, share and sell your own.
• Play two new synths on Tracker+ and Tracker Mini. CHIP and DIRT join the synth lineup. A new SDK lets you build your own synth engines.

All three models also get wavetable envelopes and LFOs, faster project loading and saving, and tighter MIDI clock timing. You can design custom Tracker themes and fonts in your browser.