Showing posts with label Xiphonics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Xiphonics. Show all posts
Sunday, February 08, 2026
Picotracker Advance review: Bigger, better, faster, more! - MIDI and sample sequencer/tracker
video upload by Floyd Steinberg
"Picotracker Advance ( https://xiphonics.com/ ) is the readily assembled, much more powerful hardware of last years DIY Picotracker. This is a tracker-style sample and MIDI sequencer that now has audio in and microphone, and now has a sample editor and -slicer. Learn more in this video!
Table of contents:
00:00 demo
00:07 hi, what's this?
00:39 hardware overview
01:35 music trackers: songs, chains, phrases, events, instruments and tables
02:37 use a good SD card!
02:54 screen map and basic navigation
03:15 using the audio in port to capture samples
04:07 adding chains and phrases and instruments and notes
04:44 adding more instruments (on the same phrase)
05:23 new firmware: sample slicing
06:27 more tracks!
06:47 using tables per instrument
08:00 using the mixer
08:27 single cycle waves
09:09 arpeggiators, filter- and pitch slides
09:50 MIDI instruments & chords
10:56 arranging phrases in a chain, using empty phrases
12:06 demo track: some effects created on PT:A (noise riser, stutter,...)
13:49 my thoughts on PT:A
15:33 finished demo track (Picotracker + XSynth)
17:43 do the YouTube thing!
HÄLP ZIS CHANNEL
https://www.patreon.com/floyd_steinberg
https://floydsteinberg.gumroad.com/
https://floydsteinberg.bandcamp.com/"
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Xiphonics picoTracker Advance Portable Music Workstation
Note: links to listings are affiliate links for which the site may be compensated.
"Only at Perfect Circuit:
Xiphonics picoTracker Advance Resembling a Matrix GameBoy and slightly larger than a passport, this portable music workstation is a portal to eight-track composition with muscular sequencing and a suite of instruments and effects. We're the exclusive North American dealer for the pico Tracker Advance: give it a peek and level up your downtime."
You can find some demos in previous posts here.
"The Xiphonics picoTracker is a portable tracker that offers a premium experience for on-the-go music creation. From the 4", 720x720 color display to the incredible tactile keys, you get sensations that will make it hard to put this device down—nor will you need to with an incredible six hours of battery life. The software and key combinations are easy to use: inside of a few minutes you'll be up and running creating some interesting textures and driving beats. Load in your own samples on the included SD card or sample directly in the device using the internal mic or 1/8" TRS line input.
When composing, you have access to eight stereo channels with sixteen steps for chaining Phrases, which themselves have sixteen steps available to program. When programming phrases, you have access to the notes, step behavior, instrument selection, and effects. With this combination you can get lost weaving together intricate rhythms and stitching together disparate textures to construct nuanced, full-ensemble arrangements. There's also a Groove section which allows you to adjust the timing with an incredible amount of precision, allowing for a natural—or unnatural—rhythmic feel. One of the most interesting options with the picoTracker is the Table screen, which lets you create complex effect sequences that can be looped, played once, or can jump between different sections. These Tables can be triggered via an Instrument or a Phrase.
When you've finished your piece, or want to take it into another device or DAW, you can render out a Mixdown or individual stems right on the device itself. Indeed, the Xiphonics picoTracker behaves much like any other tracker, but the options presented by the interface and the physical interaction really has this lovely little friend punching above its weight.
PICOTRACKER ADVANCE FEATURES
Battery powered tracker
48MB Internal sample memory
720x720 4" Display
Internal instrument and external MIDI tracks
High-quality chassis
Satisfying keys
Internal Speaker
6 Hour battery life"
"Only at Perfect Circuit:
Xiphonics picoTracker Advance Resembling a Matrix GameBoy and slightly larger than a passport, this portable music workstation is a portal to eight-track composition with muscular sequencing and a suite of instruments and effects. We're the exclusive North American dealer for the pico Tracker Advance: give it a peek and level up your downtime."
You can find some demos in previous posts here.
"The Xiphonics picoTracker is a portable tracker that offers a premium experience for on-the-go music creation. From the 4", 720x720 color display to the incredible tactile keys, you get sensations that will make it hard to put this device down—nor will you need to with an incredible six hours of battery life. The software and key combinations are easy to use: inside of a few minutes you'll be up and running creating some interesting textures and driving beats. Load in your own samples on the included SD card or sample directly in the device using the internal mic or 1/8" TRS line input.When composing, you have access to eight stereo channels with sixteen steps for chaining Phrases, which themselves have sixteen steps available to program. When programming phrases, you have access to the notes, step behavior, instrument selection, and effects. With this combination you can get lost weaving together intricate rhythms and stitching together disparate textures to construct nuanced, full-ensemble arrangements. There's also a Groove section which allows you to adjust the timing with an incredible amount of precision, allowing for a natural—or unnatural—rhythmic feel. One of the most interesting options with the picoTracker is the Table screen, which lets you create complex effect sequences that can be looped, played once, or can jump between different sections. These Tables can be triggered via an Instrument or a Phrase.
When you've finished your piece, or want to take it into another device or DAW, you can render out a Mixdown or individual stems right on the device itself. Indeed, the Xiphonics picoTracker behaves much like any other tracker, but the options presented by the interface and the physical interaction really has this lovely little friend punching above its weight.
PICOTRACKER ADVANCE FEATURES
Battery powered tracker
48MB Internal sample memory
720x720 4" Display
Internal instrument and external MIDI tracks
High-quality chassis
Satisfying keys
Internal Speaker
6 Hour battery life"
Sunday, August 10, 2025
Picotracker as a MIDI sequencer (with Yamaha MU2000 EX)
video upload by Floyd Steinberg
Floyd Steinberg Picotracker posts
"A short video on using Picotracker ( https://xiphonics.com/ ) as a MIDI sequencer. It's quite good, until it isn't. Plus some hopefully useful tips. Table of contents:
00:00 hi
00:21 basics, velocity and cc
04:21 the chord command
06:34 drum track tips
08:26 conclusion / demo track
10:36 bye
HÄLP ZIS CHANNEL
https://www.patreon.com/floyd_steinberg
https://floydsteinberg.gumroad.com/
https://floydsteinberg.bandcamp.com/"
NEXT PAGE
HOME
© Matrixsynth - All posts are presented here for informative, historical and educative purposes as applicable within fair use.
MATRIXSYNTH is supported by affiliate links that use cookies to track clickthroughs and sales. See the privacy policy for details.
MATRIXSYNTH - EVERYTHING SYNTH
© Matrixsynth - All posts are presented here for informative, historical and educative purposes as applicable within fair use.
MATRIXSYNTH is supported by affiliate links that use cookies to track clickthroughs and sales. See the privacy policy for details.
MATRIXSYNTH - EVERYTHING SYNTH
