Polyend Tracker - Configuring a Pattern

In the language of Tracker, an instrument is the
part of a step that generates sound and is
essentially based on an audio sample.
Instruments are loaded into the instrument
pool to be accessible in a project (explained in
the project section). At its core an instrument
has a sample or part of a sample along with a
set of dened settings. The sample parameters
set the conguration of the sample itself and
also the integration within the Tracker
instrument feature set. A sample can be sliced
for example to be used as beats in a drum kit.
It can form the central audio source for the
wavetable and granular engines. These
operate like synthesizers. It can also simply be
a pure stand alone sample. Building of
instruments and their application in Tracker is
an essential foundation for sound design. MIDI
instruments also exist and the application of
these is covered in the MIDI section. There are
a variety of things that can be done to create
an instrument. Working with instruments clearly
has a cross over between the practical, process
orientated tasks and the creative, inspirational
parts. Both are equally important and often it is
worth dedicating time purely to sound design
and instrument creation. Building a library of say,
percussion, drums, bass, leads, or pads and
textures, and so forth is good practice. This can
make the track design and full song production
workow smooth and simple, helping to switch
the focus on the assembly and creation of
patterns. Instruments are stored as ‘.pti’ les and
can be used across projects and can be
distributed and shared with others. Tracker
provides an all in one solution for music making
and having a collection of instruments readily
available makes this music making process
faster and more effective.
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