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What iOS Trackers do you use in 2024?
So, I used the google search to see if there were any threads on this topic here, and there didn't seem to be any to my knowledge. So let's strike up a conversation. What iOS/iPadOS trackers do you use?
I'm interested in diving into SunVox and SquareBeat. Wondering what else is out there. 
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SIDTracker64 and Deflemask are cool chiptune trackers, but the tracker I've enjoyed the most on ipad is iSequence (it's way more tracker-like in use than is obvious from screenshots).
I’m not a tracker fan, so can’t make a sensible recommendation, but Erik Sigth has Sinusoid which has a tracker interface.
Which one is a tracker for dummies? I really don’t want to go through much of a learning curve. For example, SunVox always remains inscrutable to me.
OK, so a pattern based sequencer is also known as a "tracker"... I guess you really can learn something new everyday.
Right, for example, I’ve seen more than one Drambonaut refer to it as a tracker.
I don't yet understand the connection between the word and the function, but at least I'll know what people are referring to.
Will definitely look into these on Youtube and see what demos there are and what might be the fit for me.
That also sounds interesting.
Again, will check Youtube.
Yeah, mucking about with SunVox was...a challenge for me. Then again I'll be looking into the other trackers mentioned here on Youtube to see what demo videos exist.
Yep, but it uses numbers and such rather than a piano roll. It's always fun to learn new things.
Yeah Drambo is an advanced groovebox for nerds. 😂
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So you're just entering (or generating) a series of numbers in a matrix?
Right, because using hexadecimals in a tracker isn’t the least bit nerdy at all 😂
No one using Vividtracker ?
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/vividtracker/id758491913
Tracker refers to a certain type of pattern-based sequencer . You will find no shortage of articles about there history and the minutia of the arguments about what is or isn’t a tracker. For some that style of sequencing and performance has a special appeal and others don’t vibe with it at all.
Basically the long and short of it. It is a bit nerdy, lol, but it is a lot of fun.
Hahaha! Fair play. That's fair, lol.
I'll have to take a look at that too.
I finally got home, so now I have some time to watch Youtube videos.
Me, it definitely appeals to me. SunVox however has proven to have a steep learning curve (although not sequencing-wise), and so I'll be checking out some of these other tracker apps.
Really? Sequencing is the most intimidating part to me. 😂
But, if SunVox sequencing-wise doesn't intimidate you then you could always use SunVox only as a sequencer for midi-out. That doesn't take much to set up at all.
This example just has three MutiSynth modules, each set to a different MIDI channel. Sunvox also has four virtual ports, so that's control for up to 64 individual outs.
That's actually not a bad solution. Thanks mate.
Meanwhile, someone sent me this list...
SquareBeat, SunVox, NanoLoop, MiniMic, Sinusoid, Deflemask, VividTracker, October, PixieTracker (both), Moby Chip, and SidTracker64
...some of these trackers were already mentioned, but this is definitely comprehensive.
Trackers were my first foray into PC music. I haven't tried many of the iOS/iPadOS trackers, but the trackers I have tried really make me miss using a QWERTY keyboard for input. That was originally the point.
I think that's one of the reasons I'm going to eventually get a Dirtywave M8. It has the key inputs, no touch screen.
I use Renoise on desktop as my main DAW. The workflow is fast and efficient. SunVox on desktop is super powerful as well, especially the modular system built in. The problem I have using a tracker on iPad is that I don’t use a keyboard with my iPad. That pretty much negates the awesome speed of editing and programming I think trackers are fantastic for. The idea of using SunVox as just a sequencer is pretty awesome. I never really thought about that. Drambo is pretty tracker like in its approach with parameter locks essentially acting like fx lanes in Renoise
Huh. I may have to give Drambo another look then. That's intriguing to me.
Yeah, I don't use a keyboard with my iPhone (I do with my iPad to type this though, lol). As I let our fellow comrade @gleandibson know, I plan to get that M8 v2 once that preorder is available again. Looks like the perfect pocket tracker to me, and will most likely provide me with hours of fun.
(I miss my OP-1 Field, but whoa that monthly payment was hefty to say the least. Roughly $60/month for 12 months isn't so bad.)
it’s basically multi track step sequencer but playback doesn’t go from left to right but from top to bottom.. that’s it…
Imagune Digitakt rotated 90degrees clockwise and ability to see all notes at once on screen - that’s tracker :-))
Dendy the legend himself. What iOS Tracker would you recommend I try while waiting to get the M8 v2?
This might really come as a ‘shock’ but for me trackers almost require a qwerty keyboard for practical usability and especially SunVox is a pita on smaller screens, total torture. (I mostly prep SunVox files on the desktop and move them over to the iPad).
The only tracker on iPad I use on a somewhat regular basis is SidTracker 64 because I just love the SID sound. On the desktop it’s Renoise most of the time unless I’m using Logic…
VividTracker is most likely the easiest one to use but limited to 4 tracks which could be an inspirational thing too?
And as mentioned Drambo is almost like a tracker and so is most of the Elektron stuff (I mean the OG creators were sceners with plenty of tracker experience dating back to the C64 days).
Will be interesting to follow which one you end up with
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if you have a gameboy ds, you can run lsdj to get familiar with the workflow (m8), while waiting for the m8.:)
otherwise, i can recommend the polyend tracker mini. firmware 2.xx.
has, amongst others, a 2 op fm synth on board.
very portable, built in battery, mic, good readability of display outdoors in daylight, and you can switch between hex and decimal..
and, you can route your tracks to the ipad via usb c cable!
Now I see.
That's cool you can swap SunVox projects between desktop and iPad. 
Yep, third person to mention using a keyboard with a tracker. Welp, seems the M8 has it covered, lol.
Renoise does look very interesting, and it seems SquareBeat has a similar approach (where one can use plugins).
Many great musical compositions have been built on a 4-track tracker (like Gameboy LSDJ), so that sounds like it'd be up my alley for an intro to tracker style workflow.
Nice!
Honestly? I may end up trying Drambo again for the first time in 3 years. I tried to use Drambo for Ambient back in 2021, before it had all the new-to-me features it currently has. But, I don't mess with Ambient much anymore (except for the occasional listen). Drambo may just be the perfect thing for Techno and such. Who's to say?
I'll be watching Youtube videos on the various iOS trackers to see how each functions compared to the others (I'm in "research" mode at the moment). Would've done it yesterday, but I didn't expect to spend a whole 8 hours hanging with my mates. (I blocked out about 3 hours max.) Was exhausted (in a good way) once I was home, and couldn't be faffed to do much else but just dive into finishing up a track in NS2, lol.
Would've been interesting to hear your thoughts. Most likely was either apps already mentioned and/or the need for a keyboard, which the M8 will have covered once I can get my mitts on one, lol.
Oh I wish. I no longer have my Gameboy (lost it during a move). LSDJ would be loads of fun. I've seen videos where others use it.
Oh that's cool!
Looks pretty slick. An FM synth on the device sounds great too. Was that FM synth added with the firmware 2.xx update? Also, can I access the files on the Tracker Mini with iPad? (Seems I can on the M8 v2 via an SD card reader.) Then again, the M8's synth engines seem more robust, like I have a handful of those.
I know I could record via USB-C cable, but would I be able to access the files themselves? That's what's got me curious.
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yes, in the config menu you can select storage and the sd card will be accessible in the files app.
That's slick! Better file management system than the OP-1 Field which required a PC to do anything in it. 😂 (I miss my OP-1 Field, but not really as much as I used to.) I may jolly well end up with the Tracker Mini, but not until next month.
The thing is - none :-) In fact, my experience with iOS trackers was holding me back from buying Mini and M8 - i was in doubt about how complicated they will be to control using just few buttons, after bad experience on iPad touch screen. Oh if I just knew how much i was wrong :-)) Glad i decided to try it .. i think i will
not grab my iPad / iPhone for music for quite some time 🤣
For those into sunvox, the Pixitrackers are awesome to sketch something and send them to Sunvox and further work on them there
Fractal Bits, Relic Waves and Relic Flow are nice 'Sampler Fodder' for SunVox as the entire kits can be exported as SunVox projects.
Lol. Fair play.
Well, the more I dive into the M8 vs the Tracker Mini, I think I will indeed purchase the Tracker Mini next month via 12 monthly payments through Zzounds. The Tracker Mini now has synth engines ever since the 2.xx update (and not just the FM engine), and it does seem more appealing despite having 4 hours less battery life compared to M8 v2. More buttons to fiddle with too, and a larger screen.
Then again, what say you Dendy? Which of the two trackers do you prefer? M8, or Tracker Mini?
Also, regarding SD storage, is it possible to use a larger SD card with the Tracker Mini? Not sure 16gb will cut it regarding how many audio samples I have at my disposal, lol.
I forgot about the Pixitrackers! Oh those apps were pretty fun to play with. I'll have to give them another shot.
Pretty cool tip. I gotta try that.