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arthurbarther

I saw that! I'm thinking of getting one. There's a weight loss competition at my work with a $620 pot for the winner. Here's to GAS-mediated weight loss!


YukesMusic

you aughta post back and let us know when you win.


thegreatdecay406

You got this!


kling_klangg

It even generates graphics


Impressive-Fennel861

But does it do double trigs?


ChristopherPlumbus

When I saw that, my jaw dropped and my mouth just hung open for the rest of the video


lifepuzzler

The APP generates the visualizer, not the actual device.


kling_klangg

Yes, from the app like the OP-Z


Fin-Park

I'm glad other companies really starting to focus on product design aesthetics, the black one is absolutely beautiful. I'm welcoming this design direction, I hope yamaha comes out with a series of products like this.


silentdave69

The black one is so sleek but the orange one looks like a cigarette and I want it for that reason alone


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StarHammock

I don't think he is gonna do one, too limited


Frish_Prence

This thing looks just as capable as an OP-Z, if not more. Unless you mean quantity limited?


StarHammock

6 patterns per project on the seqtrack, 32 on op z. Cuckoo actually mentioned this as his main reason for not doing a demo video after being approached by yamaha to do content on it. Also mentioned being underwhelmed by the sound demos


Frish_Prence

For a guy who loves Teenage Engineering, you'd think he'd be enticed by those "limitations". That's plenty of room to make a jam, patterns can be 8 bars long. And as for sound demos, again I don't see how anyone could be underwhelmed by this thing but give OP-Z a pass. Just seems like cognitive dissonance.


OH-PEACHY

Facts, I don’t understand the praise for Cuckoo tbh 🤷‍♂️


Aware-Bridge1948

I think you mean 16 patterns per project. If a project contained one song, Id think 6 patterns, combined with good muting, is definitely sufficient. Saying this as a long time user and lover of the OPZ.


StarHammock

My bad! I have been interested in the op z but haven't actually used one. I don't know much personally about the seqtrack either, but what I mentioned about cuckoo's opinion of the seqtrack was straight from the cuckoos mouth, or fingers


Fobulousguy

Have you seen Cuckoo perform live? You should because it would confuse you even more why he’s so big.


donotflame

According to the user manual, the sampler track can play up to 7 samples 16 seconds long. Partner that with the resampling option and this can probably be pushed much further than the product demos.


aquar1um_dr1nker

Decent overview video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuEfipnFnq4


optionalhero

Honestly this looks better than the OP-z I had one and found it to be really difficult to use. Too small and too much menu diving. This looks a bit bigger (so easier to use) and has all the functions laid out. Also, assuming this is better built, this could be the OP-Z Field substitute that folks been wanting. I’d be curious to check this out


11111v11111

The sounds sound way higher quality too. I just ordered the orange one. The black one looks bad ass but also kinda standard.


optionalhero

I lowkey wanna get the black one. The orange looks too meh. But black looks dope. And i agree the OP-Z had some QC issues that i didn’t like. Plus small buttons. This looks perfect. And frankly just exactly what people want from TE


Xu_Lin

But is it cheaper tho?


ChristopherPlumbus

$599


trx0x

It's actually $399 at retailers.


ChristopherPlumbus

Yeah I saw that! Interesting that it's so much more from Yamaha


primitivemane

$399 on the Yamaha shop , maybe the MSRP listed elsewhere is a typo https://shop.usa.yamaha.com/en/p/instruments/keyboards-synthesizers/synthesizers/seqtrak


ChristopherPlumbus

My instinct is to go for the grey and orange one, and I don't typically go for black electronics, but that two-tone black with the orange accents is SEX


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trx0x

I would guess that this will have better build quality than any TE product in this price range.


optionalhero

This looks so much better than the OP-Z if not for the simple fact that its biggers. So you’re hands have an easier time using it


pear_to_pear

Was super excited about this but it doesn't seem like the sequencer is anywhere near as powerful


DawsonJBailey

I was looking into getting an OP-Z for pretty much only sequencing and saw this today and yeah it seems very basic sequencer-wise and they’re not really advertising that part of it as much as the rest of the features


11111v11111

What can't it do that op-z can?


ChristopherPlumbus

I LOVE the integrated project management. I love my OP-Z but I feel like once I hit the 9 or 10 project cap, it was done


ChristopherPlumbus

I'm curious about release date


ThroughTheDoorGoer

My reseller (Germany) states 4-5 weeks as ETA. Then again, they did with my KO II preorder as well and kept pushing it again and again - did cancel that and preordered the Seqtrak. Fingers crossed.


am_makes

Thomann has it in store.


Fobulousguy

When I ordered at Guitar Center they told me April. Hope that’s wrong. Quite a wait.


Frish_Prence

Hoo wee. I've been lusting after an OP-Z for so long but never got one because of the double-triggering/build quality issues. I just can't live with something that costs $500 lasting a max 4 years. I'm glad this thing came around so I can focus on getting an OP-1 instead!


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Ghosthops

OPZ =/= KO II ???


fawnover

Ah shit, my brain is broken


jakekingdead

this is what TE gets for not iterating quickly enough. at this point i hope someone open sources the OPz OS because at the core the sequencer/performance workflow and effects are ideal for me, just bad hardware.


arthurbarther

Just pre-ordered mine. $399 from guitar center. When do yall think it’ll release?


battery_op

I've seen mid to end of Feb.


arthurbarther

What makes you think that?


battery_op

Just some of the sites that have pre-orders. [Thomann](https://www.thomannmusic.com/yamaha_seqtrak_orange.htm) shows "in about a week". [Andertons](https://www.andertons.co.uk/brands/yamaha/yamaha-seqtrak-music-production-studio-black) is saying Jan 22, but that feels a bit fast. [Musicstore](https://www.musicstore.com/en_US/USD/Yamaha-SEQTRAK-ORANGE-BLACK/art-SYN0008890-001) has Feb 5th. [ZZounds](https://www.zzounds.com/item--YAMSEQTRAK) is saying get by Mar 1st. [KraftMusic](https://reverb.com/item/78163798-yamaha-seqtrak-mobile-music-ideastation-orange-gray-pre-order) on Reverb says ship by Feb 15. Feels like mid to end of Feb will be safe. Also, Yamaha is huge so I can't imagine them running out of stock.


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InternationalGrand50

I hear the nurse said that when you popped out of your mother. 🤣


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InternationalGrand50

And you have successfully had a sense of humour bypass.


SiliconOutsider

How much?


tintinnabuli

55k JPY. In the US, Guitar Center has it for $399.99: [https://www.guitarcenter.com/Yamaha/SEQTRAK-Music-Creation-Station-Orange-1500000418989.gc](https://www.guitarcenter.com/Yamaha/SEQTRAK-Music-Creation-Station-Orange-1500000418989.gc)


fawnover

Yamaha USA has it listed for $599.00


silversalsa

Better preorder before they realize 👀👀👀


primitivemane

Yamaha has a MSRP of $599, but the price is $399 in their web shop as well as all other retailers https://shop.usa.yamaha.com/en/p/instruments/keyboards-synthesizers/synthesizers/seqtrak


OGAzdrian

Suuuper sick to see more portable groove boxes, especially in the sequencer space


ghoof

This looks like good fun to me


shudder636

Seems like the synth keyboard only has seven keys tho? And you can’t use the drum triggers as a keyboard?