Did anyone else see this? It’s in pretty early development, but exciting! I’d love to see the Steam Deck become a M8 competitor. Not because I think Valve needs any more money, but because a M8 is so hard to buy and this would be a decent placeholder.
Or more! It’s obviously got a lot more processing power than a M8. Hopefully it gets some decent synth emulations (Mutable’s open source ones?) Analog sticks open up some interesting performance options, too.
The biggest drawback would be the need for some kind of external interface if you wanted to use it as a sequencer. M8’s got it beat there. Mechanical keys are also nicer than the SD’s buttons.
I have a feeling that might cut into their bottom line. Koala Sampler is already a decent competitor, though it is not a tracker, and thus a completely different workflow (and no internal synths, but it scales samples very well.)
And off I go, looking into koala sampler :D
You’re in for a treat. It’s ridiculously fun, and surprisingly deep. Also, you can get it, the mixer, and stretch algorithm add-ons for a grand total of $15 or so. You can even use a Bluetooth MIDI controller or even just a keyboard to trigger your samples making it a serious competitor to the SP404 or K.O. II. Sample length only depends on the memory of your phone, and is way bigger than you’re ever going to need for a track (unless your phone is an absolute dinosaur.) You can also start making music immediately with just your phone’s mic. I wouldn’t want to try and master a track on it, but you can certainly take an idea almost to completion.
Nice! Thanks for the sum up.