The Yamaha QY700 is a music production workstation released by Yamaha in 1997. It is a powerful and versatile MIDI sequencer and sound module that allows users to compose, arrange, and record music. It features a built-in 16-track sequencer, a variety of...
The Roland MC-80 Micro Composer represented in late 90s a significant evolution in hardware MIDI sequencing, arriving nine years after Roland's previous dedicated sequencer release. This professional-grade machine bridges traditional hardware sequencing...
The Roland MSQ-700 represents Roland's first substantial venture into multitrack MIDI sequencing, released in the mid-1980s as a successor to the CV/gate-based MC4 MicroComposer. Styled similarly to the contemporaneous TR-909 drum machine, this...
The Alesis MMT-8 is a dedicated hardware MIDI sequencer that offers a tangible alternative to computer-based sequencing solutions. It presents itself as an affordable yet capable sequencing tool that prioritizes operational simplicity and direct access...
The Polyend Tracker represents a remarkable achievement in music technology: a modern hardware implementation of the classic tracker workflow that dominated computer music-making in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Trackers originated on home computers...
The Polyend Tracker Mini is a portable, battery-powered sequencer and sampler that reimagines the company's 2020 desktop Tracker in a compact, handheld form factor. This first revision transforms the tracker concept into a go-anywhere music production...
The Polyend Tracker+ represents the latest evolution in Polyend's hardware tracker revolution, building upon five years of continuous development since the original Tracker's 2020 release. Marketed with the tagline "Not new, but better," this sampler,...
The Roland JSQ-60 is a polyphonic tabletop sequencer built around the Digital Communication Bus (DCB) standard, enabling direct integration with DCB-equipped synthesizers like the Juno-60 and Jupiter-8. The unit features a compact, well-defined design...
The Roland MC-500 MicroComposer is a disk-based MIDI sequencer that quickly established itself as an industry standard following its release. Housed in a greyish creamy blue case that some have compared to a cash register, the unit measures 12" × 3¾" ×...
