Polyend releases the Tracker firmware source code
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Tracker. The biggest update yet Announcements tracker, mini, tracker-plus Arek November 2, 2026, 3:11pm 1 Polyend releases the Tracker firmware source code tracker1920×1281 145 KB Today we’re publishing the firmware source code for the original Tracker, Tracker+ and Tracker Mini on GitHub. We’re also releasing Tracker Community Edition 1.0 with tons of new features and improvements. You can install it on any of the three instruments, modify the firmware yourself and share your own version. We’ve built in a recovery system to keep a faulty firmware build from bricking your Tracker. Explore the Tracker Community Edition repository on GitHub
Tracker。迄今为止最大的更新,公告 tracker, mini, tracker-plus,Arek,2026年11月2日下午3:11。1 Polyend 发布了 Tracker 固件源代码。今天,我们在 GitHub 上发布了原始 Tracker、Tracker+ 和 Tracker Mini 的固件源代码。我们还发布了包含大量新功能和改进的 Tracker 社区版 1.0。您可以将其安装在上述三款乐器中的任何一款上,自行修改固件并分享您的版本。我们内置了一个恢复系统,以防止错误的固件版本导致您的 Tracker 变砖。请在 GitHub 上探索 Tracker 社区版存储库。
“Here at Polyend, creativity is what we value most. We’ve seen it firsthand in the unofficial Tracker mods you’ve built, and we’re sharing the firmware source code to support that work. Maybe you want to build an entirely new instrument on the Tracker hardware. Or maybe there’s just one thing you wish your Tracker did differently. Either way, you can now try it on the unit you already own. I bet some of you already have ideas for the original Tracker that never crossed our minds.” Piotr Raczyński, CEO of Polyend
“在 Polyend,我们最看重的是创造力。我们已经在你们制作的非官方 Tracker 修改版中亲眼见证了这一点,我们分享固件源代码正是为了支持这项工作。也许你想在 Tracker 硬件上构建一个全新的乐器,或者只是希望你的 Tracker 在某方面有所不同。无论哪种情况,你现在都可以在你拥有的设备上尝试。我敢打赌,你们中有些人对原始 Tracker 的想法是我们从未想到过的。”——Piotr Raczyński,Polyend 首席执行官。
What’s new in Community Edition 1.0 Stream long samples from the SD card. Bring full-length stems, loops and field recordings into a project using a fraction of the sample memory they’d normally need. This works even on the original Tracker. Record timing and velocity while keeping both step FX slots free. Micro-move and Volume now have dedicated fields on every step. New Chance conditions let you bring in a snare fill every fourth pass. Load plugins in the Sample Editor. Six effects and generators are included, from an analog-style kick generator to a stereo delay. The plugin SDK lets you build, share and sell your own. Play two new synths on Tracker+ and Tracker Mini. CHIP and DIRT join the synth lineup. A new SDK lets you build your own synth engines. All three models also get wavetable envelopes and LFOs, faster project loading and saving, and tighter MIDI clock timing. You can design custom Tracker themes and fonts in your browser. See all the new features, improvements and fixes in the full changelog
社区版 1.0 的新功能:从 SD 卡流式传输长采样。将完整的音轨、循环和现场录音引入项目,仅需占用通常所需的一小部分采样内存。这在原始 Tracker 上也能实现。在保持两个步进 FX 插槽空闲的同时记录时序和力度。微调(Micro-move)和音量现在在每个步进上都有专用字段。新的“几率”(Chance)条件允许您在每四次循环中加入一次军鼓填充。在采样编辑器中加载插件。包含六种效果器和生成器,从模拟风格的底鼓生成器到立体声延迟。插件 SDK 让您可以构建、分享和销售自己的插件。在 Tracker+ 和 Tracker Mini 上演奏两种新合成器。CHIP 和 DIRT 加入了合成器阵容。新的 SDK 让您可以构建自己的合成器引擎。所有三款型号还获得了波表包络和 LFO、更快的项目加载和保存速度,以及更精确的 MIDI 时钟同步。您可以在浏览器中设计自定义的 Tracker 主题和字体。请查看完整更新日志以了解所有新功能、改进和修复。
Sandroid November 2, 2026, 3:19pm 2 Huge thanks to @Piotr and the whole Team at Polyend for allowing me to do this . I’m looking forward to see what the community can come up with going forward! If you are planning to contribute, please read the announcement in the Github discussions:
Sandroid,2026年11月2日下午3:19。2 非常感谢 @Piotr 和 Polyend 的整个团队允许我这样做。我期待看到社区在未来能带来什么!如果您打算做出贡献,请阅读 Github 讨论中的公告。
beautron November 2, 2026, 3:22pm 3 legends. thanks polyend
beautron,2026年11月2日下午3:22。3 传奇。谢谢 Polyend。
lubopanak November 2, 2026, 3:26pm 4 wow, thanks… and what about .. wel you know, the other box.. Play ..
lubopanak,2026年11月2日下午3:26。4 哇,谢谢……那……嗯,你知道的,另一台设备……Play……怎么样。
david.kirkdorffer November 2, 2026, 3:32pm 5 Huge news!!! Will be so interesting to see what people create.
david.kirkdorffer,2026年11月2日下午3:32。5 重磅新闻!!!看看人们会创造出什么将非常有趣。
benedikt November 2, 2026, 3:32pm 6 Wow! I am incredibly impressed. You rock, Polyend I am not sure, if this marks the end of Tracker series sales - since I don’t see them available anymore - so if this is the EOL treatment for the Tracker, this is what other companies should strive for too. If not, then this is the most impressively open music hardware platform going forward I have seen to date and a great way to have a community building awesome physically controllable synth and groovebox apps
benedikt,2026年11月2日下午3:32。6 哇!我印象极其深刻。你们太棒了,Polyend。我不确定这是否标志着 Tracker 系列销售的终结——因为我没看到它们在售了——所以如果这是 Tracker 的生命周期结束(EOL)处理方式,那么其他公司也应该以此为目标。如果不是,那么这是我迄今为止见过的最令人印象深刻的开放式音乐硬件平台,也是让社区构建出色的物理可控合成器和律动盒应用程序的绝佳方式。
berberl November 2, 2026, 3:43pm 7 Nice! Looking forward to play with this! Will this CE firmware receive future official updates to fix bugs etc?
berberl,2026年11月2日下午3:43。7 不错!期待尝试这个!这个社区版(CE)固件未来会收到官方更新来修复错误等吗?
ivipopp November 2, 2026, 3:44pm 8 Just saw it in my inbox! Thank you Polyend!!
ivipopp,2026年11月2日下午3:44。8 刚在收件箱里看到!谢谢 Polyend!!
Sandroid November 2, 2026, 3:47pm 9 Yes, this will not be a one-shot (pun intended). All us devs can now help improve the device we love!
Sandroid,2026年11月2日下午3:47。9 是的,这不会是一次性的(一语双关)。我们所有的开发者现在都可以帮助改进我们喜爱的设备了!
david.kirkdorffer November 2, 2026, 3:50pm 10 Yes, if this is the “send-off” then what a nice send-off. Conversely, perhaps the updated firmware, engines, and the open-sourcing stimulates new / more demand. The Tracker family physical form-factor and horsepower makes a very capable development canvas for folks to explore / exploit. When people are inspired by what they see / hear, they tend to want it.
david.kirkdorffer,2026年11月2日下午3:50。10 是的,如果这是“告别”,那真是一次美好的告别。反过来说,也许更新后的固件、引擎和开源会刺激新的/更多的需求。Tracker 系列的物理外形和性能使其成为人们探索/利用的非常有能力的开发画布。当人们被所见/所闻所激励时,他们往往会想要拥有它。
djmemetic November 2, 2026, 3:54pm 13 Woooooooooooooooooooow. Thank you!
djmemetic,2026年11月2日下午3:54。13 哇哦哦哦哦哦哦哦哦哦哦。谢谢!
dmyelenich November 2, 2026, 3:56pm 14 Hell yes! This is an appropriate response to the current environment of equipment and firmware development. Kudos for leading by example on this one. Happy to own a Tracker+ and a Play+ before, and now I love them even more.
dmyelenich,2026年11月2日下午3:56。14 太棒了!这是对当前设备和固件开发环境的恰当回应。为你们在这件事上以身作则点赞。很高兴之前拥有 Tracker+ 和 Play+,现在我更爱它们了。
ivipopp November 2, 2026, 4:23pm 15 Thanks for all your effort. Installed the new firmware seamlessly! Sandroid was here
ivipopp,2026年11月2日下午4:23。15 感谢你们所有的努力。无缝安装了新固件!Sandroid 到此一游。
Sandroid November 2, 2026, 4:23pm 16 That was fast
Sandroid,2026年11月2日下午4:23。16 速度真快。
dan.apeks November 2, 2026, 4:24pm 17 Amazing thank you so much Sandroid and Piotr! I’ve posted this on the YouTube and Reddit but just putting here for more official visibility. I’m now thinking about how people will choose features from the different firmwares the community builds. I really like the approach by u/FatRodzianko with their ‘modular trackular’ installer where basically you can choose the ‘extras’ you want to add onto the firmware. Modular-Trackular Patcher I wonder if there would be a way Polyend could facilitate something like this centrally? Eg. An official way to install community Add-ons in a modular way without having to overwrite your entire firmware each time - then you can pick and choose the additions you want / don’t want. Polyend host the little ecosystem of ‘add-ons’ created by users, potentially the community can then up-vote the best ones and we
dan.apeks,2026年11月2日下午4:24。17 太棒了,非常感谢 Sandroid 和 Piotr!我已经把这个发到了 YouTube 和 Reddit 上,但为了获得更多的官方关注,我把它也发到了这里。我现在在思考人们将如何从社区构建的不同固件中选择功能。我非常喜欢 u/FatRodzianko 的“模块化 trackular”安装程序的方法,基本上你可以选择想要添加到固件中的“额外功能”。Modular-Trackular Patcher,我想知道 Polyend 是否有一种方法可以集中促进类似的事情?例如,一种以模块化方式安装社区插件的官方途径,而不必每次都覆盖整个固件——这样你就可以挑选你想要/不想要的添加项。Polyend 托管由用户创建的“插件”小生态系统,社区可能随后可以对最好的插件进行投票,我们……