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Don’t let the compact footprint fool you. picoTracker Advance is a complete, standalone music workstation built for hands-on, tracker-style music creation. Wrapped in a sleek yet light weight all metal enclosure with a brilliant 4” HiDPI square display, it combines tactile hardware controls with a deep feature set that punches far above its pocket friendly dimensions.

A Complete Hardware Synth & Sampler Studio

Display: 4" HiDPI 720x720 Color LCD
Tracks: 8 Monophonic Stereo sequencer channels
Storage & Memory: MicroSD + 48MB RAM project sample storage
Audio Connections: 3.5mm Headphone / Line Output, 3.5mm Line Input
MIDI Connections: 3.5mm TRS MIDI In/Out + USB-C MIDI (Device & Host mode)
Battery: Rechargeable lithium-ion (up to 6 hours continuous use)
Build: Precision machined aluminum body
Up to 6 hours of use on one charge
Weight: 233g (8.2oz)
Dimensions: 143x78x15mm (5.6x3x0.6 in)

A Complete Hardware Synth & Sampler Studio

Four Dedicated Synthesis Engines
- FM6: A full 6-operator FM synth with graphical algorithm display and direct Yamaha DX7 SysEx (.syx) patch import. Includes 256 presets especially made for the Advance.
- SID: A faithful 3-voice C64 chip synth emulation (6581 and 8580 models) with hard sync, ring modulation, and per-voice filter routing.
- StarLoom: A dual macro-oscillator engine for rich digital textures, tonal shapes, and unique hardware signature curves.
- PicoSwarm: A detuned multi-saw engine for massive leads and classic 90s hardware-style pads.
Powerful Sampling & Waveform Editing
- Visual Sample Slicer: Slice, crop and loop samples directly on the high-resolution display.
- Single Cycles: Create amazing custom timbres with support for single cycle wave files.
- Live Resampling: Bounce multi-track selections straight into your project's sample pool.
- On-the-Fly Import: Audition and import samples without pausing the sequencer.
Deep Sequence & Voice Control
- Modern Voice Architecture: Sculpt every instrument with Envelopes, LFOs, Filters, Insert Effects.
- Expressive Tracker Workflow: Expressive command set including tied-note slides, random/chance triggers and many more plus tables for powerful per-step automation.
- Seamless Live Play: USB Host Mode connects directly to grid controllers (Akai APC Mini MK2, Novation Launchpad Mini MK3) giving you control surfaces for live performances with “clip triggering”, mutes/solos and faders for mixer control (APC only).
- Full on MIDI: Class-compliant USB MIDI and TRS I/O with polyphonic MIDI input mapping, customizable input channels, and program change support.

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picoTracker on YouTube

A Hardware Tracker With a Beautiful Screen
Watch Stephen McLeod aka allmyfriendsaresynths give his 6-month long term review of the Advance along with some amazing tracks he made with the Advance.
@mr_floydst Picotracker Advance review
Picotracker Advance is the readily assembled, much more powerful hardware of last years DIY Picotracker. This is a tracker-style sample and MIDI sequencer that now has audio in and microphone, and now has a sample editor and -slicer. Learn more in this video!
@MoreanMan picoTracker build
It was raining, cold and miserable out there so I stayed in and put together a PicoTracker V2
MIDI Sequencing tour de force by @pikachize
picoTracker used as a midi sequencer to do a cover of a Aphex Twin track
@maksmakes picoTracker does pulse sync with the Freaq
This is a quick video demo of the picoTracker beat syncing with the Freaq FM. The picoTracker doesn't (yet!!) support sync pulse out so in this demo I'm using the NTS-1 to take MIDI clock out from the picoTracker and pass on the sync pulse out to the Freaq