Hi, I just wanted to share my setup, as this is typically what I was looking for when I was thinking about buying a Tracker mini.
Sometimes I use the Tracker mini alone, sometimes with one synth, but here is the complete setup :
The gears :
- Roland SH-4D : 4 synth parts + 1 drum part
- Yamaha Reface DX : 1 part
- Polyend Tracker mini
Midi connections :
- Tracker mini MIDI OUT to SH-4D MIDI IN
- SH-4D MIDI OUT to Reface MIDI IN
- Reface MIDI OUT to Tracker MIDI IN
Midi config :
- SH-4D configured with “soft midi thru” (to pass MIDI IN to MIDI OUT)
- Reface on midi channel 5
- Tracker : midi instrument 1-4 for the 4 parts of the SH-4d, 10 for the drum part of the SH-4D, 5 for the Reface.
Audio flow :
- SH-4D phone out to Reface Aux-in
- Reface phone out to Tracker line-in (Tracker line-in unmuted)
- Tracker line out to Headphones
With this setup, I can :
- enter my notes with the Reface’s keyboard
- create patterns with up to 6 midi instruments in parallel (5 synth + 1 drum)
- play samples from the tracker
- hear everything (synths + sample) on the headphones
There is lot’s of cables and adapters of course, but no wall plug involved, all the gear are battery operated.
I’m quite happy with all of this ! Hope this can help someone.