In a surprise move, Yamaha announced the new Seqtrak Mobile Music ideastation. It’s not often that Yamaha releases something that can cut through the noise, although the FGDP-50 and FGDP-30 did get some attention. A welcome surprise is that the Seqtrak comes in two colorways, orange + grey and black + grey.
As many in the community have noted, the Seqtrak looks to be Yamaha’s answer to the Teenage Engineering OP-Z. It has that familiar screen-free brick format, battery-operated for on the go inspiration, has a dedicated app for further editing and a visualizer, mic and speaker, bluetooth, and is geared for performance. The Seqtrak also has parameter locking, but not sure how it compares to the OP-Z.
The OPZ measures 8.36 inches wide (212.5mm), and the Seqtrack comes in at 13-1/2 inches (343mm) wide, so this one won’t be as easy to toss into a pocket. It’s also worth pointing out that the OP-Z claims up to a 6 hour battery life and the Seqtrak at 3-4 hours.
The specs are as follows:
- Projects: 8 *Can be saved to the SEQTRAK app
- Sequencer Block Max Steps: 128
- Tracks: 11, DRUM, SYNTH, DX, SAMPLER
- Polyphony: AWM2: 128, FM: 8 (FM is 4 operators)
- Wave: Preset: 800 MB (when converted to 16-bit linear format), User: 500 MB
- Presets: 2032 Presets Sampler Sound: 392 *Can be added from the SEQTRAK app
- Effects: Reverb × 12 types, Delay × 9 types, Master Effect × 85 types, Single Effect × 85 types, Master EQ 5 bands, LP-HP filters for each track
- USB Audio Inerface: [Sampling Frequency = 44.1 kHz (quantization bit depth: 24-bit)] Input: 2 channels (stereo 1 channel), Output: 2 channels (stereo 1 channel)
- Speaker/Mic: 2.3 cm, 1 W, Internal MEMS microphone
- Bluetooth: MIDI transmission/reception (wireless capability varies by country)
- WI-FI: Data transmission/reception with dedicated app (wireless capability varies by country) The highest SAR value: 1.11 W/kg
- Connectors:
- USB Type-C (power, MIDI to host, MIDI to device, audio)
- [PHONES] (stereo mini jack)
- [AUDIO IN] (stereo mini jack)
- [MIDI] IN/OUT *Only included cable can be used.
- Included Accessories: USB-C to USB-C cable, dedicated MIDI Converter Cable, Quick Operation Guide, Safety Guide
Availability:
The Yamaha Seqtrak is available for $399 USD ($599 MSRP).
It looks as though it wil start shipping around Feb 15th.
It’s available for order through:
- Sweeetwater (US)
- Thomann (EU)
To wrap up here’s the official overview video (For an in-depth look check out the walkthrough).
