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I want one of those so bad, but not musically inclined enough to justify the cost.

It's never too late to get started! Also, if you're keen to try M8 before investing, you can make a "headless" M8 from a $30 teensy board, but you have to use it via a web emulator. If that sounds intimidating in any way, it's really not - there's no enclosure, no soldering, and no real configuration other than just flashing the teensy with a GUI app.

https://github.com/DirtyWave/M8Docs/blob/main/docs/M8Headles...

I've been using M8 for ~4 years now, it's an amazing and fun way to make music, and I think it gels for a lot of people who aren't traditionally trained in music.

I'm a big fan of trackers, so maybe I'll pick one up and a pair of cheapo wired headphones to play with.

FWIW I've considered going to headless route, I'm not afraid of a bit of soldering if I need to, but I feel like a lot of the "magic" of not just being at a computer is lost on it.

Polyend Tracker is the other hardware tracker out there. Similar price though.

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