WMD has announced that they are returning the Metron 16-channel trigger & gate sequencer to production, and that development, support, and production of the Metron sequencing ecosystem will all be continuing.

Metron is one of the most powerful and advanced trigger sequencers on the Eurorack market. It’s expanders, Voltera and Axxent, add even more hands-on control, with more gate outputs and voltage lanes that can be used to control parameters, pitch, and much more.

A new production run is currently underway and pre-orders for this run are now open. This new run will come loaded with the updated firmware v1.6, which is also available to current Metron users.

Here’s a demo of Metron in action:

Features:

• 16 Channels of trigger and gate signals
• Intuitive drum sequencer
• View 4 channels at a time and easily switch views
• Single track view lets you zoom in on a single track and see 64 steps at a time
• Up to 256 step pattern length
• Expandable with Voltera and Axxent
• Different pattern lengths per channel
• Five instantly recallable, editable variations
• View and edit variations that are not playing for easy cue and non stop performance play
• Save patterns to SD memory for easy recall on power cycle
• Load from memory without stopping
• Easy view variation previews lets you see a pattern before loading
• FX / Fills for instant / momentary variation
• 2 assignable inputs for external CV control
• Tap in patterns with quantized recording with the buttons or external source
• Quick copy / paste / clear functions
• Internal clock with Swing
• Dedicated reset output
• MIDI Preset mode lets you send MIDI messages to other modules on the Doepfer CV bus. (for use with
• WMD SSM, Malekko Voltage Block, and more)
• Random Pattern Generation
• Probability per step and group probability functions
• Burst per step for ratchet / roll sounds
• Custom Fill Patterns for instant fills
• Trigger Mutes
• Step looping
• Manual gates

Pricing and Availability:

The WMD Metron is available to pre-order, priced at $749 USD.