Today WMD announced the official release of its newest Eurorack module, the METRON Advanced Trigger and Gate Sequencer. METRON is a live performance-driven sequencer with 16 tracks, an intuitive interface, and “a ton of real-time ways to interact with it.”
First announced at the 2017 NAMM Show, WMD has since added features to the METRON module. The complete feature list includes:
WMD METRON Features:
- 16 Channels of trigger and gate signals
- 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
- 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
- No-stop loading from memory
- Easy view memory previews lets you see a pattern before loading from memory.
- SD allows for easy update as well as easy back up / file transfer from unit to unit
- 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
A METRON video tutorial series is underway, and the first nine installments are on WMD’s YouTube page. Each video closely examines an individual feature, except for the introductory overview:
Pricing and Availability. WMD’s METRON is priced at $649 US, is now shipping and will be arriving soon at WMD authorized dealers.
More information on METRONcheck is at WMD’s interactive website for the module, WMD-METRON.com.
