Polyend Step

The Polyend Step provides four tracks with up to 16 steps, each capable of triggering drum samples from its extensive internal memory. This lets guitarists, or indeed any other musicians, create their own drum patterns, either as backing tracks or as elements that can be combined to make complete songs. In addition to adjustable individual track lengths, each track offers parameters such as swing factor, tempo, and randomised note playback. The intuitive, straightforward interface of the Polyend Step makes it clear that it's been designed to be operated entirely using the device's own integrated controls: 16 step buttons with running-light indicators, six encoders, three footswitches, and a display. Unlike conventional drum machines, the Polyend Step has literally been conceived from the ground up as a floor pedal, so it couldn't be easier to integrate it into and use it within an existing pedalboard setup.

Polyend was founded in 2015 in northeastern Poland by Piotr Raczyńsky and a team of dedicated designers, technicians, programmers, and musicians. The company focuses on the development of new creative possibilities. The first product to be released was named "Perc" and was a drum machine that created quite a stir on the market. Next, Seq and Poly, two interfaces which can be used to control both hardware and software instruments, were unveiled. Other products in Polyend's range include various modules for the Eurorack modular system and also the Medusa hybrid synthesizer, which was designed in cooperation with the Greek synthesizer manufacturer Dreadbox.