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.