Just got one. I am seriously STOKED. This could be the best sounding sampler I've ever used (and I've used a lot of samplers since getting my first Emax back in the early nineties). Even with the analog filter bypassed, it sounds brilliant. Hi fi but in a musical, pleasant way. Great machine.
Stu G! my man! That is the best short demo ever or either this is an incredibly easy machine to pick up and I’ve watched every TH-cam clip on all the sampler/grooves boxes/sequencers. I think u should demo every machine out. Straight to the point
it's amazing how many people don't differentiate this from the new generation MPCs that are just controllers and therefore naturally far less expensive. this replaces the computer people. it goes back to classic MPC standalone, which is what people are asking for, and vastly improves upon it, in terms of features, ease-of-use, and memory. that's the whole point of it. Akai should already have this standalone market cornered with a current machine but somebody up there holds the view that all products need to be computer-based now, when obviously there's plenty of demand for both ways of working, and Akai could have made this exact machine easily just basing it on their legacy standalone MPC technology updated with modern processing power. the only thing a bit weird about this is the DSI filter and the DJ-oriented marketing and features (I can understand why some people are asking why it's not also a mixer, while we're at it), but it apparently did emerge from Pioneer's DJ tools so why not for people who are both DJs and composers or DJs that use sampling and effects extensively. also this is a major candidate for vast software updates, the basic controls on the box with a touch screen obviously justify the price. The only thing that's not clear to me is ease of use as a sampler compared to MPCs of any generation
+krenzilla Yes, I've even used it. But I'm not comparing to the new MPCs. Comparing to the old standalone ones. This Pioneer machine here is standalone but apparently has some limitations with MIDI and layering that wouldn't work for me.
Don't forget to mention that maximum sample playback per track is only 32 seconds! Anyone looking to use this for live performance backing tracks will have look elsewhere.
Ok, so that's the bit I don't understand: could you have a standard multi-track tune with looping samples as long as no sample in it is longer than 32s? It's definitely a limitation anyway, but just wondering.
My breakdown thus far: definitely see the potential and convenience if you play live electronic music; even though the color gives it a fruity vibe (dope if you can customize the pad lights). In the studio the connectivity would be very useful. As a producer of sample based music, for me it would come down to how well the converter and internal dsp effects sound. The fixed master out analog filter I could do without, and that probably adds like $500 to the price.
One thing no one has noticed much outside of the filters is the sound, this engine sounds very very clean powerful, good ! Have you tried this since the introduction of per step parameter locks?
I have a few gizmos in my studio (Maschine, Push, MPC Live) and they're all cool in specific ways. This thing looks really limited for the price, but the more I play with my MPC Live the more curious I get about this box. The workflow, structure, layers of everything on the MPC Live makes it less FUN to play on stage LIVE... This box actually looks more like the Maschine workflow, albeit in a very stripped-down method. Still, perhaps it's a great tool! Can you play channels (pads) from one group (Scene) while also playing sounds (channels or pads, if you will) from another group (Scene) simultaneously? I mean, can you use the 16 groups of pads together in a larger, more complex production way?
What people ask is a stand alone ableton live. And something affordable... It´s hard, but it is what the masses are asking for. There´s a gap for it. The MPC 5000 has an interesting VA poly synth and effects, a good sampler and midi sequencer and 4 midi outs... but is 16 bits (PRRRR, sounds good... but PRRR) and the firmware really needs update for HD recording and the way it handles sequences and live audio. Akai forgot its loyal customers. Maybe Pioneer handles it differently and fine tune Toraiz on further updates and fills the gap.
called zones today he wasn't sure if you could use a external a source , you have to load the samples in , I am trying to do more research I'll keep you posted an can you layer sounds ,
Does anyone know if you could use this to perform live Pop Tracks? Like, not DJ-style performance, but loading pre-recorded Pop backing tracks and using the pads to play drums over the backing tracks? Any insights appreciated!
Can the TORAIZ SP-16 sync with Ableton where Ableton is launching clips in Session view? Thanks for any help with this question. Been searching but can't find anything about this anywhere on line. Thanks.
Yeah at one point one of the reps said it would have all the FX of the RMX500, I do hope that is true. Id like to see the loop/stutter FX etc implemented.
not sure if im getting this correctly, it only has one group?? like, when the 16 pads have samples loaded in them, thats it?! and also.... how can you demo a sampler, without showing how to chop samples on it?
One group per pattern, any of which can be a chopped or musical loop. So if your track has classic song structure of intro, verse, chorus, middle 8, verse, chorus, outro you could use 5 patterns each using 16 different samples.
I am one of those who refuses to navigate to a computer and have been using my ASR-10 since 1993 (and I still do) but I have been looking into alternatives and have found no new hardware that can duplicate what it can do; especially nothing with a keyboard. I really wish someone would put out a keyboard hardware sampler/workstation comparable to the ASR-10 but everything is MIDI Controller/DAW based and understandably so. As I realize I am probably dreaming to see a stand alone Keyboard based sampler (no - the Korg Electribe Sampler does not count) I am still looking into alternatives. This one looks promising. Any ASR-10 owners out there who have migrated to something newer and comparable or anyone have any suggestions?
Chaz B .its a step by step video on converting your asr10 💾 drive into SD card or USB. it will help. I also converted my Triton to USB. check out Korg gadget too for the iPad. it's aimed towards 🎹 players that have work flow issues with CPU.
How easy was it to chop samples into specific pieces? For example if you wanted to divide an entire song into 12 or 16 pieces, would that be easy to do within the Toraiz or would you do that elsewhere and import the samples?
I have some doubts regarding Pioneer Toraiz SP16. I have been using Akai MPCs for a long time. Currently using Mpc 2500/1000/ Renaissance. My concerns 1) How many samples can I use at a time within a single pattern? ( In MPC, for a pattern we can use 16 x 4=64 samples in A,B,C and D banks normally) 2) How many samples can I layer in a single pad ( In MPC I can stack 4 samples with separate Volume, Pitch and Velocity levels)
It would be great if they made one for people who are RIGHT HANDED T_T Even left handed percussionists tend to play right handed.... No idea whose bright idea it was to make everyone cross their arms in order to finger drum and adjust parameters at the same time. It's absolutely charming that Akai caught on to left-handed samplers as well.
You know you could use it with the pads in front of you and the screen to your right side. Y'know, like you're obviously supposed to. The touch screen is on your right because most people are right handed.
it's not meant to be a "proper" sequencer, it's supposed to be simpler for DJ's/producers doing live remix type stuff, for in dept under the hood stuff the new MPX live is a lot better... I played with this at NAMM yesterday & for what it is it's pretty good. Fits in well with the rest of the Pioneer DJ line
Sandeep Kumar well I'm a producer and I want complex, not simple. I agree that the new mpc is a better product and I'm so glad it has come at a cheaper price point. I'm getting one.
fair enuff, mind you this is aimed at DJ's who spending $2,200 on ONE CD Player, even for them this is a stretch... I got to play with it with a DJ setup & it's pretty simple & fun for that
Yes it definitely samples via the main inputs that has been said since the first intro videos came out. If it can sample and loop in tempo immediately then it suddenly becomes a very cool live tool.
Looks like the old lady gone kill me . I know it's new but I have so many questions , I am sample based starting to post my beats on line only have one now check it out when you have time , keep in touch
"Has anyone checked how the sound actually is when playing in a club? Can this machine soundwise compensate my MPC 4000 ?" I wouldn't put much faith in judging it that way. There's just to many outside variables that would make it extremely difficult to isolate any 1 component. It could sound like crap on one system, and great on another.
ive got an alpha base and im actually looking at one of these to compliment it. the AB is amazing, but sample management is a pain, and really isnt meant to be more than individual samples. there's no time stretching or beat matching, so unless you do it before you dump it into the AB what you have is what you get. the only way you can identify samples in internal memory is numerically, 1-300. Im not knocking the AB in any way, just saying its not the same kind of "sampling" drum machine/sequencer. If you work with loops at all the AB is not the most ideally suited.
Nathan maschine does zero compared to this. Maschine needs a computer, so really, the maschine is pointless as everything can be done by simply clicking it. Maschine not needed. And I have one too 😂
Say what you will...but if a demo helps to motivate the actions of the consumer...This demo was not convincing! For $1500 Pioneer should have commissioned a wide array of demonstrators for what appears to be a promising piece of gear. From the aspiring bedroom producer to the seasoned platinum selling song makers...GIVE WIDE VARIATIONS OF WHAT IS POSSIBLE WITH A UNIT LIKE THIS. This four on the floor garbage is kid stuff....Come on Pioneer show us what it can do!
if anything the price tag is good for keeping most kids away .. from what i've seen in other tutorials there looks like there is a note off option for more sequence flexibility although i'm still not certain how that will work in a step sequencing scenario .. tempted just to buy it for the filter's but will wait and see how flexible it is after the initial release .. very average music being made on this thing so far but to be fair noone has had it for that long.
Dave smith Filter, you mean Curtis Filter, thank you Mrs curtis for allowing his patent to be replicated in his Honour to continue its production, get ur facts right bro. kinda offensive.
@@Claidheambmor "it is a dave smith filter" then you say "dave smith uses the curtis filter" do you even know what the curtis filter is? it isn't a "dave smith" filter...... moronic contradictory statement of the centaury right here. durrrrr
useless? this does everything an MPC does, completely replaces a DAW, MIDI module and controller, and provides a TR808 type sequencer. it's also the only machine on the market that combines these features. not sure about useless.
Sadly, not comparable to an MPC - only allows for a maximum 32 second sample playback per track. Can not layer samples per track. Only 16 note polyphony. Midi is ridiculously limited. Unfortunately, this is not an MPC replacement. It's something else.
Mmm I stand corrected. That's very interesting to me because I've never used an old MPC... only DAWS with control surfaces, standalone portastudio type multitrackers, and multitrack loopers and drum machines. I need to get my head around the concepts. I know the old standalone MPCs combine all of these functions but can't imagine enjoying that interface apart from the basic sample and loop based approach. 32 secs seems like a long enough max sampling time for looping purposes. It also means you couldn't sample your own audio performance for more than 32 seconds, right? That might be ok for me as long as you can line up different samples on the same track. I think you're just saying that they can't sound simultaneously on the same track, but can they be lined up on the same track? So for me brings up the need to know what the maximum track length is, I just assumed the answer would be "plenty" for all the aforementioned. With respect to MIDI polyphony, this means you would have 16 notes in total for all 16 tracks? That does seem pretty useless. (now that you know who you're dealing with, if you have time to answer, please speak to me as if I were a dog trying to understand this).
Just got one. I am seriously STOKED. This could be the best sounding sampler I've ever used (and I've used a lot of samplers since getting my first Emax back in the early nineties). Even with the analog filter bypassed, it sounds brilliant. Hi fi but in a musical, pleasant way. Great machine.
Stu G! my man! That is the best short demo ever or either this is an incredibly easy machine to pick up and I’ve watched every TH-cam clip on all the sampler/grooves boxes/sequencers. I think u should demo every machine out. Straight to the point
it's amazing how many people don't differentiate this from the new generation MPCs that are just controllers and therefore naturally far less expensive. this replaces the computer people. it goes back to classic MPC standalone, which is what people are asking for, and vastly improves upon it, in terms of features, ease-of-use, and memory. that's the whole point of it. Akai should already have this standalone market cornered with a current machine but somebody up there holds the view that all products need to be computer-based now, when obviously there's plenty of demand for both ways of working, and Akai could have made this exact machine easily just basing it on their legacy standalone MPC technology updated with modern processing power. the only thing a bit weird about this is the DSI filter and the DJ-oriented marketing and features (I can understand why some people are asking why it's not also a mixer, while we're at it), but it apparently did emerge from Pioneer's DJ tools so why not for people who are both DJs and composers or DJs that use sampling and effects extensively. also this is a major candidate for vast software updates, the basic controls on the box with a touch screen obviously justify the price. The only thing that's not clear to me is ease of use as a sampler compared to MPCs of any generation
+krenzilla Yes, I've even used it. But I'm not comparing to the new MPCs. Comparing to the old standalone ones. This Pioneer machine here is standalone but apparently has some limitations with MIDI and layering that wouldn't work for me.
Don't forget to mention that maximum sample playback per track is only 32 seconds! Anyone looking to use this for live performance backing tracks will have look elsewhere.
Ok, so that's the bit I don't understand: could you have a standard multi-track tune with looping samples as long as no sample in it is longer than 32s? It's definitely a limitation anyway, but just wondering.
Touch doesnt work standalone
mpc x is a controller? No man... The toraiz is a super sample player (like elektribe sampler) not a REAL sampler, not a workstation like the mpc.
just ordered this today. buzzing for this, will be awesome to load up samples via usb too. need a week off work i think :)
Take off two.
just bought one as discontinued. Unbelievbly good machine. built like a tank sounds better than any of my bar bar none
For only $1600? I'm running to the store!
Half the Price now...still didnt put my shoes on
My breakdown thus far: definitely see the potential and convenience if you play live electronic music; even though the color gives it a fruity vibe (dope if you can customize the pad lights). In the studio the connectivity would be very useful. As a producer of sample based music, for me it would come down to how well the converter and internal dsp effects sound. The fixed master out analog filter I could do without, and that probably adds like $500 to the price.
One thing no one has noticed much outside of the filters is the sound, this engine sounds very very clean powerful, good ! Have you tried this since the introduction of per step parameter locks?
I have a few gizmos in my studio (Maschine, Push, MPC Live) and they're all cool in specific ways. This thing looks really limited for the price, but the more I play with my MPC Live the more curious I get about this box. The workflow, structure, layers of everything on the MPC Live makes it less FUN to play on stage LIVE... This box actually looks more like the Maschine workflow, albeit in a very stripped-down method. Still, perhaps it's a great tool! Can you play channels (pads) from one group (Scene) while also playing sounds (channels or pads, if you will) from another group (Scene) simultaneously? I mean, can you use the 16 groups of pads together in a larger, more complex production way?
I think I prefer the Maschine MK3 over this ?
Been waiting for this for so long. Bye bye mpc🖐🏾! We had fun!
MPC touch requires a computer, many of us don't want to use a computer for music stuff.
so true !!!!!!
Very nice presentation. Keep them coming!
What people ask is a stand alone ableton live. And something affordable... It´s hard, but it is what the masses are asking for. There´s a gap for it. The MPC 5000 has an interesting VA poly synth and effects, a good sampler and midi sequencer and 4 midi outs... but is 16 bits (PRRRR, sounds good... but PRRR) and the firmware really needs update for HD recording and the way it handles sequences and live audio. Akai forgot its loyal customers. Maybe Pioneer handles it differently and fine tune Toraiz on further updates and fills the gap.
It's a start , I didn't see a record button , thank for the info
It has one, second button just left side of play button
Definitely need to buy this. Great review.
IS THERE A WAY TO SYNC THIS TO MY SERATO DJ AND MAKE IT SNAP TO THE GRID.
I HAVE A PIONEER DJ S9 MIXER AND A XDJ CDJ PIONEER.
called zones today he wasn't sure if you could use a external a source , you have to load the samples in , I am trying to do more research I'll keep you posted an can you layer sounds ,
Excellent job! Understandable illuminating. Many thanks.
Can the scenes be told to trigger on the next measure or do they just trigger automatically when you push the pad.
Does anyone know if you could use this to perform live Pop Tracks? Like, not DJ-style performance, but loading pre-recorded Pop backing tracks and using the pads to play drums over the backing tracks?
Any insights appreciated!
easy cheesy
Can the TORAIZ SP-16 sync with Ableton where Ableton is launching clips in Session view? Thanks for any help with this question. Been searching but can't find anything about this anywhere on line. Thanks.
can you choose the scale like you can on the Squid? so if you import the sample it will play for that scale?
Needs more effects in my mind but still looks great.
yeah - no reverb or delay? hmmm
Many more effects coming on next firmware updates. Reverb and Delay are available on the send effects already
Yeah at one point one of the reps said it would have all the FX of the RMX500, I do hope that is true. Id like to see the loop/stutter FX etc implemented.
+aikighost yes loop rolls and stutter fx would be huge on a piece like this.
the only fx needed on a sampler are good filters.and dj/performers please spare us the stutter,noise,and spiral up/down fx.
In the Scale mode can a user select a scale such as Ionian or Dorian and/or can a user select a key (i.e, Cm, Bflat, etc.)? Thanks. Mark
not sure if im getting this correctly, it only has one group?? like, when the 16 pads have samples loaded in them, thats it?!
and also.... how can you demo a sampler, without showing how to chop samples on it?
One group per pattern, any of which can be a chopped or musical loop. So if your track has classic song structure of intro, verse, chorus, middle 8, verse, chorus, outro you could use 5 patterns each using 16 different samples.
I am one of those who refuses to navigate to a computer and have been using my ASR-10 since 1993 (and I still do) but I have been looking into alternatives and have found no new hardware that can duplicate what it can do; especially nothing with a keyboard. I really wish someone would put out a keyboard hardware sampler/workstation comparable to the ASR-10 but everything is MIDI Controller/DAW based and understandably so. As I realize I am probably dreaming to see a stand alone Keyboard based sampler (no - the Korg Electribe Sampler does not count) I am still looking into alternatives. This one looks promising. Any ASR-10 owners out there who have migrated to something newer and comparable or anyone have any suggestions?
Chaz B .its a step by step video on converting your asr10 💾 drive into SD card or USB. it will help. I also converted my Triton to USB. check out Korg gadget too for the iPad. it's aimed towards 🎹 players that have work flow issues with CPU.
The roland fa-06, workstation with full sequencer, and mpc like sampler.
How about a Yamaha RS7000 or Roland MC-909
How easy was it to chop samples into specific pieces? For example if you wanted to divide an entire song into 12 or 16 pieces, would that be easy to do within the Toraiz or would you do that elsewhere and import the samples?
The release firmware slices into 16 even slices. The next firmware update will provide full slice point editing.
That is awesome news.
Thanks.
Waste of time. Just get maschine.
Maschine requires PC/laptop.
do you hook up directly to dj djm mixer rca's or xlr cable to a big mixer channel 16?
Where can I find the settings for the analysis / grid
Is there a possibility to play a chord in scale mode? Like load a piano note and play a chord sequence?
Does it sample from external inputs?
thats why i'm curious about.. is it possible to sample from CDJs..
yes.
I have some doubts regarding Pioneer Toraiz SP16. I have been using Akai MPCs for a long time. Currently using Mpc 2500/1000/ Renaissance.
My concerns
1) How many samples can I use at a time within a single pattern? ( In MPC, for a pattern we can use 16 x 4=64 samples in A,B,C and D banks normally)
2) How many samples can I layer in a single pad ( In MPC I can stack 4 samples with separate Volume, Pitch and Velocity levels)
RTFM
Really Nice!
It would be great if they made one for people who are RIGHT HANDED T_T
Even left handed percussionists tend to play right handed....
No idea whose bright idea it was to make everyone cross their arms in order to finger drum and adjust parameters at the same time. It's absolutely charming that Akai caught on to left-handed samplers as well.
You know you could use it with the pads in front of you and the screen to your right side. Y'know, like you're obviously supposed to. The touch screen is on your right because most people are right handed.
I like this Toraiz but its complete lack of external midi sequencing is a deal breaker for me.
it has external MIDI sequencing
4 notes step isn't proper sequencing. Pretty poor for a device at this price.
it's not meant to be a "proper" sequencer, it's supposed to be simpler for DJ's/producers doing live remix type stuff, for in dept under the hood stuff the new MPX live is a lot better... I played with this at NAMM yesterday & for what it is it's pretty good. Fits in well with the rest of the Pioneer DJ line
Sandeep Kumar well I'm a producer and I want complex, not simple. I agree that the new mpc is a better product and I'm so glad it has come at a cheaper price point. I'm getting one.
fair enuff, mind you this is aimed at DJ's who spending $2,200 on ONE CD Player, even for them this is a stretch... I got to play with it with a DJ setup & it's pretty simple & fun for that
I guess my biggest question is does it sample and autolooop from the inputs? IE: Can I sample a synth line for example and have it looping instantly?
yeah - and does it sample at all? or is a sample playback unit, like tempest, rytm, volca sample
Yes it definitely samples via the main inputs that has been said since the first intro videos came out. If it can sample and loop in tempo immediately then it suddenly becomes a very cool live tool.
Can I hook my turntable to this an sample into it
+corey smiley yes I'm pretty sure that's possible.
Looks like the old lady gone kill me . I know it's new but I have so many questions , I am sample based starting to post my beats on line only have one now check it out when you have time , keep in touch
Has anyone checked how the sound actually is when playing in a club?
Can this machine soundwise compensate my MPC 4000 ?
Thanks for your advise!
"Has anyone checked how the sound actually is when playing in a club? Can this machine soundwise compensate my MPC 4000 ?"
I wouldn't put much faith in judging it that way. There's just to many outside variables that would make it extremely difficult to isolate any 1 component. It could sound like crap on one system, and great on another.
Very cool, but I am saving for a Jomox Alpha Base.
ive got an alpha base and im actually looking at one of these to compliment it. the AB is amazing, but sample management is a pain, and really isnt meant to be more than individual samples. there's no time stretching or beat matching, so unless you do it before you dump it into the AB what you have is what you get. the only way you can identify samples in internal memory is numerically, 1-300. Im not knocking the AB in any way, just saying its not the same kind of "sampling" drum machine/sequencer. If you work with loops at all the AB is not the most ideally suited.
Looks dope
Where's Ean
Soooo do we even need decks anymore ?
dis looks good 4 msic production
It has it's strengths and weaknesses
is there a song mode?
Yes
No beat-fractional delay effect? A huge oversight! The FX options in general seem extremely weak.
their isn't many fx at the moment but i am sure in future updates their is definitely room for more.
So whats the diff between this and bitwig/ableton?
this is standalone for starters...
The others are full on DAWS there no comparison! totally different things
Synth Freq this is for live performance, not making tracks in the studio
Wish this was a DJ mixer
Touch screen qwerty keyboard mixer with hub?
yes xdj 1000 or tour 1
I'd consider buying a DJ mixer if you're looking for a DJ mixer.
@@Claidheambmor no anyone I have a Denon go
Hmmm....this or Maschine Studio?
Maschine will do alot more
Nathan maschine does zero compared to this. Maschine needs a computer, so really, the maschine is pointless as everything can be done by simply clicking it. Maschine not needed. And I have one too 😂
can someone compare this to the maschine studio please?
Kinda difficult to compare a standalone piece of hardware to something that needs to be plugged in to a computer.
How do i use this like an mpc?
*tumbleweed*
cool machine
With new standalone MPC Live, this seems like nothing.
Toraiz have top quality sound, akai like frooty loops sucker.
@@yutube3799 jesus, you're dumb.
I think I prefer the Maschine MK3 over this ?
does this connect with pioneer mixer
With network cable
Say what you will...but if a demo helps to motivate the actions of the consumer...This demo was not convincing! For $1500 Pioneer should have commissioned a wide array of demonstrators for what appears to be a promising piece of gear. From the aspiring bedroom producer to the seasoned platinum selling song makers...GIVE WIDE VARIATIONS OF WHAT IS POSSIBLE WITH A UNIT LIKE THIS. This four on the floor garbage is kid stuff....Come on Pioneer show us what it can do!
if anything the price tag is good for keeping most kids away .. from what i've seen in other tutorials there looks like there is a note off option for more sequence flexibility although i'm still not certain how that will work in a step sequencing scenario .. tempted just to buy it for the filter's but will wait and see how flexible it is after the initial release .. very average music being made on this thing so far but to be fair noone has had it for that long.
see if it fits inside your workflow. if i get one of these it's gonna be to eliminate everything else...
I'm a producer, and I'm digging this hardware!if only it was battery powered. it could replace KORG electribe
how is this compared to analog rytm?
it's not analog
ill wait till it gets down to 1 grand at least....
It's been a few years but it's $900 now
I dont like when the call stuff kit...it just bothers me makes me want to beat them with there kit;)
Lol
in outs
Rich mans circuit. ahaha
Dave smith Filter, you mean Curtis Filter, thank you Mrs curtis for allowing his patent to be replicated in his Honour to continue its production, get ur facts right bro. kinda offensive.
It is a Dave Smith filter. Dave Smith uses the Curtis filter. Your desperation to prove someone wrong based on semantics is kinda offensive, BRO.
@@Claidheambmor "it is a dave smith filter" then you say "dave smith uses the curtis filter"
do you even know what the curtis filter is? it isn't a "dave smith" filter...... moronic contradictory statement of the centaury right here. durrrrr
Good idea. Bad execution, looks sub-par considered what else is out there for that same price these days (standalone hardware included)
why does this do nothing for me....
lol!
best summed up as.... meh well... expensive meh that is
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not sold at all, doesnt have a real time strech feature. Ill pass..
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😂 The attention span of people never fails to amaze.
poor...:D
i can't stand them damn lights.
Looks too complicated. I'll stick with my Maschine Studio. Man...these DJ companies really need a different approach. Maybe a Hololens application?
in a very Pioneery way.. overpriced and useless
useless? this does everything an MPC does, completely replaces a DAW, MIDI module and controller, and provides a TR808 type sequencer. it's also the only machine on the market that combines these features. not sure about useless.
Sadly, not comparable to an MPC - only allows for a maximum 32 second sample playback per track. Can not layer samples per track. Only 16 note polyphony. Midi is ridiculously limited. Unfortunately, this is not an MPC replacement. It's something else.
Mmm I stand corrected. That's very interesting to me because I've never used an old MPC... only DAWS with control surfaces, standalone portastudio type multitrackers, and multitrack loopers and drum machines. I need to get my head around the concepts. I know the old standalone MPCs combine all of these functions but can't imagine enjoying that interface apart from the basic sample and loop based approach. 32 secs seems like a long enough max sampling time for looping purposes. It also means you couldn't sample your own audio performance for more than 32 seconds, right? That might be ok for me as long as you can line up different samples on the same track. I think you're just saying that they can't sound simultaneously on the same track, but can they be lined up on the same track? So for me brings up the need to know what the maximum track length is, I just assumed the answer would be "plenty" for all the aforementioned. With respect to MIDI polyphony, this means you would have 16 notes in total for all 16 tracks? That does seem pretty useless. (now that you know who you're dealing with, if you have time to answer, please speak to me as if I were a dog trying to understand this).
Wow, only 32 seconds?? Are you sure? (didn't stumble upon that info myself) :(
It is very Pioneery. I wouldn't say useless but overpriced and gimmicky.
Overpriced
4 fx LOL
Useless and overprice
Need many years to upgrade
Do the pads have aftertouch?