Great! Can this be used also as a polyphonic sequencer / midi recorder of up to 64 notes of external gear? I use the keystep pro to record live midi parts from various synths via different midi channels (I rarely play mono stuff, more chord sequences etc). This is way more compact and will fit better in my studio. Would you say it can replace the keystep pro and store / play polyphonic midi parts for external gear?
Wegen seiner Klarheit und Strukturiertheit ist dies für mich das bislang mit Abstand am besten nachvollziehbare Tutorial zu diesem Instrument. Vielen Dank für dieses sehr hilfreiche Video.
Glad to see you enjoyed this as much as I did 😁 That's a good point about copying a sample duplicating the name too, it is a bit confusing! It works the same when copying patterns so things can get a bit muddled if you don't know what's going on.
Ordered from the latest batch which should ship out end of December :). I was hoping to hear a comparison with the Akai S950, or other Akai 12-bit sampler that it so obviously takes inspiration from. Still a great in-depth review that I will no doubt come back to when mine arrives :)
Looked like a neat bit of gear until I realized my color-blind eyes couldn't tell the differences between the various green/orange/red button states... Oh well, glad I noticed it here before I bought one. (now to see if you've reviewed the Model:Samples)
I'm red/green colorblind and unfortunately did not notice this before buying one. Honestly, it's even worse in real life as in the video I can actually tell the difference a bit more easily. Probably because video cameras can have a tendency to exaggerate color shift. I'm probably going to have to send it back because of this. It's awesome otherwise. Bummer.
Huzzah! Mine arrived at teatime. The Smpltrek looks like too much hard work and will remain in its box until after Christmas. This one looks like a lot of fun and is my Christmas entertainment sorted.Anyway, time to watch even more lofi-12 tutes and try to make sense of the manual.
Hopefully this one will get you up and running quickly. It’s all pretty simple but there are a couple of oddities that took me ages to work out. I emailed Sonicware via the website and they did respond with the answers, but I was too impatient and spent hours digging in myself. Parameter locks on changing samples, copying samples and finding the non without changing it (use the latch function). Other than that it’s all pretty obvious once you know where to look. Enjoy - a great Christmas treat!
Really nice demo here. I’ve had mine for about 3 weeks. I noticed battery life is a bit short, I get maybe 3 hours on a set of cells. When the cells drop to around 1.3 volts it will auto shut off. Another item is that when I map a drum pattern across 16 steps using the PRM lock to set sample start position per step, it sounds really choppy due to an auto decay on each step. So each step ramps down volume before the next step. Release & Gate don’t seem to affect this.
Thanks... I've found I get around 6-8 hours with the rechargeable I have, but the auto shutoff does come as a shock! Maybe the speaker uses more - I've had mine plugged into my interface. For the 16 steps you can use the lease/gate function to get rid of the decay. Check that you have it set to zero on the whole track. If you've reduced the gate to zero per sample using the edit function with the overlay and its still doing it you may have to set the release/gate per step with the PRM lock (just a guess) but I've not found that.
This thing looks badass! Bit of a learning curve it seems, but that's to be expected for a device that can do a lot with quite a small interface. I have more than enough samplers but I am seriously tempted by this, especially as a travel device
Its not too bad tbh a few solid hours trying to sample something and then use it in a track gets you up and running. When you get it out of the box it feels a little impenetrable without a screen, which is why I attempted to demystify it with this.
I like this and I like the Uno synth pro also. I could be right in the zone with a desk full of these little £250 - £300 bits of gear at the moment. I think I'm gonna pick them both up 👍
Would love to see an IK Multimedia Uno Duo Groovebox with multiple tracks, and a better LCD screen. The Lofi-12 looks cool, but I wonder if I will ever figure out all the functions.
Hi brother, fantastic review. Do your encoders on your unit have similar resistance? On my unit, they have far less resistance on the cutoff and depth knobs. Is this normal ?
I’m not in the studio at the mo… but can’t recall there being any difference. It would seem weird being the cutoff and depth.. if it was just the cutoff for example you might think it’s one that will take a hammering so they put something more substantial in. Often when I’ve noticed things like that it’s been because the plastic caps are pressed down further in a couple of pots making them touch the surface causing more resistance - worth’s look.
@Starsky Carr Thank you very much for your reply, Starsky. I have discovered that the cut off and depth encoders become less resistant when the unit has been on for a while. When the unit is 'cold', said encoders are not that much different than the others. I think it is because of the internal heat in the unit generated by the power supply effects the encoders - as they (cutoff/depth) are the nearest to the heat source. This may very well effect the grease in the actual pots themselves .
Great tutorial, quick question, Im not beinag able to to a tied or long note to make the sample sound complete in my pattern, I follow the typical instructions and what´s happening is that each step the sample starts again. Any idea of what's happening? DOn't know if Im not turning on or off any options anywhere
I missed this when it dropped. I wonder if it would serve as a replacement for my S2400. I only use the Isla as a sample bank for individual drum hits from classic drum machines and trigger them from an external sequencer via midi. My S2400 is very under-utilized, but that's just my preferred workflow. I didn't catch how many individual samples can be loaded and triggered at once in this thing...
All this for half the price of a decent mobile, astounding kit. I still have half an eye on their 8-bit Warp for my full 80s flashbacks. I was going to get an ELZ1 but they're now more than the price they were when they were new, so Sonicware have been doing something right.
Kind of dismissed this when it came out. Then I saw the price ($239) and that it has 10 voices of polyphony. A polyphonic sampler that actually seems fun to use for that price is pretty amazing.
Wow your daughter went fully Prix Choc on your track....:D I wont loose the feeling that thing only sounds so neatly lofi boom bap because of an excellent sample library already on it... Also - no timestretch? What the Akai!
Yeah it’s a nice way of promoting the tape and vinyl effects! Plus the 12 bit mode. The sound library definitely helps. But as you’ve not got zones across the keyboard etc it’s definitely in Lofi territory. All sorts of weird artefacts when you’re playing an octave or 2 lower… or higher 😀
Oh and Prix Chic was one of our car tunes. Super Discount is one of my favourite albums of all time. Very funny to have all the kids singing “sinsemilla marijuana”.
@@StarskyCarr seems like its crying out for a (33)vinyl at 45 directly in to the sampler and then pitched down „hip hop“ test! 😃 Maybe with a direct comparison to your s3000? and s1000? From your attic? 🙂 But then youre entering into hip hop (hearing the flees coughing as we say in german) territory. I always wanted a S950, very late, so the hip hop tax was already hurting. Then I listened to a great comparison test with the 45 pitchdown trick and the S950 came across very boring and clean. Against an sp1200, an emax and Im not sure which was the 4th one. That healed me. I know that my Korg DSS-1 and the Prophet 2002 and to some extend the P3000 aswell are doing that trick very colorful. In the end its more often the Tal Sampler that gets used because its so much faster and convenient…🙈
@@StarskyCarr Hahahahaha 😂 Im picturing that! Great image. That Album is one of the classics! I listened to that even more than to Homework. Its a scandalous affair 😉 that its not at the same level of fame!
@@saftpackerl I did do a little test of my own and was going to include it in a video perhaps… to get longer sample times record something played fast then play it back an octave lower… quite Lofi in so many ways. Have you tried the inphonik RX950, PSP Decimator 2 or the SP950? All quite cool. I remember when I got my S3000i being disappointed with the sound. I had no idea why but just assumed newer was better - sold the S950 to fund it. Overall the s3000 was with it for the RAM but I wish I hadn’t sold the 950.
Starsky is actually Paul McCartney from another timeline
Well I want to go back to his!!! Surely I can argue with the timecards that there's been some mix up... or at least with out bank accounts :)
@@StarskyCarr Nah Starsky, the 90s were way cooler than the 60s!
Great! Can this be used also as a polyphonic sequencer / midi recorder of up to 64 notes of external gear? I use the keystep pro to record live midi parts from various synths via different midi channels (I rarely play mono stuff, more chord sequences etc). This is way more compact and will fit better in my studio. Would you say it can replace the keystep pro and store / play polyphonic midi parts for external gear?
This is what Korg Volca Sample should have been
Wegen seiner Klarheit und Strukturiertheit ist dies für mich das bislang mit Abstand am besten nachvollziehbare Tutorial zu diesem Instrument. Vielen Dank für dieses sehr hilfreiche Video.
Sold my Model Samples and got one of these. Never been happier.
I am doing the same.
My model sample is up for sale and the LoFi 12 is on its way.
Thank you so much for your great review! 🥰
Thanks.. it’s a really nice little unit. Lots of fun.
@@StarskyCarr Many thanks!
Glad to see you enjoyed this as much as I did 😁 That's a good point about copying a sample duplicating the name too, it is a bit confusing! It works the same when copying patterns so things can get a bit muddled if you don't know what's going on.
Haha yeah... thanks, and its a great fun little unit, especially for the price. I'll have to check out your other demos to get some tips :)
@@StarskyCarr Oh thank you. I'm working on a full tutorial now which should be available before Christmas if I get my act together 😄
Ordered from the latest batch which should ship out end of December :). I was hoping to hear a comparison with the Akai S950, or other Akai 12-bit sampler that it so obviously takes inspiration from. Still a great in-depth review that I will no doubt come back to when mine arrives :)
In stock at Andretons, Cablestop online and Juno
@@garycramphorn2636 I've already ordered one. Shipped out this morning :)
Looked like a neat bit of gear until I realized my color-blind eyes couldn't tell the differences between the various green/orange/red button states... Oh well, glad I noticed it here before I bought one. (now to see if you've reviewed the Model:Samples)
Good point, someone also mentioned that with the Behringer RD8. Not played the model samples unfortunately
I'm red/green colorblind and unfortunately did not notice this before buying one. Honestly, it's even worse in real life as in the video I can actually tell the difference a bit more easily. Probably because video cameras can have a tendency to exaggerate color shift. I'm probably going to have to send it back because of this. It's awesome otherwise. Bummer.
Huzzah! Mine arrived at teatime. The Smpltrek looks like too much hard work and will remain in its box until after Christmas. This one looks like a lot of fun and is my Christmas entertainment sorted.Anyway, time to watch even more lofi-12 tutes and try to make sense of the manual.
Hopefully this one will get you up and running quickly. It’s all pretty simple but there are a couple of oddities that took me ages to work out. I emailed Sonicware via the website and they did respond with the answers, but I was too impatient and spent hours digging in myself. Parameter locks on changing samples, copying samples and finding the non without changing it (use the latch function). Other than that it’s all pretty obvious once you know where to look. Enjoy - a great Christmas treat!
Salut mec. Est ce qu'il y a une documentation en français ? Sais-tu cela? Merci pour la démo.
really warm tracks! would you please provide stems of your demo songs?
Really stupid question but how do i clear the demo songs, so I can put my tracks on there?
I have owned this thing for 3 weeks and never noticed the functions printed below the white keys 🤦♂️🤦♂️
Haha.. Yeah but no-one care about the settings anyway 😂😂 … just details we can mainly ignore!
Really nice demo here. I’ve had mine for about 3 weeks. I noticed battery life is a bit short, I get maybe 3 hours on a set of cells. When the cells drop to around 1.3 volts it will auto shut off.
Another item is that when I map a drum pattern across 16 steps using the PRM lock to set sample start position per step, it sounds really choppy due to an auto decay on each step. So each step ramps down volume before the next step. Release & Gate don’t seem to affect this.
Thanks... I've found I get around 6-8 hours with the rechargeable I have, but the auto shutoff does come as a shock! Maybe the speaker uses more - I've had mine plugged into my interface. For the 16 steps you can use the lease/gate function to get rid of the decay. Check that you have it set to zero on the whole track. If you've reduced the gate to zero per sample using the edit function with the overlay and its still doing it you may have to set the release/gate per step with the PRM lock (just a guess) but I've not found that.
This thing looks badass! Bit of a learning curve it seems, but that's to be expected for a device that can do a lot with quite a small interface. I have more than enough samplers but I am seriously tempted by this, especially as a travel device
Its not too bad tbh a few solid hours trying to sample something and then use it in a track gets you up and running. When you get it out of the box it feels a little impenetrable without a screen, which is why I attempted to demystify it with this.
Thanks for the review ! 🍻 Lots of cool things on it.
Man you nailed it. Cool sounds
I like this and I like the Uno synth pro also. I could be right in the zone with a desk full of these little £250 - £300 bits of gear at the moment. I think I'm gonna pick them both up 👍
Would love to see an IK Multimedia Uno Duo Groovebox with multiple tracks, and a better LCD screen. The Lofi-12 looks cool, but I wonder if I will ever figure out all the functions.
Hi brother, fantastic review.
Do your encoders on your unit have similar resistance?
On my unit, they have far less resistance on the cutoff and depth knobs.
Is this normal ?
I’m not in the studio at the mo… but can’t recall there being any difference. It would seem weird being the cutoff and depth.. if it was just the cutoff for example you might think it’s one that will take a hammering so they put something more substantial in. Often when I’ve noticed things like that it’s been because the plastic caps are pressed down further in a couple of pots making them touch the surface causing more resistance - worth’s look.
@Starsky Carr Thank you very much for your reply, Starsky.
I have discovered that the cut off and depth encoders become less resistant when the unit has been on for a while.
When the unit is 'cold', said encoders are not that much different than the others.
I think it is because of the internal heat in the unit generated by the power supply effects the encoders - as they (cutoff/depth) are the nearest to the heat source. This may very well effect the grease in the actual pots themselves .
We have it good.
we certainly do. :)
Great tutorial, quick question, Im not beinag able to to a tied or long note to make the sample sound complete in my pattern, I follow the typical instructions and what´s happening is that each step the sample starts again. Any idea of what's happening? DOn't know if Im not turning on or off any options anywhere
I'll be round in the morning to do Loft ehem Installation ehem.... Cool vid and Vibes as always :)
I missed this when it dropped. I wonder if it would serve as a replacement for my S2400. I only use the Isla as a sample bank for individual drum hits from classic drum machines and trigger them from an external sequencer via midi. My S2400 is very under-utilized, but that's just my preferred workflow.
I didn't catch how many individual samples can be loaded and triggered at once in this thing...
Is this worth over the model samples from Elektron?
I’ve never tried model samples sorry.
Always a top notch review.. Well done.
Glad you enjoyed it - thanks :)
All this for half the price of a decent mobile, astounding kit. I still have half an eye on their 8-bit Warp for my full 80s flashbacks. I was going to get an ELZ1 but they're now more than the price they were when they were new, so Sonicware have been doing something right.
How do you delete samples?
There’s a manual online 😉
I’ve not bothered, just overwrite. There’s no real need as you’re not saving memory. You could always copy an empty slot though.
Question. Can the stutter be applied to all tracks simultaneously or just one track at a time?
excellence in presentation.....again
Thanks again!
Kind of dismissed this when it came out. Then I saw the price ($239) and that it has 10 voices of polyphony. A polyphonic sampler that actually seems fun to use for that price is pretty amazing.
The update has two different chopping modes now...take a look. F
The price point/performance is pretty amazing value.
@@tothefxckinmoon4540 Got it!
poor demo, sorry
It’s a review and walkthrough sorry.
Steve Hagen, until you post some content on your account, I'm not gonna take you seriously!
Wow your daughter went fully Prix Choc on your track....:D
I wont loose the feeling that thing only sounds so neatly lofi boom bap because of an excellent sample library already on it...
Also - no timestretch? What the Akai!
Yeah it’s a nice way of promoting the tape and vinyl effects! Plus the 12 bit mode. The sound library definitely helps. But as you’ve not got zones across the keyboard etc it’s definitely in Lofi territory. All sorts of weird artefacts when you’re playing an octave or 2 lower… or higher 😀
Oh and Prix Chic was one of our car tunes. Super Discount is one of my favourite albums of all time. Very funny to have all the kids singing “sinsemilla marijuana”.
@@StarskyCarr seems like its crying out for a (33)vinyl at 45 directly in to the sampler and then pitched down „hip hop“ test! 😃
Maybe with a direct comparison to your s3000? and s1000? From your attic? 🙂
But then youre entering into hip hop (hearing the flees coughing as we say in german) territory.
I always wanted a S950, very late, so the hip hop tax was already hurting.
Then I listened to a great comparison test with the 45 pitchdown trick and the S950 came across very boring and clean. Against an sp1200, an emax and Im not sure which was the 4th one.
That healed me.
I know that my Korg DSS-1 and the Prophet 2002 and to some extend the P3000 aswell are doing that trick very colorful.
In the end its more often the Tal Sampler that gets used because its so much faster and convenient…🙈
@@StarskyCarr Hahahahaha 😂
Im picturing that!
Great image.
That Album is one of the classics!
I listened to that even more than to Homework.
Its a scandalous affair 😉 that its not at the same level of fame!
@@saftpackerl I did do a little test of my own and was going to include it in a video perhaps… to get longer sample times record something played fast then play it back an octave lower… quite Lofi in so many ways. Have you tried the inphonik RX950, PSP Decimator 2 or the SP950? All quite cool.
I remember when I got my S3000i being disappointed with the sound. I had no idea why but just assumed newer was better - sold the S950 to fund it. Overall the s3000 was with it for the RAM but I wish I hadn’t sold the 950.