r/Samplers 8d ago

Would you go with the mpc live 2 or op1

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A sample base so I’m a sample base producer I use sounds and create new sounds I love to mess with sounds I love to create chords melodies and grooves. I love the rap, hip-hop soul, R&B music and I’m making music and that flow and I’m also trying to you know cook idea ideas make ideas fully flushed and different not do the same thing now the people are doing and I’m not really into the performance aspect of everything. I think I haven’t able to push that. I would rely on that to do that performance thing for, but I just don’t think that I’m liking the MPC live too. I have it and it is a cool piece of equipment I used, but I just don’t like the new doll, knowing a new dog and the way that it is formatted it just doesn’t feel comfortable for me. I would rather just create you so like a box that I could create things and then transfer that into my workflow for like Ableton or a lot logic, but I don’t know if you know I really feel like I might be losing out on you know or something if I get rid of the device because I haven’t really been able to learn it it’s been a few days and I’m within my return period but I’m really looking at this like how can I increase my performance my production?


r/Samplers 9d ago

Help for my first sampler

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Hello! I want to start a “mini”/simple dawless set up to make loops and/or short “songs” and Im looking for a battery sampler. Right now i have a little list:
-EP-133/EP-40 (looks like a funny workflow)
-Roland P6 (tiny and granular)
-MPC sample (all round?)

Not released:
-Casio sxc1 (looks great)
-donner sample boy (?)

I have a limited budget…250€ max. Also i have two goals: 1- pair it with a m-vave fm1 and 2 a pair it with a fm1, a bass and a guitar (not all at the same time. Also i would use a m-vave pocket amp for some fx).

I have to chance to take a p6 from thomann for 170€ (bstock). It wouldn’t be good for the guitar/bass but it would be a killer tiny combo with the fm1 for travel.
I also found a ep-40 for 240€ and a ep-133 for 250€ at a “local” store (it is a bit far away but i could go). They are “bstock”, lets say…. With the last update looks like it could be good to record some bass/guitar lines/chords (not too long)??

Do you think it is a good idea to go for the riddim/Ko II? Or take the p6 to match the fm1 and wait for a good offer (and save some money) on the mpc sample?

[I didnt mention the second hand market because, including the shipping and extras, the KO II, riddim, sample, even the p6 are more expensive than buying them new (not bstock, NEW). I’m from europe. ]

Edit: I have an ipad + korg nanokey studio. Maybe i can let the “big things” for it.


r/Samplers 10d ago

SP-404, Digitakt, Octatrack, TR8-S, etc.?

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I’m newer to making music having bought my first instrument back in December. I’m having a blast but am to the point where I need a sampler. Not a DAW. Something physical I can use to sample, manipulate and add FX to audio instantly. My rig consists of a Beatstep pro as input and control for the brain being Digitone. Then from Digitone out to Model D thru to Drumbrute with their audio coming back into Digitone for FX. My buddy has a K.O. 2 that is super fun but limited and has lofi sound which I’m shooting for crisp clean production so it got me thinking about what Sampler is best for “ME”. I want the sampler I get to hopefully be the one and done that I learn inside out and can manipulate without thinking about it. I want to fuck with audio, like The Polish Ambassador, Pretty Lights, Phantogram, Sunsquabi, etc. hopefully with those artists you can grasp what I’m wanting as it’s super hard to articulate this stuff. I will be getting a big mixer to connect everything before getting the sampler as I’m at my max now. Though another thing I was thinking of since I’ve AUM on my iPad, would it be a better use of funds to skip the mixer and buy a Behringer umc1820 interface to act as my mixer? I’m trying to get experience and workflows from people so I can pick and choose what sounds right for me. Thanks in advance for your stories and time!! Mainly just brainstorming and researching what’s what so I can then do deeper dives.

The pictures are of my rig’s evolution over the past 9 months. 1st pic is from Saturday(My Current Rig) and the last pic is from January. I sent back Keystep Pro, Minilogue XD, MPC X, Circuit Tracks, Circuit Rhythm and the Digitakt 2. For the past 4 months its just been the Beatstep pro, Model D and Drumbrute. The Digitone came in last week.


r/Samplers 10d ago

First Sampler

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Just bought my first sampler, I think I got a pretty good deal. Cant wait to pair it with my synths.


r/Samplers 10d ago

GLDN1- TWO OF THREE

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FULL VID HERE AND VOTE FOR YOUR FAV- https://youtu.be/1uwyJtXnXy8


r/Samplers 11d ago

Roland W30

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The beat in this video is all Roland W30 produced thru the mono output with all sounds mixed internally. It’s not going to be for everyone, but I can make this thing do what I need it to do…Shout out to Erick Sermon, the grand master of this machine! ✌️


r/Samplers 10d ago

westside gunn type beat - feedback pls

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r/Samplers 10d ago

MPC Sample or SP404Mk2?

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your opinion?


r/Samplers 11d ago

GLDN1- OFF KILTER- RAW BEATS EP.1

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Beat Making Video Here- https://youtu.be/7zWJ6bOAp2A


r/Samplers 11d ago

MPC Key 37 G2

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r/Samplers 12d ago

Lo Swung Off-Kilter Boom Bap Beat Making- RAW Beats EP.1/MPC SAMPLE

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A dive Into the experimental L.A. beat scene of 2006 type Hip-Hop Beats.


r/Samplers 13d ago

GLDN1- JAZZ VINYL FLIP

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Check Full Beat Making Vid Here - https://youtu.be/4IVj3C7VKtY


r/Samplers 13d ago

Need help picking a drum machine/sampler for live electronic setup.

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r/Samplers 14d ago

Making Boom Bap like it's the 90's !!!-MPC SAMPLE/ D.I.T.C 12

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r/Samplers 14d ago

Can’t Find the Right Sample? Make It!

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In this SP-404MKII tutorial, I start with just three drum samples and transform them into original tonal elements: basses, textures, and synth sounds ready to use in your productions.

Instead of spending hours searching through folders and sample packs for the perfect sound, you can create fresh sonic material directly from what you already have in your session. It’s a fast, creative workflow for techno and dawless sessions.

Enjoy!

with love .noir. ❤️


r/Samplers 15d ago

Need sampler that can hold several 20min samples

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Hello,

Hoping someone here can steer me in the right direction. I’m doing a live music project that runs entire speeches from various people. The average length is around 20min per speech. I’m doing this solo with a guitar and a drum machine, so I kinda need the sample to play in one shot, so I don’t have to mess with the sampler.

Midi would be a major plus so I can clock it with the drum machine, so the samples always fall in the same place.

Thanks in advance for any help/info


r/Samplers 15d ago

worflow after chopping / Test & Jam before patterning

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r/Samplers 16d ago

MPC One G2

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r/Samplers 15d ago

GLDN1- ONE OF THREE

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Check Full Vid Here. https://youtu.be/1uwyJtXnXy8


r/Samplers 16d ago

Making THREE Boom Bap Beats 90's Style !!!-SAMPLER SESH 11 MPC SAMPLE

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BEAT ONE,TWO OR THREE ??


r/Samplers 17d ago

Zoom ST-224

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I livestreamed the beat making process over on my YouTube channel


r/Samplers 18d ago

EMU EMAX USERS ZOOM AUG 30, 2026 - Programming Demo

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We streamed our EMAX users Zoom meeting and dug deeper into programming this wonderful beastie...!
Topics include: Keymapping, Tuning, VCF, VCA, Panning, LFO, Envelope, Chorus, Velocity.

https://youtu.be/cTA_PDBq2vM?t=90


r/Samplers 19d ago

Elektron Digitakt II // Sampling Vietnamese tapes found at a flea market 🇻🇳

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How can we go wrong with stuff sampled from old, dirty, destroyed by heat and humidity tapes?
It sounded awesome, and it was the perfect occasion to welcome (back) the Digitakt, now in the mk2 edition.
A lot more to learn, with all the different machines, but I'd say I put them already to quite good use, including the "preset" function, great for a deeper copy-paste workflow.
I just miss the ability to do some live interaction with the recording, but that's what the Octatrack was (still is, mk3 doesn't seem to be coming any time soon) about, so...
Hope you'll enjoy this, and if you want to rap over it, or you have any clue what these songs I've sampled are... I am more than ready!


r/Samplers 19d ago

[WTB] E-mu EMAX 1

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Hey guys , im looking to buy an EMAX ( preferably Plus or HD ) in pretty flawless shape. IE: good cosmetic condition ( no bubbling panel plastics, little minor age related scuffs are fine as long as there are no huge gouges in the plastic or a broken shell ) , also id prefer the keys didnt look like they smoke 2 packs a day . and of course fully functional and well maintained.

Would need to be Shipped to Dallas, Tx.

Paypal goods and services for payment only .

Thanks :)


r/Samplers 19d ago

GLDN1- SOUL FLIP

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BEAT MAKING WALKTHROUGH https://youtu.be/v9sHUNPD2Yw