Sonicware LoFi-12XT the resurgence of 12bit samplers?

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00:00 LoFi Intro
04:17 Specs and Special "stuff"
16:56 How it works and how it Sounds
25:05 Pros and Cons + Closing

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Sonicware is a small japanese brand with very cool and affordable gear, and this is their new Sampler, inspired by LoFi-12, it's supposed to be a LoFi, 12bit sounding sampler that revives the samplers of the 80's and 90's. Slice, Repitch, add effects, sequence it and record it, the way it should be done! Ride with me along I explain and show what I managed to do with it, Techno of course.

[EverettDudgeon]

I’m happy to see hardware samplers are popular again. Out of the new batch of smaller samplers, I think the 1010Music Tangerine is certainly the best in regards to its versatility but I really love the on-board samples of the Sonicware Lo Fi 12 XT.

I know it’s a bit ridiculous to be interested in the factory sounds of a sampler but there’s so many iconic sounds from classic samplers (Fairlight, Emulator, Prophet 2000, Mirage etc) where you know exactly what instrument and library those sounds were from. The Sonicware samples in the Lo Fi 12, although simple bread and butter categories have their own distinctive flavour to them. The strings, choir, guitar, etc have their own voice and it’s kind of a shame that these new samplers are being catered towards beatmakers. Nothing wrong with beatmaking but I’d just like to hear a bit more variety in the demos and factory sounds.

[Farold_Haltermeyer]

Best velocity pads out there, love 'em. And being able to turn off the 12bit effect is awesome. Sold my Digitakts and my Octatrack is gathering dust. Love this thing and their firmware updates are superb

[ILLUDIUM_Q_]

I love mine! Just make sure you have the latest Firmware Update and you're good to go! 😎

[earthhuman]

I'm in love with mine. Using it almost everyday.

I hope they add a way to mute midi being sent from the tracks to external gear, and a way to record the external input to the mixtape recording.

Im so happy I've finally found a new school sampler I connect with. As a person who has spent years with a MPC60 and MPC1000, the new ones are not for me.

[ILLUDIUM_Q_]

8:15 don't forget to rescan your drive so that the LoFi-12XT can add them to the database. 👍🏾

[vvlvmusic]

Great video! Loving the LoFi-12 a lot, been using it a lot.
But I have a question regarding your power bank. It's the MyVolt one, right? How long can you run the Lofi with it? Approximately.

[quint_ber]

Sounds amazing! Would you release tracks using the 12bit mode or is it missing to much resolution/highs?

[EverettVinzant]

Something you might want to consider. Using your mic to pick up audio from the speaker…
That doesn’t REALLY tell us anything about the sound it creates. On top of that YouTube messes with the audio too…
Maybe in the future run the headphone output on the device and your mic to a mixer so that we can get a better idea of what the audio sounds like?

[AnandViswanathan]

New lofiXT user here but how did you get the kick and toms in the same track like that? Its not a sliced track is it?

[mnmnc]

Hi there, nice overview
I got one question. I saw that you can recieve audio over USB for sampling etc. My question is can you send audio over USB, for instance to see it as external instrument in Ableton or other DAW but over USB?
Thanks and Peace ✌

[saisiga]

What is the difference between sample trek and the lo-fi 12 cut, minus the lo-fi and track count?

[slowbro]

That powerbank can run my Korg MS-20 Mini, 5 vilcas withna splitter at once amd.also my Lofi 12 XT and Lofi - 6. I have a mighty need

[IbnSalimAbdullah]

If you don't mind, which ripcord is that? And is the external battery dialed in to a specific voltage or does it regulate itself, plug and play style?

[Myexpectationsarerealistic]

I like them, but I have Renoise. 😂

Hard to justify buying anything that isn’t Limited Edition when competing with Renoise. I love their work though.👍🏻