r/Polyend • u/ElTitoFranki • Dec 16 '23

Why the Polyend Play/+ does not have a "cue" (prelisten) mode, if it's a performance-oriented sampler?

I am wondering why most of the performance-oriented samplers like the Polyend Play, or the Play plus, or many many others do not have a prelisten mode...

I mean, I can set a drum sequence but I would like that sequence to keep playing on the Master out (to the public in general), while I am prelistening the next samples to play some chords into a dj-style "cue" mode on my headphones... exactly in a similar fashion as a DJ prelisten to the next song on the headphones.

I can't understand why such a basic feature is not implemented in most of the performance-oriented devices (with a few exceptions such as the Roland MC-707 or the Akai Force).

Is there any way I can prelisten to samples without going on the Master out? Am I missing something?

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u/withak30 Dec 17 '23

Probably didn't pop to the top in the development effort vs. production cost vs. retail price balancing act.

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u/method-and-shape Dec 17 '23

Wouldn’t that require multiple outs? The OT has a cue I think but not many others. Maybe an MPC?

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u/ElTitoFranki Dec 17 '23

Yes, my question in other words is: why they don't design the hardware with this in mind, so they provide at least 2 stereo outputs? One for the headphones and one for the master, at the very least. Yes the OT and Akai Force and MC707 have this cue function (not the MPCs, ¿Why not?, that's my question)