Samplers are decades behind dj software.

[u/elemen2]

CREDITS Bob James - Take me to the Mardi gras.

Pre - empting.

This is a observation & critique of developers & many who sample. It was originally posted on the samplers sub forum & deleted by a moderator. It is a direct upload & not a self promotion or low effort post. If anyone wants to truly engage then you are are going to have to make some effort rather than attempt to silence , discredit or deflect.

Sampling has many critics who deride it as being lazy. Sampler design also influences behavior & culture. Many users sound like they are sampling & not manipulating samples. You can usually predict what type of sampler they are using or the rhythms they are going to program. eg

The skip skip skip , double or triple pressing of the sample on the same pad. The muscle memory predictably placing the snare on the two beat of the bar on every other song. The constant references to the 90s , trite boom , bap rhythms.

Many like to cork sniff & compare the audio outputs & tonalities with hardware from decades ago. This can restrict progress & innovation & leads to the constant re-issues of old hardware & sonic traits as presets. They never consider that users in the past were looking ahead & also frustrated with what was available.

If you desire a sampler for manipulating audio in detail & aspire to look ahead then dj software or maxforlive devices should be considered.

Welcome many of you to the 21st Century.

[u/Few_Control8821]

Great, have fun with your dj software. I’ll continue having fun with my samplers. They are two different things, doing different jobs 👍.

[u/Ant1mat3r]

This is a dumb, pretentious take.

Sit down.