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@danny1969 here, but others feel free to chime in! I'm at a bit of a loss...
I just ordered an Akai MPX16, but I should've read reviews... apparently it's really shit; build quality and software issues and it is limiting in that your sample bank is limited to 60mb, and it takes AGES to load the samples when switching banks. So it will probably end up going back.
So I'm after something standalone to playback samples with. They don't necessarily need to be played rhythmically, although our drummer will be doing the triggering. It's mainly for segue noises in between songs and a few atmospheric sounds during quieter bits of our tunes.
I'd love a Roland SPD-SX, but damn ... they're nearly £600. I aint spending that much! Doesn't seem to be much else about.
iPad isn't really an ideal solution either. I don't mind combining a regular sampler with a pad controller of some kind, but portability and cheapness is the overall aim here.
I do have access to a Mandala pad, which might do the trick in terms of triggering. But I'd still need to solve the sampler aspect of it; and it needs to allow as long as you like samples (in practice probably no longer than 2 minutes will be required)
Any ideas?
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Something like a JamMan looper springs to mind. You can scroll up/down through patches with a separate footswitch, the downside being you've only got a numerical display (no patch name, etc).
I have a mate who's done whole gigs using a JamMan as a sample player (replacing the laptop/ableton setup he was using). to play backing tracks.
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