So i have a PO-33 that I barely use and am looking to upgrade. The issue with my PO feels too fiddly, fragile, sensitive, etc. with the controls too close together, and the case I got for it is handmade and doesn't seem secure enough on it and there's a bunch of small parts that could get lost if something were to happen. It also runs on disposable batteries and doesn't turn completely off when properly powered and there's an unnecessary clock on it.

With all that being said, I'm looking for a sampler with the following things:

• Under $400 new or used (if there isn't anything that meets the rest of these points for this price range, then please just tell me about the cheapest option)

• Relatively easy to use and can make full songs on it out of samples (simple pattern and song banks with copy/paste functionality, and maybe sequencing of fx controls as well)

• Stereo output

• Sample pitch, volume, panning, trim (and maybe slice), ADSR envelopes for volume and maybe pitch, and onboard fx

• No sample (sound frame) interpolation when pitching audio down (meaning you get that really crunchy lo-fi effect that you hear in bitcrushing plugins and older electronics with low sample rates)

• both MIDI in and out (so I can use it as a MIDI controller as well)

• All features must be accessible on the hardware itself and not through a computer, except for plain MIDI and just to load samples onto an SD card, USB drive, etc. (this is on here because a lot of modern devices are made to work fluently with proprietary controller software and stuff with no native support for Linux, which I'm seriously considering switching to from Windows, and I don't want to have to build or have someone build a piece of software from scratch that does everything that their thing can do, and have it be free and open source, although that would be good)

• Must be portable and run off of something that isn't disposable batteries, such as a regular DC connection or Mini-USB (I'd be fine having a powerful-enough rechargeable battery pack I could use for when there isn't an outlet nearby to provide power to the device, as long as it isn't too expensive)

Might be asking for a bit too much for under $400 but it's what I want

Hi Ya'll!

I recently switched out my Ensoniq mirage floppy drive for a Gotek and now I have 3 drives I'm looking to sell. Fortunately I've never needed to use the 2 back-up drives (purchased on eBay last year) as my main drive worked great (the drive in the box on the left hand side).

1.) Because I didn't try the 2 back-up drives I can't vouch for them, they're NEC FD1037A drives dated 1988.

2.) Would anyone in this sub be interested in these? Rather get them to someone here than throw on eBay into the abyss.

Anyone want to sell this beast? Thanx

I trust the opinions on this subreddit over some of the more mainstream music production forums, so I hope this discussion can stay productive.

Just over the last couple weeks I have seen a few different examples of modded operating systems being developed for MPC 2000 and 2KXL, and it feels like this is just the tip of the iceberg. New features on legacy machines are being released for the first time in 20+ years.

I have mixed thoughts on this. There’s no doubt that the new features look really nice and surprisingly smooth to operate. Mute groups on the 2KXL especially. On the other side though, it seems like a slippery slope. How far can you mod a legacy sampler before it becomes something else entirely? Why not just buy a modern MPC to get all the bells and whistles? I am also generally AI-skeptical, and it feels like a betrayal to so quickly throw away the original OS that has such a strong legacy for something that a few AI agents whipped up overnight.

I don’t want to turn into some anti-AI Luddite, but it does feel like a moral boundary has been crossed.

But then another side of this—I can see similarities with circuit bending and other modding communities that have thrived and contributed to art and culture, and this new AI-firmware modding wave could be seen as a new, accessible frontier where boundaries can really be pushed into a new era of music making.

I guess I just need some thoughts from others to bounce off of, so please discuss with honest integrity

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Hello All!

It has been quiet the last few days - Apologies, but I have a few ideas in the works for the coming weeks, so look out for those. I've been insanely busy with school lately, but there's a lull in the near future, so we'll get things going then.

Anyway, I wanted to reach out to those who have experience with the Bastl Dude. I've been looking for a pretty minimalist mixer for a few months, and have had my sights set on a few different options, namely the Yamaha DMP7, a small digital mixer from the 80's, or something like a PM430 from the 70's, which I was less enthusiastic about. I recently became aware of the Dude through a few different demos, and have been entertaining the idea of picking one up.

Here's what I'm working with:

• Akai S900 (mono)

• Ensoniq Mirage (mono)

• Ensoniq EPS (X2) (used in mono)

• MPC2000XL

I would split the audio out from the Dude into stereo, and run it into a Korg KP3 for stereo effects.

My question is this: what is this thing going to do to my signal path? Most people seem to use Dude as an effects unit, which acts as a mixer solely because it has multiple inputs. I definitely want grit, but would like the option to keep it clean as well. Does anyone have experience with running higher resolution audio through their dude? What comes out the other end?

Not a sampler-exclusive question, but as most people seem to seek out specific samplers for the sound characteristics, I'm sure many will want to know how the Dude could potentially affect that sound.