Bad Gear - Yamaha SU10 Sampling Unit - Too LoFi???

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Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Yamaha SU10 Sampling Unit. Is it too lo-fi???

[@Halfpipesaur]

"Look son, this is how Volca Sample looked like when I was your age"

[@AudioPilz]

Full midi capability ;)

[@PercivalThe23]

"less" knobs,but better in every way!

[@Halfpipesaur]

probably faster file transfer too

[@sheepkillindog]

If this is the volca sample then the Yamaha QR-10 is the old school pocket operator. It has a built in speaker and does sampling. It’s a fun little unit!

[@elfusilado79]

Realtime sampling :p

[@roterodamus]

That "Lo-fi af slightly off the grid wonky dystopian" beat is fire!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@awkwardtom]

Definitely on to a winner winner chicken dinner with it 😁 seriously...

[@ianrossmusic]

No lie! GREAT work on that one!

[@HashMagician]

Prolly best Bad Gear tune I had heard

[@Pichuscute]

@@HashMagician I second that notion.

[@DjNikGnashers]

This is RAD GEAR not bad. I had one in the late 90's, it was brilliant, and I used to sample old ladies chatting on the bus, and make tunes on the spot in headphones. It was genuinely great.

[@AudioPilz]

That's the way to go!

[@danjwalker]

Ahh, some good ol' granny-lur sampling.

[@SidechainStudios]

Agreed - I loved this piece in the 90's, and always wanted to own one growing up

[@kevinr.3542]

Low Fi Granny Grooves are the way

[@terrordisco2944]

I never figured out sequencing on it. It was sooo convoluted.

[@ChainsawRosary]

It looks like the kind of thing you'd find in a pawn shop with the wrong cables and a mystery crust on the corners of the screen.

[@AudioPilz]

How did you know about the crust? ;)

[@Monkeyshaman]

I've absolutely walked past this answering machine at least ten times. Usually reshuffled amongst the growing stack of used keyboards and yellowed desk lights.

[@fightsportsworldwide9776]

@@AudioPilz he smokes meth too

[@JamesParatiiArts]

I love my SU -10! i bought one in 1999 and i still have it, I have made about 3 albums of music with it, Hip Hop and evil distorted Jungle (all between 99-2003). I used to trigger the samples by hand and record to minidisc, jamming the tune until i had great sections and then chop up sections on the minidisc edtor function I shit you not! that is how i made 3 records! all on batteries ! amazing!

[@AudioPilz]

Agreed! One of my favorite compact samplers!!!

[@Noise-Conductor]

Thats sounds cool but where can I find them?

[@mode7beats]

I want to hear those albums! Do you have them up on Bandcamp or anything?

[@HyPeRGeNeRaToR]

Now, you can't just tell us this without giving us some hope that we'll be able to hear it!

[@JamesParatiiArts]

@@HyPeRGeNeRaToR ah shit sorry guys yes i have one on Bandcamp but the other 2 I dont one day !hahah

[@wellurban]

The fact that Björk used it as a sketch pad for ideas when working on Homogenic is enough on it’s own for this to deserve a place in music history.

[@AudioPilz]

Absolutely!

[@z.verdadero]

playing on top of a volcano is a total mood. i'm with björk here. also i think that lo-fi af slightly off the grid wonky distopian hip hop instrumental is my new favourite musical genre

[@AudioPilz]

Björk rules! Thanks!

[@meretrix]

It's criminal that this channel doesn't already have a million subs

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! I wholeheartedly agree ;)

[@CaptainAlbatross]

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate the awesome video-editing that goes into these video's? Great stuff again, those tracks are ganz super!

[@AudioPilz]

Vielen Dank!

[@ni-mod2915]

New bad gear vid - another not bad friday evening

[@AudioPilz]

Happy to hear that, thank God it's Friday

[@mitchellborne7428]

That Lo-Fi AF Slightly Off The Grid Wonky Dystopian jam was crunchy as chips. Id listen to that on my free time.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!

[@fisk0]

Fun fact, the Yamaha SU/QY line of this era is the exact same form factor as Korg's Volca line, so they fit perfectly in a Volca stand along with other Volcas. Only issue is that the ports are on the "top"/back instead of the face, so in some stands, like the official Sequenz Volca stands, you can only place them in the upmost row, as the others block the MIDI and audio jacks.

[@AudioPilz]

The Volcas are even a bit bigger (just had to check that out now;)

[@vinylarchaeologist]

How little this show has changed in 2 years. It‘s all here already, the concept, the structure, the execution. Wonderfully timeless, I‘d say!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@HazyJ28]

"only" 10k views and over 500 comments. That's how you know your content absolutely slaps. KZbin would be a much shittier place without you, and I appreciate the time you take to make this dope content. Thank you.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!

[@TheMagicStatic]

Great video! This was my first sampler. I didn't care much about sound quality at the time, I was recording on a cassette 4-track. There was a record store in my area that was getting rid of all their vinyl stock, 5 for 1 dollar and I bought so much just cheesy random stuff, specifically for sampling. I had so much fun. I'll always love this sampler.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Vinyl session FTW

[@CEF_LEF]

Always finds a way to make the bad gear sound gnarly

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!

[@finebalance]

This was my first sampler which I bought at the end of 1997. I remember how liberating it was for me to to finally be able to incorporate sound form the outside world into my music. These were the first truly afforable samplers. Before the mid nineties samplers were horrendously expemsive, even second hand ones. These units were among the first samplers to use flash RAM so samples stayed in memory after powering the unit down, which was just as well because saving samples over MIDI SDS was very slow and pretty much impossible. I used to just save my sampes as audio files on cassette and sample them back in when I needed them, it was much easier!

[@AudioPilz]

You could have used midi dump for backups using a joystick to midi cable and an old PC

[@MegaBadgeman]

My first sampler was a second hand Mirage rack, cost me £400. two seconds of mono 8 bit sampling. How can anyone slag this amazing piece of kit?

[@JamesParatiiArts]

@@MegaBadgeman hahah yes! my first Sampler was an Akai S-01. 2.64 seconds of 8 bit mono sample time hahah so i know the score!

[@endorphinsmusic]

This was my first sampler. I kept a backup copy of the sounds on cassette. Not as data, as audio..

[@AudioPilz]

That's the way to go. At least it's not possible to lose any more high frequencies ;)

[@reggiep75]

The cassette was better quality.. It must've been like using 24bit.96kHz sampling tech to record an old, on its last mofo legs, 78 record 🤣

[@ILLUDIUM_Q_36]

Mine too before I sold it to fund the purchase of an MPC2000. I bought another one a few months back. Needless to say, I'm so spoiled with modern tech.🤣

[@neversleepsneversleeps582]

Almost my first sampler ..but I backed up the audio on to my mini disc Walkman 😂

[@thepatrioticcommunist461]

Straight up the best editing on any music gear channel by far!!!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@Gainn]

One of the best parts about it is that you can use it to edit samples (setting loop points accurately is an absolute JOY on this thing) and then SYSEX transfer them to old sample-capable workstations like the SY85.

[@AudioPilz]

Wow, didn't know that! Great!!!

[@Gainn]

​@@AudioPilz I spent best part of a week sampling and transferring bits from an MC-303, RM1X and EMX-1 over to my 85. Was traumatising, but entirely worth it. The SU is also a great as a drum expander for the QY70..... 😅

[@nickmonk634]

Yeah it was designed to sit on an sy85

[@Gainn]

@@nickmonk634 the case is just a reworked RY8 so it seems unlikely the format was specifically designed for the SY. It was definitely aimed at SY owners (there was even an ad that said something about it being the 'ultimate upgrade for the SY85/99') but they just happened to have that case that would fit on the blank areas nicely.

[@AaronHungwell]

@@nickmonk634 perhaps but it’s blue casing was more intended to be a companion to the CS1x

[@NeverToBeSeenAgain]

this thing is honestly my favorite sampler. If there was a modern version with the same workflow, the ability to save and load projects, and about double the sample memory per project, I would be all over that. Model:Samples is the closest thing.

[@AudioPilz]

Agreed, we need more of these boxes!

[@pdm67]

Pretty sure I saw Bjork using one of these live - think it was a Gilles Peterson curated multi-artist show. I was in the crowd stood next to a woman with a hoodie and backpack. At a point in proceedings she nonchalantly walked to the stage and got on up, revealed her identity and pulled out this little sampler from her backpack, plugged in and knocked out a couple of sparse, glitchy and haunting numbers.

[@AudioPilz]

Wow, I would have loved to be there

[@chikinfrydsteak]

Honestly this thing looks fucking dope. I want one. Yamaha (or some clone maker like Behringer) should remake this with the same interface and updated internals. Fix a few of the limitations and re-release it

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, many nice features most contemporary samplers are missing

[@greygoryz.carpenter5302]

Ho yeah, i buy it immediately!

[@solidkeys]

"Too lo-fi?" Only makes me like samplers more. The trashier the sound, the better

[@AudioPilz]

I understand the approach but for me there's a limit (and it's the Yamaha DJX;)

[@spectralknights2]

Yea there's no such thing as 'too lofi'

[@Dr.Thirteen]

@@AudioPilz how dare you!?!?!?

[@HammyHavoc]

All examples were bangers.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!

[@HammyHavoc]

@@AudioPilz Always welcome! You stay well mate. Have a nice weekend. :- )

[@sheepkillindog]

They always are!

[@Unlimitedbreadstick]

OOOH! The "biting the bullet" thing with "I married a strange person" was awesome. Love that movie!

[@AudioPilz]

Bill Plympton - legend!

[@dvdny]

This is what I do for every new Bad Gear episode: 1) find out what item he’s ridiculing; 2) check my ebay purchase history to (more often than not) find out I bought said item years ago for cheep; 3) search basement for it 😂

[@AudioPilz]

AudioPilz wants to know your location ;)

[@mrudo8663]

I got a wersi bass synthesizer in the basement, the only synth with an haweii button feature

[@mode7beats]

I had one of there in 1998 and loved it. Just today at work(I work for a music gear shop), we were organizing stuff and I found an SU-10 that’s literally been sitting behind me for 6 months without my knowledge. Looks like I’m getting reunited with the beast!

[@AudioPilz]

Nice find!

[@dykodesigns]

I remember the Bjork video where she demonstrated it. A classic Bjork moment was here interview with the she opened up a CRT tv.

[@AudioPilz]

Always loved her interviews!

[@Gekneveld]

Was this the interview in which she sampled the sea and pitched it to a hihat?

[@jessymina]

Great stuff! I think this is the first time a Bad Gear episode made me actually want the gear that was featured! But damn those prices already went up...

[@AudioPilz]

Really? I was too afraid to check it out

[@secretelitemusic]

That non-backlit screen looks like it'd be a ton of fun at a gig. Along with a box of floppies the size of a Juno

[@AudioPilz]

That is definitely a challenge

[@Roboprogs]

Why you wearing that little light strapped to your forehead? Cuz, reasons!

[@1wretchedsoul]

I had the SU200 and the SU700 (love the floppy drive🤣)

[@AudioPilz]

Nice!!!

[@Dork2099]

This guy is absolutely one of my favorite personalities on KZbin.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@Skootavision]

My Friday routine: Close laptop, pour wine, go to studio and watch AudioPlz weekly upload! Another great vid. This little machine passed me by (I was probably too immersed in Cubase VST or something) but it's very cool. Superb jams as ever.

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you! And thank God it's Friday!

[@Skootavision]

@@AudioPilz amen to that!

[@chrixtopherjane]

"This was crunchy as chips!"

[@AudioPilz]

Indeed!

[@SisterRose]

you have no idea how much I look forward to these every week

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! So happy to hear that!

[@SisterRose]

@@AudioPilz if you ever want to do a collab with a shitty vtuber who loves synths let me know LMAO

[@dinosavrvsrex]

The Yamaha SU200 is also worth a look - basically a slightly improved SU10 (more effects, more sampling time, ability to save to card, shockingly good MIDI implementation). The Zoom SST-224 is a beefed up SU10 on the audio front but unfortunately its MIDI implementation is absolute pants (have got to program everything via step sequencer when synching externally, if you want to play live you've got monophony and have got to wait a second before playing another sample due to weird release programming).

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks for the input!

[@EppuJoloZ]

OK, that Y2K Electronica jam was a banger!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!

[@ChrisWorth]

My first sampler ❤ Made a whole album with this bad boy and an Atari ST. Good times 😊

[@AudioPilz]

First love is the deepest!

[@asjones41]

Back when making an album was a big undertaking 👍

[@gordon7478]

That first tune is a banger! Did not expect you to go full sweaty warehouse rave right out the gate with this one but I'm so glad you did.

[@AudioPilz]

No times wasted;)

[@kellymerrill5294]

Fridays in 2019: gonna get sweaty in da club. Fridays 2021: watch bad gear in da tub.

[@AudioPilz]

We know what's healthier ;)

[@ApexDubb]

so nice to see this video... i used that sampler for a great number of years and still currently own one that I use together with my MPC 2500

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@TheAbyssOfficial]

The Yamaha su10 is also really good for making Chuck Person style vaporwave tracks.

[@_Synthesize_Me_]

Every time I see a new Bad Gear episode in my feed my day is made.

[@AudioPilz]

Happy to hear that!

[@markkeller94]

This needs a part B with the SU200, where they corrected all the Su10 limits while introducing 10 more

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, just looked that one up. They have become quit costly

[@sebstan85]

Not to forget the su700 as part C/3

[@jessestrobel2]

Hahaha that 'the machine' joke caught me off guard. Great channel, been binging your videos like crazy. I'm entertaining getting my 18-year old hands on one of these and a Novation Bass Station rack for my humble little studio. Cheers!

[@AudioPilz]

Happy to hear that. Thanks!

[@wingoshack]

The Burt Kreischer reference blew my mind

[@AudioPilz]

THE MACHINE!!!

[@Kizunaut]

Your tunes keep getting better and this unit sounds amazingly lofi, I wish you could get that sample coloration as a plugin.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Lo-fi plugs never really tickled my fancy, it doesn't seem to do the same thing

[@AboveEmAllProduction]

Tal dac

[@vprice509]

That goddamned vocoder shout-out is the most ridiculous synth-nerdiest thing ever. It's the coolest Patreon perk I have seen.

[@AudioPilz]

Happy to hear that! Currently working on a few things to make it even more spectacular

[@Roboprogs]

So I lay around and watch these after work. And laugh hard at all the silly imagery. Then marvel at the musical lemonade from the lemons. Which eventually motivates me to do *something* with all the toys in the den. Thanks, and have a good weekend.

[@AudioPilz]

Happy to hear that! Thanks!

[@randomname3894]

Kid Koala used at least three of them at a concert I’ve been. One setup with wireless mic transmitter to use it in the crowd.

[@AudioPilz]

This guy really knows his stuff

[@jeffreyalme6480]

I bought the SU 700, and still have it, definitely a great bit of kit. You can get a SD card reader to swap out for floppy disk.

[@AudioPilz]

Cool, love these kits!

[@Chasing_Thoughts]

I see that RNC in every video, it’s like a mop bucket for sound.

[@AudioPilz]

It's sooooooooooo tight!

[@Chasing_Thoughts]

@@AudioPilz I read that in your beautiful accent !

[@DerAykac]

I feel like your editing is getting better and better and better. Always a pleasure to be reminded that it´s friday

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@GabbyMoore13]

This is still my favorite piece of gear. I also have the Su 200 it’s bigger brother and I can’t say enough good things about it. I am in Germany if you wanna borrow it.

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks for the offer!

[@donsun1561]

So sick! The music you made on this simple box is nothing short of highly accomplished and awesome 😎👍

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!

[@PlasticCogLiquid]

The cartoon guy swallowing the cheese burger at 3:26 is from a cartoon movie that should be more well known. It's called "I Married a Strange Person" and it's the weirdest shit you will ever see in your life. I should mention it was made by Bill Plympton too

[@AudioPilz]

Love Bill Plympton. Didn't he get an Oscar?

[@Iffy]

@@AudioPilz Academy award nominated for animated short, Your Face and recently made a Simpsons intro.

[@caseb.1347]

Just starting to get into recording. So glad I found this channel!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Stick around!

[@knfld]

that techno beat goes deep

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Damn, I miss loud PA systems

[@abrasionequation4632]

I knew nothing about the SU10 and have been using an SU700 for 20 years, as always , great video

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks!

[@busted_keys]

Kid Koala is definitely a big fan of these as I'm sure are other turntablists. There's something oddly endearing about this, the DJ-70 and other scratch-DJ inspired DJ samplers.

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, Kid Koala even had one on a wireless for stage diving

[@bennmurhaaya8518]

I saw Kid Koala perform the 2bit blues with SU10 in hand... freakin awesome. That man is a genius.

[@DanielReidTheEditor0]

I had 4 banks worth of jungle beats stored in mono 11khz and they sounded awesome in my home made jungle tracks. I sold the SU10 later yet I stored all the sounds and still use the crunchy sounds in my tracks today from WAV files that I made of each sample I had in the SU10. Stands out in a mix and best used for lofi jungle and or lofi grunge beat

[@AudioPilz]

Legendary crunch!!

[@navboi12]

Dammmn, that dystopian Hip-Hop track was great! Could you upload a full version?

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! There's a longer version on Patreon, let's see if I can find the time to make a full track

[@KrisCadwell]

Damn, I was feeling all three of your tunes this episode. Great work.

[@AudioPilz]

Happy to hear that, thanks!

[@manuathreya3354]

i need more 'Lo-fi af slightly off the grid wonky dystopian' beats

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! That machine is such a lofi beat monster!!!

[@mjhobo5520]

A full album please

[@HoodHandyman]

I love watching your reviews the way its put together is interesting

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you so much!!!

[@dj2bklyn]

This sampler is the most amazing phrase samper for its time

[@dj2bklyn]

I still have the Sample CD sound library

[@AudioPilz]

Absolutely! Unfortunately, mine came without the CDs

[@RosssRoyce]

Your songs at the end of vids are all great!!!

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!!!

[@bigkingsha]

It was ahead of its time in a cooky way. I have one and it sounds uniquely Lo-Fi. After you get over its quirks, it's a unique piece of gear. Still wished it had a real sequencer - but hey at least you get to record all you F%$#!-up mistakes in high resolution! If Yamaha updated this baby it would be a winner. Live sampling, sequencing, memory expansion, lit screen, battery-powered, effects and filters, and a small synth engine.

[@AudioPilz]

Absolutely! Total Volca killer!

[@chris45627]

I have one. Its dope Its easier to chop samples than on MPC 500. The ribbon control for pitch and filters was ahead of its time, Its also good for chopping samples fast. Its also the perfect size for a portable sampler right between the MPC 500 and a PO-33. I think They should make a modern version of the SU10 with a sequencer.

[@AudioPilz]

I'd buy a modern-day version in a heartbeat!

[@thelo-fidelityarchive597]

Damn I literally just picked one of these up the other week! It's a cool little device, but yeah, the lack of ability to tune individual samples or a resample function does make it a lot less versatile than it otherwise could've been (sequencing and quantisation would've been nice, but that seems to be easily worked around thanks to MIDI). I'm likely going to use mine to sketch out rough beats to flesh out on something more capable, like my Zoom Sampletrak (which is something that would be cool to see a video on in the future). Also, you should definitely check out the Alesis AirFX! I picked one of those up ages back and it's one of the stranger pieces of gear I've seen.

[@AudioPilz]

Damn, I had an AirFX for years but sold it some time ago

[@maxwarfield6699]

AirFX RULES!!!

[@MusicianParadise]

Your music examples are amazing !

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!

[@jeronym_noise]

Thank you for this, I have the SU20. Its the same for our use im 2k21. Lofi AF. No sequencer, cringe. I use it mostly like effect, to make lofi harsh sounds. i love to make feedback loop out of it, i mostly use my ARQ96 for sampling now but this weirdo adds some 90s character, it can timestretch in like 16bits and all other shits. i dont want to sell it right now but thanks to your videoi can charge much more now, eventually.

[@AudioPilz]

You're welcome! ;)

[@willdatsun]

I had one installed in my car in the early 2000s, hooked up to an amp and 100W PA speaker with various speech samples and sound fx

[@AudioPilz]

Like the Blues Mobile?

[@ianmccoy13]

Everybody knows it's pronounced "Autechre". As in, "Autechre". Great vid as always. Stop making me pine for gear I have absolutely no business accumulating!

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! I pronounce it "Autechre"

[@Timbobs]

While we are on the subject of crunchy samplers, why not do the Roland MS-1? It has a smaller display, no filters and about the same quality levels. BUT! It does have a slot for a memory card that’s quite hard to get to work 😅 Bonus feature: I already have one so I won’t be affected by the sudden price spike after you make a video 😉

[@AudioPilz]

Yeah, MS-1 popped up while doing research for this episode. Thanks for the input!

[@AndrewJohnClive]

Flo, your patreon people should get a heads-up a few days before do they can look for these things on eBay before your show makes them go through the roof!🙂❤️

[@AudioPilz]

They actually do ;)

[@XanderEwald]

I had one of these in the late 90s and used it as a one shot sampler to fire off air horns during DJ gigs. It was quite fun!

[@AudioPilz]

Perfect sampler for that!!!

[@mrudo8663]

SU10 aged well, next week QY10? Great show

[@AudioPilz]

Thanks! Got a QY10 here but it is too much of a PITA even for me

[@glidelas207]

the demo at 5:13 is incredibly good, great work !

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you! Looking forward to when the clubs open again!

[@Old_Man_Jay]

I actually wouldn’t mind replacing my volca sample with this!

[@AudioPilz]

Why not use both? 😈

[@johnrobinson5672]

I use both!

[@daneguitarist1]

I love when AudioPilz talks about mashing haha love the channel homedawg

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!

[@ErikEkholm]

ok gonna throw it out there. make an album with your "demo" tracks, name it "Bad Gear", release it everywhere. Profit!

[@AudioPilz]

I thought about selling it as analog cassettes and VHS only. Bigger markups!

[@ErikEkholm]

@@AudioPilz Your humor is dated and obsolete ;)

[@UncommonRecordsnyc]

This was my first ever sampler owned! This video makes me want to dig it out from whatever closet I have it in. I fit the demo you mentioned, was looking to begin making beats, but later moved on to the MPC2000xl which I still use to this day. I never made an entire beat in this thing (that I remember). I used it as my sampler and played stuff along with the drums from an SR-16 Drum Machine and recorded to a Tascam 424 4-Track tape machine. I was definitely a product of my enviornment back in the late 90's, but I figured it out. Thanks for bringing some light to this piece, lots of great memories here for me.

[@juanocordoba]

dude the lofi af song is FIRE

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!

[@sweeterthananything]

part of me is inclined to recommend an episode on my first so-called sampler: the Roland MS-1. but i realize it's just so basic and straightforward that i think there's no hidden idiosyncrasies to explore - it's like the SU10 without ribbon or analogous controller, no auto-chromatic transposition, and no filter. a part of me hates my 15 year old self for not researching enough to see that i'd have been better off with an ensoniq mirage for what i wanted to do. eventually i did actually trade it for an Akai S612 and TR-505. i mean, if you come across one for free or close to it, you might have fun making a short video - it ticks lots of boxes (RCA jacks, boring Roland panel design, etc), but that's all i can recommend about it.

[@AudioPilz]

I just got aware of the MS-1 while doing research for this episode. It seems to be even more limited

[@sweeterthananything]

@@AudioPilz i do believe it was the first standalone “phrase sampler” as they called it then, at least from a major manufacturer and i feel it’s almost certain it’s the first from a manufacturer who simultaneously made professional key/rack samplers. so in a way it helped arrive at the boss SP-x0x machines that are so esteemed now. but it definitely felt like a stretch to call it a musical instrument.

[@squishmusic]

There was also an AKAI desktop phrase sampler. I remember at the time trying the Roland, the Akai and the SU10. I went with the yammy. Here is the humdrum Akai one www.vintagesynth.com/akai/s20.php

[@andrehuber-meznaric3296]

Zum LoFi HipHop-Track: Bin extrem beeindruckt! 👍🏻

[@AudioPilz]

Besten Dank!

[@KeltonWagley]

I use this on almost all of my tracks! Only paid $100 for an almost brand new one (with the box!) I love this sampling box so much

[@AudioPilz]

Cool! With the sampling CDs?

[@sheepkillindog]

Track at 5:13 is straight fire!!!

[@AudioPilz]

TECHNO!!!

[@MrPaultheguitar]

The SU 10 was awesome it was small it got to the point I loved the ribbon it was simple to program I'd use this unit even now

[@AudioPilz]

Classic!

[@RobDarkhalf]

Made me 1st tune using one of these back in the day

[@AudioPilz]

That one was Indie production tools gold back then!

[@RobDarkhalf]

@@AudioPilz Yeah we loved it. Love the video too btw, the tracks are nice.

[@sirjellybeans1st19]

I have one of these little Gems. Does the Job fine for on the fly jams. Very handy little thing and still works perfectly. I have another big sampler but this little thing I use a fair bit

[@AudioPilz]

Great machine! I really like it!

[@sirjellybeans1st19]

@@AudioPilz your Channel is excellent Man. Really Addictive if you are a hardware Producer.

[@marianochiappe2427]

Its a bit crappy on its own but as a lofi sampler i like a lot the crunch that adds

[@AudioPilz]

True, crunch for days!

[@System.10]

Awesome video as usual! I especially love that hip hop song at the end, that was really cool! :D

[@AudioPilz]

Thank you!

[@mikolasstrajt3874]

You missed the opportunity to make "lo-fi hip hop to relax/study to" in authentics 90s way.

[@AudioPilz]

Did this in the Roland JX305 episode ;)

[@tomhikon]

My first sampler as a teen, had a lot of fun with it. Sample time was usable on the lowest setting. A pair of Prophet 2000s replaced it eventually. But it was fun and being compact was a bonus.

[@AudioPilz]

Nice!!!

[@keyboardkingpin]

Pair this with a Yamaha RY-8, Yamaha Qy-10 and a can of Surge soda for maximum 90s damage!

[@AudioPilz]

Maybe add some smoking in pubs ;)

[@thebachelordj]

I actually like my little SU10. I was gifted it and still use it in the odd DJ set. I never really got the sequencer to do what I wanted, so just used it for short loops and one shots.

[@AudioPilz]

The sequencer is EXTREMELY limited!

[@ShitStaindGod]

“I love lo-if. Unless my gear is unintentionally lo-fi. I want my music to SOUND lo-fi, but be at least a 24 kbps WAV file.”

[@AudioPilz]

There's a million ways to destroy your audio 😂

[@alanshewitt]

Loved seeing that RNC 1773 in there. Very period-correct.

[@AudioPilz]

Great piece of gear but wasn't it released a little later?